A Rupert Hall

The Revolution in Science 1500 - 1750

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The 'revolution in science' of this book concerns the natural sciences, that is, knowledge of the external world which we now presume to exist independently of man.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 382
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Januar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 708g
• ISBN-13: 9781138158672
• ISBN-10: 1138158674
• Artikelnr.: 69948606

Autorenporträt

A.Rupert Hall

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Bibliographical note
Introduction
1. The problem of cause
2. The scientific revival of the sixteenth century
3. A century of confusion
4. The new science of motion
5. The revolution in astronomy
6. Innovation in biology
7. New systems of scientific thought in the seventeenth century
8. The organization and purpose of science
9- Some technical influences
10. The progress of experimentation
11. Nature and number
12. Newton
13. The range of life
14. The legacy of Newton
Index