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| Autore principale: | Miller, David, 1942-
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| Titolo: | Discovering water : James Watt, Henry Cavendish and the nineteenth-century water controversy / David Philip Miller. |
| Pubblicazione: | Aldershot : Ashgate, c2004. |
| Descrizione fisica: | XII, 316 p. : ritr. ; 24 cm |
| Serie: | Science, technology and culture, 1700-1945 |
| Contiene: | Indice: List of figures and tables. Preface and acknowledgements. Abbreviations used in footnotes. 1. Introduction 2. The nature of discovery: the attributional model 3. The beginnings of a dispute and its interpretation 4. Attributional survey: phase one (1784-1830) 5. Keeping account: James Watt Jr. and the filial project 6. The French connection: Arago re-opens the controversy 7. Managing the symbols of Victorian science: gentlemen of science and the water controversy 8. The advocates of Watt: Brougham, Jeffrey and Muirhead 9. The defence of Cavendish: character, precision and discipline 10. The controversy joined (1840-1900) 12. Conclusions. Appendix: Attributional survey database. |
| ISBN: | 075463177X |
| Discipline: | Chimica organica e inorganica--Persone. |
| Persone: | Watt, James, 1736-1819. Cavendish, Henry, 1731-1810. |
| Luoghi: | Inghilterra. |
| Sudd. cronologiche: | Secolo XVIII. Secolo XIX. |
| Collocazione: | LS 14066 |
| Nota di esemplare: | Mostra nota di esemplare |
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