Seeking nature's logic: natural philosophy in the Scottish enlightenment

"Studies the path of natural philosophy (i.e., physics) from Isaac Newton through Scotland into the nineteenth-century background to the modern revolution in physics. Examines how the history of science has been influenced by John Robison and other notable intellectuals of the Scottish Enlighte...

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Main Author: Wilson, David B. 1941- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park, Penn. Pennsylvania State Univ. Press 2009
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Summary:"Studies the path of natural philosophy (i.e., physics) from Isaac Newton through Scotland into the nineteenth-century background to the modern revolution in physics. Examines how the history of science has been influenced by John Robison and other notable intellectuals of the Scottish Enlightenment"--Provided by publisher.
Item Description:"Studies the path of natural philosophy (i.e., physics) from Isaac Newton through Scotland into the nineteenth-century background to the modern revolution in physics. Examines how the history of science has been influenced by John Robison and other notable intellectuals of the Scottish Enlightenment"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XVI, 344 S. Ill.
ISBN:9780271035253

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