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| Author | : Andrew Gregory |
| Publisher | : Icon Books |
| Total Pages | : 182 |
| Release | : 2017-02-02 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1785781928 |
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Medicine, anatomy, astronomy, mathematics and cosmology, science began with the Greeks, and Plato, Aristotle, Pythagoras, Archimedes and Hippocrates were amongst its stars. That man ever managed to develop a 'scientific' attitude to the natural world at all is one of the true wonders of human thought. Eureka! shows how, free from intellectual and religious dogma, these early thinkers rejected myths and capricious gods and, in distinguishing between the natural and supernatural, effectively discovered nature. Andrew Gregory, Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at University College London, unravels the genesis of science in this fascinating exploration of the origins of Western civilisation, and our desire for a rational, legitimating system of the world.
| Author | : Jon Agar |
| Publisher | : Icon Books |
| Total Pages | : 134 |
| Release | : 2017-09-07 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1785782533 |
Download Turing and the Universal Machine (Icon Science) Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The history of the computer is entwined with that of the modern world and most famously with the life of one man, Alan Turing. How did this device, which first appeared a mere 50 years ago, come to structure and dominate our lives so totally? An enlightening mini-biography of a brilliant but troubled man.
| Author | : Claire Brock |
| Publisher | : Icon Books |
| Total Pages | : 227 |
| Release | : 2017-01-05 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1785781677 |
Download The Comet Sweeper (Icon Science) Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Having escaped domestic servitude in Germany by teaching herself to sing, and established a career in England, Caroline Herschel learned astronomy while helping her brother William, then Astronomer Royal. Soon making scientific discoveries in her own right, she swept to international scientific and popular fame. She was awarded a salary by George III in 1787 – the first woman in Britain to make her living from science. But, as a woman in a male-dominated world, Herschel's great success was achieved despite constant frustration of her ambitions. Drawing on original sources – including Herschel's diaries and her fiery letters – Claire Brock tells the story of a woman determined to win independence and satisfy her astronomical ambition.
| Author | : Andrew Gregory |
| Publisher | : Icon Science |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2017-02-02 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9781785781919 |
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"Medicine, anatomy, astronomy, mathematics and cosmology -- science began with the Greeks, and Plato, Aristotle, Pythagoras, Archimedes and Hippocrates were among its stars. 'Eureka!' shows how, free from intellectual and religious dogma, these early thinkers rejected myths and capricious gods and, in distinguishing between the natural and supernatural, effectively discovered nature. Their development of a rational 'scientific' attitude to the natural world is one of the true wonders of human thought." -- from the rear cover.
| Author | : Andrew Gregory |
| Publisher | : Icon Books Company |
| Total Pages | : 196 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : |
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That man ever managed to develop to 'scientific' attitude to the natural world is one of true wonders of human thought. And answering the question of where and how this attitude began can help us understand the world we live in and the science that governs it. Science began with the Greeks. But is Greek science something we would recognise today? This superbly approachable book has won many plaudits since publication late in 2001.
| Author | : John Henry |
| Publisher | : Icon Books |
| Total Pages | : 82 |
| Release | : 2017-12-07 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1785782703 |
Download Moving Heaven and Earth (Icon Science) Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
When Nicolaus Copernicus claimed that the Earth was not stationary at the centre of the universe but circled the Sun, he brought about a total revolution in the sciences and consternation in the Church. Copernicus’ theory demanded a new physics to explain motion and force, a new theory of space, and a completely new conception of the nature of our universe. He also showed for the first time that a common-sense view of things isn’t necessarily correct, and that mathematics can and does reveal the true nature of the material world. As John Henry reveals, from his idea of a swiftly moving Earth Copernicus sowed the seed from which science has grown to be a dominant aspect of modern culture, fundamental in shaping our understanding of the workings of the cosmos.
| Author | : Simon Flynn |
| Publisher | : Icon Books |
| Total Pages | : 196 |
| Release | : 2012-10-04 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1848314310 |
Download The Science Magpie Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
From the Large Hadron Collider rap to the sins of Isaac Newton, The Science Magpie is a compelling collection of scientific curiosities. Expand your knowledge as you view the history of the Earth on the face of a clock, tremble at the power of the Richter scale and learn how to measure the speed of light in your kitchen. Skip through time with Darwin’s note on the pros and cons of marriage, take part in an 1858 Cambridge exam, meet the African schoolboy with a scientific puzzle named after him and much more.
| Author | : Ehsan Masood |
| Publisher | : Icon Books |
| Total Pages | : 234 |
| Release | : 2017-04-06 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1785782150 |
Download Science and Islam (Icon Science) Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Long before the European Enlightenment, scholars and researchers working from Samarkand in modern-day Uzbekistan to Cordoba in Spain advanced our knowledge of astronomy, chemistry, engineering, mathematics, medicine and philosophy. From Musa al-Khwarizmi who developed algebra in 9th century Baghdad to al-Jazari, a 13th-century Turkish engineer whose achievements include the crank, the camshaft and the reciprocating piston, Ehsan Masood tells the amazing story of one of history's most misunderstood yet rich and fertile periods in science, via the scholars, research, and science of the Islamic empires of the middle ages.
| Author | : Colin Pask |
| Publisher | : Prometheus Books |
| Total Pages | : 530 |
| Release | : 2013-09-03 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1616147466 |
Download Magnificent Principia Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Nobel laureate Steven Weinberg has written that "all that has happened since 1687 is a gloss on the Principia." Now you too can appreciate the significance of this stellar work, regarded by many as the greatest scientific contribution of all time. Despite its dazzling reputation, Isaac Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, or simply the Principia, remains a mystery for many people. Few of even the most intellectually curious readers, including professional scientists and mathematicians, have actually looked in the Principia or appreciate its contents. Mathematician Pask seeks to remedy this deficit in this accessible guided tour through Newton's masterpiece. Using the final edition of the Principia, Pask clearly demonstrates how it sets out Newton's (and now our) approach to science; how the framework of classical mechanics is established; how terrestrial phenomena like the tides and projectile motion are explained; and how we can understand the dynamics of the solar system and the paths of comets. He also includes scene-setting chapters about Newton himself and scientific developments in his time, as well as chapters about the reception and influence of the Principia up to the present day.
| Author | : Patricia Fara |
| Publisher | : Icon Books |
| Total Pages | : 193 |
| Release | : 2009-09-03 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1840465549 |
Download An Entertainment for Angels Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Electricity was the scientific fashion of the Enlightenment, 'an Entertainment for Angels, rather than for Men'. By demonstrating their control of the natural world, Enlightenment philosophers hoped to gain authority over society. And their stunning electrical performances provided dramatic evidence of their special powers. Using contemporary illustrations, Patricia Fara vividly portrays how Franklin and his colleagues struggled to understand the strange and exciting effects their experiments were producing.
