An edition of Reluctant heroine (1992)

Reluctant heroine

the life and work of Hélène Duhem

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An edition of Reluctant heroine (1992)

Reluctant heroine

the life and work of Hélène Duhem

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The life story told in this book centers on the almost forty years of delay that preceded the publication, between 1954 and 1960, of the second five volumes of Le Systeme du Monde of Pierre Duhem (1861-1916). A genius in theoretical physics and in the philosophy of physics, Duhem became through that work, easily the most original scholarly achievement by a single author in modern times, the pioneering discoverer of the medieval origins of Newtonian science. Those second five volumes might still be in manuscript had it not been for the heroically persistent efforts of Helene (1891-1974), Duhem's only child. - Back cover.

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Scottish Academic Press
Language
English
Pages
335

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Subjects
Biography, Family, Publishers and publishing, Physicists, Families, Theoretische fysica, Biografias
People
Pierre Duhem (1861-1916), Hélène Duhem
Places
France

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Reluctant Heroine: The Life and Work of Helene Duhem
June 1992, Scottish Academic Pr
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1992, Scottish Academic Press
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Table of Contents

Introduction
Child Helene
Young adult
From one shock to another
A new purpose in life
Portrait by a daughter
Portrait of a publisher
Victory snatched by war
Victory at long last
A long sunset
Appendix : How was Pierre Duhem's Systeme du Monde published? Fragments of a correspondence collected, with a foreword, by Helene Duhem

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-329) and index.

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Paperback
Pagination
xii, 335 p., [16] p. of plates :
Number of pages
335
Dimensions
22 x x centimeters

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OL18118776M
ISBN 10
0707307244
LCCN
92049410
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7943201
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July 28, 2011 Edited by 158.158.240.230 Added new cover
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