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Scottish Philosophy and British Physics 1750–1880: A Study in the Foundations of the Victorian Scientific Style

Year: 1976

Type: article

Abstract: Richard Olson Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press 1975 in UK pp vii + 349 price £9.20 When a science historian studies some sciencein relation to the intellectual climate of its day, it is valuable for him to note the educational antecedents of the scientists. The general education provided at Edinburgh and other Scottish universities included philosophy and metaphysics, influencing attitudes of mind and ways of thinking.

Source: Physics Bulletin

DOI: 10.1088/0031-9112/27/3/030

Author: C B Spurgin

Language: English

Topic: History of Science and Medicine

Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2564675879

FWCI: 3.911

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