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Today, any kid can rattle off the names of dozens of dinosaurs. But it took centuries of scientific effortーand a lot of luckーto discover and establish the diversity of dinosaur species we now know……続きを見る

This book offers an archeology of the undeveloped potential of mathematics for critical theory. As Max Horkheimer and Theodor W. Adorno first conceived of the critical project in the 1930s, critical……続きを見る

A brief essay that discusses the nature of science versus that of technology, and presents a general process for evaluating the potential success of new technologies. Science and technology as human……続きを見る

One of the most disputed controversy over the priority of scientific discoveries is that of the law of universal gravitation, between Isaac Newton and Robert Hooke. Hooke accused Newton of plagiaris……続きを見る

Una din cele mai disputate controverse privind prioritatea unor descoperiri științifice este cea privind legea gravitației universale, între Isaac Newton și Robert Hooke. În acest eseu extind o lucr……続きを見る

Uncertainty is everywhere. It lurks in every consideration of the future - the weather, the economy, the sex of an unborn child - even quantities we think that we know such as populations or the tra……続きを見る

In this masterful account, a historian of science surveys the molecular biology revolution, its origin and continuing impact. Since the 1930s, a molecular vision has been transforming biology. Miche……続きを見る

Pentru a analiza conceptele de euristica și toleranță metodologică dezvoltate de Lakatos, m-am concentrat pe secțiunea ”Falsification and the methodology of scientific research programmes”, publicat……続きを見る

The distinction between basic and applied research was central to twentieth-century science and policymaking, and if this framework has been contested in recent years, it nonetheless remains ubiquit……続きを見る

Un affascinante viaggio culturale alla scoperta del pensiero logico, matematico, scientifico e filosofico dell'Antica Grecia. 続きを見る

A science layperson's guide to examining the nature of reality by performing a series of easy and simple tests and experiments. This book also focuses on how ancient man first devised some simple to……続きを見る

Cinquant’anni, mezzo secolo, cinque decadi, dieci lustri... Ditelo come volete, ma è davvero trascorso tanto tempo da quella magica mattina del 21 luglio 1969 in cui, per la prima volta, l’uomo posò……続きを見る

By a succession of living pictures, as it were, this book shows the eminent naturalist in the very act of teaching. Sometimes he himself speaks, sometimes distinguished pupils of his reveal in their……続きを見る

This is the definitive edition of one of the very greatest classics of all time ー the full Euclid, not an abridgement. Using the text established by Heiberg, Sir Thomas Heath encompasses almost 2,5……続きを見る

Harry Potter: A History of Magic is the official eBook of the once-in-a-lifetime exhibition from the brilliant curators of the British Library. It promises to take readers on a fascinating journey t……続きを見る

The theory of evolution has clearly altered our views of the biological world, but in the study of human beings, evolutionary and preevolutionary views continue to coexist in a state of perpetual te……続きを見る

In The Age of Entanglement, Louisa Gilder brings to life one of the pivotal debates in twentieth century physics. In 1935, Albert Einstein famously showed that, according to the quantum theory, sepa……続きを見る

Systems of Classification in Premodern Medical Cultures puts historical disease concepts in cross-cultural perspective, investigating perceptions, constructions and experiences of health and illness……続きを見る

A new approach to teaching calculus that uses historical examples and draws on applications from science and engineering. Breaking the mold of existing calculus textbooks, Calculus in Context draws ……続きを見る

We know that teachers are always looking for new and inspiring books to assign to their students. To help you decide if Margot Lee Shetterly’s Hidden Figures is right for your classroom, we’ve creat……続きを見る

Cycles of Invention and Discovery offers an in-depth look at the real-world practice of science and engineering. It shows how the standard categories of “basic” and “applied” have become a hindrance……続きを見る

This project aims to explore the nature of mathematics given a physicalist ontology. In particular, it seeks to explore whether and in what way mathematics can be accommodated within, and as nothing……続きを見る

Calculus is the key to much of modern science and engineering. It is the mathematical method for the analysis of things that change, and since in the natural world we are surrounded by change, the d……続きを見る

The book provides a chronological collation of those chemists, biochemists and Industrialists born in the county of Lancashire in the UK who have made a notable contribution to their subject and to ……続きを見る

Making Sense of World History is a comprehensive and accessible textbook that helps students understand the key themes of world history within a chronological framework stretching from ancient times……続きを見る

"¿Quién leería un libro sobre matemáticas sin que le obliguen?", se preguntará el lector de este libro. Porque al leer sobre ellas se corren varios riesgos… Tal vez cambiemos nuestra idea sobre las ……続きを見る

This book introduces a new way to organize human understanding of nature. It reconsiders the commonly accepted yet quite arbitrary and unproven assumption about nature that space is infinite, and in……続きを見る

A ground-breaking book that takes on skeptics from both sides of the cosmological debate, arguing that science and the Bible are not at odds concerning the origin of the universe. The culmination of……続きを見る

Coletânea preciosa não somente para os especialistas, mas para todo aquele que pretende se iniciar na pesquisa e se interrogar sobre a natureza da ciência, seus desafios e seus problemas fundamentai……続きを見る

This lively, problem-oriented text, first published in 2004, is designed to coach readers toward mastery of the most fundamental mathematical inequalities. With the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality as the ……続きを見る