The history of science : 1700-1900
Titre:
The history of science : 1700-1900
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PRODUCTION_INFO:
Chantilly, Va. : Teaching Co., c2003.
Description physique:
6 videodiscs (1080 min.) : digital, sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebooks (72, 74, 69 p. ; 22 cm.)
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Note générale:
Two parts (containers), 12 lectures, 30 minutes/lecture.
Table des matières:
part 1. lecture 1: Science in the 18th and 19th centuries -- lecture 2. Consolidating Newton's achievement -- lecture 3. Theories of the Earth -- lecture 4. Grappling with rock formations -- lecture 5. Alchemy under pressure -- lecture 6. Lavoisier and the new French chemistry -- lecture 7. The classification of living things -- lecture 8. How the embryo develops -- lecture 9. Medical healers and their roles -- lecture 10. Mesmerism, science, and the French Revolution -- lecture 11. Explaining electricity -- lecture 12. The amazing achievement of Galvani and Volta.
Extrait:
The course is organized around six main themes: inquiries into the history of the cosmos; investigations into the realm of living things; the largely successful attempt to break away from occult explanations of chemical phenomena; the contrasting persistence of such appeals in explaining natural phenomena; the proliferation of physical forces discovered and investigated; and the recurring theme of the relationship of God to nature.
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Langue:
Anglais