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Author : Martin Gardner
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (51 download)
Download or read book The Sacred Beetle and Other Great Essays in Science written by Martin Gardner and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Martin Gardner
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Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)
Download or read book The Sacred Beetle and Other Great Essays in Science written by Martin Gardner and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alexander Teixeira De Mattos
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781019401804
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (18 download)
Download or read book The Sacred Beetle and Others written by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating collection of essays on the natural world, with a special focus on insects. Written by pioneering entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre and translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos, this book is both educational and entertaining. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Martin Gardner
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Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (129 download)
Download or read book Great Essays in Science written by Martin Gardner and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Carl C. Gaither
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461411130
Total Pages : 2800 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (614 download)
Download or read book Gaither's Dictionary of Scientific Quotations written by Carl C. Gaither and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-01-04 with total page 2800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unprecedented collection of 27,000 quotations is the most comprehensive and carefully researched of its kind, covering all fields of science and mathematics. With this vast compendium you can readily conceptualize and embrace the written images of scientists, laymen, politicians, novelists, playwrights, and poets about humankind's scientific achievements. Approximately 9000 high-quality entries have been added to this new edition to provide a rich selection of quotations for the student, the educator, and the scientist who would like to introduce a presentation with a relevant quotation that provides perspective and historical background on his subject. Gaither's Dictionary of Scientific Quotations, Second Edition, provides the finest reference source of science quotations for all audiences. The new edition adds greater depth to the number of quotations in the various thematic arrangements and also provides new thematic categories.
Author : Gary A. Kowalski
Publisher : Lantern Books
ISBN 13 : 1590560450
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (95 download)
Download or read book Science and the Search for God written by Gary A. Kowalski and published by Lantern Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harvard-educated theologian Gary Kowalski argues that many of the ills of the modern world--from the rise of fundamentalist intolerance to secular society's endless (and empty) search for thrills--stem from the mistaken view that science and faith are antagonists rather than natural allies. Both science and faith, the author suggests, compel us now to move beyond materialism toward an understanding of the world that includes the realities of consciousness and spirit. In the twenty-first century, human beings have less reason than before to feel they hold a privileged or special position in the cosmos, but more cause than ever to feel connected and akin to all that is. Christians and Jews, skeptics and seekers alike will find that this brief, persuasively written volume sheds new light on the old questions, Who are we? Where do we figure in the larger scheme of things? And what can we honestly believe?
Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
ISBN 13 : 147046361X
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (74 download)
Download or read book The Magic Numbers of Dr. Matrix written by Martin Gardner and published by American Mathematical Soc.. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martin Gardner's Mathematical Games columns in Scientific American inspired and entertained several generations of mathematicians and scientists. Gardner in his crystal-clear prose illuminated corners of mathematics, especially recreational mathematics, that most people had no idea existed. His playful spirit and inquisitive nature invite the reader into an exploration of beautiful mathematical ideas along with him. These columns were both a revelation and a gift when he wrote them; no one--before Gardner--had written about mathematics like this. They continue to be a marvel. This volume is a collection of Irving Joshua Matrix columns published in the magazine from 1960-1980. There were several collections of Dr. Matrix, the first in 1967; they were revised as Gardner reconnected with the good doctor over the years. This is the 1985 Prometheus Books edition and contains all the Dr. Matrix columns from the magazine.
Author : Henry Byerly
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429975929
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)
Download or read book The Many Faces Of Science written by Henry Byerly and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-03-05 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Many Faces of Science, Leslie Stevenson and Henry Byerly masterfully, and painlessly, provide the information and the philosophical reflections students need to gain an understanding of the institution of modern science and its increasing impact on our lives and cultures. In this second edition, the authors update topics they explored in the first edition, and present new case studies on subjects such as HIV and AIDS, women in science, and work done in psychology and the social sciences. The authors also extend their discussion of science and values, in addition to revising their study of science and technology, to emphasize changes in scientific practice today. Accessible and rich with case studies, anecdotes, personal asides, and keen insight, The Many Faces of Science is the ideal interdisciplinary introduction for nonscientists and scientists in courses on science studies, science and society, and science and human values. It will also prove useful as supplementary reading in courses on science and philosophy, sociology, and political science.
Author : DIANE Publishing Company
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0788141996
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (881 download)
Download or read book Literature for Science and Mathematics written by DIANE Publishing Company and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Representing the perspectives of educators in both the science and mathematics communities, this publication is intended to serve as a resource for teachers of students in kindergarten through grade 12 in choosing science- and mathematics-related literature for their schools and classrooms. It contains over 1,000 annotated entries on the physical sciences, earth sciences, life sciences, and mathematics. Formatted for easy use, each entry provides information on the author, publisher and publication date, type of literature, subject emphasis, suggested grade span, and illustrations.
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Total Pages : 860 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Scientific American written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 860 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monthly magazine devoted to topics of general scientific interest.
