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A Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy

A Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy

Herschel, John Frederick

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Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences

Fiction AnthologiesGeneral Political ScienceGeneral World History

ISBN10: 1108000177
ISBN13: 9781108000178
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Jul 20 2009
Pages: 388
Weight: 1.08
Height: 0.86 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Astronomer and philosopher J. F. W. Herschel's A Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy, originally published in 1830, can be regarded as the first modern work on the philosophy of science. In this book, Herschel carefully sets out what he regards as the principles and methods of scientific investigation, both at a theoretical level and at the level of experiment or observation. He describes nature as being governed by laws which are difficult to discern by mere observation and so deduces that theoretical science requires analogical reasoning. In the Discourses, written as the first in a series called Cabinet Cyclopaedia, he covers a wide range of methodological, scientific and philosophical subjects that include discussions of contemporary astronomy, atomism and chemistry. His writing on light is heavily influenced by Newton. Herschel also ponders the differences between human beings and animals and the relationship between religious faith and scientific enquiry.

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