The Harmony of the Sphere.
The contributors to The Harmony of the Sphere include professional historians of science, philosophers of science, and scientists, who offer different perspectives from which Kant's and Herschel's systems can be approached. The title, The Harmony of the Sphere, is an evocative one. In it,...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Newcastle upon Tyne :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2013.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9781443852081 1443852082 1299974511 9781299974517 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Table of contents; list of images; acknowledgements; abbreviations; introduction; part i; william herschel on the galaxyand the nebulae; the evolution of the sphere; part ii; from kant's early cosmologyto the cosmological antinomy; kant, metaphysics and forces; kant's images and ideas of infinity; part iii; reflections on kant and herschel; theatres, toys, and teaching aids; bibliography; contributors; index.