Synopsis
Published firstly in 1938. It
presents a full and profusely illustrated account of progress which made
during the eighteenth century in Mathematics, Mechanics, Astronomy,
Physics, Meteorology, Geography, Chemistry, Biology, Medicine,
Psychology, Demography, Economics, Philosophy, and Technology.
About Abraham Wolf (1876-1948)
An English philosopher and
historian of ideas and of science. He was professor of logic and
scientific method at University College, London, concurrently
lecturing at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
He was a co-editor of the 14th edition of the Encyclopedia
Britannica.
作者简介
英国哲学家、思想史学家和科学史学家。他是伦敦大学学院的逻辑和科学方法教授,同时在伦敦经济和政治学学院任教。他是大英百科全书第14版的联合编辑之一。