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Transactions Of The Cambridge Philosophical Society (Volume XIII)

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  • Publisher: Alpha Editions
  • 21.6 x 28 x 1.8 cm

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A living archive of Victorian curiosity and calculation. Vital ideas from another age. Transactions of the Cambridge Philosophical Society (Volume XIII) assembles a rigorous record of scientific society proceedings from Cambridge, England, an academic journal anthology that captures nineteenth century science in practice. Natural philosophy essays sit alongside mathematics and physics papers, experimental reports and theoretical notes, offering a textured view of Victorian era science and the disciplinary debates of the day. As a source for historical scientific research this volume functions both as immediate evidence of method and as a window into Cambridge England history and the royal society adjacent circles that informed British inquiry. It is at once a practical reference for scholars and a readable trove for casual readers; classic-literature collectors will appreciate the period prose and the book's place within a scientific classics collection and a university library collection. Read in sequence, the papers reveal how observation, calculation and argument were braided together; read selectively, the volume supplies authoritative references for bibliographies, citations and the study of scientific method. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. The modern presentation brings nineteenth-century material into a readable form without flattening its period voice, so students, independent historians and librarians can consult it with ease. Equally at home on an academic shelf or a private display, Volume XIII enriches a university library collection and complements any scientific classics collection; it is ready as a research reference for scholars, a teaching resource, and a quietly engrossing companion for casual readers who treasure original scientific voices. Scholars of the history of ideas and historians of science will find unexpected leads in the papers and debates, and teachers can draw on these original discussions to enliven seminars and lectures. Collectors and institutions alike will value an edition that honours archival detail while making nineteenth century scholarship accessible.
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  • Title

    Transactions Of The Cambridge Philosophical Society (Volume XIII)

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Alpha Editions

  • Published

    November 2020

  • Weight

    759g

  • Dimensions

    21.6 x 28 x 1.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9789354210563

  • ISBN-10

    9354210562

  • Eden Code

    5318364

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