The Doctrine Of A Simple Universe

The Doctrine of a Simple Universe

The Doctrine of a Simple Universe (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Doctrine of a Simple Universe While it is claimed that our system accounts for all the facts of physical nature the author relies especially for demonstration upon its explanation of chemical facts. Chemistry deals with the relation of atoms to each other, and, since atoms are definite, specialized bodies and sys tems, the modes of their mutual relation and force condi tions may be traced out to a definite conclusion. It is the intention to follow this essay with a special treatise on chemistry in its relation to our system. The very oblate spheroidical atom, with its bipolar affinities and combination by polarities will be presented as the key note of the system. Upon this basis for chemistry we will challenge the analysis and criticism of chemists. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Routledge Guidebook to Galileo's Dialogue

The publication in 1632 of Galileo’s Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems, Ptolemaic and Copernican marked a crucial moment in the ‘scientific revolution’ and helped Galileo become the ‘father of modern science’. The Dialogue contains Galileo’s mature synthesis of astronomy, physics, and methodology, and a critical confirmation of Copernicus’s hypothesis of the earth’s motion. However, the book also led Galileo to stand trial with the Inquisition, in what became known as ‘the greatest scandal in Christendom’. In The Routledge Guidebook to Galileo's Dialogue, Maurice A. Finocchiaro introduces and analyzes: the intellectual background and historical context of the Copernican controversy and Inquisition trial; the key arguments and critiques that Galileo presents on both sides of the ‘dialogue’; the Dialogue’s content and significance from three special points of view: science, methodology, and rhetoric; the enduring legacy of the Dialogue and the ongoing application of its approach to other areas. This is an essential introduction for all students of science, philosophy, history, and religion wanting a useful guide to Galileo’s great classic.