A Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy (Worlds of Desire: The Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender, & Culture)

Herschel, John F. W.

ISBN 10: 0226327779 / ISBN 13: 9780226327778

Editore: University of Chicago Press, 1987

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• Titolo: A Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy (Worlds of Desire: The Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender, & Culture)
• Editore: University of Chicago Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1987
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0226327779
• ISBN 13: 9780226327778
• Rilegatura: paperback
• Condizione: Very Good

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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

Informazioni sull?autore

John F. Herschel (1792-1871) was a fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge, and one of the most important British scientists of the nineteenth century. The son of astronomer William Herschel, John Herschel was also known for his influential role in British astronomy and in science generally.