Spirit of inquiry: how one extraordinary society shaped modern science

By:

Gibson, Susannah

Publication details: Oxford University Press, 2019 Oxford:Description: xxi, 377p. ; hb, 24cmISBN:

9780198833376

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

506.9426 GIB

Summary: Despite its modest size, the Cambridge Philosophical Society has played a monumental role in the history of science. To mark the bicentenary of its founding in 1819, Susannah Gibson gives a vivid account of the illustrious (and sometimes eccentric) members of the society, their breakthrough discoveries, and the forging of modern science.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	IIT Gandhinagar General Stacks	General	506.9426 GIB (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		030914

Includes bibliography and index

Despite its modest size, the Cambridge Philosophical Society has played a monumental role in the history of science. To mark the bicentenary of its founding in 1819, Susannah Gibson gives a vivid account of the illustrious (and sometimes eccentric) members of the society, their breakthrough discoveries, and the forging of modern science.

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