Science In The Making - Scientific Development As Chronicled Historic Papers In The Philosophical Magazine, with commentaries and illustrations

A celebration, in four volumes, of the bicentenary of the "Philosophical Magazine", covering the history of scientific development as chronicled in its pages. Volume One 1798-1850 reproduces many celebrated papers of Davy, Faraday and Joule.

List of contents

Foreword Sir Nevill Mott, Foreword The Diffusion of Philosophical Knowledge: 1798–1850 Sir John Meurig Thomas, Philosophical Magazine An Abbreviated History, Introduction Science in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century, Note to the Reader, Plate Section, Part One Early Papers 1 Part Two Electricity Discovered: The Voltaic Pile to the Electric Motor; Part Three Sir Humphry Davy and Michael Faraday; Part Four Miscellany; Part Five On the Nature of Light and Matter; Part Six Electricity and Magnetism; Part Seven James Prescott Joule.

About the author

E. A. Davis

Summary

A celebration, in four volumes, of the bicentenary of the "Philosophical Magazine", covering the history of scientific development as chronicled in its pages. Volume One 1798-1850 reproduces many celebrated papers of Davy, Faraday and Joule.

Product details

• Assisted by: E A Davis (Editor), E. A. Davis (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9780748402199
• ISBN: 978-0-7484-0219-9
• No. of pages: 454
• Weight: 1006 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Genetics, genetic engineering; England, SCIENCE / History, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, History of Science, C 1700 To C 1800