A Student's Guide to Natural Science (Guides to Major

A Student's Guide to Natural Science (Guides to Major Disciplines)
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Physicist Stephen M. Barrâ€™s lucid Studentâ€™s Guide to Natural Science aims to give students an understanding, in broad outline, of the nature, history, and great ideas of natural science from ancient times to the present, with a primary focus on physics. Barr begins with the contributions of the ancient Greeks, in particular the two great ideas that reality can be understood by the systematic use of reason and that phenomena have natural explanations. He goes on to discuss, among other things, the medieval roots of the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century, the role played by religion in fostering the idea of a lawful natural order, and the major breakthroughs of modern physics, including how many newer â€œrevolutionaryâ€ theories are in fact related to much older ones. Throughout this thoughtful guide, Barr draws his readersâ€™ attention to the larger themes and trends of scientific history, including the increasing unificationÂ and â€œmathematizationâ€ of our view of the physical world that has resulted in the laws of nature appearing more and more as forming a single harmonious mathematical edifice.
Country USA
Brand Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Manufacturer ISI Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781932236927
ReleaseDate 2006-07-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781932236927

Country	USA
Brand	Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Manufacturer	ISI Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781932236927
ReleaseDate	2006-07-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781932236927

A Student's Guide to Natural Science (Guides to Major Disciplines)