Life of Thomas Young
Author: George Peacock
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Published: 1855
Total Pages: 602
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Author: George Peacock
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Published: 1855
Total Pages: 602
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Thomas Young
Publisher: Burns & Oates
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 648
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThomas Young's Life and Works illustrates the greatest scientific achievements of Thomas Young (1773-1829). Chiefly remembered for his work on physiological optics, Young initiated important paths of investigation which other scientists were later able to take up and complete. Originally published separately, but intended as companion works, the one-volume Life of Thomas Young, edited by George Peacock, and the three-volume Miscellaneous Works of the Late Thomas Young, edited by George Peacock and John Leitch, complete this collection of all of Young's major works. Volume 1 of this four-volume collection is the standard Life of Thomas Young originally published in 1855 and edited by the Young scholar, Peacock. The work features rare manuscripts, including the now lost Young journal; it is not only the definitive source on Young's life, but also a valuable historical resource on the development and context of Young's scientific breakthroughs. Miscellaneous Works of the Late Thomas Young collects Young's contributions to the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, including his famous Bakerian Lectures and key articles prepared for the Supplement of the Encyclopædia Britannica. The collection also features Young's book reviews from the Quarterly Review, such as a review of Laplace's Memoir"Sur la Loi de la Réfraction extraordinaire dans les Cristaux diaphanes" and Humphry Davy's Elements of Chemical Philosophy. Volume two contains Young's innovative essays on optics and correspondence between Young and influential scientists of the time, including the great British physicist David Brewster. Volumes three and four contain informative biographies (with extensive bibliographies) of the great scientists of the eighteenth century, including the natural philosopher John Robison, the great mathematician and astronomer Joseph Lagrange, and the Astronomer Royal Nevil Maskelyne. The collection concludes with essays which vividly illustrate Young's pioneering work on deciphering the Rosetta Stone, including his correspondence with his great rival Champollion. The Thoemmes reprint of these two key works is an indispensable resource for historians of science and an excellent companion to Thomas Young's Lectures on Natural Philosophy and the Mechanical Arts (also printed by Thoemmes Press, January 2002).
Author: Andrew Robinson
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Published: 2023
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ISBN-13: 9781805110248
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: George Peacock
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Published: 2023-07-18
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ISBN-13: 9781020311079
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis biography celebrates the life and achievements of Thomas Young, a brilliant British scientist who made significant contributions to the fields of physics, optics, and linguistics. The book highlights Young's groundbreaking discoveries, including the wave theory of light and the deciphering of the Rosetta Stone. Readers interested in the history of science and intellectual biography will find this book engaging and informative. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: George Peacock
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Published: 1855
Total Pages: 540
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Published: 2018
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ISBN-13: 9781033229590
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Publisher: Arkose Press
Published: 2015-11-05
Total Pages: 572
ISBN-13: 9781346096094
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Author: George Peacock
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
Published: 2019-08-06
Total Pages: 548
ISBN-13: 9780461047448
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Author: George Peacock
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Published: 1855
Total Pages: 530
ISBN-13: 9780598619501
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Published: 1855
Total Pages: 570
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