Seeking nature's logic : natural philosophy in the Scottish enlightenment

Seeking nature's logic : natural philosophy in the Scottish enlightenment / David B. Wilson.

Author/creator	Wilson, David B.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2009.
Description	xvi, 344 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Physics--Scotland --Philosophy --History --18th century. Physics--Scotland --Philosophy --History --19th century. Scotland--Intellectual life --18th century. Scotland--Intellectual life --19th century.

Abstract	"Studies the path of natural philosophy (i.e., physics) from Isaac Newton through Scotland into the nineteenth-century background to the modern revolution in physics. Examines how the history of science has been influenced by John Robison and other notable intellectuals of the Scottish Enlightenment"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2008051402
ISBN	9780271035253 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0271035250 (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	QC9.G7 W55 2009	✔ Available	Place Hold