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The philosophical breakfast club : four remarkable friends who transformed science and changed the world / Laura J. Snyder.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780767930482 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 0767930487 (hbk.)
- Physical Description: 439 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 25 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Broadway Books, c2011.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [412]-428) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Inventing the scientist -- Waterworks -- Philosophical breakfasts -- Experimental lives -- Mechanical toys -- Dismal science -- The great battle -- Mapping the world -- A divine programmer -- Sciences of shadow and light -- Angels and fairies -- New worlds -- Nature decoded -- Endings -- A new horizon. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| La Conner Regional Library | 509.2241 SNYDER | 97378 | NON FICTION | Available | - |