A Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy
| By: | John F. W. Herschel |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press |
| Print ISBN: | 9780226327778 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780226327785 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 1987 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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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