The personality of henry cavendish - a great scientist with extraordinary peculiarities / Russell McCormmach.
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TextoSeries Archimedes, New Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology ; 36Editor: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Springer, 2014Descripción: xvii, 310 páginas : 81 ilustraciones, 3 ilustraciones en colorTipo de contenido: - texto
- computadora
- recurso en línea
- 9783319024387
- D1-DX301
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Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Part I. He Always Knew What Was Right for Him -- 1. The Person -- 2. Normality, Abnormality, and Scientists -- 3. Everyday Life -- 4. Life of Natural Philosophy -- 5. Aspects of Personality -- 6. Views of Cavendish -- 7. Eccentricity -- 8. Autism -- 9. Conclusion -- Part II. He Saw What Interested Him -- 10. The Traveler -- Appendix 1. Journal of 1785 -- Appendix 2. Cavendish and Grey Family Trees -- Appendix 3. Letters between Brothers: Henry and Frederick Cavendish -- Appendix 4. Cavendish’s Houses: Clapham Common and Bedford Square -- Appendix 5. Cavendishes, Lowthers, and Holker Hall.- Appendix 6. Autism -- Appendix 7. Physical Theory and Theory of Autism -- Bibliography -- Index.
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