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Natural Theology
Av William Paley, Matthew D. Eddy m. fl.
Häftad, 2008
123 kr
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'The consciousness of knowing little, need not beget a distrust of that which he does not know.'In Natural Theology William Paley set out to prove the existence of God from the evidence of the beauty and order of the natural world. Famously beginning by comparing the world to a watch, whose design …
Natural Theology
Av William Paley, David Knight m. fl.
E-bok, 2006
102 kr
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''The consciousness of knowing little, need not beget a distrust of that which he does not know.'' In Natural Theology William Paley set out to prove the existence of God from the evidence of the beauty and order of the natural world. Famously beginning by comparing the world to a watch, whose …
Natural Theology
Av William Paley, David Knight m. fl.
E-bok, 2006
102 kr
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''The consciousness of knowing little, need not beget a distrust of that which he does not know.'' In Natural Theology William Paley set out to prove the existence of God from the evidence of the beauty and order of the natural world. Famously beginning by comparing the world to a watch, whose …
Public Understanding of Science
A History of Communicating Scientific Ideas
Av David Knight
Inbunden, 2006
2513 kr
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Answering questions such as whether the interesting parts of science be conveyed in sermons, poems, pictures and journalism, Knight explores the history of science to show how the successes and failures of our ancestors can help us understand the position science comes to occupy now.
Science and Spirituality
The Volatile Connection
Av David Knight
Inbunden, 2003
2513 kr
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Until the end of the eighteenth century, almost everyone believed that the empirical world of science could produce evidence for a wise and loving God. By the twenty-first century this comforting certainty has almost vanished. What caused such a cataclysmic change in attitudes to science and to the …
Science and Spirituality
The Volatile Connection
Av David Knight
Häftad, 2003
735 kr
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Until the end of the eighteenth century, almost everyone believed that the empirical world of science could produce evidence for a wise and loving God. By the twenty-first century this comforting certainty has almost vanished. What caused such a cataclysmic change in attitudes to science and to the …
Evolution Debate, 1813-1870
Av David Knight
2003
49485 kr
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The history of evolutionary thought is often seen as a triumph of secularism in the form of 'scientific naturalism', over religious bigotry. But for those involved in the debate during the nineteenth century, these divisions were not so clearly marked.This collection of nine volumes will bring …
Evolution Debate 1813–1870
Av Charles Darwin, David Knight
Inbunden, 2003
7583 kr
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On the Origin of Species caused an uproar when it was first published in 1859. Darwin's theory was that species had evolved from simpler organisms by natural selection acting upon the variability of populations. This view was directly opposed to the doctrine of special creation by God and angered …
Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales
Scientific Travellers 1790-1877 Volume 1
Inbunden, 2003
3642 kr
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There have always been more or less scientific travellers, but a new epoch began with the voyages of Captain James Cook. His first, on board the converted Whitby Collier HMS Endeavour, was the result of cooperation between the Admiralty and the Royal Society. This series only skims the surface of …
Hima Jour V1:Sci Tra 1790-1877
Av Joseph Dalton Hooker, David Knight
Inbunden, 2003
3255 kr
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First published in 2003. Sir Joseph Hooker (1817-1911) was one of the greatest British botanists and explorers of the nineteenth century. He succeeded his father as Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and was a close friend and supporter of Charles Darwin. His journey to the Himalayas and …
Himalayan Journals, Volume II
Scientific Travellers 1790-1877 Volume 2
Av Joseph Dalton Hooker, David Knight
Inbunden, 2003
4879 kr
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This is Volume II of the Himalayan Journals or the notes of a naturalist travelling in Bengal, The Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains.
Naturalist on the River Amazons Volume I
Scientific Travellers 1790-1877 Volume V
Av Henry Walter Bates, David Knight
Inbunden, 2003
4879 kr
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The Naturalist on the River Amazons is a record of adventures, habits of animals, sketches of Brazilian and Indian life and aspect of nature under the Equator, during the author's eleven years of travel, in two volumes, this is the first.
Naturalist on the River Amazons Vol II
Scientific Travellers VI
Av Henry Walter Bates, David Knight
Inbunden, 2003
4879 kr
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The Naturalist on the River Amazons is a record of adventures, habits of animals, sketches of Brazilian and Indian life and aspect of nature under the Equator, during the author's eleven years of travel, in two volumes this is the second.
Malay Archipelago Part One
Scientific Travellers 1790-1877 Volume VII
Av Alfred Russel Wallace, David Knight
Inbunden, 2003
8049 kr
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Dedicated to Charles Darwin, The Malay Archipelago- the land of the Orang-utan and the Bird of Paradise is a narrative of travel with studies of man and nature. This is part one of two volumes.
