American science in the age of Jackson [[electronic resource] /] / George H. Daniels |
Autore | Daniels George H |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c1994 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (306 p.) |
Disciplina | 509.73/09/034 |
Collana | History of American science and technology series |
Soggetto topico | Science - United States - History - 19th century |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-8173-8448-0
0-585-33680-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455168003321 |
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American science in the age of Jackson [[electronic resource] /] / George H. Daniels |
Autore | Daniels George H |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c1994 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (306 p.) |
Disciplina | 509.73/09/034 |
Collana | History of American science and technology series |
Soggetto topico | Science - United States - History - 19th century |
ISBN |
0-8173-8448-0
0-585-33680-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778983803321 |
Daniels George H
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Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c1994 | ||
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Suffering For Science : Reason and Sacrifice in Modern America / / Rebecca M. Herzig |
Autore | Herzig Rebecca M. <1971-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Brunswick, N.J. : , : Rutgers University Press, , 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (207 p.) |
Disciplina | 509.73/09/034 |
Soggetto topico |
Self - History - 19th century
Human body - Social aspects - United States - History - 19th century Science - Social aspects - United States - History - 19th century |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-54341-9
9786613855862 0-8135-3764-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Willing captives -- The bonds of science -- Purists -- Explorers -- Martyrs -- Barbarians. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462395003321 |
Herzig Rebecca M. <1971->
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New Brunswick, N.J. : , : Rutgers University Press, , 2005 | ||
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Suffering for science : reason and sacrifice in modern America / / Rebecca M. Herzig |
Autore | Herzig Rebecca M. <1971-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (207 p.) |
Disciplina | 509.73/09/034 |
Soggetto topico |
Science - Social aspects - United States - History - 19th century
Human body - Social aspects - United States - History - 19th century Self - History - 19th century |
ISBN |
1-283-54341-9
9786613855862 0-8135-3764-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Willing captives -- The bonds of science -- Purists -- Explorers -- Martyrs -- Barbarians. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910524876703321 |
Herzig Rebecca M. <1971->
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New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2005 | ||
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