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History of the inductive sciences from the earliest to the present time
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History of the inductive sciences from the earliest to the present time. [electronic resource] By William Whewell ...
Edition
3d ed., with additions ...
Published
New York, D. Appleton and company, 1858.
Physical Description
2 v. 21 cm.
Notes
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Digital Library Initiatives, 2000. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. [Making of America] This volume is made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as part of Making of America IV: the American voice, 1850-1877.
Format
Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Contents
v. 1. I. The Greek school philosophy, with reference to physical science. II. The physical sciences in ancient Greece. III. Greek astronomy. IV. Physical science in the middle ages. V. Formal astronomy after the stationary period. VI. Mechanics, including fluid mechanics. VII. Physical astronomy. Additions to the 3d ed.
v. 2. VIII. Acoustics. IX. Optics, formal and physical. X. Thermotics and atmology. XI. Electricity. XII. Magnetism. XIII. Galvanism, or Voltaic electricity. XIV. Chemistry. XV. Mineralogy. XVI. Systematic botany and zoology. XVII. Physiology and comparative anatomy. XVIII. Geology. Additions to the 3d ed.
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Electronic books.
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Making of America Project.
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