History of the Inductive Sciences 3 Volume Set
From the Earliest to the Present Times
Seiten
2010
Cambridge University Press
978-1-108-01927-9 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press
978-1-108-01927-9 (ISBN)
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Whewell's History, published in 1837, surveys the development of the physical sciences from Pythagoras to the early nineteenth century. Volume 1 goes up to early modern times. Volume 2 discusses the rise of modern scientific methods. Volume 3 discusses electricity, magnetism and thermodynamics, as well as chemistry, zoology and botany.
A central figure in Victorian science, William Whewell (1794–1866) held professorships in Mineralogy and Moral Philosophy at Trinity College, Cambridge, before becoming Master of the college in 1841. His mathematical textbooks, such as A Treatise on Dynamics (1823), were instrumental in bringing French analytical methods into British science. This three-volume history, first published in 1837, is one of Whewell's most famous works. Taking the 'acute, but fruitless, essays of Greek philosophy' as a starting point, it provides a history of the physical sciences that culminates with the mechanics, astronomy, and chemistry of 'modern times'. Volume 1 focuses on ancient Greek physics and metaphysics and their reception during the middle ages. Volume 2 discusses the rise of modern mechanics and emphasises the paradigmatic shift from mere observation to the explanation of causes. Volume 3 highlights the convergence of mechanical and chemical theories in discoveries about electricity, magnetism and thermodynamics.
A central figure in Victorian science, William Whewell (1794–1866) held professorships in Mineralogy and Moral Philosophy at Trinity College, Cambridge, before becoming Master of the college in 1841. His mathematical textbooks, such as A Treatise on Dynamics (1823), were instrumental in bringing French analytical methods into British science. This three-volume history, first published in 1837, is one of Whewell's most famous works. Taking the 'acute, but fruitless, essays of Greek philosophy' as a starting point, it provides a history of the physical sciences that culminates with the mechanics, astronomy, and chemistry of 'modern times'. Volume 1 focuses on ancient Greek physics and metaphysics and their reception during the middle ages. Volume 2 discusses the rise of modern mechanics and emphasises the paradigmatic shift from mere observation to the explanation of causes. Volume 3 highlights the convergence of mechanical and chemical theories in discoveries about electricity, magnetism and thermodynamics.
Part I. The Mechanical Sciences; Book VI. History of Mechanics, Including Fluid Mechanics; Part II. The Secondary Mechanical Sciences; Book VIII. History of Acoustics; Part III. The Mechanico-Chemical Sciences; Book XI. History of Electricity; Part IV. The Analytical Science. Book XIV. History of Chemistry; Part V. The Analytico-Classificatory Science; Book XV. History of Mineralogy; Part VI. Classificatory Sciences; Book XVI. History of Systematic Botany and Zoology; Part VII. Organical Sciences; Book XVII. History of Physiology and Comparative Anatomy; Part VIII. The Palaetiological Sciences; Book XVIII. History of Geology.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 9.9.2010 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Library Collection - Philosophy |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 252 x 330 mm |
| Gewicht | 2600 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Geschichte der Philosophie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit | |
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| ISBN-10 | 1-108-01927-7 / 1108019277 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-01927-9 / 9781108019279 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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