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The New Background of Science

By James Jeans

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2009
ISBN
9780511694455, 9781108005722
DOI
10.1017/CBO9780511694455
Google Books ID
760NQAAACAAJ
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3534505 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences
Edition
1
Pages
325\325
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

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 fresh knowledge as a consistent whole, nor appreciate its significance to the full.'

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