Speculative Truth: Henry Cavendish, Natural Philosophy, and the Rise of Modern Theoretical Science

by McCormmach, Russell
ISBN: 9780195160048
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Overview

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.
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Author: McCormmach, Russell
  • ISBN: 9780195160048
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 9.21 x 0.63
  • Number Of Pages: 272
  • Publication Year: 2004
Language: English