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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 3rd Edition. Brown cloth covers with gold lettering and bands on spine which are bright. Blind stamped borders on covers are clean. Covers exhibit light wear and bumping on corners and spine ends. Light wear on bottom edges and hinges. Light shelf wear and soiling to covers. Light soiling and yellowing on page ends. Inside front and back covers on both volumes has been replaced. Inside front hinge of Vol.II is cracked but still firmly attached. Hinges are tight in Vol.I. Text in both volumes is yellowed due to age. Otherwise clean and unmarked. Volume I starts with a "History of the Greek School Philosophy, with Reference to Physical Science. Volume I continues with chapters detailing Greek astronomy, a history of Physical Science in the Middle Ages and a history of Mechanics, including Fluid Mechanics. Continuing with History of Physical Astronomy with a sequel to the Epoch of Newton and discoveries added to the Newtonian Theory. Volume II starts with the History of Acoustics. Continues with History of Optics, Formal and Physical. Book X is the History of Thermotics and Atmology continuing with the History of Electricity, History of Magnetism. There is a History of Galvanism, History of Chemistry, History of Mineralogy and a History of Systematic Botany and Zoology. Continuing with History of Physiology and Comparative Anatomy. Finishing with a History of Geology. All books are individually examined and described. Never ex-library unless explicitly described as such.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. ] Hardbacks, 12mo, gilt and embossed sienna cloth, pp xxxii + 394 + 6 & xii + 488 & xiv + 565 + 8, VG-. The only thing about this set that detracts greatly is paper tape (tan, dried, brittle, failing) along 4 of the 6 hinges (light brown endpapers). (Slight gutter pull, as well, between ffep and half-title of volume one). Small bookplate on each volume's front pastedown (James D. Gaff). (A google search found him to be a "General Medical Practioner, MD & CM of Glasgow University"). Tiny, yellow bookshop label to upper corner of front pastedown of volume one (partially torn off, but appears to be M. Ogle, Glasgow). Bumped corners and spine-ends, but not much general wear at all and mostly quite clean. RWR5 History of Science Natural Philosophy 19th Century Provenance Glasgow Medicine.…

3 volumes. Small 8vo. xxxii, 394; xii, 488; xiv, 565, [1] pp. Original full tan calf, gilt-tooled image of Trinity College, Cambridge on each cover, all edges marbled, massed gilt spine, raised bands, deep red and brown paired spine labels; rubbed. Very good. âThe History had no rivals in its day and remains, despite unevenness, one of the important surveys of science from the Greeks to the nineteenth century. Whewell appreciated the importance of Greek science, especially astronomy, but showed typical disregard for the contributions of medieval scientists. His assessment of the importance of contributions of such major figures as Galileo and Descartes suffers from a heavy intrusion of religious and philosophical biases. But his treatment of Newton and other modern mathematical scientists is fair and sometimes brilliant, and is based throughout upon detailed considerations of texts.â â" DSB. / âHis large-scale History of the Inductive Sciences (first edition published 1837) was a survey of science from ancient to modern times. He insisted upon completing this work before writing his Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences, founded upon their history. Moreover, Whewell sent proof-sheets of the History to his many scientist-friends to ensure the accuracy of his accounts. Besides knowing about the history of science, Whewell had first-hand knowledge of scientific practice: he was actively involved in science in several important ways. In 1825 he traveled to Berlin and Vienna to study mineralogy and crystallography with Mohs and other acknowledged masters of the field. He published numerous papers in the field, as well as a monograph, and is still credited with making important contributions to giving a mathematical foundation to crystallography. He also made contributions to the science of tidal research, pushing for a large-scale world-wide project of tidal observations; he won a Royal Society gold medal for this accomplishment. (For more on Whewellâs contributions to science, see Becher 1986; Ruse 1991; Ducheyne 2010a; Snyder 2011).