Between Demonstration and Imagination
Subtitle: Essays in the History of Science and Philosophy Presented to John D. North (Brill's Studies in Intellectual History)
Contributors: John David North (Editor); Arjo Vanderjagt (Editor); Lodi Nauta (Editor)
Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers; Brill Academic Pub; Brill
Published: April 1999
Language: eng; fre; ger
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 424
ISBN-13: 9789004114685
Subjects: Astronomy, Space & Time; History of ideas, intellectual history; Philosophy; Philosophy of science; Interior Design - General; History Of Astronomy; Science; Astronomy - General; Science/Mathematics; Astronomy; History
Description: "The essays in this volume reflect the wide-ranging interests of John D. North, distinguished historian of science and philosophy. They take up various themes to which he has made important contributions: the development of scientific knowledge and methodology, the style of scientific and philosophical thought, and the uses of scientific knowledge in the making of instruments or the casting of horoscopes."--BOOK JACKET. "These essays will be of much interest to all historians of science and philosophy."--Jacket.