Atomism: References & Edit History

E. Cantore, Atomic Order: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Microphysics (1969); F. Copleston, A History of Philosophy, 8 vol. (1950–66); E.J. Dijksterhuis, Die Mechanisierung des Weltbildes (1956; Eng. trans., The Mechanization of the World Picture, 1961), a history of science from antiquity to the 17th century; A.S. Eddington, The Philosophy of Physical Science (1939); K. Lasswitz, Geschichte der Atomistik vom Mittelalter bis Newton, 2 vol. (1890, reprinted 1963), a 19th-century classic; A.G.M. van Melsen, Van atomos naar atoom (1949; Eng. trans., From Atomos to Atom: The History of the Concept Atom, 2nd ed. 1960), including references for the primary sources; L.K. Nash, The Atomic-Molecular Theory (1950), a discussion of the first phase of the chemical atomic theory; E.T. Whittaker, History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity, rev. ed., 2 vol. (1951–54), only for readers with a solid background in science; L.L. Whyte, Essay on Atomism: From Democritus to 1960 (1961), a brief introduction to the idea of atomism and its history. See also Mrinalkauti Gangopadhyaya, Indian Atomism: History and Sources (1980).