9780195160048
Speculative Truth: Henry Cavendish, Natural Philosophy, And The Rise Of Modern Theoretical Science - Russell McCormmach
Oxford University Press, USA (2004)
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Chemists, Heat, Heat/ History/ 18th Century, Physics, Physics/ Great Britain/ History/ 18th Century

With a never-before published paper by Lord Henry Cavendish, as well as a biography on him, this book offers a fascinating discourse on the rise of scientific attitudes and ways of knowing. A pioneering British physicist in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Cavendish was widely considered to be the first full-time scientist in the modern sense. Through the lens of this unique thinker and writer, this book is about the birth of modern science.

Product Details
LoC Classification QC252 .M23 2004
Dewey 530.094109033
Format Hardcover
Cover Price 75,00 €
No. of Pages 272
Height x Width 240 x 234 mm