Instrument-Making, Print Culture, and Patronage in the Scientific Revolution

[Jack.R]

I'm developing a university seminar on the Scientific Revolution and want to move beyond the standard Galileo-Newton narrative to explore the broader intellectual, social, and technological conditions that enabled this paradigm shift. I'm particularly interested in the role of instrument-making, print culture, and patronage networks in the 16th and 17th centuries. For scholars or enthusiasts of this period, what are some lesser-known figures or pivotal developments outside the canonical stories that you find crucial for understanding the true complexity and global dimensions of this transformation in natural philosophy?