The Advancement of Learning (Renaissance Library) (Everyman's University Paperbacks)
by Francis Bacon
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Copernicus Banned
Many Faces of Science
by Henry Byerly and Honorary Reader in Philosophy Leslie Stevenson
Exploring Greenland (Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology)
Using newly declassified documents, this book explores why U.S. military leaders after World War II sought to monitor the far north and understand the physical environment of Greenland, a crucial territory of Denmark. It reveals a fascinating yet little-known realm of Cold War intrigue and a delicate diplomatic duet between a smaller state and a superpower amid a time of intense global pressures. Written by scholars in Denmark and the United States, this book explores many compelling topics. Wha...
Electromagnetic Theory Volume 1 - Scholar's Choice Edition
by Oliver Heaviside
Moon Missions: Mankind's First Voyage to Another World
by William F. Melberg
Memoirs of the Southern California Academy of Sciences; v.10 (2005)
This book uses the spiral shape as a key to a multitude of strange and seemingly disparate stories about art, nature, science, mathematics, and the human endeavour. In a way, the book is itself organized as a spiral, with almost disconnected chapters circling around and closing in on the common theme. A particular strength of the book is its extremely cross-disciplinary nature - everything is fun, and everything is connected! At the same time, the author puts great emphasis on mathematical and s...
Competing Arctic Futures (Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology)
This edited collection explores how narratives about the future of the Arctic have been produced historically up until the present day. The contemporary deterministic and monolithic narrative is shown to be only one of several possible ways forward. This book problematizes the dominant prediction that there will be increased shipping and resource extraction as the ice melts and shows how this seemingly inevitable future has consequences for the action that can be taken in the present. This col...
Le Spectacle Du Feu Elementaire, Ou Cours D'Electricite' Experimentale
by Charles Rabiqueau
Since ancient times, humans have been engaged in a continual quest to find meaning in and make sense of sights and events in the night sky. Cultures spread around the world recorded their earliest efforts in artwork made directly on the natural landscapes around them, and from there they developed more and more sophisticated techniques for observing and documenting astronomy. This book brings readers on an astronomical journey through the ages, offering a history of how our species has recorded...
"A highly readable history of human ideas, Corben's book traces the development of modern scientific concepts from antiquity to the present. His primary theme is the ultimate triumph of truth over misguided intellectual despotism, both secular and sacred." -Booklist "For thousands of years, our ancestors pursued the spiritual and intellectual quests of trying to understand the world that surrounds us and the world that lies within . . . We shall trace these . . . ideas through their successes an...
Philosophical Concepts Relevant to Sciences in India Tradition
This book provides an analysis of the development and deployment of chemical weapons from 700BC to the present day. The First World War is examined in detail since it remains the most significant experience of the chemical threat, but the Second World War, and post-war conflicts are also evaluated. Additionally, protocols attempting to control the proliferation and use of chemical weapons are assessed. Finally, the book examines the threat (real and imagined) from a chemical warfare attack today...
History of Ancient Chinese Glass Technique Development (Series on Archaeology and History of Science in China)
by Fuxi Gan and Hong Li
Worldwide research on ancient glass began in the early 20th century. A consensus has been reached in the community of Archaeology that the first manmade or synthetic glasses, based on archaeological findings, originated in the Middle East during the 5000-3000's BC. By contrast, the manufacturing technology of pottery and ceramics were well developed in ancient China. The earliest pottery and ceramics dates back to the Shang Dynasty - the Zhou Dynasty (1700 BC-770 BC), while the earliest ancient...