Skip to main content Site map

A Vision of Modern Science: John Tyndall and the Role of the Scientist in Victorian Culture (ePub eBook)


A Vision of Modern Science: John Tyndall and the Role of the Scientist in Victorian Culture (ePub eBook)

eBook by DeYoung, U.

A Vision of Modern Science: John Tyndall and the Role of the Scientist in Victorian Culture (ePub eBook)

WAS £44.99   SAVE £9.00

£35.99

ISBN:
9780230118058
Publication Date:
28 Mar 2011
Publisher:
Springer Nature
Imprint:
Palgrave Macmillan
Pages:
270 pages
Format:
eBook
For delivery:
Download available
A Vision of Modern Science: John Tyndall and the Role of the Scientist in Victorian Culture (ePub eBook)

Description

An examination ofaa pivotalamoment in the history of science through the career and cultural impact of the historically neglected Victorian physicist John Tyndall, establishing himaas an important figure of the period,awhose scientific discoveries and philosophy of science in society are still relevant today.

Contents

Tyndall's Work as a Scientist: Practice and Reception Tyndall's Philosophy of Science and Nature: The Influences of Carlyle, Emerson, Goethe and Faraday Tyndall and Theology: The Definition and Boundaries of Science Tyndall as Reformer: The Place of Science in Education Science After Tyndall: The Growth of University Laboratories Conclusion: Scientists in British Culture, 1870-1900

Accessing your eBook through Kortext

Once purchased, you can view your eBook through the Kortext app, available to download for Windows, Android and iOS devices. Once you have downloaded the app, your eBook will be available on your Kortext digital bookshelf and can even be downloaded to view offline anytime, anywhere, helping you learn without limits.

In addition, you'll have access to Kortext's smart study tools including highlighting, notetaking, copy and paste, and easy reference export.

To download the Kortext app, head to your device's app store or visit https://app.kortext.com to sign up and read through your browser.

This is a Kortext title - click here to find out more This is a Kortext title - click here to find out more

NB: eBook is only available for a single-user licence (i.e. not for multiple / networked users).

Back

York St John University logo