The scientist's atom and the philosopher's stone

how science succeeded and philosophy failed to gain knowledge of atoms

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Springer
Language
English
Pages
287

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Table of Contents

Atomism : science or philosophy?
Democritean atomism
How does Epicurus's garden grow?
Atomism in its ancient Greek perspective
From the ancient Greeks to the dawn of science
Atomism, experiment and the mechanical philosophy : the work of Robert Boyle
Newton's atomism and its fate
The emergence of modern chemistry with no debt to atomism
Dalton's atomism and tis creative modification via chemical formulae
From Avogadro to Cannizzaro : the old story
Thermodynamics and the kinetic theory
Experimental contact with molecules
Experimental contact with electrons
Atomism vindicated?

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-276) and indexes.

Published in
Dordrecht, New York
Series
Boston studies in the philosophy of science -- v. 279, Boston studies in the philosophy of science -- v. 279.
Other Titles
How science succeeded and philosophy failed to gain knowledge of atoms

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
541.22
Library of Congress
QD461 .C375 2009, B1-5802, QD461

The Physical Object

Pagination
xii, 287 p. ;
Number of pages
287

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24790823M
Internet Archive
scientistsatomph00chal
ISBN 13
9789048123612
LCCN
2009928422
OCLC/WorldCat
422688626

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