Science and the Enlightenment

This book is a general history of eighteenth-century developments in physical and life sciences.

List of contents

Preface; 1. The character of the enlightenment; 2. Mathematics and the exact sciences; 3. Experimental physics; 4. Chemistry; 5. Natural history and physiology; 6. The moral sciences; Bibliographic essay; Sources of quotations; Index.

Summary

Science and the Enlightenment is a general history of eighteenth-century science covering both the physical and life sciences. His study is not technical; it will be of interest to all students of the Enlightenment and the history of science, as well as to the general reader with some background in science.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas L. Hankins
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.11.2010
• EAN: 9780521243490
• ISBN: 978-0-521-24349-0
• No. of pages: 226
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 524 g
• Series: Cambridge Monographs on Physic
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general)