Great Scientific Experiments: Twenty Experiments That Changed Our View of the World

Book Details

• Author: Rom Harré

• Publisher: Dover

• Language: English

• ISBN: 9780486422633

• Binding: Paperback

• Pages: 2

• Release Date: 15-03-2002

About the Book

Groundbreaking Scientific Experiments by Rom Harré provides an insightful look into some of the most important experiments in the history of science. This work presents 20 key scientific experiments, re-created meticulously based on the original publications in which the results were first announced. These experiments have had profound implications in the advancement of scientific theories and our understanding of the world.

The experiments featured in this book include:

• Aristotle's work on the embryology of the chick

• Galileo's discovery of the law of descent

• Newton's experiment on the nature of colors

• Lavoisier's proof of the oxygen hypothesis

• William Beaumont's work on the process of digestion

• Faraday's demonstration of the identity of all forms of electricity

• J.J. Thompson's discovery of the electron

• Michelson and Morley’s demonstration of the impossibility of detecting the motion of the earth

• And many others

Each of these experiments is appraised in the context of its historical importance, elegance, and the lasting influence it has had on subsequent developments in science. Additionally, this book features rare photographs, illustrations of the experimental methods and apparatus, as well as brief biographies and portraits of the scientists involved.

This is an ideal read for anyone interested in understanding the foundational moments of modern science, with the clarity of analysis and the rich historical context provided by Rom Harré, a Fellow Emeritus of Linacre College, Oxford.