Ebook: The Age of Genius: the Seventeenth Century and the Birth of the Modern Mind

Cover; A Note on the Author; Title; Dedication; Contents; Map; Authorâ#x80;#x99;s Note; PART I:Â INTRODUCTION; 1Â Seeing the Universe; 2Â The Epoch in Human History; PART II:Â A TIME OF WARS; 3Â The Origins of the Wars; 4Â The Loss of the Palatinate; 5Â The Mercenary Captains; 6Â The Edict of Restitution, 1629; 7Â The Swedish Apogee; 8Â From Wallenstein to Breisach; 9Â Towards Westphalia; 10Â In the Ruins of Europe; 11Â The Maritime Conflicts; PART III:Â THE CUMULATION OF IDEAS; 12Â The Intelligencers; 13Â The Short Ways to Knowledge; 14Â Dr Dee and the Potent Art.