The philosophical breakfast club : four remarkable friends who transformed science and changed the world

The philosophical breakfast club : four remarkable friends who transformed science and changed the world /

Traces the influential friendship of William Whewell, Charles Babbage, John Herschel, and Richard Jones, citing their pivotal contributions to a significant array of scientific achievements throughout the mid-nineteenth century.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Snyder, Laura J.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Broadway Books, [2011]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Babbage, Charles, > 1792-1871. Herschel, John F. W., > 1792-1871. Whewell, William, > 1794-1866. Jones, Richard, > 1790-1855. Physik. Babbage, Charles, > 1791-1871. Herschel, John Frederick William, > 1792-1871. Geschichte 1800-1900. 1800-1899 Scientists > Great Britain > Intellectual life > 19th century. Science > Philosophy. Scientists > Great Britain > Biography. 02.01 history of science and culture. Scientists. Mathematik. Wissenschaftler. Wissenschaft. Philosophie. Astronomie. Wirtschaftswissenschaften. Geistesleben. Wetenschapsbeoefenaars. Intellectual life. Science. Great Britain. Cambridge. Großbritannien. Biographies.

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Call Number:	Q141 .S5635 2011
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