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The Atom in the History of Human Thought - Couverture rigide

Pullman, Bernard

 
9780195114478: The Atom in the History of Human Thought
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0195114477 ISBN 13 : 9780195114478
Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 1998

Synopsis

The concept of the atom is very near scientific bedrock, touching first causes, fundamental principles, our conception of the nature of reality. This book is a translation from the French of a history of atomic thought and theory, from ancient Greece to the present day. Pullman grounds his coverage of scientific theory always in the religious and philosophical context of the times, covering the whole period of Western civilization, including in passing the major scientific philosophies of the Muslim world and India. The transition of atomism from a philosophical position to an experimental science, in the mid-19th century, is well handled, and the coverage is nicely rounded out by a treatment of the first visual proof of atoms' material existence by direct microscopic imaging of individual atoms about 10 years ago.

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press Inc
Date d'édition
1998
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0195114477
ISBN 13 
9780195114478
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
414
Coordonnées du fabricant
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9780195150407: The Atom in the History of Human Thought

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ISBN 10 :  0195150406 ISBN 13 :  9780195150407
Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 2001
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