The Rise of Public Science: Rhetoric, Technology, and Natural Philosophy in Newtonian Britain, 1660-1750 0521417007, 9780521417006

Philosophy of Mathematics and Natural Science 9781400833337

When mathematician Hermann Weyl decided to write a book on philosophy, he faced what he referred to as "conflicts o

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Hume's Natural Philosophy and Philosophy of Physical Science 1350087866, 9781350087866

This book contextualizes David Hume's philosophy of physical science, exploring both Hume's background in the

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Women and the Rise of Nutrition Science in Interwar Britain and British Africa 9783031235214, 9783031235207, 3031235215

In the wake of the Great Depression, economic recovery and nutritional improvement in Britain simultaneously occurred wi

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Women and the Rise of Nutrition Science in Interwar Britain and British Africa 3031235207, 9783031235207

In the wake of the Great Depression, economic recovery and nutritional improvement in Britain simultaneously occurred wi

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Deism in Enlightenment England: Theology, politics, and Newtonian public science 9781847793560

This is the first complete study of English deists as a group in several decades and it argues for a new interpretation

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A Science of Our Own: Exhibitions and the Rise of Australian Public Science 0822945762, 9780822945765

When the Reverend Henry Carmichael opened the Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts in 1833, he introduced a bold directive:

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The Science of Nature in the Seventeenth Century: Patterns of Change in Early Modern Natural Philosophy (Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, 19) 1402036035, 9781402036033

One of the hallmarks of the modern world has been the stunning rise of the natural sciences. The exponential expansion o

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Feedback Loops: Pragmatism about Science and Technology (Postphenomenology and the Philosophy of Technology) 9781498597623, 9781498597630, 1498597629

In a world of information technologies, genetic engineering, controversies about established science, and the mysteries

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Instrumental Realism: The Interface between Philosophy of Science and Philosophy of Technology 0253328993, 025320626X

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The Phanerozoic Geology and Natural Resources of Egypt (Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation) 3030956369, 9783030956363

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