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Author : William Sheehan
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031688007
Total Pages : 696 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (316 download)
Download or read book Parallel Lives of Astronomers written by William Sheehan and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Theodore Arabatzis
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319145533
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (191 download)
Download or read book Relocating the History of Science written by Theodore Arabatzis and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-05-19 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is put together in honor of a distinguished historian of science, Kostas Gavroglu, whose work has won international acclaim, and has been pivotal in establishing the discipline of history of science in Greece, its consolidation in other countries of the European Periphery, and the constructive dialogue of these emerging communities with an extended community of international scholars. The papers in the volume reflect Gavroglu’s broad range of intellectual interests and touch upon significant themes in recent history and philosophy of science. They include topics in the history of modern physical sciences, science and technology in the European periphery, integrated history and philosophy of science, historiographical considerations, and intersections with the history of mathematics, technology and contemporary issues. They are authored by eminent scholars whose academic and personal trajectories crossed with Gavroglu’s. The book will interest historians and philosophers of science and technology alike, as well as science studies scholars, and generally readers interested in the role of the sciences in the past in various geographical contexts.
Author : Michio Kaku
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 1400033721
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 ( download)
Download or read book Parallel Worlds written by Michio Kaku and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2006-02-14 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The national bestselling author of The God Equation takes us on a thrilling journey to explore black holes and time machines, multidimensional space and the possibility that parallel universes may lay alongside our own. “A wonderful tour, with an expert guide.” —Brian Greene, New York Times bestselling author of The Elegant Universe Kaku skillfully guides us through the latest innovations in string theory and its latest iteration, M-theory, which posits that our universe may be just one in an endless multiverse, a singular bubble floating in a sea of infinite bubble universes. If M-theory is proven correct, we may perhaps finally find answer to the question, “What happened before the big bang?” This is an exciting and unforgettable introduction into the new cutting-edge theories of physics and cosmology from one of the pre-eminent voices in the field.
Author : William H. Benson
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1493118420
Total Pages : 671 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (931 download)
Download or read book The Parallel Lives of the Noble American Religious Thinkers Vs. Believers written by William H. Benson and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-12-05 with total page 671 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roger Williams championed liberty of conscience. Cotton Mather promoted acts of kindness and doing good. Roger Williams was born in London but migrated to Boston and then to Salem, Plymouth, and finally to the town he founded, Providence, Rhode Island. Cotton Mather was born in Boston and never strayed from it. Both were trained Puritan ministers, but the young man Roger resigned from the ministry, saying it was “the best callings but (generally) they are the worst trades in the world.” Instead, he made his living “trucking with the Indians.” Cotton preached at his pulpit at Boston’s Old North Church until seven weeks before he passed away. They both wrote books, especially Cotton, who wrote over four hundred. Alike and yet so different, the two men were thinkers and writers in America’s early religious history. Author William H. Benson compares and contrasts Roger Williams and Cotton Mather in this, the first of six volumes of The Parallel Lives of the Noble American Religious Thinkers vs. Believers. Additional volumes will include: Thomas Paine and George Whitefield, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Joseph Smith, William James and Mary Baker Eddy, Mark Twain and Billy Graham, and H. L. Mencken and Jim Bakker.
