Practical Matter: Newton’s Science in the Service of Industry and Empire, 1687–1851
Margaret C. Jacob, Larry StewartFrom 1687, the year when Newton published his Principia, to the Crystal Palace Exhibition of 1851, science gradually became central to Western thought and economic development. The book examines how, despite powerful opposition on the Continent, a Newtonian understanding gained acceptance and practical application.
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Рік:
2009
Видавництво:
Harvard University Press
Мова:
english
Сторінки:
216
ISBN 10:
0674039033
ISBN 13:
9780674039032
Файл:
PDF, 1.01 MB
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english, 2009