Speculative truth : Henry Cavendish, natural philosophy, and the rise of modern theoretical science /

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With a never-before published paper by Lord Henry Cavendish, as well as a biography on him, this book offers a fascinating discourse on the rise of scientific attitudes and ways of knowing. A pioneering British physicist in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Cavendish was widely considered to b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McCormmach, Russell
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2004.
Colección:OUP E-Books.
Temas:
Cavendish, Henry, > 1731-1810.
Cavendish, Henry, > 1731-1810
1700-1799
Heat > History > 18th century.
Physics > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Chemists > Great Britain > Biography.
Chaleur > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Physique > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
SCIENCE > Physics > General.
SCIENCE > Mechanics > General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Science & Technology.
SCIENCE > Energy.
Chemists
Heat
Physics
Great Britain
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:With a never-before published paper by Lord Henry Cavendish, as well as a biography on him, this book offers a fascinating discourse on the rise of scientific attitudes and ways of knowing. A pioneering British physicist in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Cavendish was widely considered to be the first full-time scientist in the modern sense. Through the lens of this unique thinker and writer, this book is about the birth of modern science.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 258 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-252) and index.
ISBN:9780195347807
0195347803
0195186532
9780195186536
9780195160048
0195160045
1280503092
9781280503092
9781602569225
1602569223
9786610503094
6610503095

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