Thomas Reid on mathematics and natural philosophy /edited by Paul Wood.
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, (c)2017.
- 1 online resource (cxciv, 318 pages)
- The Edinburgh edition of Thomas Reid ; 9 .
Includes bibliographies and index.
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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Mathematics--Early works to 1800. Physical sciences--Early works to 1800.