A preliminary discourse on the study of natural philosophy / John F.W. Herschel ; with a new foreword by Arthur Fine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Herschel, John F. W. (John Frederick William), 1792-1871.

Contributor:

Fine, Arthur.

Series:

Cabinet cyclopaedia ; v. 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Philosophy.

Science.

Science--History.

Physics--History.

Physics.

Astronomy--History.

Astronomy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (401 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1987.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Originally published in 1830, this book can be called the first modern work in the philosophy of science, covering an extraordinary range of philosophical, methodological, and scientific subjects. "Herschel's book . . . brilliantly analyzes both the history and nature of science."-Keith Stewart Thomson, American Scientist

Contents:

pt. 1. Of the general nature and advantages of the study of the physical sciences

pt. 2. Of the principles on which physical science relies for its successful prosecution, and the rules by which a systematic examination of nature should be conducted, with illustrations of their influence as exemplified in the history of its progress

pt. 3. Of the subdivision of physics into distinct branches, and their mutual relations.

Notes:

Reprint. Originally published: London : Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and J. Taylor, 1830. (The Cabinet cyclopaedia ; v. 1).

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786612904592

9781282904590

1282904590

9780226327785

0226327787

OCLC:

690177200