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Great Scientific Experiments

Name: Great Scientific Experiments
Author: Rom Harre
ISBN: 9780486422633

by Rom Harre

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Overview

Vivid, readable, and accurate, these tales of landmark scientific inquiries include Aristotle's work on the embryology of the chick, Galileo's discovery of the law of descent, Newton's experiment on the nature of colors, and 17 others. Each experiment is appraised and analyzed in the light of subsequent events.

Each experiment is appraised and analyzed in the light of subsequent experiments, placing the work in the context of the history of science.

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These tales of human skill and ingenuity offer insight into 20 groundbreaking scientific experiments. Accounts are based on the original publications in which the experiments' results were first announced, and each experiment is analyzed in light of subsequent developments in the history of sciences. Historical b&w illustrations are included, as well as photos of experimental equipment and brief biographies with portraits. Harré teaches at Georgetown University and American University. This is an unabridged republication of a book first published by Phaidon Press, Oxford, 1981. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)