'The term 'natural philosophy' was used by Newton, and is still
used in British Universities, to denote the investigation of laws
in the material world, and the deduction of results not directly
observed.' This definition, from the Preface to the second edition
of 1879, defines the proposed scope of the work: the two volumes
reissued here are the only completed part of a survey of the
entirety of the physical sciences by Lord Kelvin and his fellow
Scot, Peter Guthrie Tait, first published in 1867. Although the
partnership ceased after eighteen years of collaboration, the
published books, containing chapters on kinematics, dynamics and
statics, had a great influence on the development of physics in the
second half of the nineteenth century.
General
Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Treatise on Natural Philosophy 2 Volume Paperback Set, Volume 1 |
Release date: |
July 2009 |
First published: |
July 2009 |
Authors: |
William Thomson
• Peter Guthrie Tait
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 30 x 152mm (L x W x H) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
532 |
Edition: |
2nd Revised edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-108-00535-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Mathematics >
Probability & statistics
|
LSN: |
1-108-00535-7 |
Barcode: |
9781108005357 |
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