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100 1  Grayling, A. C.,|eauthor. 
245 14 The Age of Genius :|bthe seventeenth century and the birth
       of the modern mind /|cA.C. Grayling. 
246 3  seventeenth century and the birth of the modern mind 
246 3  17th century and the birth of the modern mind 
250    First U.S. edition. 
264  1 New York, NY :|bBloomsbury,|c2016. 
300    x, 351 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :
       |billustrations (some color), map, portraits ;|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    "First published in Great Britain, 2016"--Title-page 
       verso. 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages [325]-340) and 
       index. 
505 0  Introduction. Seeing the universe ; The epoch in human 
       history -- A time of wars. The origins of the wars ; The 
       loss of the Palatinate ; The mercenary captains ; The 
       Edict of Restitution, 1629 -- The Swedish apogee ; From 
       Wallenstein to Breisach ; Towards Westphalia ; In the 
       ruins of Europe ; The maritime conflicts -- The cumulation
       of ideas. The intelligencers ; The short ways to knowledge
       ; Dr Dee and the potent art ; The Rosicrucian scare -- 
       From magic to science. From magic to method ; The birth of
       science ; War and science -- The social order. Society and
       politics ; Language and belief -- Conclusion. Is it a 
       myth? 
520    "Explores the eventful intertwining of outward event and 
       inner intellectual life to tell, in all its richness and 
       depth, the story of the 17th century in Europe. It was a 
       time of creativity unparalleled in history before or since,
       from science to the arts, from philosophy to politics ... 
       Grayling points to three primary factors [behind this 
       epochal shift]: the rise of vernacular (popular) languages
       in philosophy, theology, science, and literature; the rise
       of the individual as a general and not merely an 
       aristocratic type; and the invention and application of 
       instruments and measurement in the study of the natural 
       world"--Amazon.com. 
650  0 Civilization, Modern|y17th century. 
650  0 Seventeenth century. 
651  0 Europe|xIntellectual life|y17th century. 
651  0 Europe|xHistory|y17th century.