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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... to take an interest in electricity and soon observed that electric charges could be drawn off with peculiar facility by metal points . He supposed that ' electric fire is a common element ' TRANSFORMATIONS OF FORCES 353 (iv) Static ...
... to take an interest in electricity and soon observed that electric charges could be drawn off with peculiar facility by metal points . He supposed that ' electric fire is a common element ' TRANSFORMATIONS OF FORCES 353 (iv) Static ...
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... electric phenomena could be produced by the muscular contraction ( 1791 , Fig . 144 ) . ( v ) First Study of Current Electricity Many thought that this ' animal electricity ' was of its own peculiar kind and it was dubbed ' galvanism ...
... electric phenomena could be produced by the muscular contraction ( 1791 , Fig . 144 ) . ( v ) First Study of Current Electricity Many thought that this ' animal electricity ' was of its own peculiar kind and it was dubbed ' galvanism ...
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... electrical stimula- tion , but he was also able to demonstrate ( 1800 ) that the animal rela- tionship of ' galvanism ' is in no way essential , as had previously been thought . Volta's device of the ' voltaic pile ' , in which the electric ...
... electrical stimula- tion , but he was also able to demonstrate ( 1800 ) that the animal rela- tionship of ' galvanism ' is in no way essential , as had previously been thought . Volta's device of the ' voltaic pile ' , in which the electric ...
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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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