Scientific Revolutions Primary Texts in the History of Science

Name: Scientific Revolutions Primary Texts in the History of Science
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ISBN: 9780130990914

ISBN-10: 0130990914

ISBN-13: 9780130990914

Edition: 2004

Authors: Brian S. Baigrie

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For courses in the History and/or Philosophy of Science; also appropriate for courses in the History of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. Covering the physical and biological sciences (physics, astronomy, chemistry, the various branches of biology, and geology), this text is the perfect introduction to the history of science. A compilation of primary source material, Scientific Revolutions reflects the richness and diversity of scientific culture and practice. Its primary focus is on the extraordinary bursts of scientific activity that propel science in new and different directions. Both introductory and advanced students will find this text engaging and readable.

Book details

List price: $99.99
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 12/8/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English

Brian S. Baigrie is an associate professor in the Institute for History and Philosophy of Science and Technology at the Universtiy of Toronto.



List of Plates



Causation and Movement Aristotle



Saving the Appearances Ptolemy



On the Nature of Things Lucretius



The Copernican Revolution




The Surgical Art




The Philosopher's Stone Paracelsus



The Mutable Heavens




A Guide to the Interpretation of Nature




The Sun of the Microcosm




Naturally Accelerated Motion Galileo



Causes of Motion,Renï¿½ Descartes



A New Theater of Nature




Mechanical Chemistry




Human Reproduction




Newton's Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy




The Sexual System




The Principle of Fire




The Elements of Chemistry




Construction of the Heavens




A Portrait of Caroline Herschel




The Gravitational Constant




The Artificial Electric Organ




The World Machine




Directed Variation




The Chemical Atom




Distinguishing an Atom from a Molecule




Geology and Genesis




The Electromagnetic Effect




Deep Geologic Time




Taking the Measure of Electricity




Lines of Force




The Cell Theory




Survival of the Fittest




The Foundations of Genetics




Theory of Pangenes




Experimental Physics as a University Subject




Playing Patience with the Elements




Shadow Pictures




Martian Engineers




The Death of the Atom




The Mutation Theory




What is the Theory of Relativity?




The New Alchemy




What is Life?



Index


Name Index