Bibliograph

The intelligibility of nature, how science makes sense of the world, Peter Dear

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The intelligibility of nature, how science makes sense of the world, Peter Dear

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-233) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The intelligibility of nature

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

61479571

Responsibility statement

Peter Dear

Series statement

Science.culture

Sub title

how science makes sense of the world

Table Of Contents

Introduction : science as natural philosophy, science as instrumentality -- The mechanical universe from Galileo to Newton -- A place for everything : the classification of the world -- The chemical revolution thwarted by atoms -- Design and disorder : the origin of species -- Dynamical explanation : the aether and Victorian machines -- How to understand nature? : Einstein, Bohr, and the quantum universe -- Conclusion : making sense in science

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