Historical Studies in the Physical Sciences, Volume 6
Russell . Ed(S): McCormmach
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Hardback. Editor(s): McCormmach, Russell. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 570 pages. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
This sixth volume of Historical Studies in the Physical Sciences presents articles by ten eminent scholars on the intellectual and social history of the physical sciences from the eighteenth century to the present. CONTENTS * The Emergence of Japan's First Physicists: 1868-1900 (Kenkichiro Koizumi) * The Reception of the Wave Theory of Light in Britain: A Case Study Illustrating the Role of Methodology in Scientific Debate (Geoffrey Cantor) * Origins and Consolidation of Field Theory in Nineteenth Century Britain: From the Mechanical to the Electromagnetic View of Nature (Barbara Giusti Doran) * Hertz's Researches on Electromagnetic Waves (Salvo D'Agostino) ... Read more
This sixth volume of Historical Studies in the Physical Sciences presents articles by ten eminent scholars on the intellectual and social history of the physical sciences from the eighteenth century to the present. CONTENTS * The Emergence of Japan's First Physicists: 1868-1900 (Kenkichiro Koizumi) * The Reception of the Wave Theory of Light in Britain: A Case Study Illustrating the Role of Methodology in Scientific Debate (Geoffrey Cantor) * Origins and Consolidation of Field Theory in Nineteenth Century Britain: From the Mechanical to the Electromagnetic View of Nature (Barbara Giusti Doran) * Hertz's Researches on Electromagnetic Waves (Salvo D'Agostino) ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
570
Condition
New
Series
Princeton Legacy Library
Number of Pages
570
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691654324
SKU
V9780691654324
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