A History of Science and Its Relations with Philosophy and ReligionThis famous book, first published in 1929 was considerably revised and enlarged in its fourth edition, which is being reprinted now. This edition had the addition of a postscript by Professor I. Bernard Cohen containing a list of reading, with comments on them to guide the readers. |
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Table des matières
Science in the Ancient World | 1 |
The Middle Ages | 28 |
The Renaissance | 30 |
The Newtonian Epoch | 146 |
The Eighteenth Century | 178 |
NineteenthCentury Physics | 200 |
NineteenthCentury Biology | 252 |
NineteenthCentury Science and Philosophic Thought | 288 |
Further Development in Biology and Anthropology | 321 |
The New Era in Physics | 369 |
The Stellar Universe | 432 |
Scientific Philosophy and its Outlook | 455 |
Postscript by I Bernard Cohen | 503 |
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Autres éditions - Tout afficher
A History of Science and its Relations with Philosophy and Religion William Dampier Aucun aperçu disponible - 1948 |
A History of Science and Its Relations with Philosophy & Religion Sir William Cecil Dampier Dampier Aucun aperçu disponible - 1952 |
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