I heard a brief bit of an interview with historian Lisa Jardine this evening. She was talking about her new book, Ingenious Pursuits covering the rise of modern science in the 16th and 17th centuries, and emphasising how science is the product of collaboration, making mistakes, and real-world pressures. An excerpt from the introduction.
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