Author: Mary Somerville
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 710
Book Description
Mechanism of the Heavens
Author: Mary Somerville
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 710
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 710
Book Description
Collected Works of Mary Somerville: Mechanism of the heavens I
Author: Mary Somerville
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Collected Works of Mary Somerville: Mechanism of the heavens II-IV
Author: Mary Somerville
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Mary Somerville
Author: Kathryn A. Neeley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521626729
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
A biography of the leading woman of science in Great Britain during the nineteenth century.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521626729
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
A biography of the leading woman of science in Great Britain during the nineteenth century.
Seduced by Logic
Author: Robyn Arianrhod
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780702237386
Category : Mathematicians
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
From the acclaimed author of Einstein's Heroes, comes the gripping story of two of the most glamorous and influential women of mathematics Issac Newton's Principia changed forever humanity's understanding of its place in the universe - not with the traditional tools of theology or philosophy but with the seductive logic of mathematics. But it was feisty French aristocratic Émilie du Châtelet who played a key role in bring Newton's revolutionary opus to a Continental audience. Together with her lover Voltaire, Émilie - a largely self taught scholar - personified the exciting mix of science, literature, politics and philosophy that defined the Enlightenment. A century later, In Scotland, Mary Somerville taught herself mathematics and rose from genteel poverty to become a world authority on Newtonian physics. Mary's many books, and her charm, made her a legend in her own lifetime. Connected by their passion for mathematics, Mary and Émilie bring to life a defining period in science and politics, revealing the intimate links between the unfolding Newtonian revolution and the origins of intellectual and political liberty. Seduced by Logic is a thrilling foray into the lives of these extraordinary women - and the fascinating ideas that seduced them both. PRAISE FOR ROBYN ARIANRHOD'S EINSTEIN'S HEROES 'Robyn Arianrhod's passion for mathematics is so infectious, you'll scream 'Eureka' when you read her book.' HERALD-SUN 'I read this exhilarating book as I would a novel. Arianrhod combines a passion for her subject with an erudition that is rate for a storyteller' Robyn Williams, ABC'S THE SCIENCE SHOW
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780702237386
Category : Mathematicians
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
From the acclaimed author of Einstein's Heroes, comes the gripping story of two of the most glamorous and influential women of mathematics Issac Newton's Principia changed forever humanity's understanding of its place in the universe - not with the traditional tools of theology or philosophy but with the seductive logic of mathematics. But it was feisty French aristocratic Émilie du Châtelet who played a key role in bring Newton's revolutionary opus to a Continental audience. Together with her lover Voltaire, Émilie - a largely self taught scholar - personified the exciting mix of science, literature, politics and philosophy that defined the Enlightenment. A century later, In Scotland, Mary Somerville taught herself mathematics and rose from genteel poverty to become a world authority on Newtonian physics. Mary's many books, and her charm, made her a legend in her own lifetime. Connected by their passion for mathematics, Mary and Émilie bring to life a defining period in science and politics, revealing the intimate links between the unfolding Newtonian revolution and the origins of intellectual and political liberty. Seduced by Logic is a thrilling foray into the lives of these extraordinary women - and the fascinating ideas that seduced them both. PRAISE FOR ROBYN ARIANRHOD'S EINSTEIN'S HEROES 'Robyn Arianrhod's passion for mathematics is so infectious, you'll scream 'Eureka' when you read her book.' HERALD-SUN 'I read this exhilarating book as I would a novel. Arianrhod combines a passion for her subject with an erudition that is rate for a storyteller' Robyn Williams, ABC'S THE SCIENCE SHOW
Collected Works of Mary Somerville: Physical geography I
Author: Mary Somerville
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
The Connection of the Physical Sciences
Author: Mary Somerville
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Physical science
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Physical science
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Personal Recollections from Early Life to Old Age
Collected Works of Mary Somerville: On molecular and microscopic science I
Author: Mary Somerville
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Collected Works of Mary Somerville: Physical geography II
Author: Mary Somerville
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description