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Dear, Peter, 1958-

The intelligibility of nature how science makes sense of the world / [electronic resource] : Peter Dear. - University of Chicago Press, 2006. - 1 online resource (xii, 242 p.) : ill. - Science.culture . - Science.culture. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-233) and index.

Introduction : science as natural philosophy, science as instrumentality -- The mechanical universe from Galileo to Newton -- A place for everything : the classification of the world -- The chemical revolution thwarted by atoms -- Design and disorder : the origin of species -- Dynamical explanation : the aether and Victorian machines -- How to understand nature? : Einstein, Bohr, and the quantum universe -- Conclusion : making sense in science.

ISBN: 9780226139500 (electronic bk.) 0226139506 (electronic bk.)

Source: OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Science--Methodology--History.
Science--Philosophy--History.
Reasoning--History.
Philosophy of nature--History.
SCIENCE--Philosophy & Social Aspects.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: Q175.32.R45 / D43 2006eb

Dewey Class. No.: 501