Author: Mary BurnhamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1612
Book Description
The United States Catalog
Author: Mary BurnhamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1612
Book Description
Books Out-of-print
Author: Cumulated Index to the Books
Author: Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature
Author: Newton’s Apple and Other Myths about Science
Author: Ronald L. NumbersPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674967984
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
A Guardian “Favourite Reads—as Chosen by Scientists” Selection “Tackles some of science’s most enduring misconceptions.” —Discover A falling apple inspired Isaac Newton’s insight into the law of gravity—or did it really? Among the many myths debunked in this refreshingly irreverent book are the idea that alchemy was a superstitious pursuit, that Darwin put off publishing his theory of evolution for fear of public reprisal, and that Gregor Mendel was ahead of his time as a pioneer of genetics. More recent myths about particle physics and Einstein’s theory of relativity are discredited too, and a number of dubious generalizations, like the notion that science and religion are antithetical, or that science can neatly be distinguished from pseudoscience, go under the microscope of history. Newton’s Apple and Other Myths about Science brushes away popular fictions and refutes the widespread belief that science advances when individual geniuses experience “Eureka!” moments and suddenly grasp what those around them could never imagine. “Delightful...thought-provoking...Every reader should find something to surprise them.” —Jim Endersby, Science “Better than just countering the myths, the book explains when they arose and why they stuck.” —The Guardian
Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature Supplement
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
These vols. contain the same material as the early vols. of Social sciences & humanities index.
Philosophy and education
Author: Frans de HovrePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Directory of American Scholars
Author: Jaques Cattell PressPublisher: R. R. Bowker
ISBN: 9780835214827
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 770
Book Description
A.L.A. Catalog, 1926
Author: Isabella Mitchell CooperPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 1302
Book Description
Author: