The Atom in the History of Human Thought

Bernard Pullman

ISBN 10: 0195114477 / ISBN 13: 9780195114478

Edité par Oxford Univ Pr, 1998

Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. N° de réf. du vendeur G0195114477I4N01

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.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Atom in the History of Human Thought
Éditeur : Oxford Univ Pr
Date d'édition : 1998
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Very Good
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket