Landmarks in western science
from prehistory to the atomic age
by Whitfield, Peter Dr.
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"Our understanding of nature - as a succession of forms assumed by eternal elements - emerged during the hundred years between 1840 and 1940, when theories of thermodynamics, atomic structure, and the equivalence of matter and energy all took shape. In Peter Whitfield's view, it represents probably the greatest single achievement of human thought.".
"In the course of his stimulating and wide-ranging survey, Whitfield describes the long and complex process of discovery that lies behind that achievement, from the earliest times up to the mid-20th century.
He shows how people with enquiring minds and a range of beliefs have tried to 'build bridges between nature and eternity', and he argues that the history of science, like that of art, is not a simple progression from lower to higher, but a sequence of responses to the world, conditioned by historical circumstances."--BOOK JACKET.
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Landmarks in Western science: from prehistory to the atomic age
1999, British Library, Routledge
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0712346406 9780712346405
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Landmarks in western science: from prehistory to the atomic age
1999, Routledge
in English
0415925339 9780415925334
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-249) and index.
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