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| Material Type: | Government publication, State or province government publication |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
David B Wilson |
| ISBN: | 9780271035253 0271035250 |
| OCLC Number: | 276712924 |
| Description: | xvi, 344 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Changing Newton : the legacy of the early Scottish Newtonians, 1690-1740 -- Midcentury Glasgow University, 1740-1760 -- The natural philosophy of common-sense philosophy : Thomas Reid and his colleagues, 1760-1788 -- The natual philosophy of chemistry : Joseph Black and his disciples, 1760-1786 -- Contemplating knowledge and nature : John Anderson, 1760-1796 -- John Robison's phlogiston physics, circa 1780 -- John Robison's Boscovichian physics, circa 1800 - Turn-of-the-century Edinburg University, 1790-1810. |
| Other Titles: | Natural philosophy in the Scottish enlightenment |
| Responsibility: | David B. Wilson. |
Abstract:
"Studies the path of natural philosophy (i.e., physics) from Isaac Newton through Scotland into the nineteenth-century background to the modern revolution in physics. Examines how the history of science has been influenced by John Robison and other notable intellectuals of the Scottish Enlightenment"--Provided by publisher.
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