科学的发明
The invention of science
David Wootton · 初版 2015 年
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为什么值得读
- 指出发现与事实等概念其实是后天被发明的
- 展现百年来人类从迷信转向现代唯物理解的历程
- 破除历史简化论，还原科学发现背后的复杂真实
“《The Invention of Science》回溯五百年时光记录了这一关键变革，探讨了促成其诞生的诸多因素以及推动其实现的先驱人物。Wootton 认为，Scientific Revolution 实际上是五个独立发展但同时发生的事件，它们最终交汇并缔造了全新的世界观。书中呈现了那些杰出的反传统者——Galileo、Copernicus、Brahe、Newton 以及来自全欧洲的众多求知若渴的智者——他们对自然界的研究挑战了延续数个世纪的宗教正统与根深蒂固的迷信观念。”——Amazon.com。
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……历史其实是一团乱麻。在科学领域也是如此，事情绝不像几十年后人们回过头来看那些科学发现过程时以为的那么非黑即白。我非常喜欢大卫·伍顿（David Wootton）的《科学的发现》（The Invention of Science），几个月前刚读完。《卫报》对该书的书评看这里：https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/nov/28/invention-of-s...
…history is very messy. Also in science things are never as black and white as people several decennia down the line tend to think about how those scientific discoveries went went down. I really liked "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton which I read a couple of months ago. A Guardian review of that work can be found here: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/nov/28/invention-of-s...
强烈推荐大卫·伍顿的《科学的发现》[1]。你知道吗，“发现”和“事实”这两个概念其实是被发明出来的。他写的那本伽利略传记也非常棒。[1] http://www.inventionofscience.com
Highest recommendation for David Wootton's The Invention of Science [1]. Did you know that the notions of "discovery" and "fact" were invented? His Galileo biography is also wonderful. [1] http://www.inventionofscience.com
太精彩了！感谢分享。关于科学优先权的争论和科学本身以及“发现”的概念一样古老；读了大卫·伍顿的《科学的发现：科学革命新史》，真的让我大开眼界，原来这实际上是我们现代科学发现概念的一个根本特征（听起来可能反直觉……
Fascinating! Thank you for sharing. The issues around the assignment of credit is as old as science and the concept of discovery; reading "The Invention of Science: A New History of the Scientific Revolution" by David Wootton really opened my eyes into how this is actually a fundamental feature of our modern conception of scientific discovery (sounds counter-intuitive..…
这类书我读过几十本了。目前为止最好的一本就是大卫·伍顿的《科学的发现》。伍顿有着深厚的语言功底，能够直接研读一手史料，并向大家展示了我们是如何在短短100年间，从受过教育的人依然迷信狼人和被附身，转变为拥有现代唯物主义认知的……
I've read a couple dozen. Best by far is David Wootton's The Invention of Science. Wootton has the language skills to work through the primary materials, and shows how in 100 years we went from educated people believing in werewolves and possession to having a modern, materialist understanding…
……以传记和思想为核心的资料。对我来说，文笔绝对最棒的是理查德·霍姆斯的《奇迹之光》（Age of Wonder）。它涵盖了从牛顿到麦克斯韦时期英国科学的极广领域。其他值得一读的还有：1. 伍顿的《科学的发现》（学术味很浓）；2. 曼恩的《巫师与先知》；3. 德雷克的《伽利略在工作》；4. 格莱克的《牛顿传》。
…biographical and idea focused sources. For me, the absolute best written is Age of Wonder by Richard Holmes. It covers a large swatch of British Science from Newton to Maxwell. Other good reads are 1. The Invention of Science by Wootton (which is very academic in style), 2. The Wizard and the Prophet by Mann 3. Galileo At Work by Drake 4. Newton by Gleik.
你应该读读大卫·伍顿的《科学的发现》，里面探讨了这些问题（以及许多其他问题）。https://www.amazon.com/Invention-Science-History-Scientific-...
You should read "The Invention of Science", by David Wootton, which touches on these issues (and many others). https://www.amazon.com/Invention-Science-History-Scientific-...