A preliminary discourse on the study of natural philosophy [[electronic resource] /] / John F.W. Herschel ; with a new foreword by Arthur Fine
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| Autore: |
Herschel John F. W (John Frederick William), , Sir, <1792-1871.>
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| Titolo: |
A preliminary discourse on the study of natural philosophy [[electronic resource] /] / John F.W. Herschel ; with a new foreword by Arthur Fine
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| 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
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| 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.: | 9910828722603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Cabinet cyclopaedia ; ; v. 1.