A History of Scientific IdeasBarnes and Noble Books, 1996 - 525 стор. "Science, as Charles Singer points out in his preface, having come to control and direct industry, is now rapidly and manifestly transforming the very face of the earth and the lot of its living inhabitants, whether human, animal, or plant. What is the story behind this immense increase in scientific activity? Has science always been so powerful? And what does 'science' mean? Dr. Singer answers these questions by presenting a history of science--its developments, its protagonists, and the philosophy behind it. From the Stone Age to the twentieth century, from Ancient Egypt to modern Europe, from astrology to microbiology, this is the complex and extraordinary story of man's curiosity."--Jacket |
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... Ptolemy's construction for movement of a planet . From Price's Equatorie 43. Ptolemy's instrument for observing meridian altitude of sun . History of Technology , III 44. Ptolemy's apparatus for observing apparent width of sun's disk ...
... Ptolemy's construction for movement of a planet . From Price's Equatorie 43. Ptolemy's instrument for observing meridian altitude of sun . History of Technology , III 44. Ptolemy's apparatus for observing apparent width of sun's disk ...
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... Ptolemy . Astronomy and Geography PTOLEMY of Alexandria ( fl . A.D. 140 ) , who provided the great astronomical and geographical syntheses of antiquity , contri- buted also the most remarkable ancient experimental research on Zenith ...
... Ptolemy . Astronomy and Geography PTOLEMY of Alexandria ( fl . A.D. 140 ) , who provided the great astronomical and geographical syntheses of antiquity , contri- buted also the most remarkable ancient experimental research on Zenith ...
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... Ptolemy's geography was furnished with maps . These have long since disappeared , but as Ptolemy gives the latitude and longitude of the places that he mentions his charts can be reconstructed . A peculiar interest attaches to the map ...
... Ptolemy's geography was furnished with maps . These have long since disappeared , but as Ptolemy gives the latitude and longitude of the places that he mentions his charts can be reconstructed . A peculiar interest attaches to the map ...
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INTRODUCTION Nature of the Scientific Process | 1 |
THE SECOND ADVENTURE Divorce of Science | 62 |
THE FAILURE OF INSPIRATION Science the Hand | 103 |
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