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Autore: | Herschel John F. W (John Frederick William), , Sir, <1792-1871.> |
Titolo: | A preliminary discourse on the study of natural philosophy [[electronic resource] /] / John F.W. Herschel ; with a new foreword by Arthur Fine |
Pubblicazione: | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 1987 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (401 p.) |
Disciplina: | 501 |
Soggetto topico: | Science - Philosophy |
Science - History | |
Physics - History | |
Astronomy - History | |
Soggetto non controllato: | natural philosophy, philosophical, 19th century, science, scientific, scientists, methodological, methodology, astronomy, astronomer, history, historical, sir john frederick william herschel, julian day system, saturn, uranus, moons, inductive approach, experimentation, theory-building, general principle, purposes of life, cosmical phenomena, matter, physics, classification, observation, mutual relations, knowledge, verification |
Classificazione: | NU 1500 |
Altri autori: | FineArthur |
Note generali: | Reprint. Originally published: London : Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and J. Taylor, 1830. (The Cabinet cyclopaedia ; v. 1). |
Includes index. | |
Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
Sommario/riassunto: | 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 Scientist |
Titolo autorizzato: | A preliminary discourse on the study of natural philosophy |
ISBN: | 1-282-90459-0 |
9786612904592 | |
0-226-32778-7 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910785464003321 |
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