Title
History of the inductive sciences : from the earliest to the present time
By
Whewell, William, 1794-1866
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
New York, D. Appleton, 1875
Edition
3d ed., with additions.
Notes
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. VI. Mechanics, including fluid mechanics. VII. Physical astronomy. Additions to the 3d ed.--v. 2. VIII. Acoustics. IX. Optics, formal and physical. X. Thermotics and atmology. 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. Additions to the 3d ed.
Subjects
History
,
Science
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.1863
OCLC:
6522172
Wikidata:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51426345
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