Format:
XII, 242 S
,
Ill., graph. Darst
ISBN:
9780226139487
,
0226139484
Series Statement:
Science. Culture
Content:
Introduction : science as natural philosophy, science as instrumentality -- The mechanical universe from Galileo to Newton -- A place for everything : the classification of the world -- The chemical revolution thwarted by atoms -- Design and disorder : the origin of species -- Dynamical explanation : the aether and Victorian machines -- How to understand nature? : Einstein, Bohr, and the quantum universe -- Conclusion : making sense in science
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Dear, Peter The Intelligibility of Nature Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008 ISBN 9780226139500
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780226139487
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
,
Natural Sciences
Keywords:
Naturwissenschaften
;
Methodologie
;
Geschichte 1600-1950
;
Naturwissenschaften
;
Wissenschaftsphilosophie
;
Naturverständnis
;
Hermeneutik
;
Geschichte 1600-1960
;
Naturwissenschaften
;
Philosophie
;
Sinn