This classic work in the philosophy of physical science is an incisive and readable account of the scientific method. Pierre Duhem was one of the great figures in French science, a devoted teacher, and a distinguished scholar of the history and philosophy of science. This book represents his most ma[...]
The tragic conflict between men of faith and men of science has its origins in a false notion of history: a notion that the Middle Ages stultified scientific exploration and scholarship. French scientist Pierre Duhem dedicated his life to examining this problem. For years, however, his works were in[...]
Pierre Duhem (1861-1916), Physicien-Theoricien, Philosophe et Historien des Sciences, auteur de La Theorie Physique, son objet, sa structure et d'ouvrages d'histoire de la physique, est le promoteur de recherches originales et qui s'averent fecondes dans le domaine de la Thermodynamique. Duhem affir[...]