Speculative Truth - Henry Cavendish, Natural Philosophy, and the Rise of Modern Theoretical Science (Hardcover, New)

With a never-before published paper by Lord Henry Cavendish, as well as a biography on him, this book offers a fascinating discourse on the rise of scientific attitudes and ways of knowing. A pioneering British physicist in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Cavendish was widely considered to be the first full-time scientist in the modern sense. Through the lens of this unique thinker and writer, this book is about the birth of modern science.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2004
First published:	February 2004
Authors:	Russell McCormmach (Professor of History of Science)
Dimensions:	243 x 163 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	268
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-516004-8
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Philosophy of mathematics Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > History of mathematics Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Mathematical foundations > General
LSN:	0-19-516004-5
Barcode:	9780195160048

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