Introduction to the History of Science
Walter Libby
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Length 8 h 18 min
Chapters 20
First published 1917
A highly accessible introductory history of the development of scientific thought, method, and application from the first practical concepts of time and space (Babylonia, Egypt) to the development of the first successful heavier-than-air flying machine (Langley) and the discovery of radioactivity (Curie). - Summary by Steven Seitel
Chapters
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00 Preface Read by Steven Seitel 5:45
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02 The Influence of Abstract Thought - Greece: Aristotle Read by Steven Seitel 26:58
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03 Scientific Theory Subordinated to Application - Rome: Vitruvius Read by Steven Seitel 22:27
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04 The Continuity of Science - The Medieval Church and the Arabs Read by Steven Seitel 24:28
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05 The Classification of the Sciences - Francis Bacon Read by Steven Seitel 27:49
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06 Scientific Method - Gilbert, Galileo, Harvey, Descartes Read by Steven Seitel 23:46
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07 Science as Measurement - Tycho Brahe, Kepler, Boyle Read by Steven Seitel 23:03
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08 Cooperation in Science - The Royal Society Read by Steven Seitel 26:40
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09 Science and the Struggle for Liberty - Benjamin Franklin Read by Steven Seitel 26:13
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10 The Interaction of the Sciences - Werner, Hutton, Black, Hall, William Smith Read by Steven Seitel 23:00
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11 Science and Religion - Kant, Lambert, Laplace, Sir William Herschel Read by Steven Seitel 22:23
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12 The Reign of Law - Dalton, Joule Read by Steven Seitel 26:12
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13 The Scientist - Sir Humphry Davy Read by Steven Seitel 25:29
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14 Scientific Prediction - The Discovery of Neptune Read by Steven Seitel 22:41
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15 Science and Travel - The Voyage of the Beagle Read by Steven Seitel 27:49
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16 Science and War - Pasteur, Lister Read by Steven Seitel 31:51
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17 Science and Invention - Langley's Aeroplane Read by Steven Seitel 22:54
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18 Scientific Hypothesis - Radioactive Substances Read by Steven Seitel 21:04
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19 The Scientific Imagination Read by Steven Seitel 20:45
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20 Science and Democratic Culture Read by Steven Seitel 22:32
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