Buch, Englisch, 760 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 1053 g
With Addresses and Other Pieces
Buch, Englisch, 760 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 1053 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy
ISBN: 978-1-108-06965-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
First published in 1857, this work comprises assorted noteworthy writings by the mathematician and astronomer Sir John Herschel (1792-1871), reflecting his diverse scientific and literary interests. It includes a piece on terrestrial magnetism, a review of William Whewell's writings on the history and philosophy of science, and several addresses to the Royal Astronomical Society. Of particular interest is Herschel's commentary on Adolphe Quetelet's work on probability, which advocated applying statistics and probability calculus to social and political questions. Herschel's article not only influenced the growth of social science in Britain, but also played an important role in James Clerk Maxwell's development of a statistical treatment of heat phenomena. Also included in this collection are Herschel's translations of poems by Schiller (accompanied by the original German) as well as examples of his own verse. In an intriguing appendix, Herschel outlines a method for compiling vocabularies of indigenous peoples.
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Fachgebiete
- Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Geschichte der Astronomie
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Wissenschaftstheorie, Wissenschaftsphilosophie
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Wissenschaften: Theorie, Epistemologie, Methodik
Weitere Infos & Material
1. Address to the subscribers to the Windsor and Eton Public Library; 2. Mechanism of the heavens; 3. Terrestrial magnetism; 4. Inductive sciences; 5. Kosmos; 6. Probabilities; 7. Address to the Royal Astronomical Society, 1827; 8. Address to the Royal Astronomical Society, 1828; 9. Address to the Royal Astronomical Society, 1829; 10. Address to the Royal Astronomical Society, 1840; 11. Address to the Royal Astronomical Society, 1841; 12. Memoir of the late F. Baily; 13. Address to the Royal Astronomical Society, 1849; 14. Address to the British Association for the Advancement of Science; 15. The walk; 16. Funeral dirge of a Nadowessie; 17. Dithyrambics; 18. Saying of Confucius - Time; 19. Saying of Confucius - Space; 20. Leonora; 21. Prose and verses; 22. To the lark; 23. Man the interpreter of nature; 24. A scene in Ely cathedral; 25. Mira; 26. The parting dove; 27. On burning a parcel of old MSS; 28. A dream which was not all a dream; 29. Appendix.
