From Atomos to Atom; The History of the Concept of Atom
Pittsburgh: Duquesne University Press, 1952. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Format is approximately 7.25 inches by 10.25 inches. xii, 240, [4] pages. Footnotes. Tabular data. Formulae. Ex-library with the usual library markings. This is Duquesne Studies Philosophical Series 1. Includes: Translator's Foreword; Introduction; Part One The Concept of Atom before the Origin of the Physical Atomic Theory; Part Two The Concept Atom in Physical Science; Periodic Table; Table of Subatomic Particles; Bibliography; Index of Names; and Index of Subjects. The "first complete history of the atomic theory which considers both its philosophic and its physical aspect", including ancient, medieval, and modern theories, considering the limits of philosophy and its relation to science. Andrew G. Van Melsen (1912-1994) was an Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, Catholic University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands. He was the noted author of From Atomos to Atom and other works. Rev Henry J. Koren was born in Holland on Dec. 30, 1912. Henry Koren was ordained to the Priesthood July 4, 1937. After studies in Rome which were interrupted by WW II, Fr. Koren completed his Doctorate at Catholic University in Washington, D.C. In 1948 Fr. Koren was transferred to Duquesne University, Pittsburgh. He taught there in the Philosophy Department and became Chairman of the Philosophy Department and later also of the Theology Department. At Duquesne Fr. Koren wrote half a dozen books on philosophy and translated over two dozen other philosophical texts in the Duquesne Studies series. Fr. Koren's career as an author, philosopher and historian would span five decades. Widely acclaimed as an outstanding contribution to both science and philosophy, this classic profiles the atom's progress from Grecian philosophy to its physical conception in the 17th century and its modern applications to quantum theory. "Fascinating . . . clear and authoritative." — Philosophy. Condition: Good.
Keywords: Atomic Theory, Miletus, Heraclitus, Parmenides, Democritus, Anaxagoras, Empedocles, Scaliger, Atomism, Sennert, van Goorle, Gassendi, Basso, Descartes, Robert Boyle, Dalton, Berzelius, Avagadro, Lothar Meyer, Mendelejeff, Rutherford, Bohr, Planck, Nu
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