The Origins of Statics: The Sources of Physical Theory

by Pierre Duhem

Book Overview

If ever a major study of the history of science should have acted like a sudden revolution it is this book, published in two volumes in 1905 and 1906 under the title, Les origines de la statique. Paris, the place of publication, and the Librairie scientifique A. Hermann that brought it be enough of a guarantee to prevent a very different out, could seem to outcome. Without prompting anyone, for some years yet, to follow up the revolutionary vistas...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9401056587
• ISBN13: 9789401056588
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 596 Pages
• Weight: 1.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"