Seeking nature's logic: natural philosophy in the scottish enlightenment
Auteur :
Wilson, David B.
Éditeur :
Pennsylvania State University Press
ISBN :
9780271035253
Date de publication :
16 juil. 2009
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 3,2 cm
Poids :
653 g
Format :
Sewn
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.