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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
For scientist and layman alike this book provides vivid evidence
that the Copernican Revolution has by no means lost its
significance today. Few episodes in the development of scientific
theory show so clearly how the solution to a highly technical
problem can alter our basic thought processes and attitudes.
Understanding the processes which underlay the Revolution gives us
a perspective, in this scientific age, from which to evaluate our
own beliefs more intelligently. With a constant keen awareness of
the inseparable mixture of its technical, philosophical, and
humanistic elements, Thomas S. Kuhn displays the full scope of the
Copernican Revolution as simultaneously an episode in the internal
development of astronomy, a critical turning point in the evolution
of scientific thought, and a crisis in Western man's concept of his
relation to the universe and to God. The book begins with a
description of the first scientific cosmology developed by the
Greeks. Mr. Kuhn thus prepares the way for a continuing analysis of
the relation between theory and observation and belief. He
describes the many functions-astronomical, scientific, and
nonscientific-of the Greek concept of the universe, concentrating
especially on the religious implications. He then treats the
intellectual, social, and economic developments which nurtured
Copernicus' break with traditional astronomy. Although many of
these developments, including scholastic criticism of Aristotle's
theory of motion and the Renaissance revival of Neoplatonism, lie
entirely outside of astronomy, they increased the flexibility of
the astronomer's imagination. That new flexibility is apparent in
the work of Copernicus, whose De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium
(On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres) is discussed in detail
both for its own significance and as a representative scientific
innovation. With a final analysis of Copernicus' life work-its
reception and its contribution to a new scientific concept of the
universe-Mr. Kuhn illuminates both the researches that finally made
the heliocentric arrangement work, and the achievements in physics
and metaphysics that made the planetary earth an integral part of
Newtonian science. These are the developments that once again
provided man with a coherent and self-consistent conception of the
universe and of his own place in it. This is a book for any reader
interested in the evolution of ideas and, in particular, in the
curious interplay of hypothesis and experiment which is the essence
of modern science. Says James Bryant Conant in his Foreword:
"Professor Kuhn's handling of the subject merits attention,
for...he points the way to the road which must be followed if
science is to be assimilated into the culture of our times."
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
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the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
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The benzyl cyanide, prepared according to the procedure as
outlined, is collected over a 5'0 range. It varies in appearance
from a colorless to a straw-colored liquid and often develops
appreciable color upon standing. For a product of special purity,
it should be redistilled under diminished pressure and collected
over a 1-2'0 range.
The benzyl cyanide, prepared according to the procedure as
outlined, is collected over a 5'0 range. It varies in appearance
from a colorless to a straw-colored liquid and often develops
appreciable color upon standing. For a product of special purity,
it should be redistilled under diminished pressure and collected
over a 1-2'0 range.
The benzyl cyanide, prepared according to the procedure as
outlined, is collected over a 5'0 range. It varies in appearance
from a colorless to a straw-colored liquid and often develops
appreciable color upon standing. For a product of special purity,
it should be redistilled under diminished pressure and collected
over a 1-2'0 range.
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