The Scientist’s Atom and the Philosopher’s Stone How Science Succeeded and Philosophy Failed to Gain Knowledge of Atoms /
Drawing on the results of his own scholarly research as well as that of others the author offers, for the first time, a comprehensive and documented history of theories of the atom from Democritus to the twentieth century. This is not history for its own sake. By critically reflecting on the various...
| Main Author: | Chalmers, Alan (Author) |
|---|---|
| Corporate Author: | SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands,
2009.
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| Series: | Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science ;
279 |
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
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