The new background of science
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Author
Publication
1933 - The Macmillan Company, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
75,250 words, Guess
Page Count
301 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL6289895M
- OCLC Control Number943972
- OCLC Control Numbernewbackgroundofs00jean
- Library of Congress Control Number33013615
Classifications
- LCCQC6 .J38
- DDC530.1
Description
Published in 1934 as a second edition to James Jeans' popular work on the general understanding of the physical universe, The New Background of Science took advantage of a comparatively 'quiescent' period in physical investigation when fundamental theories and findings gained wide acceptance. Jeans' aim in writing this book was to depict this situation in broad outline and in the simplest possible terms. I have drawn my picture against a roughly sketched background of rudimentary philosophy ... because I believe, in common with most scientific workers, that without a background of this kind we can neither see our new knowledge as a consistent whole, nor appreciate its significance to the full.'
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