History of natural philosophy, a: from the ancient world to the nineteenth century
Auteur :
Grant, Edward
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521689571
Date de publication :
22 janv. 2007
Dimensions :
22,6 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
500 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Natural philosophy encompassed all natural phenomena of the physical world. This book describes how, in the seventeenth century, natural philosophy and the exact mathematical sciences were joined together to make the Scientific Revolution possible and lay the foundations for the emergence of numerous modern sciences in the nineteenth century.