History of the inductive sciences : from the earliest to the present time

By

Whewell, William, 1794-1866

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

London, John W. Parker, 1847

Edition

A new ed., rev. and continued.

Notes

Vol. 1: xliv, 466 p.; v. 2: xi, 602 p.; v. 3: xii, 696 p.

Contents: v. 1. I. The Greek school philosophy, with reference to physical science. II. The physical sciences in ancient Greece. III. Greek astronomy. IV. Physical science in the middle ages. V. Formal astronomy after the stationary period -- v. 2. VI. Mechanics, including fluid mechanics. VII. Physical astronomy. VIII. Acoustics. IX. Optics, formal and physical. X. Thermotics and atmology -- v. 3. XI. Electricity. XII. Magnetism. XIII. Galvanism, or Voltaic electricity. XIV. Chemistry. XV. Mineralogy. XVI. Systematic botany and zoology. XVII. Physiology and comparative anatomy. XVIII. Geology.

Subjects

History , Science

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.29197
OCLC: 15269667