Download or read book The Works of John Playfair written by John Playfair and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-06-30 with total page 627 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of the major works of influential Scottish mathematician and geologist John Playfair was first published in 1822.

Download or read book The Works of John Playfair Biographical memoir Illustrations of the Huttonian theory of the earth v 2 Dissertation exhibiting a general view of the progress of mathematical and physical science since the revival of letters in Europe v 3 On the arithmetic of impossible quantities On the causes which affect the accuracy of barometrical measurements Remarks on the astronomy of the Brahmins On the origin and investigation of porisms Observations on the trigonometrical tables of the Brahmins Theorems relating to the figure of the earth On the solids of greatest attraction On the progress of heat in spherical bodies Account of a lithological survey of Schehallien On the naval tactics of the late John Clerk v 4 Biographical account of Matthew Stewart Biographical account of James Hutton Biographical account of John Robinson Review of Mudge s Account of the trigonometrical survey of England Review of Mechain et Delambre Base du syst me m trique d cimal Review of Laplace Trait de m canique c leste Review of Le Compte rendu par l Institut de France Review of Lambton s Measurement of an arch of the meridan Review of Laplace Essai philosophique sur les probabiliti s Review of Baron de Zach Attraction des montagnes Review of Kater on the pendulum written by John Playfair and published by . This book was released on 1822 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Revolution in Science written by I. Bernard Cohen and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1985 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cohen's exploration seeks to uncover nothing less than the nature of all scientific revolutions, the stages by which they occur, their time scale, specific criteria for determining whether or not there has been a revolution, and the creative factors in producing a revolutionary new idea.

Download or read book The Age of Doubt written by Christopher Lane and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Victorian era was the first great ";Age of Doubt"; and a critical moment in the history of Western ideas. Leading nineteenth-century intellectuals battled the Church and struggled to absorb radical scientific discoveries that upended everything the Bible had taught them about the world. In "The Age of Doubt," distinguished scholar Christopher Lane tells the fascinating story of a society under strain as virtually all aspects of life changed abruptly. In deft portraits of scientific, literary, and intellectual icons who challenged the prevailing religious orthodoxy, from Robert Chambers and Anne Bronte; to Charles Darwin and Thomas H. Huxley, Lane demonstrates how they and other Victorians succeeded in turning doubt from a religious sin into an ethical necessity. The dramatic adjustment of Victorian society has echoes today as technology, science, and religion grapple with moral issues that seemed unimaginable even a decade ago. Yet the Victorians'; crisis of faith generated a far more searching engagement with religious belief than the ";new atheism"; that has evolved today. More profoundly than any generation before them, the Victorians came to view doubt as inseparable from belief, thought, and debate, as well as a much-needed antidote to fanaticism and unbridled certainty. By contrast, a look at today';s extremes-;from the biblical literalists behind the Creation Museum to the dogmatic rigidity of Richard Dawkins';s atheism-;highlights our modern-day inability to embrace doubt."

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Download or read book Catalogue of an Extensive Collection of Books in the English French Spanish and Italian Languages written by H.C. Carey & I. Lea (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1825 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Encyclopaedic Visions written by Richard Yeo and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-03-29 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cultural history of Enlightenment encyclopaedias revealing Enlightenment debates concerning organisation and communication of knowledge.

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Download or read book Thomas Reid on Mathematics and Natural Philosophy written by Thomas Reid and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2017-07-28 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reconstructs Reid's career as a mathematician and natural philosopher for the first time

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