Author: Susan Sheets-Pyenson
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 9780773513686
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
In the first full-length biography of John William Dawson (1820-1899), eminent scientist and principal of McGill University, Susan Sheets-Pyenson highlights the extraordinary scope of Dawson's educational and scientific career and his commitment to science, rationality, and the advancement of knowledge.
John William Dawson
Author: Susan Sheets-Pyenson
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 9780773513686
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
In the first full-length biography of John William Dawson (1820-1899), eminent scientist and principal of McGill University, Susan Sheets-Pyenson highlights the extraordinary scope of Dawson's educational and scientific career and his commitment to science, rationality, and the advancement of knowledge.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 9780773513686
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
In the first full-length biography of John William Dawson (1820-1899), eminent scientist and principal of McGill University, Susan Sheets-Pyenson highlights the extraordinary scope of Dawson's educational and scientific career and his commitment to science, rationality, and the advancement of knowledge.
The Meeting Place of Geology and History
Author: Sir John William Dawson
Publisher: W. Drysdale
ISBN:
Category : Deluge
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Publisher: W. Drysdale
ISBN:
Category : Deluge
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The Geological History of Plants
Author: Sir John William Dawson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Paleobotany
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Paleobotany
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Genealogy of the John Bridge Family in America, 1632-1924
Author: William Dawson Bridge
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 752
Book Description
John Bridge (d.1665), a widower with two sons, emigrated in 1631 from England to Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1658 he married widow Eliza- beth Saunders, widow of Martin Saunders and earlier widow of Roger Bancroft; they had no children, and she married again after John's death. Descendants and relatives lived in New England, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and elsewhere. Includes some ancestry and relatives in England.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 752
Book Description
John Bridge (d.1665), a widower with two sons, emigrated in 1631 from England to Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1658 he married widow Eliza- beth Saunders, widow of Martin Saunders and earlier widow of Roger Bancroft; they had no children, and she married again after John's death. Descendants and relatives lived in New England, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and elsewhere. Includes some ancestry and relatives in England.
The Chain of Life in Geological Time
Author: Sir John William Dawson
Publisher: [London] : Religious Tract Society
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Publisher: [London] : Religious Tract Society
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Why Prove it Again?
Author: John W. Dawson, Jr.
Publisher: Birkhäuser
ISBN: 3319173685
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
This monograph considers several well-known mathematical theorems and asks the question, “Why prove it again?” while examining alternative proofs. It explores the different rationales mathematicians may have for pursuing and presenting new proofs of previously established results, as well as how they judge whether two proofs of a given result are different. While a number of books have examined alternative proofs of individual theorems, this is the first that presents comparative case studies of other methods for a variety of different theorems. The author begins by laying out the criteria for distinguishing among proofs and enumerates reasons why new proofs have, for so long, played a prominent role in mathematical practice. He then outlines various purposes that alternative proofs may serve. Each chapter that follows provides a detailed case study of alternative proofs for particular theorems, including the Pythagorean Theorem, the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic, Desargues’ Theorem, the Prime Number Theorem, and the proof of the irreducibility of cyclotomic polynomials. Why Prove It Again? will appeal to a broad range of readers, including historians and philosophers of mathematics, students, and practicing mathematicians. Additionally, teachers will find it to be a useful source of alternative methods of presenting material to their students.
Publisher: Birkhäuser
ISBN: 3319173685
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
This monograph considers several well-known mathematical theorems and asks the question, “Why prove it again?” while examining alternative proofs. It explores the different rationales mathematicians may have for pursuing and presenting new proofs of previously established results, as well as how they judge whether two proofs of a given result are different. While a number of books have examined alternative proofs of individual theorems, this is the first that presents comparative case studies of other methods for a variety of different theorems. The author begins by laying out the criteria for distinguishing among proofs and enumerates reasons why new proofs have, for so long, played a prominent role in mathematical practice. He then outlines various purposes that alternative proofs may serve. Each chapter that follows provides a detailed case study of alternative proofs for particular theorems, including the Pythagorean Theorem, the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic, Desargues’ Theorem, the Prime Number Theorem, and the proof of the irreducibility of cyclotomic polynomials. Why Prove It Again? will appeal to a broad range of readers, including historians and philosophers of mathematics, students, and practicing mathematicians. Additionally, teachers will find it to be a useful source of alternative methods of presenting material to their students.
The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science
Author: Sir John William Dawson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible and science
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible and science
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
A Brief Biographical Sketch of Sir John William Dawson ...
Author: Henry Marc Ami
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geologists
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geologists
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Air-breathers of the Coal Period
Author: J. W. Dawson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Paleontology
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Paleontology
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
The Oracles of the Law
Author: John Philip Dawson
Publisher: Praeger
ISBN: 9780313202605
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The work searches out the societal effects of varying philosophies of and causal relationships between the assumed judicial roles and the achievement of both stability and flexibility within the judicial system.
Publisher: Praeger
ISBN: 9780313202605
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The work searches out the societal effects of varying philosophies of and causal relationships between the assumed judicial roles and the achievement of both stability and flexibility within the judicial system.