â / âWilliam Whewell (1794â"1866) was one of the most important and influential figures in nineteenth-century Britain. Whewell, a polymath, wrote extensively on numerous subjects, including mechanics, mineralogy, geology, astronomy, political economy, theology, educational reform, international law, and architecture, as well as the works that remain the most well-known today in philosophy of science, history of science, and moral philosophy. He was one of the founding members and a president of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, a fellow of the Royal Society, president of the Geological Society, and longtime Master of Trinity College, Cambridge. In his own time his influence was acknowledged by the major scientists of the day, such as John Herschel, Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell and Michael Faraday, who frequently turned to Whewell for philosophical and scientific advice, and, interestingly, for terminological assistance. Whewell invented the terms âanode,â âcathode,â and âionâ for Faraday. In response to a challenge by the poet S.T. Coleridge in 1833, Whewell invented the English word âscientist;â before this time the only terms in use were ânatural philosopherâ and âman of scienceâ. Whewell was greatly influenced by his association with three of his fellow students at Cambridge: Charles Babbage, John Herschel, and Richard Jones. Over the winter of 1812 and spring of 1813, the four met for what they called âPhilosophical Breakfastsâ at which they discussed induction and scientific method, among other topics (see Snyder 2011).â / âWhewellâs first explicit, lengthy discussion of induction is found in his Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences, founded upon their History, which was originally published in 1840 (a second, enlarged edition appeared in 1847, and the third edition appeared as three separate works published between 1858 and 1860). He called his induction âDiscoverersâ Inductionâ and explained that it is used to discover both phenomenal and causal laws. Whewell considered himself to be a follower of Bacon, and claimed to be ârenovatingâ Baconâs inductive method; thus one volume of the third edition of the Philosophy is entitled Novum Organon Renovatum. Whewell followed Bacon in rejecting the standard, overly-narrow notion of induction that holds induction to be merely simple enumeration of instances. Rather, Whewell explained that, in induction, âthere is a New Element added to the combination [of instances] by the very act of thought by which they were combinedâ (1847, II, 48). This âact of thoughtâ is a process Whewell called âcolligation.â Colligation, according to Whewell, is the mental operation of bringing together a number of empirical facts by âsuperinducingâ upon them a conception which unites the facts and renders them capable of being expressed by a general law. The conception thus provides the âtrue bond of Unity by which the phenomena are held togetherâ (1847, II, 46), by providing a property shared by the known members of a class (in the case of causal laws, the colligating property is that of sharing the same cause).â â" Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. CONTENTS: I: History of the Greek School Philosophy; History of Greek Astronomy; History of Physical Science in the Middles Ages; History of Formal Astronomy; additions. II: History of Mechanics, including fluid mechanics; History of Physical Astronomy; History of Acoustics; History of Optics; History of Thermotics and Atmology; additions. III: History of Electricity; History of Magnetism; History of Galvanism, or Voltic Electricity; History of Chemistry; History of Mineralogy, History of Systematic Botany and Zoology; History of Physiology and Comparative Anatomy; History of Geology; with additions.…

3 volumes. Small 8vo. xxxii, 394; xii, 488; xiv, 565, [1] pp. Original full tan calf, gilt-tooled image of Trinity College, Cambridge on each cover, all edges marbled, massed gilt spine, raised bands, deep red and brown paired spine labels; rubbed. Very good. âThe History had no rivals in its day and remains, despite unevenness, one of the important surveys of science from the Greeks to the nineteenth century. Whewell appreciated the importance of Greek science, especially astronomy, but showed typical disregard for the contributions of medieval scientists. His assessment of the importance of contributions of such major figures as Galileo and Descartes suffers from a heavy intrusion of religious and philosophical biases. But his treatment of Newton and other modern mathematical scientists is fair and sometimes brilliant, and is based throughout upon detailed considerations of texts.