Author : Ana I. Gomez de Castro
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0128191716
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (281 download)
Download or read book Ultraviolet Astronomy and the Quest for the Origin of Life written by Ana I. Gomez de Castro and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2021-03-27 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ultraviolet Astronomy and the Quest for the Origin of Life addresses the use of astronomical observations in the ultraviolet range to better understand the generation of complex, life-precursor molecules. The origin of RNA is still under debate but seems to be related to the generation of pools of complex organic molecules submitted to heavy cycles of solution in water and drying. This book investigates whether these cycles require a planetary surface or may occur in space by examining both the theoretical and observational aspects of the role of UV radiation in the origin of life. This book offers the latest advances in these studies for astronomers, astrobiologists and planetary scientists. - Addresses both the theoretical and observational aspects of the role of Ultraviolet (UV) radiation in the origin of life - Builds on the requirements to produce prebiotic molecules in space and the implications for the origin of RNA - Investigates the use of ultraviolet observations related to planetary system formation, the evolution of young planetary disks, and the interaction of stars with planetary atmospheres
Author : Russell M. Lawson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 185109539X
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (51 download)
Download or read book Science in the Ancient World written by Russell M. Lawson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2004-12-15 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first A–Z resource to catalog the achievements and legacy of more than four millennia of scientific thought in the ancient world of the Mediterranean and the Near East, providing a complete overview of the physical, chemical, life, medical, and social sciences of the classical world. Many are familiar with such wonders as steam power and the discovery that the planets revolve around the Sun. The fact that such phenomena were known to the ancient Greeks more than 2,000 years ago is less well known. Now, Science in the Ancient World fills this gap by covering all the major scientific developments during 4,000 years of ancient history. Over 200 A–Z entries explore the origins of science, from astronomy and mathematics to medicine and chemistry. Giants like Aristotle and Plato are examined, together with more obscure figures like Nearchus, explorer of the Indian Ocean, and Hero, discoverer of steam power. Emphasis is placed on the diversity of ancient science, from the achievements of the Mesopotamians to the science of the Romans. The philosophies behind ancient science are explored, from the Epicurean pursuit of happiness to the asceticism of the Stoics. This comprehensive survey brings to the modern reader a long lost age of scientific discovery.
Author : Michael D. Lemonick
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0802779026
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (27 download)
Download or read book Mirror Earth written by Michael D. Lemonick and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the mid-1990s, astronomers made history when they began to find planets orbiting stars in the Milky Way. More than eight hundred planets have been found since then, yet none of them is anything like Earth and none could support life. Now, armed with more powerful technology, planet hunters are racing to find a true twin of Earth. Science writer Michael Lemonick has unique access to these exoplaneteers, as they call themselves, and Mirror Earth unveils their passionate quest. Unlike competitors in other races, Geoff Marcy, Bill Borucki, David Charbonneau, Sara Seager, and others actually consult and cooperate with one another. But only one will be the first to find Earth's twin. Mirror Earth tells the story of their competition.
Author : Nicola Scafetta
Publisher : FedOA - Federico II University Press
ISBN 13 : 8868872420
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (688 download)
Download or read book Naples: the City of the Sun and Parthenope: the role of astronomy, mythology and Pythagoras in the urban planning of Neapolis written by Nicola Scafetta and published by FedOA - Federico II University Press. This book was released on 2024-07-02 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This essay delves into the most intimate secret of Naples through an archaeoastronomical inquiry. It demonstrates that religious and philosophical motivations were central to the urban planning of its ancient Greek centre, Neapolis, constructed in the 6th- 5th centuries BC by Cumaeans and other Greek colonists. The design of the city's streets and its distinctive geographical-astronomical orientation evoked the cults of Apollo (the Greek Sun-god) and Parthenope (the local Numen, who reminds the mythical Sibyl of Cumae) on solstices and equinoxes. Neapolis' street grid was also inspired by Pythagorean cosmology, as it was designed with golden ratio and decagonal proportions. These elements combined to make Neapolis a perfect microcosm, or better yet, a temple-city centred on the cult of the Sun and Parthenope. Finally, the city’s religious traditions likely increased the public impact of the martyrdom of Saint Januarius, facilitating the Christianization of Naples in the 4th century AD. Naples’ ancient streets, culture, and Cathedral still preserve the legacy of Neapolis' solar traditions in their geometries, symbols, hymns, sweets, mosaics, and relics
Author : John W. Livingston
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351589261
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (515 download)
Download or read book The Rise of Science in Islam and the West written by John W. Livingston and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-12-14 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a study of science in Muslim society from its rise in the 8th century to the efforts of 19th-century Muslim thinkers and reformers to regain the lost ethos that had given birth to the rich scientific heritage of earlier Muslim civilization. The volume is organized in four parts; the rise of science in Muslim society in its historical setting of political and intellectual expansion; the Muslim creative achievement and original discoveries; proponents and opponents of science in a religiously oriented society; and finally the complex factors that account for the end of the 500-year Muslim renaissance. The book brings together and treats in depth, using primary and secondary sources in Arabic, Turkish and European languages, subjects that are lightly and uncritically brushed over in non-specialized literature, such as the question of what can be considered to be purely original scientific advancement in Muslim civilization over and above what was inherited from the Greco–Syriac and Indian traditions; what was the place of science in a religious society; and the question of the curious demise of the Muslim scientific renaissance after centuries of creativity. The book also interprets the history of the rise, achievement and decline of scientific study in light of the religious temper and of the political and socio-economic vicissitudes across Islamdom for over a millennium and integrates the Muslim legacy with the history of Latin/European accomplishments. It sets the stage for the next momentous transmission of science: from the West back to the Arabic-speaking world of Islam, from the last half of the 19th century to the early 21st century, the subject of a second volume.
