John Henry

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"... The Scientific Revolution began in the sixteenth century and culminated in the work of Isaac Newton and his contemporaries in the early eighteenth century. This was the period in which the techniques, major precepts and worldview of modern science were first established."-back cover.

The Scientific Revolution and the Origins of Modern Science

An essential introductory textbook that shows students how science came to be such an important aspect of modern culture. Lively and readable, it provides a rich historical survey of the major developments in scientific thought, from the Ancient Greeks to the twentieth century. John Henry also explains how new scientific theories have emerged and analyses their impact on contemporary thinking. This is an ideal core text for modules on the History of Science, Medicine and Technology, or the History and Philosophy of Science - or a supplementary text for broader modules on European History or Intellectual History - which may be offered at the upper levels of an undergraduate History, Philosophy or Science degree. In addition it is a crucial resource for students who may be studying the history of science for the first time as part of a taught postgraduate degree in European History, Intellectual History, Science or Philosophy.

A Short History of Scientific Thought

John Forrester

An annotated translation of Jean Fernel’s On the Hidden Causes of Things (1542). A major innovatory work in Renaissance natural philosophy and medicine, and a crucially important source for understanding the notion of occult qualities, with a scholarly introduction.

Forms, Souls, and Occult Diseases in Renaissance Medicine

Jean Fernel's On the Hidden Causes of Things

This is a concise but wide-ranging account of all aspects of the Scientific Revolution from astronomy to zoology. The third edition has been thoroughly updated, and some sections revised and extended, to take into account the latest scholarship and research and new developments in historiography.

A highly readable historical survey of the major developments in scientific thought and the impact of science on Western culture, this book takes the reader from ancient times through to the twentieth century. Organized chronologically, the book explores the history of studies of the natural world, and man's role within that world, in a single volume.

In these articles John Henry argues on the one hand for the intimate relationship between religion and early modern attempts to develop new understandings of nature, and on the other hand for the role of occult concepts in early modern natural philosophy. Focussing on the scene in England, the articles provide detailed examinations of the religious motivations behind Roman Catholic efforts to develop a new mechanical philosophy, theories of the soul and immaterial spirits, and theories of active matter. There are also important studies of animism in the beginnings of experimentalism, the role of occult qualities in the mechanical philosophy, and a new account of the decline of magic. As well as general surveys, the collection includes in depth studies of William Gilbert, Sir Kenelm Digby, Henry More, Francis Glisson, Robert Boyle, Robert Hooke, and Isaac Newton.

Religion, Magic, and the Origins of Science in Early Modern England

Stanley Feldman

Lakshman Karalliedde

Timothy Marrs

Few chemical compounds created by man have caused greater controversy than organophosphates. Conceived as insecticides, they have also been developed to become the most feared of chemical weapons. The control of vectors of diseases from which millions die or are disabled is heavily dependent on organophosphates, as are efforts to maintain food production in the face of uncontrolled population growth, diminishing arable land and the possibility of global warming. As the toxicity of organophosphates is non-specific, it has caused ill health and death in man, and has contributed to adverse ecological effects. This book, written by recognised experts, studies and presents information in a manner that basic scientists, medical personnel, environmentalists, agriculturists and those in public health and occupational medicine will find essential when considering the use of organophosphates in their disciplines. The text primarily covers health aspects, with discussions on related social, economic, environmental and agricultural issues that concern all inhabitants of the global village. Contents:Organophosphates: History, Chemistry, Pharmacology (T C Marrs)Socio-Economics, Health Issues and Pesticides (L Karalliedde & T Meredith)Factors Influencing Organophosphate Toxicity in Humans (P Edwards)Organophosphorus Chemical Warfare Agents (T C Marrs & R L Maynard)The Acute Cholinergic Syndrome (L Karalliedde & J Henry)The Intermediate Syndrome (J L de Bleeker)Organophosphoros-Induced Delayed Polyneuropathy (N Senanayake)The Effects of Organophosphates on Neuropsychiatric and Psychological Functioning (M Lader)Effects of Organophosphates on the Neuromuscular Junction and Muscle (S Feldman)Organophosphates and the Cardiovascular System (A M Saadeh)Gulf War Syndrome, Idiopathic Environmental Intolerance and Organophosphate Compounds: Diseases in Search of Causal Hypothesis (J Brent & L Klein)Management of Organophosphorus Compound Poisoning (L Karalliedde & L Szinicz)Carcinogenicity and Mutagenicity of Organophosphates (M D Waters et al.)Organophosphorus Agents and the Environment (E F Hill)Biochemical and Toxicological Investigations Related to OP Compounds (R Swaminathan & B Widdop)Monitoring Occupational Exposures to Organophosphorus Compounds (A Moretto & M Lotti)The Global Picture of Organophosphate Insecticide Poisoning (L Karalliedde et al.) Readership: Agriculturists, veterinary scientists, intensivists, general physicians, environmental scientists, scientists involved in chemical warfare and defence establishments, preventive medicine specialists, tropical medicine physicians, graduate students in toxicology, public health, tropical medicine and related fields. Keywords:Chemical Compounds;Organophosphates;Pharmacology;Insecticides;Syndrome;Weapons;Neuropsychiatric;Vectors;Cardiovascular;Diseases;Carcinogenic;Toxicity;Occupational Health;Socio-EconomicsReviews:“Overall the book provides an interesting account of a globally important public health problem.”Crop Protection

Organophosphates and Health

WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO THEO PEARCE? Theo Pearce went missing over twenty years go. The Aboriginal teenager vanished off a country road in the heartland of Australia’s Western District. Ewan Boyd returns to his hometown for a school reunion. There he reconnects with a boyhood friend, Freddie Stokie, Theo’s uncle. Ewan is Freddie’s last hope and he threatens to unearth a shared secret if Ewan doesn’t comply with his demand to find out what happened to Theo. Ewan’s investigation into people who have “gone missing” in the sheep growing country of southwestern Victoria reveals a hidden world of established, but waning, political power. As Ewan learns more from his past, he puts at risk …. The author, John Henry, uses personal insights, gleaned from growing up in a small county town “out west”, to confer an unsettling authenticity to his characters.

Dead Wool

Francis Bacon - a leading figure in the history of science - never made a major discovery, provided a lasting explanation of any physical phenomena or revealed any hidden laws of nature. How then can he rank as he does alongside Newton? Bacon was the first major thinker to describe how science should be done, and to explain why. Scientific knowledge should not be gathered for its own sake but for practical benefit to mankind. And Bacon promoted experimentation, coming to outline and define the rigorous procedures of the 'scientific method' that today from the very bedrock of modern scientific progress. John Henry gives a dramatic account of the background to Bacon's innovations and the sometimes unconventional sources for his ideas. Why was he was so concerned to revolutionize the attitude to scientific knowledge - and why do his ideas for reform still resonate today?

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