The New Background of Science (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781108005722)

Published in 1934 as a second edition to James Jeans' popular work on the general understanding of the physical universe, The New Background of Science took advantage of a comparatively 'quiescent' period in physical investigation when fundamental theories and findings gained wide acceptance. Jeans' aim in writing this book was to depict this 'situation in broad outline and in the simplest possible terms. I have drawn my picture against a roughly sketched background of rudimentary philosophy... because I believe, in common with most scientific workers, that without a background of this kind we can neither see our fresh knowledge as a consistent whole, nor appreciate its significance to the full.'

Author: James Jeans
ISBN-10: 1108005721
ISBN-13: 9781108005722
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/20/2009
Pages: 328
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.73d