McCormmach R. Speculative Truth: Henry Cavendish, Natural Philosophy, and the Rise of Modern Theoretical Science

Oxford University Press, 2004. — 258 p.With a never-before published paper by Lord Henry Cavendish, as well as a biography on him, this book offers a fascinating discourse on the rise of scientific attitudes and ways of knowing. A pioneering British physicist in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Cavendish was widely considered to be the first full-time scientist in the modern sense. Through the lens of this unique thinker and writer, this book is about the birth of modern science.Natural Philosophy
Natural Philosophers.
Philosophies.
Theories.
A Great Question
Historical Setting of Heat and Mechanics.
Henry Cavendish's Researches.
The Mechanical Theory of Heat.
The Question.
Appendix. Henry Cavendish's Manuscript on the Mechanical Theory of Heat
Editorial Note.
Preliminary Sketch of the Manuscript.
Foul Copy of the Manuscript.
Fair Copy of the Manuscript.