Speculative Truth
Henry Cavendish, Natural Philosophy, and the Rise of Modern Theoretical Science
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Physics, General Physics, Other Sciences, History
| Author: | Russell McCormmach | ISBN: | 9780190289515 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press | Publication: | March 18, 2004 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Russell McCormmach |
| ISBN: | 9780190289515 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Publication: | March 18, 2004 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
