Speculative Truth: Henry Cavendish, Natural Philosophy, and the Rise of Modern Theoretical Science, Russell McCormmach (Professor of History of Science, Professor of History of Science, University of Oregon (Emeritus)) (9780195160048) — Readings Books
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Speculative Truth: Henry Cavendish, Natural Philosophy, and the Rise of Modern Theoretical Science
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Speculative Truth: Henry Cavendish, Natural Philosophy, and the Rise of Modern Theoretical Science

Russell McCormmach (Professor of History of Science, Professor of History of Science, University of Oregon (Emeritus))
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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.

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Country
United States
Date
1 December 2003
Pages
268
ISBN
9780195160048

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.

Read More
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Country
United States
Date
1 December 2003
Pages
268
ISBN
9780195160048

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