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The new background of science

By Jeans J.

Book information

Publisher
Macmillan
Year
1933
ISBN
0521054184, 9780521054188
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
7 MB (6977586 bytes)
Pages
312\312
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
600
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-07-22 07:35:22

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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