The Ambiguous Frog: The Galvani-Volta Controversy on Animal Electricity

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Ambiguous Frog: The Galvani-Volta Controversy on Animal Electricity
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Marcello Pera
Translated by Jonathan Mandelbaum
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:232
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreAnimal physiology
ISBN/Barcode 9780691603971
ClassificationsDewey:591.19127
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 14 July 2014
Publication Country United States

Description

How do ideas become accepted by the scientific community? How and why do scientists choose among empirically equivalent theories? In this pathbreaking book translated from the Italian, Marcello Pera addresses these questions by exploring the politics, rhetoric, scientific practices, and metaphysical assumptions that entered into the famous Galvani-

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One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1992