A Vision of Modern Science

John Tyndall and the Role of the Scientist in Victorian Culture

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An examination of a pivotal moment in the history of science through the career and cultural impact of the historically neglected Victorian physicist John Tyndall, establishing him as an important figure of the period, whose scientific discoveries and philosophy of science in society are still relevant today.

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ISBN/GTIN978-0-230-11053-3

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VerlagSpringer Nature ENPalgrave Macmillan

Erscheinungsdatum07.02.2011

ReihePalgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology

Seiten270 Seiten

SpracheEnglisch

MasseBreite 140 mm, Höhe 216 mm, Dicke 20 mm

Gewicht485 g

Artikel-Nr.11204428

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