Author: Dionysius Lardner Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780282356132 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 452
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Excerpt from Handbook of Natural Philosophy: Optics Great pains have been taken to render the work complete in all respects, and co-extensive with the actual state of the Sciences, according to the latest discoveries. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: A.P. Martinich Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0190600578 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 665
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The Oxford Handbook of Hobbes collects twenty-six newly commissioned, original chapters on the philosophy of the English thinker Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679). Best known today for his important influence on political philosophy, Hobbes was in fact a wide and deep thinker on a diverse range of issues. The chapters included in this Oxford Handbook cover the full range of Hobbes's thought--his philosophy of logic and language; his view of physics and scientific method; his ethics, political philosophy, and philosophy of law; and his views of religion, history, and literature. Several of the chapters overlap in fruitful ways, so that the reader can see the richness and depth of Hobbes's thought from a variety of perspectives. The contributors are experts on Hobbes from many countries, whose home disciplines include philosophy, political science, history, and literature. A substantial introduction places Hobbes's work, and contemporary scholarship on Hobbes, in a broad context.
Author: Niccolò Guicciardini Publisher: Reaktion Books ISBN: 1780239483 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 269
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Isaac Newton is one of the greatest scientists in history, yet the spectrum of his interests was much broader than that of most contemporary scientists. In fact, Newton would have defined himself not as a scientist, but as a natural philosopher. He was deeply involved in alchemical, religious, and biblical studies, and in the later part of his life he played a prominent role in British politics, economics, and the promotion of scientific research. Newton’s pivotal work Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, which sets out his laws of universal gravitation and motion, is regarded as one of the most important works in the history of science. Niccolò Guicciardini’s enlightening biography offers an accessible introduction both to Newton’s celebrated research in mathematics, optics, mechanics, and astronomy and to how Newton viewed these scientific fields in relation to his quest for the deepest secrets of the universe, matter theory and religion. Guicciardini sets Newton the natural philosopher in the troubled context of the religious and political debates ongoing during Newton’s life, a life spanning the English Civil Wars, the Restoration, the Glorious Revolution, and the Hanoverian succession. Incorporating the latest Newtonian scholarship, this fast-paced biography broadens our perception of both this iconic figure and the great scientific revolution of the early modern period.
Author: Russell Re Manning Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: 0199556938 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 647
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The Oxford Handbook of Natural Theology" explores the diversity and vitality o natural theology, both historically and as an issue of contemporary concern.
Author: Sir Isaac Newton Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 0486170276 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 226
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A wide, accessible representation of the interests, problems, and philosophic issues that preoccupied the great 17th-century scientist, this collection is grouped according to methods, principles, and theological considerations. 1953 edition.
Author: Dionysius Lardner Publisher: ISBN: Category : Optics Languages : en Pages : 484
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This is volume three of the series on physics by Lardner. Optics, theories of light, optical instruments and so on are discussed in this piece.
Author: Dionysius Lardner
Author: Dionysius LARDNER
Author: Isaac Newton
Author: A.P. Martinich
Author: Niccolò Guicciardini
Author: Russell Re Manning
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Author: Dionysius Lardner
Author: Sir Isaac Newton
Author: Dionysius Lardner