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Sir William Cecil Dampier-Whetham (1867 1952) was a British
scientist and agriculturalist. He was knighted in 1931 for services
to agriculture. In this book, which was first published in 1923 as
the third edition of a 1905 original, Dampier-Whetham provides an
account of the principles of experimental electricity based on the
content of a series of lectures given to students at Trinity
College, Cambridge. Illustrative figures are incorporated
throughout. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest
in physics, experimental electricity, the history of education and
the history of science."
Sir William Cecil Dampier (1867 1952) was a British scientist and
agriculturalist who was knighted in 1931 for services to
agriculture. In this book, which was first published in 1944,
Dampier provides an accessible account of the development of
science from its origins in prehistory through to the discoveries
of the twentieth century. Illustrative figures and a bibliography
are also included. This is a highly readable book that will be of
value to anyone with an interest in the writings of Dampier and the
history of science.
First published in 1928, as the second edition of a 1924 original,
this book presents a series of extracts illustrating the
development of scientific thought. The text is divided into three
sections: 'Cosmogony', 'The Atomic Theory', and 'The Theory of
Evolution'. Within each section the extracts run chronologically,
revealing the development of the subject in the thought of
succeeding ages. Illustrative figures are also included. This book
will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of
science.
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