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- catalog abstract ""Speculative Truth: Henry Cavendish, Natural Philosophy, and the Rise of Modern Theoretical Science consists of two major parts. In the first, Russell McCormmach writes a detailed biography and commentary on Lord Henry Cavendish, the pioneering British physicist active in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries who, in the modern sense, is widely considered the first full-time scientist. The second is the inaugural full text publication of Cavendish's long-missing paper that reveals for the first time his theory of heat. Founded upon the principle of the conservation of energy, and upon the identification of heat with the vibrations of the interior parts of bodies, this theory would not be surpassed for over half a century. Cavendish wrote it for publication, but for unknown reasons withheld this work. In treating Cavendish's thinking McCormmach offers a window into natural philosophy, its character, goals, possibilities, and limitations. At once a contribution to a growing body of scholarship on natural philosophy and an analysis of theoretical research, Speculative Truth yields a fascinating view and discourse on the rise of scientific attitudes and ways of knowing - virtually the birth of modern science."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog contributor b13160989.
- catalog created "c2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "c2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
- catalog description ""Speculative Truth: Henry Cavendish, Natural Philosophy, and the Rise of Modern Theoretical Science consists of two major parts. In the first, Russell McCormmach writes a detailed biography and commentary on Lord Henry Cavendish, the pioneering British physicist active in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries who, in the modern sense, is widely considered the first full-time scientist. The second is the inaugural full text publication of Cavendish's long-missing paper that reveals for the first time his theory of heat. Founded upon the principle of the conservation of energy, and upon the identification of heat with the vibrations of the interior parts of bodies, this theory would not be surpassed for over half a century. Cavendish wrote it for publication, but for unknown reasons withheld this work. In treating Cavendish's thinking McCormmach offers a window into natural philosophy, its character, goals, possibilities, and limitations. At once a contribution to a growing body of scholarship on natural philosophy and an analysis of theoretical research, Speculative Truth yields a fascinating view and discourse on the rise of scientific attitudes and ways of knowing - virtually the birth of modern science."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical notes and bibliography (p. [195]-252) and index.".
- catalog description "Natural philosophy -- A great question -- Henry Cavendish's manuscript on the mechanical theory of heat.".
- catalog extent "viii, 258 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0195160045 (acid-free paper)".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "c2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain".
- catalog subject "530/.0941/09033 21".
- catalog subject "Cavendish, Henry, 1731-1810.".
- catalog subject "Chemists Great Britain Biography.".
- catalog subject "Heat History 18th century.".
- catalog subject "Physics Great Britain History 18th century.".
- catalog subject "QC252 .M23 2004".
- catalog tableOfContents "Natural philosophy -- A great question -- Henry Cavendish's manuscript on the mechanical theory of heat.".
- catalog title "Speculative truth : Henry Cavendish, natural philosophy, and the rise of modern theoretical science / Russell McCormmach.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".