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HPSC0003

Surveys the origins and development of science from the ancient Greeks to 1800 and around the globe. Main themes are the origins of science in the ancient world, the nature of the scientific revolutio

History of Science: Antiquity to Enlightenment

Course Objectives:

By the end of the course, it is hoped that you will have acquired :

a working knowledge of the history of science up to 1800 * an in-depth knowledge of elements of this history, demonstrated in essays and exam answers.
Key essay writing skills; the ability to select the most important facts, to marshal those in argument and an awareness of the strengths and weaknesses of that argument.
Some basic historiographical skills; an awareness of anachronism and the basic methods of writing the history of science.

UCL Module Catalogue: History of Science: Antiquity to Enlightenment (HPSC0003)