An Introduction to the History of Science
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AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE
PREFACE
CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE
CHAPTER I
SCIENCE AND PRACTICAL NEEDS—EGYPT AND BABYLONIA
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SCIENCE AND PRACTICAL NEEDS—EGYPT AND BABYLONIA
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CHAPTER II
THE INFLUENCE OF ABSTRACT THOUGHT—GREECE: ARISTOTLE
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THE INFLUENCE OF ABSTRACT THOUGHT—GREECE: ARISTOTLE
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CHAPTER III
SCIENTIFIC THEORY SUBORDINATED TO APPLICATION—ROME: VITRUVIUS
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SCIENTIFIC THEORY SUBORDINATED TO APPLICATION—ROME: VITRUVIUS
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CHAPTER IV
THE CONTINUITY OF SCIENCE—THE MEDIEVAL CHURCH AND THE ARABS
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THE CONTINUITY OF SCIENCE—THE MEDIEVAL CHURCH AND THE ARABS
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CHAPTER V
THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE SCIENCES—FRANCIS BACON
Bacon's Catalogue of Particular Histories by Titles (1620)
Next come Histories of the Greater Masses
Next come Histories of Species
Next come Histories of Man
Histories must also be written of Pure Mathematics; though they are rather observations than experiments
Next come Histories of the Greater Masses
Next come Histories of Species
Next come Histories of Man
Histories must also be written of Pure Mathematics; though they are rather observations than experiments
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THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE SCIENCES—FRANCIS BACON
Bacon's Catalogue of Particular Histories by Titles (1620)
Next come Histories of the Greater Masses
Next come Histories of Species
Next come Histories of Man
Histories must also be written of Pure Mathematics; though they are rather observations than experiments
Next come Histories of the Greater Masses
Next come Histories of Species
Next come Histories of Man
Histories must also be written of Pure Mathematics; though they are rather observations than experiments
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CHAPTER VI
SCIENTIFIC METHOD—GILBERT, GALILEO, HARVEY, DESCARTES
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FOOTNOTES:
SCIENTIFIC METHOD—GILBERT, GALILEO, HARVEY, DESCARTES
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FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER VII
SCIENCE AS MEASUREMENT—TYCHO BRAHE, KEPLER, BOYLE
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SCIENCE AS MEASUREMENT—TYCHO BRAHE, KEPLER, BOYLE
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CHAPTER VIII
COÖPERATION IN SCIENCE—THE ROYAL SOCIETY
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COÖPERATION IN SCIENCE—THE ROYAL SOCIETY
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CHAPTER IX
SCIENCE AND THE STRUGGLE FOR LIBERTY—BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
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FOOTNOTES:
SCIENCE AND THE STRUGGLE FOR LIBERTY—BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
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CHAPTER X
THE INTERACTION OF THE SCIENCES—WERNER, HUTTON, BLACK, HALL, WILLIAM SMITH
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THE INTERACTION OF THE SCIENCES—WERNER, HUTTON, BLACK, HALL, WILLIAM SMITH
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CHAPTER XI
SCIENCE AND RELIGION—KANT, LAMBERT, LAPLACE, SIR WILLIAM HERSCHEL
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SCIENCE AND RELIGION—KANT, LAMBERT, LAPLACE, SIR WILLIAM HERSCHEL
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CHAPTER XII
THE REIGN OF LAW—DALTON, JOULE
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THE REIGN OF LAW—DALTON, JOULE
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CHAPTER XIII
THE SCIENTIST—SIR HUMPHRY DAVY
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THE SCIENTIST—SIR HUMPHRY DAVY
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CHAPTER XIV
SCIENTIFIC PREDICTION—THE DISCOVERY OF NEPTUNE
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SCIENTIFIC PREDICTION—THE DISCOVERY OF NEPTUNE
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CHAPTER XV
SCIENCE AND TRAVEL—THE VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE
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SCIENCE AND TRAVEL—THE VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE
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CHAPTER XVI
SCIENCE AND WAR—PASTEUR, LISTER
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SCIENCE AND WAR—PASTEUR, LISTER
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CHAPTER XVII
SCIENCE AND INVENTION—LANGLEY'S AEROPLANE
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SCIENCE AND INVENTION—LANGLEY'S AEROPLANE
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CHAPTER XVIII
SCIENTIFIC HYPOTHESIS—RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES
List of Radioactive Substances
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SCIENTIFIC HYPOTHESIS—RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES
List of Radioactive Substances
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CHAPTER XIX
THE SCIENTIFIC IMAGINATION
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THE SCIENTIFIC IMAGINATION
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CHAPTER XX
SCIENCE AND DEMOCRATIC CULTURE
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SCIENCE AND DEMOCRATIC CULTURE
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INDEX
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