Scottish Philosophy and British Physics 1750–1880: A Study in the Foundations of the Victorian Scientific Style

C B Spurgin

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Richard Olson Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press 1975 in UK pp vii + 349 price £9.20 When a science historian studies some sciencein relation to the intellectual climate of its day, it is valuable for him to note the educational antecedents of the scientists. The general education provided at Edinburgh and other Scottish universities included philosophy and metaphysics, influencing attitudes of mind and ways of thinking.

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