Malay Archipelago Part Two
Scientific Travellers 1790-1877 VIII
Av Alfred Russel Wallace, David Knight
Inbunden, 2003
3255 kr
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Dedicated to Charles Darwin, The Malay Archipelago- the land of the Orang-utan and the Bird of Paradise is a narrative of travel with studies of man and nature. This is part two of two volumes.
Alfred Russell Wallace Contributions to the theory of Natural Selection, 1870, and Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace , 'On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties' (Papers presented to the Linnean Society 30th June 1858)
Av David Knight
Inbunden, 2003
4596 kr
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Wallace noticed on expeditions to the Amazon and the Malay archipelego that mammals in Southeast Asia are more advanced than their Australian cousins. His suggestion was that the two continents had split before the better adapted mammals had evolved in Asia. The isolated Australian marsupials were …
Public Understanding of Science
A History of Communicating Scientific Ideas
Av David Knight
Häftad, 2011
910 kr
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Answering questions such as whether the interesting parts of science be conveyed in sermons, poems, pictures and journalism, Knight explores the history of science to show how the successes and failures of our ancestors can help us understand the position science comes to occupy now.
The Making of the Chemist
The Social History of Chemistry in Europe, 1789-1914
Häftad, 2008
781 kr
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Modern chemistry, so alarming, so necessary, so ubiquitous, became a mature science in nineteenth-century Europe. As it developed, often from a lowly position in medicine or in industry, so chemists established themselves as professional men; but differently in different countries. In 1820 …
Humphry Davy
Science and Power
Av David Knight, Sally Gregory Kohlstedt m. fl.
Häftad, 1998
950 kr
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In this illuminating and entertaining biography David Knight draws upon Humphry Davy's poetry, notebooks, and informal writings to introduce us to one of the first professional scientists. Davy is best remembered for his work on laughing gas, for the arc lamp, for isolating sodium and potassium, …
The Making of the Chemist
The Social History of Chemistry in Europe, 1789-1914
Inbunden, 1998
1497 kr
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Modern chemistry, so alarming, so necessary, so ubiquitous, became a mature science in nineteenth-century Europe. As it developed, often from a lowly position in medicine or in industry, so chemists established themselves as professional men; but differently in different countries. In 1820 …
Making of Modern Science
Science, Technology, Medicine and Modernity: 1789 - 1914
Av David Knight
Inbunden, 2009
847 kr
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Of all the inventions of the nineteenth century, the scientist is one of the most striking. In revolutionary France the science student, taught by men active in research, was born; and a generation later, the graduate student doing a PhD emerged in Germany. In 1833 the word ‘scientist’ was coined; …
Making of Modern Science
Science, Technology, Medicine and Modernity: 1789 - 1914
Av David Knight
Häftad, 2009
422 kr
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Of all the inventions of the nineteenth century, the scientist is one of the most striking. In revolutionary France the science student, taught by men active in research, was born; and a generation later, the graduate student doing a PhD emerged in Germany. In 1833 the word 'scientist' was coined; …
Making of Modern Science
Science, Technology, Medicine and Modernity: 1789 - 1914
Av David Knight
E-bok, 2013
420 kr
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Of all the inventions of the nineteenth century, the scientist is one of the most striking. In revolutionary France the science student, taught by men active in research, was born; and a generation later, the graduate student doing a PhD emerged in Germany. In 1833 the word ''scientist'' was …
Health Food Junkies: Orthorexia Nervosa: Overcoming the Obsession with Healthful Eating
Av Steven Bratman, David Knight
Häftad, 2004
213 kr
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Science and Spirituality
The Volatile Connection
Av David Knight
E-bok, 2023
866 kr
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Until the end of the eighteenth century, almost everyone believed that the empirical world of science could produce evidence for a wise and loving God. By the twenty-first century this comforting certainty has almost vanished. What caused such a cataclysmic change in attitudes to science and to the …
Science and Spirituality
The Volatile Connection
Av David Knight
E-bok, 2023
866 kr
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Until the end of the eighteenth century, almost everyone believed that the empirical world of science could produce evidence for a wise and loving God. By the twenty-first century this comforting certainty has almost vanished. What caused such a cataclysmic change in attitudes to science and to the …
Himalayan Journals, Volume II
Scientific Travellers 1790-1877 Volume 2
Av Joseph Dalton Hooker, David Knight
E-bok, 2024
5194 kr
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This is Volume II of the Himalayan Journals or the notes of a naturalist travelling in Bengal, The Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains.
Naturalist on the River Amazons Volume I
Scientific Travellers 1790-1877 Volume V
Av Henry Walter Bates, David Knight
E-bok, 2024
5600 kr
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The Naturalist on the River Amazons is a record of adventures, habits of animals, sketches of Brazilian and Indian life and aspect of nature under the Equator, during the author''s eleven years of travel, in two volumes, this is the first.
