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Short History of Scientific Thought by John Henry (2011, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-100230019439
ISBN-139780230019430
eBay Product ID (ePID)109057422
Product Key Features
Number of Pages328 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameShort History of Scientific Thought
SubjectHistory
Publication Year2011
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaScience
AuthorJohn Henry
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight17.7 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2011-049038
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"A Short History of Scientific Thought offers a traditional survey of the development of Western natural philosophy and mathematical sciences and traces their transformation into basic subject fields of modern scientific inquiry and today's chief scientific theories, for example quantum mechanics and evolution ... Henry's book is a suitable replacement for twentieth-century surveys used in the undergraduate classroom, a use that is enhanced by his emphasis on scientific content and minimal engagement with historiographical debate." -- Jole Shackelford, Science and Education, Vol. 48, 'A wide-ranging history of scientific thought, with a judicious selection of carefully explained topics. It is clear throughout that the work is based on extensive and deep knowledge of the field....an excellent text' - David Philip Miller, Professor of History & Philosophy of Science, University of New South Wales, Australia. 'This is an excellent, well-balanced overview. Especially notable for its emphasis on the significance of magic in the development of modern science, it is also shrewd and perceptive on the relations between science and religion, and on science "s broader cultural role.' - Michael Hunter, Professor of History, Birkbeck, University of London.
TitleLeadingA
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal501
Table Of ContentIntroduction Setting the Scene Plato and Aristotle From the Roman Empire to the Empire of Islam The Western Middle Ages The Renaissance Nicholas Copernicus anda New World New Methods of Science Bringing Mathematics and Natural Philosophy Together: Johannes Kepler Mathematics and Mechanics: Galileo Galilei Practice and Theory in Renaissance Medicine: William Harvey and the Circulation of the Blood The Spirit of System: René Descartes and the Mechanical Philosophy The Royal Society and Experimental Philosophy Experiment, Mathematics, and Magic: Isaac Newton Newton's Legacy: Forces and Fluids (electricity and heat) The Chemical Revolution: From Newton to John Dalton, via Priestley and Lavoisier Natural Theology and Natural Order: Newtonian Optimism and the History of Science The Making of Geology: From James Hutton to Charles Lyell via Catastrophism The History of Plants and Animals: Successive Emergence or Evolution? Religion and Progress in Victorian Britain: Robert Chambers versus Hugh Miller Bringing it All Together?: Charles Darwin's Evolution Darwinian Aftermaths: Religion; Social Science; Biology Beyond Newton: Energy and Thermodynamics Newton Deposed: Einstein and Relativity Theory Mathematics Instead of a World Picture: From Atomism to Quantum Theory Afterword Index.
SynopsisAn essential introductory textbook that shows students how science came to be such an important aspect of modern culture. Lively and readable, it provides a rich historical survey of the major developments in scientific thought, from the Ancient Greeks to the twentieth century. John Henry also explains how new scientific theories have emerged and analyses their impact on contemporary thinking. This is an ideal core text for modules on the History of Science, Medicine and Technology, or the History and Philosophy of Science - or a supplementary text for broader modules on European History or Intellectual History - which may be offered at the upper levels of an undergraduate History, Philosophy or Science degree. In addition it is a crucial resource for students who may be studying the history of science for the first time as part of a taught postgraduate degree in European History, Intellectual History, Science or Philosophy., From Plato to Einstein, via Copernicus and Darwin, this fascinating text shows how science came to be such a dominating and important aspect of modern culture. Presented as a lively and highly readable narrative, it provides a rich historical survey of the major developments in scientific thought, from the Ancient Greeks to the twentieth century. Along the way, John Henry revises many false assumptions that have been made about the history of science and offers new interpretations. Grounded firmly upon the latest historical scholarship, the book explains how new scientific theories have emerged and analyses their impact on contemporary thinking. A Short History of Scientific Thought places the history of science within its social, cultural and historical contexts, covering key topics such as: the relationship between science and religion the history of science and magic experimental and mechanical philosophy Newton's legacy theories of evolution, A highly readable historical survey of the major developments in scientific thought and the impact of science on western culture, from ancient times through to the twentieth century. Organised chronologically, the book explores the history of studies of the natural world, and man's role within that world, in a single volume
LC Classification NumberD1-DX301
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