History of the Inductive Sciences: From the Earliest to the Present Times (History of the Inductive Sciences 3 Volume Set Volume 2)
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History of the Inductive Sciences: From the Earliest to the Present Times (History of the Inductive Sciences 3 Volume Set Volume 2)
History of the Inductive Sciences: From the Earliest to the Present Times (History of the Inductive Sciences 3 Volume Set Volume 2)

History of the Inductive Sciences: From the Earliest to the Present Times (History of the Inductive Sciences 3 Volume Set Volume 2)

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William Whewell (Author)  

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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 2 focuses on the rise and development of modern mechanics in the seventeenth century. Whewell shows how Galileo's laws of motion exemplify a paradigmatic shift from 'formal' to 'physical' sciences - a new approach concerned with explaining causes rather than merely observing phenomena. It also discusses the implications for physical astronomy of Newton's discoveries. Worked examples or Exercises
  • Contributor: William Whewell
  • Imprint: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN13: 9781108019255
  • Number of Pages: 552
  • Packaged Dimensions: 140x216x31mm
  • Packaged Weight: 690
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • Release Date: 2010-09-09
  • Series: History of the Inductive Sciences 3 Volume Set
  • Binding: Paperback / softback

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