Landmarks in western science : from prehistory to the atomic age
(Book - Regular Print)
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New York : Routledge, 1999.
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256 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits ; 27 cm
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New York : Routledge, 1999.
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Book - Regular Print
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English
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Our understanding of nature - as a succession of forms assumed by eternal elements - emerged during the hundred years between 1840 and 1940, when theories of thermodynamics, atomic structure, and the equivalence of matter and energy all took shape. In Peter Whitfield's view, it represents probably the greatest single achievement of human thought. --Jacket. In the course of his stimulating and wide-ranging survey, Whitfield describes the long and complex process of discovery that lies behind that achievement, from the earliest times up to the mid-20th century. He shows how people with enquiring minds and a range of beliefs have tried to 'build bridges between nature and eternity', and he argues that the history of science, like that of art, is not a simple progression from lower to higher, but a sequence of responses to the world, conditioned by historical circumstances.
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Prescott College - CIRCCOLL - Circulating Collection | Q125.W59 1999 | Find It Now |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Whitfield, P. (1999). Landmarks in western science: from prehistory to the atomic age . Routledge.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Whitfield, P. 1999. Landmarks in Western Science: From Prehistory to the Atomic Age. Routledge.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Whitfield, P. Landmarks in Western Science: From Prehistory to the Atomic Age Routledge, 1999.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Whitfield, P. Landmarks in Western Science: From Prehistory to the Atomic Age Routledge, 1999.
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