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Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The history of science has something to offer to the humblest intelligence. It is a means of impart ing a knowledge of scientific facts and principles to unschooled minds. At the same time it affords a simple method of school instruction. Those who understand a business or an institution best, as a contemporary writer on finance remarks, are those who have made it or grown up with it, and the next best thing is to know how it has grown up, and then watch or take part in its actual working. Generally speaking, we know best what we know in its origins. The history of science is an aid in scientific research. It places the student in the current of scientific thought, and gives him a clue to the purpose and necessity of the theories he is required to master. It presents science as the constant pursuit of truth rather than the formulation of truth long since re vealed; it shows science as progressive rather than fixed, dynamic rather than static, a growth to which each may contribute. It does not paralyze the self activity of youth by the record of an infallible past. It is only by teaching the sciences in their bistori cal development that the schools can be true to the two principles of modern education, that the sciences should occupy the foremost place in the curriculum and that the individual mind in its evolution should rehearse the history of civilization.

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Date de parution	27 novembre 2019
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780243644452
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	6 Mo

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history of has something to o er to the h m le ti e i e eme n It a of impart ing ae eofie ifacts andei i to un chooledia ords e time it the sam a i emethod of school in truction Tho e who understan d a business an institution best as a contemporary writer onﬁere arks are tho n nce who have made it or grown up with it and the next best thing is to kno it has grown up then watch or take part in actu l working Gener y speaking we know best hat we kno its origins histo ry of science is an aid in scientﬁrchc rese It places the student in current of scientiﬁc thought and gives him a clue to the purpose and nece ity of the theories he req ired aster It presents science as the constant pursuit of truth rather than the formulation of truth long since vealed shows science as progressive rather th n ﬁa growth to whichrather than static xed dynamic e h contri te It doe not paralyze the self activity of youth by the record of an infallible past It is only by teaching the sciences in their bistori cal development that the school can be true to the two principles of modern education that the sciences should occupy the foremost place in the c rric l an d that the indivi ual mind in its evolution should rehearse the history of civiliza ion The history of science should be given a l rger placase than at present in general history

PRFAC E Bacon said the history the world without a his tory of learning is like a statue of Polyphemu s with the eye The history of sc ence studies the past for the ke of the f ture It a story of continu ous progress It is rich in biographical aterial It hows the sciences thei r interrelations and saves the t dent fro narrowne ss and premature special It a fords a unique approach to the study of philo ophy It gives motive to the study foreign lang es It gives an interest in the plication knowledge o ers a cl e to the complex civilization of the present and renders the mind hos to new discoveries and inventions The hi tory of science is ho tile to the spirit of caste It shows the sciences rising from daily needs and occ pations for ulated by philosophy enrich ing philosophy giving ri e to new ind stries which react in turn upon the ciences The history sci ence reveals all grades intelligence an d of all soci ranks co perating in the cause human progress It is a basis of intel ectual and social homo

Science is inter ational English Germans French It lian us ian n tion s contribu in g to advance the general interests ccordingly a survey the sciences tends to increase mutual respec and to heighten the h manitarian sentiment The hi tory of science can be ta ght people of all creeds and color and cannot f l to enhance in the reast e ve y ou g man or woman f ith in human progress and good will mankind This book intended a imple introd ction taking advantage of the interests of youth from

PREFAC E eventeen twenty years of age an d their co peers in order to dire ct their atten tion to the story of the development the sciences It makes no cla m to be in any sense complete or cpsychologicali s therefore a omprehensive It having the mental capacity of a certain class of readers always in ew rather than a lo ical introduction hich would presuppose in readers both fu l m t rity intellect considerable ini ti l interest in the history of science I cannot con clude this preface without thanking those who have i ted in the preparation of this book Sir W illiam Os er who re ad the rst draft of the manu cript and aide me with coun sel Charles Singer who read all the chapters in manuscript and to whom I am indebted advice reference to the ill tr tion and for many other valuable suggestions the o cers the Bodleian whose courtesy was unfailing during the year I worked there Professor enry Cre who helped in the revi sion of of the chapters by his ju icious critici m Profe sor J ush who e knowledge of ba teriology improved the chapter on Pasteur Professor O Grondahl read one of the chap ters relating to th e hi tory of physics and suggest important emendations and John Brashear who contributed v luable in ormation in reference to the activities of S amuel Pierpo t angley I wish to express my gratitude a so to iss Florence Bonnet for aid in the correction of the manuscript WLBB r r

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