The Aim and Structure of Physical Theory

Pierre Duhem; Philip P. Wiener (trans.)

ISBN 10: 0691079056 / ISBN 13: 9780691079059

Published by Princeton University Press, 1954

About this Item

First Edition (Princeton, New Jersey, 1954). First thus. Personal bookplate affixed to the front flyleaf, fine thereafter. No textual markings or annotations. A few faint markings to the page block fore edge. No dust jacket. Red cloth with bright silver titling to the spine. The boards remain clean, sharp, and fine, with a very slight press to the spine ends. Translated from the French Second Edition by Philip W. Wiener; includes Duhem's 'Preface' to the Second Edition. With a Foreword by Prince Louis De Broglie. xxii, 344pp. (Please note: this is a first edition copy of the authoritative Princeton translation. 'La Théorie Physique: Son Objet, Sa Structure' was first published in 1906.).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Aim and Structure of Physical Theory
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication Date: 1954
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0691079056
• ISBN 13: 9780691079059
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

This classic work in the philosophy of physical science is an incisive and readable account of the scientific method. Pierre Duhem was one of the great figures in French science, a devoted teacher, and a distinguished scholar of the history and philosophy of science. This book represents his most mature thought on a wide range of topics.

About the Author

Pierre Duhem (1861-1916) is best known in science for his work in thermodynamics and in history of science for his treatment of the Middle Ages. He was Professor of Physics at the University of Bordeaux