Автор: Numbers Ronald L., Kampourakis Kostas Название: Newton`s Apple and Other Myths about Science ISBN: 0674241568 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780674241565 Издательство: Harvard University Press Рейтинг: Цена: 2843.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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A Guardian "Favourite Reads--as Chosen by Scientists" Selection
"Tackles some of science's most enduring misconceptions." --Discover
A falling apple inspired Isaac Newton's insight into the law of gravity--or did it really?
Among the many myths debunked in this refreshingly irreverent book are the idea that alchemy was a superstitious pursuit, that Darwin put off publishing his theory of evolution for fear of public reprisal, and that Gregor Mendel was ahead of his time as a pioneer of genetics. More recent myths about particle physics and Einstein's theory of relativity are discredited too, and a number of dubious generalizations, like the notion that science and religion are antithetical, or that science can neatly be distinguished from pseudoscience, go under the microscope of history.
Newton's Apple and Other Myths about Science brushes away popular fictions and refutes the widespread belief that science advances when individual geniuses experience "Eureka " moments and suddenly grasp what those around them could never imagine.
"Delightful...thought-provoking...Every reader should find something to surprise them." --Jim Endersby, Science
"Better than just countering the myths, the book explains when they arose and why they stuck." --The Guardian
Описание: "Origins have always fascinated human beings. Many wonder at their personal origins, who their forebears were, how they came to be the person that they are. Of course, underneath it, usually unperceived, is a drive by the individual's own spiritual self to make itself known to the personality it has chosen to co-associate with this time round. Because anyone's ultimate origin is not familial, tribal, social, or genetic. It is spiritual. The search for kosmic origins, the beginning of all that is, is an expression of that same drive emanating from your higher spiritual self to know where you came from ... " So speak spirit guides in this revolutionary channelled book, in which they offer a series of wide-ranging, fascinatingly detailed explanations of human nature, the structure of reality, and the intent behind exist-ence. Using current scientific and cultural concepts, but giving them often novel twists, the guides present fresh ways to view the relationship between the spiritual and the physical. For anyone who seeks to understand the what, how and why of their existence, this book offers significant new perspectives on age-old conundrums.
Автор: Kosk-Kosicka Danuta E. Название: Oblige the Light ISBN: 1936328208 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781936328208 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 1373.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Kostis Kostas Название: History`s Spoiled Children: The Story of Modern Greece ISBN: 0190846410 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780190846411 Издательство: Oxford Academ Цена: 6725.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: History's Spoiled Children is the story of a small Ottoman province and its transformation into a modern European state. In some respects, the challenges to the formation of the Greek state could be likened to those encountered by the Western world in its efforts to impose its politico-cultural model on societies foreign to it. Though the Greeks of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries were Christians whereas the societies subject to Western experimentation today are Muslim, the political venture known as modernization has treated both as civilizing projects and in no way as equal partners. However, there is one distinction that cannot be ignored. Western Europeans regard Greece and Greeks as foundational in their own history. With this in mind, one may better understand the West's (more or less) particular treatment of these populations, which not only rebelled against the Ottoman Empire in the name of Christianity but also invoked connections to an ancient past in which Europe sees the roots of its own identity. Kostas Kostis explores this perception and traces the formation of this favored modern nation, dubbed in nineteenth-century Europe the ''spoiled children of history'.
Автор: Numbers Ronald L., Kampourakis Kostas Название: Newton`s Apple and Other Myths about Science ISBN: 0674967984 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780674967984 Издательство: Harvard University Press Рейтинг: Цена: 3635.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A falling apple inspired the law of gravity--or so the story goes. Is it true? Perhaps not. But why do such stories endure as explanations of how science happens? Newton`s Apple and Other Myths about Science brushes away popular misconceptions to provide a clearer picture of scientific breakthroughs from ancient times to the present.
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