Author : Tin Wee Tan
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9814476560
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (144 download)
Download or read book Grid Computing In The Life Science - Proceedings Of The 2nd International Life Science Grid Workshop, Lsgrid 2005 written by Tin Wee Tan and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2006-10-26 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the second volume in the series of proceedings from the International Workshop on Life Science Grid. It represents the few, if not the only, dedicated proceedings volumes that gathers together the presentations of leaders in the emerging sub-discipline of grid computing for the life sciences.The volume covers the latest developments, trends and trajectories in life science grid computing from top names in bioinformatics and computational biology: A Konagaya; J C Wooley of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and DoE thought leader in supercomputing and life science computing, and one of the key people in the NSF CIBIO initiative; P Arzberger of PRAGMA fame; and R Sinnott of UK e-Science.
Author : Liba Taub
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521113709
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (211 download)
Download or read book Science Writing in Greco-Roman Antiquity written by Liba Taub and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-04-13 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores how science and mathematics were communicated in antiquity in a wide variety of texts, including poetry, letters and biographies.
Author : Philipp Frank
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 048643897X
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (864 download)
Download or read book Philosophy of Science written by Philipp Frank and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A great mathematician and teacher bridges the gap between science and the humanities in this exposition of the philosophy of science. Philipp Frank, a distinguished physicist and philosopher in his own right, traces the history of science from Aristotle to Einstein to illustrate philosophy’s ongoing role in the scientific process. Suitable for undergraduate students and other readers, this volume explains modern technology’s role in the gradual erosion of the rapport between physical theories and philosophical systems, and offers suggestions for restoring the link between these related areas. Dr. Frank examines the ancient Greek concept of natural science to illustrate the development of modern science; then, using geometry as an example, he charts its progress from Euclidean principles through the interpretations of Descartes, Mill, Kant, and the rise of four-dimensional and non-Euclidean geometry. Additional topics include the laws of motion, before and after innovations of Galileo and Newton; perceptions of motion, light, and relativity through the ages; metaphysical interpretations of relativistic physics; the motion of atomic objects and the phenomena and formulations of atomic physics; and the principle of causality and the validation of theories.
Author : Herbert George Wells
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (37 download)
Download or read book Men Like Gods written by Herbert George Wells and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Kennedy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 800 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book A Complete System of Astronomical Chronology written by John Kennedy and published by . This book was released on 1762 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Carl Snyder
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book New Conceptions in Science written by Carl Snyder and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Andrew Ede
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1442604492
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (426 download)
Download or read book A History of Science in Society written by Andrew Ede and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A History of Science in Society is a concise overview that introduces complex ideas in a non-technical fashion. Volume I begins with a small group of philosophers in ancient Greece and ends with the work of Sir Isaac Newton.
Author : Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 596 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Apollo-Soyuz Test Project: Astronomy, earth atmosphere and gravity field, life sciences, and materials processing written by Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
