History of the inductive sciences : from the earliest to the present time /

• Main Author: Whewell, William 1794-1866 (συγγραφέας.)
• Other Authors: Yeo, Richard R. 1948- (συγγραφέας προλόγου)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London : John W. Parker and Son, 1857 [ανατύπωση 2001].
• Edition: 3rd edition with additions in three volumes.
• Series: Collected works of William Whewell 1, 2, 3.
• Subjects: Φιλοσοφία, Αγγλική > 18ος αιώνας; Επιστήμη > Φιλοσοφία > Ιστορία

Table of Contents:

• τ. 1. pt. I. The Greek school philosophy, with reference to physical science. pt. II. The physical sciences in ancient Greece. pt. III. Greek astronomy. pt. IV. Physical sciences in the middle ages. pt. V. Formal astronomy after the stationary period.
• τ. 2. pt. VI. Mechanics, including fluid mechanics. pt. VII. Physical astronomy. pt. VIII. Acoustics. pt. IX. Optics, formal and physical. pt. X. Thermotics and atmology.
• τ. 3. pt. XI. Electricity. pt. XII. Magnetism. pt. XIII. Galvanism of Voltaic electricity. pt. XIV. Chemistry. pt. XV. Mineralogy. pt. XVI. Systematic botany and zoology. pt. XVII. Physiology and comparative anatomy. pt. XVIII. Geology.