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American science in the age of Jackson [[electronic resource] /] / George H. Daniels



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Autore: Daniels George H Visualizza persona
Titolo: American science in the age of Jackson [[electronic resource] /] / George H. Daniels Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c1994
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (306 p.)
Disciplina: 509.73/09/034
Soggetto topico: Science - United States - History - 19th century
Soggetto geografico: United States Intellectual life 1783-1865
United States Intellectual life 1865-1918
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Originally published: New York : Columbia University Press, 1968.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-276) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface to the 1994 Edition; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Pursuit of Science in America, 1815-1845; 2. The Scientific Profession; 3. The Reign of Bacon in America; 4. The Philosophy in Action; 5. A Deluge of Facts; 6. The Limits of Baconianism: History and the Imponderables; 7. Finalism, Positivism, and Scientific Explanation; 8. The Inductive Process and the Doctrine of Analogy; 9. Science, Theology, and Common Sense; Appendix I. Biographical and Bibliographical Sketches of Fifty-five Leading American Scientists of the Period 1815 to 1845
Appendix II. American Scientific Journals, 1771-1849Notes; Index
Sommario/riassunto: In this first effort to define an American scientific community, originally published in 1968, George Daniels has chosen for special study the 56 scientists most published in the 16 scientific journals identified as "national" during the period 1815 to 1845. In this reprint edition, with a new preface and introduction, Daniels shows how American scientists emerged from a disorganized group of amateurs into a professional body sharing a common orientation and common goals.
Titolo autorizzato: American science in the age of Jackson  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8173-8448-0
0-585-33680-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910455168003321
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Serie: History of American science and technology series.