The Investigation of the Physical World - Softcover

Di Francia, Giuliano

Softcover

ISBN 10: 052129925X ISBN 13: 9780521299251

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date: 1981 08 Pages: 480 Publisher: Camidge. University Press Originally published in Italian in 1976. this book describes the methods Scientists use to investigate the physical world. It is ideal for Students and Teachers of Science and the philosophy of science. It is both a high-level popularization and a critical appraisal of these methods. describing important advances in physics and analyzing the historical development. value. reliability and philosophical implications of the way physicists approach the problems confronting them. The introductory chapter on the meaning of physical theories and the mathematical tools used to develop them is followed by a general discussion on the foundations of physics under four major headings: the physics of the reversible. the physics of the irreversible. microphysics. and cosmology. Throughout. the subject matter of p...

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Book Description:

This book describes the methods scientists use to investigate the physical world. It is both a high-level popularization and a critical appraisal of these methods, describing advances in physics and analyzing the historical development, value, reliability and philosophical implications of the way physicists approach the problems confronting them.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 052129925X
• ISBN 13: 9780521299251
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480