Seeking nature's logic: natural philosophy in the scottish enlightenment
Auteur :
Wilson, David B.
Éditeur :
Pennsylvania State University Press
ISBN :
9780271033600
Date de publication :
15 oct. 2013
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
544 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Studies the path of natural philosophy (i.e., physics) from Isaac Newton through Scotland into the nineteenth-century background to the modern revolution in physics. Examines how the history of science has been influenced by John Robison and other notable intellectuals of the Scottish Enlightenment.