Hermann von Helmholtz ; edited, and with an introduction by David Cahan
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xviii, 418 pages :
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illustrations ;
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24 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (page [xvii]-xviii) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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On Goethe's scientific researches (1853) -- On the interaction of the natural forces (1854) -- On the psychological causes of harmony in music (1857) -- On the relation of natural science to science in general (1862) -- On the conservation of force (1862-63) -- The recent progress of the theory of vision (1868) -- On the aim and progress of physical science (1869) -- On the origin and significance of geometrical axioms (1870) -- On the origin of the planetary system (1871) -- On the relation of optics to painting (1871) -- On thought in medicine (1877) -- On academic freedom in German universities (1877) -- The facts in perception (1878) -- Hermann von Helmholtz. An autobiographical sketch (1891) -- Goethe's presentiments of coming scientific ideas (1892)