书名: Speculative Truth: Henry Cavendish, Natural Philosophy, and the Rise of Modern Theoretical Science
作者: Russell McCormmach (Author)
出版社: Oxford University Press, USA (March 18, 2004)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0195160045
ISBN-13: 978-0195160048
Book Description
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.
Review
"The hundreds of references in the notes and the extensive bibliography are a researcher's paradise...highly recommended." --Choice
About the Author
Russell McCormmach is at University of Oregon (Emeritus).
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作者: Russell McCormmach (Author)
出版社: Oxford University Press, USA (March 18, 2004)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0195160045
ISBN-13: 978-0195160048
Book Description
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.
Review
"The hundreds of references in the notes and the extensive bibliography are a researcher's paradise...highly recommended." --Choice
About the Author
Russell McCormmach is at University of Oregon (Emeritus).
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