tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post2798743074009194832..comments2024-03-19T09:06:21.507-04:00Comments on Irtiqa: Toby Huff's New Book on the Scientific RevolutionSalman Hameedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04327330113822656571noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-78865720966982767302012-08-23T20:27:49.271-04:002012-08-23T20:27:49.271-04:00How can such a blatantly racist book get published...How can such a blatantly racist book get published?Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-6844947741733983632011-08-16T04:18:34.588-04:002011-08-16T04:18:34.588-04:00Saliba's argument that it was the resource inf...Saliba's argument that it was the resource influx into europe from the americas that spurred the scientific revolution has always struck me as somewhat lacking. The impression one gets from reading general histories is that many regions in africa, the middle East and asia were quite affluent as well; after all, europe cannot be seen as truly outpacing other parts of the world economically until well into the 18th, in many ways the 19th century.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-38879887218493692972011-04-16T13:30:46.695-04:002011-04-16T13:30:46.695-04:00Good news, Benjamin. And thanks for the heads up o...Good news, Benjamin. And thanks for the heads up on this new work from Huff, maybe I can check it out over the summer.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02733799054106197853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-90957849732932446362011-04-16T08:50:18.179-04:002011-04-16T08:50:18.179-04:00Saliba told me in late 2009 that he was working on...Saliba told me in late 2009 that he was working on a new book on why science developed in Europe and couldn't develop anywhere else, and that he expects to finish it by 2012-2013.Benjamin Geerhttp://sites.google.com/site/benjamingeer/noreply@blogger.com