Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences From ancient
times, humans have tried to understand the workings of the world
around them. The roots of modern physical science go back to the
very earliest mechanical devices such as levers and rollers, the
mixing of paints and dyes, and the importance of the heavenly
bodies in early religious observance and navigation. The
physical sciences as we know them today began to emerge as
independent academic subjects during the early modern period, in
the work of Newton and other 'natural philosophers', and
numerous sub-disciplines developed during the centuries that
followed. This part of the Cambridge Library Collection is
devoted to landmark publications in this area which will be of
interest to historians of science concerned with individual
scientists, particular discoveries, and advances in scientific
method, or with the establishment and development of scientific
institutions around the world.