Lectures on Natural Philosophy and the Mechanical Arts
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Lectures on Natural Philosophy and the Mechanical Arts is an influential early 19th-century work by polymath Thomas Young that systematically presents his experimental and theoretical contributions to physics, particularly in optics and mechanics.
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| instanceOf |
book
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physics book → scientific treatise → |
| aim |
to present a comprehensive account of natural philosophy
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to systematize Young's research in optics and mechanics → |
| associatedWith |
British natural philosophy
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history of physics → |
| author |
Thomas Young
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| authorNationality |
British
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| authorOccupation |
physician
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physicist → polymath → |
| contributionTo |
development of mechanics
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development of optics → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| describedAs |
influential early 19th-century work
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| documentType |
lecture series
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| field |
mechanics
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optics → physics → |
| genre |
natural philosophy
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| hasSubject |
experimental methods in physics
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mechanical principles → theoretical analysis in physics → wave theory of light → |
| historicalPeriod |
early 19th century
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| influencedBy |
earlier natural philosophy traditions
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| language |
English
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| mainFocus |
experimental contributions to physics
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mechanics → optics → theoretical contributions to physics → |
| notableFor |
integration of theory and experiment
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systematic treatment of Young's experiments → |
| publicationCentury |
19th century
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| structure |
systematic presentation of Thomas Young's work
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| timePeriodOfInfluence |
19th century physics
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Referenced by (2)
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Thomas Young
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Thomas Young ("A Course of Lectures on Natural Philosophy and the Mechanical Arts") → |
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