Author : Richard Daly
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 0774851252
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (748 download)
Download or read book Our Box Was Full written by Richard Daly and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2007-10-01 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the Gitksan and Witsuwit’en peoples of northwest British Columbia, the land is invested with meaning that goes beyond simple notions of property or sustenance. Considered both a food box and a storage box of history and wealth, the land plays a central role in their culture, survival, history, and identity. In Our Box Was Full, Richard Daly explores the centrality of this notion in the determination of Aboriginal rights with particular reference to the landmark Delgamuukw case that occupied the British Columbia courts from 1987 to 1997. Called as an expert witness for the Aboriginal plaintiffs, Daly, an anthropologist, was charged with helping the Gitksan and Witsutwit’en to "prove they existed," and to make the case for Aboriginal self-governance. In order to do this, Daly spent several years documenting their institutions, system of production and exchange, dispute settlement, and proprietorship before Pax Britannica and colonization. His conclusions, which were originally rejected by Justice MacEachern, were that the plaintiffs continue to live out their rich and complex heritage today albeit under very different conditions from those of either the pre-contact or fur trade eras. Our Box Was Full provides fascinating insight into the Delgamuukw case and sheds much-needed light on the role of anthropology in Aboriginal rights litigation. A rich, compassionate, and original ethnographic study, the book situates the plaintiff peoples within the field of forager studies, and emphasizes the kinship and gift exchange features that pervade these societies even today. It will find an eager audience among scholars and students of anthropology, Native studies, law, and history.
Author : Australia. Peter Fensham Monash University
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136613781
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (366 download)
Download or read book Developments And Dilemmas In Science Education written by Australia. Peter Fensham Monash University and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A summary of the strengths and weaknesses in present practices of science education in schools, and of research in science education. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
Author : Stanley L. Jaki
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Chesterton, a Seer of Science written by Stanley L. Jaki and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Donated by Sydney Harris.
Author : Robert J. Sternberg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521576048
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (76 download)
Download or read book Handbook of Creativity written by Robert J. Sternberg and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The goal of the Handbook of Creativity is to provide the most comprehensive, definitive, and authoritative single-volume review available in the field of creativity. To this end, the book contains 22 chapters covering a wide range of issues and topics in the field of creativity, all written by distinguished leaders in the field. The chapters have been written to be accessible to all educated readers with an interest in creative thinking. Although the authors are leading behavioral scientists, people in all disciplines will find the coverage of creativity divided in the arts and sciences to be of interest. The volume is divided into six parts. Part I, the Introduction, sets out the major themes and reviews the history of thinking about creativity. Subsequent parts deal with methods, origins, self and environment, special topics and conclusions.
Author : Steven French
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199278245
Total Pages : 439 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (992 download)
Download or read book Identity in Physics written by Steven French and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006-06-22 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can quantum particles be regarded as individuals, just like books, tables and people? According to the 'received' view - articulated by several physicists in the immediate aftermath of the quantum revolution - quantum physics itself tells us they cannot: quantum particles, unlike their classical counterparts, must be regarded as 'non-individuals' in some sense. However, recent work has indicated that this is not the whole story and that the theory is also consistent with theposition that such particles can be taken to be individuals, albeit at a metaphysical price.Drawing on philosophical accounts of identity and individuality, as well as the histories of both classical and quantum physics, the authors explore these two alternative metaphysical packages. In particular, they argue that if quantum particles are regarded as individuals, then Leibniz's famous Principle of the Identity of Indiscernibles is in fact violated. Recent discussions of this conclusion are analysed in detail and, again, the costs involved in saving the Principle are carefullyconsidered.Taking the alternative package, the authors deploy recent work in non-standard logic and set theory to indicate how we can make sense of the idea that objects can be non-individuals. The concluding chapter suggests how these results might then be extended to quantum field theory.Identity in Physics brings together a range of work in this area and further develops the authors' own contributions to the debate. Uniquely, as the title indicates, it situates this work in the appropriate formal, historical, and philosophical contexts.
Author : Peter Fensham Monash University, Australia.
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136613854
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (366 download)
Download or read book Developments And Dilemmas In Science Education written by Peter Fensham Monash University, Australia. and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A summary of the strengths and weaknesses in present practices of science education in schools, and of research in science education. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
Author : Edmond H. Wollmann
Publisher : Altair Publications
ISBN 13 : 0966353226
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (663 download)
Download or read book The Integrated Astrological Guide to Self-Empowerment: Volume 2 (The Integrated Guide Series) written by Edmond H. Wollmann and published by Altair Publications. This book was released on 2019-03-28 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Integrated Astrological Guide continues with this second volume. This particular text deals with the encoding of information both astrologically and generally that interferes with and colors our critical thinking skills and ability for accurate foresight. Although myths are used to convey concepts, the running theme in all works is that neither astrology nor myths “cause” anything, and that each person’s reality is the result of free will effort and choices at every given moment. They do however; reflect engrained archetypal belief structures passed down over millennia. Those belief structures do affect reality. Logical rules will be increased in this volume and fallacious thinking illuminated not only in traditional astrological principles, but in widely accepted social attitudes.
