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A Short History of Scientific Thought
John Henry
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Description for A Short History of Scientific Thought
Paperback. A highly readable historical survey of the major developments in scientific thought and the impact of science on western culture, from ancient times through to the twentieth century. Organised chronologically, the book explores the history of studies of the natural world, and man's role within that world, in a single volume Num Pages: 328 pages, 2 black & white tables, 23 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBTB; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 494.
An essential introductory textbook that shows students how science came to be such an important aspect of modern culture. Lively and readable, it provides a rich historical survey of the major developments in scientific thought, from the Ancient Greeks to the twentieth century. John Henry also explains how new scientific theories have emerged and analyses their impact on contemporary thinking. This is an ideal core text for modules on the History of Science, Medicine and Technology, or the History and Philosophy of Science - or a supplementary text for broader modules on European History or Intellectual History - which ... Read more
An essential introductory textbook that shows students how science came to be such an important aspect of modern culture. Lively and readable, it provides a rich historical survey of the major developments in scientific thought, from the Ancient Greeks to the twentieth century. John Henry also explains how new scientific theories have emerged and analyses their impact on contemporary thinking. This is an ideal core text for modules on the History of Science, Medicine and Technology, or the History and Philosophy of Science - or a supplementary text for broader modules on European History or Intellectual History - which ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230019430
SKU
V9780230019430
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-5
About John Henry
JOHN HENRY Professor of the History of Science at the University of Edinburgh, UK. He has published widely in the history of science from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries, including The Scientific Revolution and the Origins of Modern Science, now in its third edition
Reviews for A Short History of Scientific Thought
A Short History of Scientific Thought offers a traditional survey of the development of Western natural philosophy and mathematical sciences and traces their transformation into basic subject fields of modern scientific inquiry and today’s chief scientific theories, for example quantum mechanics and evolution … Henry’s book is a suitable replacement for twentieth-century surveys used in the undergraduate classroom, a use ... Read more