Glass and its effects on science and art - Alan Macfarlane 2002
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| Description: | A lecture given to anthropology students in 2002, based on the book by Alan Macfarlane and Gerry Martin, The Glass Baythyscaphe (2002). Filmed in January 2013. The lecture considers the puzzle of the origins of the scientific revolution and the Renaissance, and why they occurred in only one part of the world and at a certain time. It suggests that the development of glass may have been a necessary, if not sufficient, factor in both. |
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| Created: | 2013-02-05 13:33 |
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| Collection: | Lectures and other materials |
| Publisher: | University of Cambridge |
| Copyright: | Prof Alan Macfarlane |
| Language: | eng (English) |
| Keywords: | glass; scientific; Renaissance; history; China; |
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