Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Annotated Bibliography
Bacon, Francis, and Joseph Devey. Novum Organum. New York: P.F. Collier, 1902. Print.
An original book by Francis Bacon, this book details the ideas that Bacon wanted to circulate,
especially the idea of constant experimentation and the idea of overwritten ultimate truth.
This book was essential for me to gain an understanding of Francis Bacon's ideas.
Bacon, Francis. New Atlantis. Oxford: Clarendon, 1924. Print.
This book is an unfinished novel by Francis Bacon describing a utopian society based on logic
and religion. Francis Bacon uses the book to describe his own ideals, where religion and
logic are unified. This book helped me understand Francis Bacon's ideas and motivations
more.
Banach, David. "Timeline of the Scientific Revolution." Timeline of the Scientific
Revolution. St. Anselm College, 2006. Web. 3 Jan. 2016.
This was a timeline of the Scientific Revolution from Copernicus to the death of Newton. It was
also partially interactive. This helped me to establish a basic map of events and where
everything occurred in relationship to everything else.
BBC News. BBC, 2014. Web. 21 Dec. 2015.
This website is an archive containing articles on hundreds of historical figures. I used this site to
gain information on Copernicus, Galileo, Newton, Francis Bacon, and Descartes. These
pages were very useful in gaining broad overviews of the most significant figures that
would shape the Scientific method.
BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 2 Jan. 2016.
Cormack, Lesley B., and Andrew Ede. A History of Science in Society: A Reader.
Peterborough, Ont.: Broadview, 2007. Print.
A collection of primary documents detailing the entire history of science, this book covers prescientific revolution, Greek, and even Muslim scientific background, and runs all the way
to Einstein and Cavendish. This book was extremely useful in establishing a historically
sound foundation of the historical context behind the scientific method.
Cottingham, John. Descartes. New York: B. Blackwell, 1986. Print.
This book devotes a chapter to each of Descartes achievements. It covers them in great detail,
such as how he discovered them and how they would effect others. This helped me