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Thomas Young : Natural Philosopher, 1773-1829 by Alexander Wood (2011, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-10052126376X
ISBN-139780521263764
eBay Product ID (ePID)14038260319
Product Key Features
Number of Pages382 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameThomas Young : Natural Philosopher, 1773-1829
Publication Year2011
SubjectCultural Heritage, Europe / Great Britain / General, Science & Technology
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorAlexander Wood
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight17.3 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal530.092
Table Of ContentList of plates; List of illustrations in the text; Alex Wood - a memoir Charles E. Raven; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Early years, 1733-92; 2. Medical study in London and Edinburgh, 1792-4; 3. Medical study in Göttingen and Cambridge, 1795-9; 4. Physician and medical author; 5. The human eye; 6. Professor at the Royal Institution; 7. The wave theory of light is founded; 8. Theory of light; 9. The Rosetta Stone; 10. Rival claims of Young and Champollion; 11. The Encyclopaedia Britannica (1917-25); 12. Herculaneum and languages; 13. Standards of length, Young and the Admiralty, life assurance; 14. Nautical almanac and board of longitude; 15. Events in later life; Appendix; Index of names; Index of subjects.
SynopsisThis 1954 biography was the result of many years' labour by its author, Alexander Wood. At the time of Dr Wood's death, he had completed the first ten chapters and left notes for the remaining two, which were finished by Frank Oldham. The volume traces the life of the famous English natural philosopher Thomas Young., Originally published in 1954, this biography was the result of many years' labour by its author, Alexander Wood. At the time of Dr Wood's death, he had completed the first ten chapters and left notes for the remaining two, which were finished by Frank Oldham. The volume traces the life of the famous English natural philosopher Thomas Young (1773-1829) from his precocious childhood through his later career as a physician and his accomplishments in the study of optics and languages. As Mr Oldham notes in the preface, 'Young forms a fascinating subject in the field of biography, not only from his amazing scientific record and his wide classical learning combined with his remarkable depth of knowledge in philosophy, but also as a humanist working disinterestedly in the cause of truth.' The book is richly illustrated and contains a memoir of the late author by his acquaintance Professor Charles E. Raven.
LC Classification NumberQ143
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