Thomas Reid on Mathematics and Natural Philosophy

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Edited by Paul Wood, University of Victoria, Canada

Publisher:: Edinburgh University Press
Online publication date:: June 2018
Print publication year:: 2017
Online ISBN:: 9780748643394

Subjects:: Twentieth-Century Philosophy, Philosophy
Series:: The Edinburgh Edition of Thomas Reid

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Thomas Reid was an intellectual polymath interested in all aspects of Enlightenment thought. Paul Wood reconstructs Reid's career as a mathematician and natural philosopher and shows how he grappled with Sir Isaac Newton's scientific legacy.

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Acknowledgements
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The Manuscripts and Editorial Principles
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Index of Manuscripts and Published Texts
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Introduction
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THE MANUSCRIPTS
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Part One - Euclidean Geometry
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Part Two - ‘An Essay on Quantity’
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Part Three - Astronomy
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Part Four - Optics
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Part Five - Electricity
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Part Six - Chemistry
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NOTES
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Part One - Euclidean Geometry
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Part Two - ‘An Essay on Quantity’
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Part Three - Astronomy
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Part Four - Optics
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Part Five - Electricity
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Part Six - Chemistry
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Part One - Euclidean Geometry
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Part Two - ‘An Essay on Quantity’
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Part Three - Astronomy
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Part Four - Optics
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Bibliography
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Acknowledgements
pp vii-viii

The Manuscripts and Editorial Principles
pp ix-xiii

Index of Manuscripts and Published Texts
pp xiv-xvi

Introduction
pp xvii-cxciv

THE MANUSCRIPTS
pp 1-2

Part One - Euclidean Geometry
pp 3-31

Part Two - ‘An Essay on Quantity’
pp 32-59

Part Three - Astronomy
pp 60-87

Part Four - Optics
pp 88-123

Part Five - Electricity
pp 124-128

Part Six - Chemistry
pp 129-154

NOTES
pp 155-156

Editorial Notes

Part One - Euclidean Geometry
pp 157-169

Part Two - ‘An Essay on Quantity’
pp 169-181

Part Three - Astronomy
pp 181-198

Part Four - Optics
pp 198-209

Part Five - Electricity
pp 210-214

Part Six - Chemistry
pp 214-227

Textual Notes

Part One - Euclidean Geometry
pp 228-232

Part Two - ‘An Essay on Quantity’
pp 232-236

Part Three - Astronomy
pp 236-239

Part Four - Optics
pp 239-244

Part Five - Electricity
pp 244-245

Part Six - Chemistry
pp 245-247

Bibliography
pp 248-286

Index of Persons and Titles
pp 287-305

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