Michael Faraday: Sandemanian and Scientist: A Study of Science and Religion in the Nineteenth Century: A Study of Science and Religion in the 19th Century

Cantor, Geoffrey

ISBN 10: 0333588029 / ISBN 13: 9780333588024

Editore: MacMillan Press Ltd, London, 1991

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1991. xii, 360pp. 15 b&w illustrations. "This book locates Faraday and his science in the context of the Sandemanians. We gain both a new interpretation of one of the most important scientists of the nineteenth century and a fascinating insight into the relation between science and religion." Previous owner's name inside the front cover, otherwise the book is in excellent condition.

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• Titolo: Michael Faraday: Sandemanian and Scientist: A Study of Science and Religion in the Nineteenth Century: A Study of Science and Religion in the 19th Century
• Editore: MacMillan Press Ltd, London
• Data di pubblicazione: 1991
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0333588029
• ISBN 13: 9780333588024
• Rilegatura: Soft cover
• Edizione: First Edition
• Condizione: Very Good Plus
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
  • Science

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'Deserves to be as popular with non-specialists as with those who have a science background...I can think of sixth-formers I would offer it to, and I know of an eighty-year-old (non-specialist) who would not let me finish my copy in peace' - Elspeth Crawford, Physics Education 'Cantor...achieves a level of insight into Farday's life which far surpasses all other biographies. It will form the basis on which future studies of all aspects of Faraday's life and work will have to be built' - Frank A.J.James, British Journal for the History of Science 'A sympathetic and accessible treatment of Faraday's life and work' - David Gooding, Physics World 'For those who want to know more about one of the UK's greatest figures, it is essential reading' - A.R.Butler, Chemistry in Britain 'Excellent Biography' - John Kerr, Scientific and Medical Network Newsletter This book locates Faraday and his science in the context of the Sandemanians. We gain both a new interpretation of one of the most important scientists of the nineteenth century and a fascinating insight into the relation between science and religion.

Contenuti

List of Illustrations - Preface - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Anglicans, Dissenters and Sandemanians - The London Sandemanian Fellowship - Faraday among the Sandemanians - Faraday in Society - Scientific Institutions - A Theology of Nature - Faraday on Scientific Method - Scientific Investigations - Faraday's Personality Revisited - Epilogue: Science and Religion - Appendix A: Faraday/Barnard family tree - Appendix B: Male members of the London Sandemanian meeting house, 1821-67 - Appendix C: Sandemanian scientists - Bibliographical Essay - Notes - Index