G N Cantor

Biographic Data

ID1645907
NAMEG N Cantor
GIVEN NAMESG N
FAMILY NAMECantor
SIGNATURECANTOR G N
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Leeds
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS14
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT1
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1970
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
H-INDEX1

  • Companion to the History of Modern Science

    Robert C Olby, G N Cantor et al.BOOKCompanion to the History of…2020

  • Jewish Tradition and the Challenge of Darwinism

    Geoffrey Cantor, G N Cantor et al.BOOKJewish Tradition and the…2006

    Darwin s theory of evolution transformed the life sciences and made profound claims about human origins and the human condition, topics often viewed as the prerogative of religion. As a result, evolution has provoked a wide variety of religious responses, ranging angry rejection to enthusiastic acceptance. While Christian responses to evolution have been studied extensively, little scholarly attention has been paid to reactions. Jewish Tradition …

  • Essay Review: The Eighteenth Century Problem: The Ferment of Knowledge: Studies in the Historiography of Eighteenth Century Science

    Open AccessGeoffrey Cantor, G N CantorARTICLEHistory of Science1982Cited by: 1

  • The Possibility of Naturalism: A Philosophical Critique of the Contemporary Human Sciences

    G N Cantor, Gilly CantorREVIEWThe Philosophical Quarterly1982Cited by: 1

    Journal Article Book Reviews Get access The Possibility of Naturalism: A Philosophical Critique of the Contemporary Human Sciences. By Roy Bhaskar. (Brighton: Harvester, 1979. Pp. 228. Price £11.50, pa. £4.50) G. N. Cantor G. N. Cantor University of Leeds Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 32, Issue 128, July 1982, Pages 280–281, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219329 Published: 0…

  • The Historiography of 'Georgian' Optics

    Open AccessGeoffrey Cantor, G N CantorARTICLEHistory of Science1978Cited by: 1References: 24

  • Berkeley, Reid, and the Mathematization of Mid-Eighteenth-Century Optics

    Geoffrey Cantor, G N CantorARTICLEJournal of the History of Ideas1977Cited by: 1

  • Method in History: For and against

    Open AccessGeoffrey Cantor, G N CantorARTICLEHistory of Science1976References: 5

  • The Academy of Physics at Edinburgh 1797-1800

    Open AccessGeoffrey Cantor, G N CantorARTICLESocial Studies of Science1975Cited by: 1

    At the end of the eighteenth century, the reverberations of the French Revolution and its aftermath were strongly felt in Scotland, where a general fear of dissidence prevailed. The polarities of opinion found expression on the one hand in the formation of radical groups, while on the other there were a series of notorious trials for sedition which were intended to stamp out anarchy. The country was effectively maintained under the strict and rep…

  • Henry Brougham and the Scottish methodological tradition

    Open AccessG N CantorARTICLEStudies in History and Philosophy…1971Cited by: 9References: 11

  • Thomas Young’s lectures at the Royal Institution

    Open AccessG N Cantor, V P Patil et al.ARTICLENotes and Records the Royal…1970

    Thomas Young, F. R. S. (1773-1829) achieved renown not only for the original contributions which he made to physics but also, to a lesser extent, for his work in the fields of hieroglyphics, physiology and classics. Yet he was a professional scientist for only two years (1802-1803), when he held the chair of Natural Philosophy at the Royal Institution. In this paper Young’s progress during these two years will be examined, firstly from a biograph…