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Leviathan and the Air-Pump: Hobbes, Boyle, and the Experimental Life by Simon Schaffer, Steven Shapin (Paperback, 2011)
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Examines the conflicts over the value and propriety of experimental methods between two major seventeenth-century thinkers: Thomas Hobbes, author of the political treatise Lev...Read more
Leviathan and the Air-Pump: Hobbes, Boyle, and the Experimental Life by Simon Schaffer, Steven Shapin (Paperback, 2011)
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| Examines the conflicts over the value and propriety of experimental methods between two major seventeenth-century thinkers: Thomas Hobbes, author of the political treatise Leviathan and vehement critic of systematic experimentation in natural philosophy, and Robert Boyle, mechanical philosopher and owner of the newly invented air-pump. | |
| Key Features | |
| Author(s) | Simon Schaffer, Steven Shapin |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Date of Publication | 15/08/2011 |
| Language | English |
| Format | Paperback |
| ISBN-10 | 0691150206 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780691150208 |
| Subject | Science: General & Reference |
| Publication Data | |
| Place of Publication | New Jersey |
| Country of Publication | United States |
| Imprint | Princeton University Press |
| Content Note | 15 halftones. 7 line illus. |
| Dimensions | |
| Weight | 657 g |
| Width | 152 mm |
| Height | 229 mm |
| Spine | 23 mm |
| Editorial Details | |
| Format Details | Trade paperback (US) |
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| Author Biography | Steven Shapin is the Franklin L. Ford Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University. Simon Schaffer is professor of history of science at the University of Cambridge. |
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