The philosophical breakfast club : four remarkable friends who transformed science and changed the world
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Snyder, Laura J.
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Biographies.
Science -- Philosophy.
Scientists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Scientists -- Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- 19th century.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Biographies
Great Britain
Science -- Philosophy
Scientists
Other Subjects
02.01 history of science and culture.
Astronomie
Babbage, Charles -- 1792-1871
Babbage, Charles, -- 1791-1871.
Biographies.
Biography
Cambridge
Geistesleben
Großbritannien
Herschel, John F. W. -- 1792-1871
Herschel, John Frederick William, -- 1792-1871.
Jones, Richard -- 1790-1855
Jones, Richard, -- 1790-1855.
Mathematik
Philosophie
Physik
Science -- Philosophy.
Scientists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Scientists -- Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- 19th century.
Wetenschapsbeoefenaars.
Whewell, William -- 1794-1866
Whewell, William, -- 1794-1866.
Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Wissenschaft
Wissenschaftler

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439 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm
Language
English
UPC
99942585589

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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 412-428) and index.
Description
Traces the influential friendship of William Whewell, Charles Babbage, John Herschel, and Richard Jones, citing their pivotal contributions to a significant array of scientific achievements throughout the mid-nineteenth century.
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SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Snyder, L. J. (2011). The philosophical breakfast club: four remarkable friends who transformed science and changed the world . Broadway Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Snyder, Laura J. 2011. The Philosophical Breakfast Club: Four Remarkable Friends Who Transformed Science and Changed the World. New York: Broadway Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Snyder, Laura J. The Philosophical Breakfast Club: Four Remarkable Friends Who Transformed Science and Changed the World New York: Broadway Books, 2011.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Snyder, L. J. (2011). The philosophical breakfast club: four remarkable friends who transformed science and changed the world. New York: Broadway Books.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Snyder, Laura J. The Philosophical Breakfast Club: Four Remarkable Friends Who Transformed Science and Changed the World Broadway Books, 2011.

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