HIST103: World History in the Early Modern and Modern Eras (1600-Present)

4.1: The Scientific Revolution

• Dr. Jack E. Maxfield's "A Comprehensive Outline of World History"

  Review Chapters 31 and 32 on pages 577-680, which cover the 17th and 18th centuries (1601-1800). We will examine the impact of new scientific ideas and industrial technologies on the peoples of Europe and other parts of the world.
• Hutton Webster's "World History"

  Read "Chapter XVII: The Industrial Revolution" on pages 581-624.
  

• 4.1.1: Origins

  • The European University Institute: William Gilbert's "The Beginning of the Scientific Revolution"

    Read this chapter.

  • Arizona State University: "The Scientific Revolution of the 16th and 17th Centuries"

    Listen to this lecture.

• 4.1.2: Social Impact

  • Dr. Steven Kreis' "The Scientific Revolution, 1543-1600"

    Read this article.

• 4.1.3: Political Impact

  • George Mason University: Rose Cherubin's "The Scientific Revolution of the 17th Century and the Political Revolutions of the 18th Century"

    Read these notes.