General Philosophy of Science (Handbook of the Philosophy of Science)
by Theo A. F. Kuipers
Scientists use concepts and principles that are partly specific for their subject matter, but they also share part of them with colleagues working in different fields. Compare the biological notion of a 'natural kind' with the general notion of 'confirmation' of a hypothesis by certain evidence. Or compare the physical principle of the 'conservation of energy' and the general principle of 'the unity of science'. Scientists agree that all such notions and principles aren't as crystal clear as one...
Unified Field Theories (Science Networks. Historical Studies, #13)
by Vladimir P Vizgin
Despite the rapidly expanding ambit of physical research and the continual appearance of new branches of physics, the main thrust in its development was and is the attempt at a theoretical synthesis of the entire body of physical knowledge. The main triumphs in physical science were, as a rule, associ ated with the various phases of this synthesis. The most radical expression of this tendency is the program of construction of a unified physical theory. After Maxwellian electrodynamics had unifi...
Puteshestvie Grigoriya Shelehova s 1783 po 1790 gody iz Ohotska k Amerikanskim beregam
by G I Shelehov
История Италии
Galileo's trial by the Inquisition is one of the most dramatic incidents in the history of science and religion. Today, we tend to see this event in black and white--Galileo all white, the Church all black. Galileo in Rome presents a much more nuanced account of Galileo's relationship with Rome. The book offers a fascinating account of the six trips Galileo made to Rome, from his first visit at age 23, as an unemployed mathematician, to his final fateful journey to face the Inquisition. The au...
Краснов-Власов
by И.А. Поляков
Ostsibirien Und Nordpazifik in Der Zweiten Haelfte Des 18. Jahrhunderts
by Peter Hoffmann
Im 18. Jahrhundert haben sich die geographischen Wissenschaften rasch entwickelt. Russische Expeditionen bestimmten die Ostausdehnung Asiens und die Gegebenheiten im Nordpazifikraum. Mitteilungen uber die russischen Forschungsergebnisse fuhrten in Mittel- und Westeuropa zu Diskussionen, die durch die dritte Weltumseglung Cooks beendet wurden. Im Buch werden drei Problemkreise verknupft: Die Entwicklung der geographischen Wissenschaften, technischen Ausstattung und Methoden im 18. Jahrhundert, di...
Searching for Sasquatch (Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology)
by B. Regal
The first academic study of this subject is an entertaining look at the search for Sasquatch which considers not just the nature of monsters and monster hunting in the late 20th century, but the more important relationship between the professional scientists and amateur naturalists who hunt them-and their place in the history of science.
Longlisted for the RUNCIMAN AWARD, 2021Medicine is one of the great fields of achievement of the Ancient Greeks. Hippocrates is celebrated worldwide as the father of medicine and the Hippocratic Oath is admired throughout the medical profession as a founding statement of ethics and ideals. In the fifth century BC, Greeks even wrote of medicine as a newly discovered craft they had invented. Robin Lane Fox's remarkable book puts their invention of medicine in a wider context, from the epic poems o...
Evolution in Modern Thought
by Ernst Heinrich Philip Haeckel and J Arthur Thomson
From Man to Ape: Darwinism in Argentina, 1870-1920
by Adriana Novoa and Alex Levine
The way mankind has responded to the dark sky throughout history has determined humanity's scientific - and cultural - progress. In this way, astronomy is in some way connected to everything. This fascinating theme is explored in Dark Sky Legacy. George Reed examines the powerful influence of the cosmos on cultural and societal development, reviewing mankind's historical propensity for projecting human experience into a cosmic framework and the centuries-old relationship between astronomy and a...