Project Gutenberg 2015-06-14 Public domain in the USA. 156 White, Andrew Dickson 1832 1918 The Warfare of Science Produced by Chris Curnow, Christian Boissonnas and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Warfare of Science" by Andrew Dickson White is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the historical conflicts between scientific inquiry and religious dogma, illustrating how the struggles over scientific truths have shaped both fields. Through a series of historical examples, the narrative illustrates the detrimental impact of religious interference on scientific progress. At the start, the author lays out his thesis: religious interference in the name of preserving dogma has consistently led to negative outcomes for both science and religion. He introduces significant historical figures, such as Galileo, and recounts their battles against ecclesiastical authorities who sought to suppress scientific findings that contradicted scriptural interpretations. The opening emphasizes the intrinsic link between the pursuit of scientific knowledge and the eventual benefits it brings to human understanding and spirituality, laying the groundwork for further exploration of the ongoing conflict between these two domains. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Religion and science Science -- History Religion and science -- History BL Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Religious Category: Science - Physics 315480 2025-07-19T15:19:33.141966 text/html 298557 2024-10-24T17:34:09 text/html 191425 2025-07-19T15:19:38.068933 application/epub+zip 193167 2025-07-19T15:19:33.949945 application/epub+zip 149976 2025-07-19T15:19:33.532941 application/epub+zip 290251 2025-07-19T15:19:40.972931 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266029 2025-07-19T15:19:37.639936 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223106 2022-09-22T10:03:37.936596 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 253878 2025-07-19T15:19:32.429970 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 233935 2024-10-24T17:34:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17659 2025-07-19T15:19:41.099901 application/rdf+xml 7505 2025-07-19T15:19:33.617942 image/jpeg 1198 2025-07-19T15:19:33.575954 image/jpeg 178144 2025-07-19T15:19:33.166945 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia