Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy
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astronomer
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experimentation
general principle
historical
history
inductive approach
julian day system
knowledge
matter
methodological
methodology
moons
mutual relations
natural philosophy
observation
philosophical
physics
purposes of life
saturn
science
scientific
scientists
sir john frederick william herschel
theory-building
uranus
verification
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- ISBN 9780226327778
- Weight: 454g
- Dimensions: 14 x 22mm
- Publication Date: 15 May 1987
- Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Originally published in 1830, this book can be called the first modern work in the philosophy of science, covering an extraordinary range of philosophical, methodological, and scientific subjects.
"Herschel's book . . . brilliantly analyzes both the history and nature of science."—Keith Stewart Thomson, American Scientist
"Herschel's book . . . brilliantly analyzes both the history and nature of science."—Keith Stewart Thomson, American Scientist
