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Author:
James Poskett
Publisher:
Mariner Books
Date:
March 22, 2022
A global history of science weaves a tale of outsiders and unsung heroes from far beyond the Western canon that most of us are taught.
What The Reviewers Say
James Poskett, a historian of science and technology, is no fool. His new book, Horizons, is superb.
Criss-crossing four periods of profound historical change, the book challenges the prevailing Eurocentric scientific narrative and emphasises the idea of sustained arcs of progress elsewhere in the world instead of fleeting 'golden ages'.
In this exhaustively researched and sometimes exhausting book, he sets out to show that the whole scientific revolution was a global endeavour, and the West has unfairly taken the credit.
The history of science is global. Poskett delivers a necessary and welcome corrective to our understanding, highlighting how many of the achievements and influences of people across the non-Western world shaped modern science..
