Here are some themes and topics from "**The Invention of Science: A New History of the Scientific Revolution**" by David Wootton that can help you connect it to other books in a library:
**Themes and Topics:**
- The Scientific Revolution 【1】【2】
- The invention of the concept of 'discovery' 【3】
- The evolution of the scientific method 【4】
- The birth of modernity through science 【5】
- The development of science as a distinct intellectual field 【6】
- The relationship between scientific discovery and the rise of industrialization 【7】
- The transformation of knowledge systems and social constructs through science 【8】
- The factors that led to the birth of science and the people who made it happen 【1】【2】
- The shift in how people investigated nature and a new way of thinking 【6】
- The philosophical implications of science for overcoming limits on human reasoning 【9】
**Connections to Other Books:**
To draw connections to other books in a library, consider these categories and related subjects:
- History of Science:
- Other books on the Scientific Revolution.
- Biographies of key figures in the Scientific Revolution (e.g., **Galileo Galilei**, **Isaac Newton**).
- Histories of specific scientific disciplines (e.g., physics, astronomy, biology).
- Philosophy of Science:
- Works on the nature of scientific knowledge.
- Books on the philosophy of experimentation.
- Discussions of scientific methodology.
- History of Ideas:
- Books on the intellectual history of the 16th-18th centuries.
- Studies of the Renaissance and the Enlightenment.
- Works exploring the concept of progress.
- Social History:
- Books on the social and cultural impact of science.
- Studies of the relationship between science and society.
- Analyses of the role of technology in shaping modern life.
- Modernity:
- Explorations of the concept of modernity and its origins.
- Books on the impact of the Scientific Revolution on Western thought and culture.
- Analyses of the relationship between science, technology, and modernity.