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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Pierre Maurice Marie Duhem |
| ISBN: | 9780691025247 069102524X |
| OCLC Number: | 24675824 |
| Notes: | Translation of: La théorie physique: son objet et sa structure. |
| Description: | xxxviii, 344 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Contents: | Foreword / by Louis de Broglie -- Introduction to the 1961 edition / by Jules Vuillemin -- Author's preface to the second edition -- Introduction -- PART I: THE AIM OF PHYSICAL THEORY: Physical theory and metaphysical explanation -- Physical theory and natural classification -- Representative theories and the history of physics -- Abstract theories and mechanical models -- PART II: THE STRUCTURE OF PHYSICAL THEORY: Quantity and quality -- Primary qualities -- Mathematical deducation and physical theory --Experiment in physics -- Physical law -- Physical theory and experiment -- Choice of hypotheses -- APPENDIX: Physics of a believer -- The value of physical theory. |
| Series Title: | Princeton science library. |
| Responsibility: | Foreword by Prince Louis de Broglie ; translated from the French by Philip P. Wiener ; [new introduction by Jules Vuillemin]. |
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