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God's Philosophers How the Medieval World Laid the Foundations of Modern Science

Paperback â€Ē 2010 â€Ē English

God's Philosophers How the Medieval World Laid the Foundations of Modern Science

By James Hannam

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This is a powerful and a thrilling narrative history revealing the roots of modern science in the medieval world. The adjective 'medieval' has become a synonym for brutality and uncivilized behavior. Yet without the work of medieval scholars there could have been no Galileo, no Newton and no Scientific Revolution. In God's Philosophers, James Hannam debunks many of the myths about the Middle Ages, showing that medieval people did not think the earth is flat, nor did Columbus 'prove' that it is a...Show more

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God's Philosophers How the Medieval World Laid the Foundations of Modern Science

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