â â" DSB. / âHis large-scale History of the Inductive Sciences (first edition published 1837) was a survey of science from ancient to modern times. He insisted upon completing this work before writing his Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences, founded upon their history. Moreover, Whewell sent proof-sheets of the History to his many scientist-friends to ensure the accuracy of his accounts. Besides knowing about the history of science, Whewell had first-hand knowledge of scientific practice: he was actively involved in science in several important ways. In 1825 he traveled to Berlin and Vienna to study mineralogy and crystallography with Mohs and other acknowledged masters of the field. He published numerous papers in the field, as well as a monograph, and is still credited with making important contributions to giving a mathematical foundation to crystallography. He also made contributions to the science of tidal research, pushing for a large-scale world-wide project of tidal observations; he won a Royal Society gold medal for this accomplishment. (For more on Whewellâs contributions to science, see Becher 1986; Ruse 1991; Ducheyne 2010a; Snyder 2011).â / âWilliam Whewell (1794â"1866) was one of the most important and influential figures in nineteenth-century Britain. Whewell, a polymath, wrote extensively on numerous subjects, including mechanics, mineralogy, geology, astronomy, political economy, theology, educational reform, international law, and architecture, as well as the works that remain the most well-known today in philosophy of science, history of science, and moral philosophy. He was one of the founding members and a president of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, a fellow of the Royal Society, president of the Geological Society, and longtime Master of Trinity College, Cambridge. In his own time his influence was acknowledged by the major scientists of the day, such as John Herschel, Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell and Michael Faraday, who frequently turned to Whewell for philosophical and scientific advice, and, interestingly, for terminological assistance. Whewell invented the terms âanode,â âcathode,â and âionâ for Faraday. In response to a challenge by the poet S.T. Coleridge in 1833, Whewell invented the English word âscientist;â before this time the only terms in use were ânatural philosopherâ and âman of scienceâ. Whewell was greatly influenced by his association with three of his fellow students at Cambridge: Charles Babbage, John Herschel, and Richard Jones. Over the winter of 1812 and spring of 1813, the four met for what they called âPhilosophical Breakfastsâ at which they discussed induction and scientific method, among other topics (see Snyder 2011).â / âWhewellâs first explicit, lengthy discussion of induction is found in his Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences, founded upon their History, which was originally published in 1840 (a second, enlarged edition appeared in 1847, and the third edition appeared as three separate works published between 1858 and 1860). He called his induction âDiscoverersâ Inductionâ and explained that it is used to discover both phenomenal and causal laws. Whewell considered himself to be a follower of Bacon, and claimed to be ârenovatingâ Baconâs inductive method; thus one volume of the third edition of the Philosophy is entitled Novum Organon Renovatum. Whewell followed Bacon in rejecting the standard, overly-narrow notion of induction that holds induction to be merely simple enumeration of instances. Rather, Whewell explained that, in induction, âthere is a New Element added to the combination [of instances] by the very act of thought by which they were combinedâ (1847, II, 48). This âact of thoughtâ is a process Whewell called âcolligation.â Colligation, according to Whewell, is the mental operation of bringing together a number of empirical facts by âsuperinducingâ upon them a conception which unites the facts and renders them capable of being expressed by a general law. The conception thus provides the âtrue bond of Unity by which the phenomena are held togetherâ (1847, II, 46), by providing a property shared by the known members of a class (in the case of causal laws, the colligating property is that of sharing the same cause).â â" Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. CONTENTS: I: History of the Greek School Philosophy; History of Greek Astronomy; History of Physical Science in the Middles Ages; History of Formal Astronomy; additions. II: History of Mechanics, including fluid mechanics; History of Physical Astronomy; History of Acoustics; History of Optics; History of Thermotics and Atmology; additions. III: History of Electricity; History of Magnetism; History of Galvanism, or Voltic Electricity; History of Chemistry; History of Mineralogy, History of Systematic Botany and Zoology; History of Physiology and Comparative Anatomy; History of Geology; with additions.…