They came seeking Illumination. Did they find it? Well, how would they know? What makes you think you're "enlightened"? Maybe you're one of those false awakeners. How do you know that your "enlighte……続きを見る
著者:Rick Szostak
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2020年10月23日
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
In "Experiments upon Magnesia Alba, Quicklime, and some other Alcaline Substances," Joseph Black meticulously investigates the chemical properties and reactions of various alkaline compounds. The te……続きを見る
著者:William H. Tucker
出版社: Springer Nature Switzerland
発売日: 2023年10月31日
This open access book examines the implications of The Bell Curve for the social, economic, and political developments of the early 21st century. Following a review of the reception of The Bell Curv……続きを見る
Maths 100 Ideas in 100 Words offers the essential facts at your fingertips, satisfying your mathematical curiosity and helping you to understand the biggest concepts in maths in concise, 100-word su……続きを見る
An inclusive vision of mathematicsーits beauty, its humanity, and its power to build virtues that help us all flourish
For mathematician Francis Su, a society without mathematical affection is like ……続きを見る
The volume results from a seminar sponsored by the ’Foundation for Intellectual History’ at the Herzog August Bibliothek, Wolfenbüttel, in 1992. Starting with the theory of regressus as displayed i……続きを見る
The origin story and emergence of molecular biology is muddled. The early triumphs in bacterial genetics and the complexity of animal and plant genomes complicate an intricate history. This book doc……続きを見る
The relationship between science and religion has long been a heated debate and is becoming an ever more popular topic. The scientific capacity to manipulate and change humans and their environment ……続きを見る
著者:Frédéric Keck
出版社: Duke University Press
発売日: 2020年01月17日
After experiencing the SARS outbreak in 2003, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan all invested in various techniques to mitigate future pandemics involving myriad cross-species interactions between hum……続きを見る
We are living in a stressful world, yet despite our familiarity with the notion, stress remains an elusive concept. In The Age of Stress, Mark Jackson explores the history of scientific studies of s……続きを見る
Today's most visionary thinkers reveal the cutting-edge scientific ideas and breakthroughs you must understand.
Scientific developments radically change and enlighten our understanding of the world ……続きを見る
What’s the goal in life? Why are we here? What are we supposed to achieve and how? Do the goverments keep secrets from the people? Why? Is there life in other planet? We are humans there are things ……続きを見る
Ireland has long been the focus of research into its geological foundations and history. This book provides insights into the evolution of geological ideas in Ireland, gives assessments of underrepr……続きを見る
著者:Amanda L. Golbeck
出版社: Springer Nature Switzerland
発売日: 2025年02月27日
This book examines Florence Nightingale David's life, contributions, and relationships throughout her life, as well as her subsequent legacy. Florence Nightingale David (1909-1993) was the first wom……続きを見る
著者:Nick Kanas
出版社: Springer International Publishing
発売日: 2019年08月20日
Explore the beauty and awe of the heavens through the rich celestial prints and star atlases offered in this third edition book. The author traces the development of celestial cartography from ancie……続きを見る
What is the "answer to everything"? Pythagoras provided a glimpse of the answer 2,500 years ago when he declared, "All things are numbers". Mathematics is literally everything. Unlike science, mathe……続きを見る
The Scientific Sublime in Imperial Rome charts the role of the sublime in first-century debates about how and why we investigate the natural world. It shows how the sublimity of the study of nature-……続きを見る
A dissection involves cutting a polygon into pieces in such a way that those pieces form another polygon; for a hinged dissection, the pieces must be attached by hinges. A piano hinge is "a long nar……続きを見る
著者:Geoffrey Block
出版社: Oxford University Press
発売日: 2024年09月10日
In this Oxford Guide to Film Musicals, renowned author Geoffrey Block introduces scholars, students, and general readers to a remarkable musical film, Love Me Tonight (1932), which has enjoyed consi……続きを見る
Sobald Sie sich eingehender mit der Geschichte der Mathematik beschäftigen, werden Sie auch auf Personen stoßen, deren Namen Ihnen bislang unbekannt waren oder von deren Bedeutung für die Entwicklun……続きを見る
著者:Sandy Black
出版社: Panda Publishing Agency
発売日: 2024年07月20日
The lighthouse called one of the Seven Wonders of the World built in 285 BC did not diminish in its greatness and wonder over time. These iconic structures are some of the most magnificent and pictu……続きを見る
Książka „Jaskinia Przemytników” porusza temat walki, odwagi i wielkiego poświęcenia ludzi, którzy podczas nazistowskiej okupacji przeciwstawiali się zamordyzmowi mieszkając w jaskiniach gór Beskidu.……続きを見る
Isaac Newton was accorded a semi-divine status in the 18th and 19th centuries, whereby his image linked together religion and science. The real human being behind the demi-god image has tended to be……続きを見る
著者:James Elwick
出版社: University of Pittsburgh Press
発売日: 2024年07月01日
Elwick explores how the concept of "compound individuality" brought together life scientists working in pre-Darwinian London. Scientists conducting research in comparative anatomy, physiology, cellu……続きを見る
著者:Roland Jackson
出版社: University of Pittsburgh Press
発売日: 2024年07月01日
In twenty-first-century Britain, scientific advice to government is highly organized, integrated across government departments, and led by a chief scientific adviser who reports directly to the prim……続きを見る
'The nation's go-to woman for all things space... her joy for the subject is boundless' – The Guardian
Take a new look at the world around you.
What is a planet? Is there life on Mars? What makes Ea……続きを見る
Arguments help us to give reasons for things. We use them to advance reasons for their conclusions in order to explain why we believe or did something, to justify our beliefs or actions, and to pers……続きを見る
著者:Mackenzie Cooley
出版社: The University of Chicago Press
発売日: 2022年10月26日
A deep history of how Renaissance Italy and the Spanish empire were shaped by a lingering fascination with breeding.
The Renaissance is celebrated for the belief that individuals could fashion thems……続きを見る
Kaum ein anderes Thema der jüngeren deutschen Medizingeschichte ist so häufig behandelt worden wie das der Medizin im Nationalsozialismus. Doch trotz hoch differenzierter Forschungen und einer Fülle……続きを見る