Description |
xii, 242 p. : ill. |
Series |
Science.culture |
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Science.culture.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-233) and index. |
Contents |
Introduction : science as natural philosophy, science as instrumentality -- The mechanical universe from Galileo to Newton -- A place for everything : the classification of the world -- The chemical revolution thwarted by atoms -- Design and disorder : the origin of species -- Dynamical explanation : the aether and Victorian machines -- How to understand nature? : Einstein, Bohr, and the quantum universe -- Conclusion : making sense in science. |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
Subject |
Science -- Methodology -- History.
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Science -- Philosophy -- History.
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Reasoning -- History.
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Philosophy of nature -- History.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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ISBN |
0226139484 (alk. paper) |
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9780226139487 |
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