Thomas L Hankins
Biographic Data
| ID | 968754 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas L Hankins |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas L |
| FAMILY NAME | Hankins |
| SIGNATURE | HANKINS T L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Washington |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 30 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 70 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 30 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1965 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
"A "Large and Graceful Sinuosity
In 1833 John Herschel published a graphical method for determining the orbits of double stars. He argued that his method, which depended on human judgment rather than mathematical analysis, gave better results than computation, given the uncertainty in the data. Herschel found that astronomy and terrestrial physics were especially suitable for graphical treatment, and he expected that graphs would soon become important in all areas of science. He…
Blood, Dirt, and Nomograms
L. J. Henderson, a Harvard physiologist and the first president of the History of Science Society, attempted to analyze mammalian blood solely as a physical-chemical substance. He found that the only way he could describe a chemical system as complicated as blood was by a diagram called a "nomogram." This lecture tells the history of Henderson's nomogram and of nomograms in general. It describes the origins of graphs in the eighteenth century, th…
Experiencing Nature
Osiris. Vol. 9, Instruments
Instruments and the Imagination
Die Werke von Daniel Bernoulli. Volume 7
Jean Le Rond d'Alembert philosophe. Veronique Le Ru
Introduction
The Ocular Harpsichord of Louis-Bertrand Castel; Or, The Instrument That Wasn't
The Quantifying Spirit in the Eighteenth Century . Tore Frängsmyr , J. L. Heilbron , Robin E. Rider
Sciences à l'époque de la Révolution française
Authority, Liberty, and Automatic Machinery in Early Modern Europe
Opera omnia. Series IV A
Science and the Enlightenment
Bibliographic Essay
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Prosopography of the British Association
Journal Article Prosopography of the British Association: An Essay Review Get access THOMAS L. HANKINS THOMAS L. HANKINS Department of History, University of Washington Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Volume XXXVII, Issue 4, October 1982, Pages 451–454, https://doi.org/10.1093/jhmas/XXXVII.4.451 Published: 01 October 1982
Seeing through the Enlightenment The Ferment of Knowledge
In Defence of Biography
Fontenelle à la recherche de lui-même (1657-1702) . Alain Niderst
Triplets and Triads
Actes de la journée Maupertuis (Créteil, ier décembre 1973)
Jean d'Alembert between Descartes and Newton
The Unpublished Writings of Tobias Mayer . Eric G. Forbes
Joseph Fourier 1768-1830. A Survey of His Life and Work, Based on a Critical Edition of His Monograph on the Propagation of Heat, Presented to the Institut de France in 1807 . I. Grattan-Guinness , J.…
Esquisse d'une histoire de l'idée de Nature. Robert Lenoble
Eighteenth-Century Attempts to Resolve the Vis viva Controversy
Introduction
In Defence of Biography
"A "Large and Graceful Sinuosity
In 1833 John Herschel published a graphical method for determining the orbits of double stars. He argued that his method, which depended on human judgment rather than mathematical analysis, gave better results than computation, given the uncertainty in the data. Herschel found that astronomy and terrestrial physics were especially suitable for graphical treatment, and he expected that graphs would soon become important in all areas of science. He…
Triplets and Triads
The Influence of Malebranche on the Science of Mechanics During the Eighteenth Century
Experiencing Nature
The Ocular Harpsichord of Louis-Bertrand Castel; Or, The Instrument That Wasn't
Jean d'Alembert between Descartes and Newton
Essay Review
Jean d'Alembert, 1717-83 . Ronald Grimsley
Eighteenth-Century Attempts to Resolve the Vis viva Controversy
The Influence of Malebranche on the Science of Mechanics During the Eighteenth Century
Essay Review
Jean D'Alembert
Journal Article Book Reviews Get access Jean D’Alembert : Science and the Enlightenment. By Thomas L. Hankins. (Oxford : Clarendon Press. 1970. Pp. xi + 260. Price £3.50) Arthur Thomson Arthur Thomson Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 21, Issue 84, July 1971, Pages 268–269, https://doi.org/10.2307/2218138 Published: 01 July 1971
Esquisse d'une histoire de l'idée de Nature. Robert Lenoble
Joseph Fourier 1768-1830. A Survey of His Life and Work, Based on a Critical Edition of His Monograph on the Propagation of Heat, Presented to the Institut de France in 1807 . I. Grattan-Guinness , J.…
The Unpublished Writings of Tobias Mayer . Eric G. Forbes
Actes de la journée Maupertuis (Créteil, ier décembre 1973)
Jean d'Alembert between Descartes and Newton
Fontenelle à la recherche de lui-même (1657-1702) . Alain Niderst
Triplets and Triads
In Defence of Biography
Prosopography of the British Association
Journal Article Prosopography of the British Association: An Essay Review Get access THOMAS L. HANKINS THOMAS L. HANKINS Department of History, University of Washington Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Volume XXXVII, Issue 4, October 1982, Pages 451–454, https://doi.org/10.1093/jhmas/XXXVII.4.451 Published: 01 October 1982
Seeing through the Enlightenment The Ferment of Knowledge
Science and the Enlightenment
Bibliographic Essay
A summary is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content.
Opera omnia. Series IV A
Authority, Liberty, and Automatic Machinery in Early Modern Europe
Sciences à l'époque de la Révolution française
The Quantifying Spirit in the Eighteenth Century . Tore Frängsmyr , J. L. Heilbron , Robin E. Rider
Introduction
The Ocular Harpsichord of Louis-Bertrand Castel; Or, The Instrument That Wasn't
Jean Le Rond d'Alembert philosophe. Veronique Le Ru
Die Werke von Daniel Bernoulli. Volume 7
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