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Grant, Edward was born on April 6, 1926 in Canton, Ohio, United States. Son of Rudolph and Rose (Spitz) Grant.
(This concise introduction to the history of physical scie...)
This concise introduction to the history of physical science in the Middle Ages begins with a description of the feeble state of early medieval science and its revitalization during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, as evidenced by the explosion of knowledge represented by extensive translations of Greek and Arabic treatises. The content and concepts that came to govern science from the late twelfth century onwards were powerfully shaped and dominated by the science and philosophy of Aristotle. It is, therefore, by focussing attention on problems and controversies associated with Aristotelian science that the reader is introduced to the significant scientific developments and interpretations formulated in the later Middle Ages. The concluding chapter presents a new interpretation of the medieval failure to abandon the physics and cosmology of Aristotle and explains why, despite serious criticisms, they were not generally repudiated during this period. As detailed critical bibliography completes the work.
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Provides a description of the major ideas about void space within and beyond the world that were formulated between the fourteenth and early eighteenth centuries.
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Grant, Edward was born on April 6, 1926 in Canton, Ohio, United States. Son of Rudolph and Rose (Spitz) Grant.
Bachelor of Specialized Studies, City College of New York, 1951. Master of Arts, University Wisconsin, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1957.
Instructor history University Maine, 1957-1958. Instructor history of science Harvard University, 1958-1959. Assistant professor history Indiana University, 1959-1960, assistant professor history, also history and philosophy of science, 1960-1963, associate professor, 1963-1964, professor, 1964-1983, distinguished professor, since 1983.
Visiting assistant professor history of science University Wisconsin, spring, 1962. Member Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1965-1966, 83-84, United States national committee International Union for History and Philosophy of Science, 1963-1969, chairman, 1968-1969.
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Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Medieval Academy American (editorial board Speculum since 1972, council 1979-1982), American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member International Academy History Science, History of Science Society (governor council 1963-1966, vice president 1983-1984, president 1985-1986).
Married Sydelle Rhoda Chapnick, January 28, 1951. Children: Robyn Joan, Marshall Leslie, Jonathan Alan.