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10 produkter
From Natural Philosophy to the Sciences
Writing the History of Nineteenth-Century Science
Av David Cahan
Häftad, 2003
382 kr
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During the 19th century, much of the modern scientific enterprise took shape: scientific disciplines were formed, institutions and communities were founded and unprecedented applications to and interactions with other aspects of society and culture occurred. In this book, 11 leading historians of …
Science and Culture
Popular and Philosophical Essays
Av Hermann von Helmholtz, David Cahan
Häftad, 1995
371 kr
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Hermann von Helmholtz was a 19th-century pioneer of physiology and physics in Europe who was concerned with the implications of science for philosophy and culture. From the 1850s to the 1890s, he delivered over two dozen lectures, seeking to educate the public and to enlighten the leaders of …
Helmholtz
A Life in Science
Av David Cahan
Inbunden, 2018
542 kr
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Hermann von Helmholtz was a towering figure of nineteenth-century scientific and intellectual life. Best known for his achievements in physiology and physics, he also contributed to other disciplines such as ophthalmology, psychology, mathematics, chemical thermodynamics, and meteorology. With …
Hermann von Helmholtz and the Foundations of Nineteenth-Century Science
Av David Cahan
Inbunden, 1994
869 kr
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Hermann von Helmholtz (1821-1894) was a polymath of dazzling intellectual range and energy. Renowned for his co-discovery of the second law of thermodynamics and his invention of the ophthalmoscope, Helmholtz also made many other contributions to physiology, physical theory, philosophy of science …
Hermann von Helmholtz and the Foundations of Nineteenth-Century Science
Av David Cahan
E-bok, 1994
1356 kr
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Hermann von Helmholtz (1821-1894) was a polymath of dazzling intellectual range and energy. Renowned for his co-discovery of the second law of thermodynamics and his invention of the ophthalmoscope, Helmholtz also made many other contributions to physiology, physical theory, philosophy of science …
An Institute for an Empire
The Psysikalisch-Technische Reichsanstalt, 1871-1918
Av David Cahan
Häftad, 2004
576 kr
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An Institute for an Empire is the first scholarly study of one of the world's foremost scientific institutions, the Physikalisch-Technische Reichsanstalt (PTR) in Imperial Germany. The Reichsanstalt stood at the forefront of institutional innovation in science and technology during the late …
Science at the American Frontier
A Biography of DeWitt Bristol Brace
Av David Cahan, M. Eugene Rudd
Inbunden, 2000
792 kr
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Science at the American Frontier is both a biography of American physicist DeWitt Bristol Brace (1859–1905) and a study of the processes by which scientific knowledge and associated instrumentation were transferred from Europe to the United States and from the east coast to the American frontier. …
From Natural Philosophy to the Sciences
Writing the History of Nineteenth-Century Science
Av David Cahan
Inbunden, 2003
1116 kr
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During the 19th century, much of the modern scientific enterprise took shape: scientific disciplines were formed, institutions and communities were founded and unprecedented applications to and interactions with other aspects of society and culture occurred. In this book, 11 leading historians of …
Science and Culture
Popular and Philosophical Essays
Av Hermann von Helmholtz, David Cahan
Inbunden, 1995
999 kr
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Hermann von Helmholtz was a 19th-century pioneer of physiology and physics in Europe who was concerned with the implications of science for philosophy and culture. From the 1850s to the 1890s, he delivered over two dozen lectures, seeking to educate the public and to enlighten the leaders of …
Letters of Hermann Von Helmholtz to His Parents 1837-1846: The Medical Education of a German Scientist
Av David Cahan
Häftad
901 kr
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