02983nam 2200709 a 450 991045879820332120200520144314.01-282-90459-097866129045920-226-32778-710.7208/9780226327785(CKB)2670000000060849(EBL)616041(OCoLC)690177200(SSID)ssj0000425960(PQKBManifestationID)11281208(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000425960(PQKBWorkID)10372451(PQKB)10718268(MiAaPQ)EBC616041(DE-B1597)535755(OCoLC)1135582149(DE-B1597)9780226327785(Au-PeEL)EBL616041(CaPaEBR)ebr10432641(CaONFJC)MIL290459(EXLCZ)99267000000006084919870319e19871830 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrA preliminary discourse on the study of natural philosophy[electronic resource] /John F.W. Herschel ; with a new foreword by Arthur FineChicago University of Chicago Press19871 online resource (401 p.)Reprint. Originally published: London : Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and J. Taylor, 1830. (The Cabinet cyclopaedia ; v. 1).Includes index.0-226-32777-9 pt. 1. Of the general nature and advantages of the study of the physical sciences -- pt. 2. Of the principles on which physical science relies for its successful prosecution, and the rules by which a systematic examination of nature should be conducted, with illustrations of their influence as exemplified in the history of its progress -- pt. 3. Of the subdivision of physics into distinct branches, and their mutual relations.Originally published in 1830, this book can be called the first modern work in the philosophy of science, covering an extraordinary range of philosophical, methodological, and scientific subjects. "Herschel's book . . . brilliantly analyzes both the history and nature of science."-Keith Stewart Thomson, American ScientistCabinet cyclopaedia ;v. 1.SciencePhilosophyScienceHistoryPhysicsHistoryAstronomyHistoryElectronic books.SciencePhilosophy.ScienceHistory.PhysicsHistory.AstronomyHistory.501NU 1500rvkHerschel John F. W(John Frederick William),Sir,1792-1871.270514Fine Arthur45841MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458798203321A preliminary discourse on the study of natural philosophy2065671UNINA