A Vision of Modern Science John Tyndall and the Role of the Scientist in Victorian Culture

An examination of a pivotal moment in the history of science through the career and cultural impact of the historically neglected Victorian physicist John Tyndall,establishing him as an important figure of the period, whose scientific discoveries and philosophy of science in society are still releva...

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Main Author: DeYoung, Ursula
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Palgrave Macmillan US 2011, 2011
Series:Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:An examination of a pivotal moment in the history of science through the career and cultural impact of the historically neglected Victorian physicist John Tyndall,establishing him as an important figure of the period, whose scientific discoveries and philosophy of science in society are still relevant today
Physical Description:280 p online resource
ISBN:9780230118058