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JOHN HERSCHEL: BRITAIN'S FIRST MODERN PHYSICAL SCIENTIST

Pages 57-69 | Published online: 13 Apr 2010
 

SUMMARY

In this paper I shall present a sketch of the life and contributions to science of Sir John F. W. Herschel (179–1871). One of the theses that I shall develop is that John Herschel can meaningfully be described as Britain's first modern physical scientist. In addition to developing this thesis, I shall make some remarks about lesser known aspects of Herschel's life.

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