The philosopher's tree : a selection of Michael Faraday's writings / compiled with commentary by Peter Day.
Pubblicazione:
Bristol : Institute of physics publishing, c1999.
Descrizione fisica:
XV, 211 p. : ill., ritr. ; 22 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Introduction. A note about sources. A note about punctuation. 1. The beginning: in a nutshell 2. Early years: friends, family and marriage 3. Touring the continent (1813-1815) 4. Way of life and work 5. Colleagues and friends 6. Words for things 7. Science at the bench 8. Leaves from a laboratory notebook 9. Science in the lecture theatre 10. Science for young people 11. Honour and recognition 12. Public affairs: consultant and advocate 13. Final days. Bibliography. Acknowledgments. Index
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