Speculative Truth
| Author | : Russell McCormmach |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 272 |
| Release | : 2004-03-18 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780190289515 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0190289511 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (511 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Speculative Truth by : Russell McCormmach
Download or read book Speculative Truth written by Russell McCormmach and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2004-03-18 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a never-before published paper by Lord Henry Cavendish, as well as a biography on him, this book offers a fascinating discourse on the rise of scientific attitudes and ways of knowing. A pioneering British physicist in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Cavendish was widely considered to be the first full-time scientist in the modern sense. Through the lens of this unique thinker and writer, this book is about the birth of modern science.
