Keywords:
Science - Philosophy.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
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.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (382 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781317872122
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=1733991
DDC:
509.03
Language:
English
Note:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- 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.
