History of the Inductive Sciences
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A central figure in Victorian science, William Whewell (1794-1866) held professorships in Mineralogy and Moral Philosophy at Trinity College, Cambridge, before becoming Master of the college in 1841. His mathematical textbooks, such as A Treatise on Dynamics (1823), were instrumental in bringing French analytical methods into British science. This three-volume history, first published in 1837, is one of Whewell's most famous works. Taking the 'acute, but fruitless, essays of Greek philosophy' as a starting point, it provides a history of the physical sciences that culminates with the mechanics, astronomy, and chemistry of 'modern times'. Volume 3 first covers the mechanico-chemical sciences, emphasizing the convergence of mechanical and chemical theories in discoveries pertaining to electricity, magnetism and thermodynamics. A section on chemistry surveys Becher and Stahl's phlogiston theory, Lavoisier's theory of oxygen, and Faraday's laws of electromagnetic induction. The volume also covers mineralogy, botany, zoology, and anatomy.
| ISBN-13 | 9781108019262 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1108019269 |
| Weight | 1.79 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 5.51 x 1.61 x 8.50 In |
| List Price | $68.99 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 642 pages |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Published On | 2010-09-09 |
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