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10 produkter
The Scenes of Inquiry
On the Reality of Questions in the Sciences
Häftad, 2000
1145 kr
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The Scenes of Inquiry advocates a radical shift of concern in philosophical, historical, and sociological studies of the sciences, from answers and doctrines to questions and problems, and explores the consequences of such a shift. In his Conclusion Nicholas Jardine writes: 'The time has come for …
The Birth of History and Philosophy of Science
Kepler's 'A Defence of Tycho against Ursus' with Essays on its Provenance and Significance
Häftad, 1988
732 kr
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Nicholas Jardine offers here an edition and the first translation into English of Johannes Kepler's A Defence of Tycho against Ursus. He accompanies this with essays on the provenance of the treatise - the circumstances which provoked Kepler to write it, an analysis of its strategy, style and …
Romanticism and the Sciences
Av Andrew Cunningham, Nicholas Jardine m. fl.
Häftad, 1990
916 kr
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This book presents a series of essays, each specially written by an expert in the area, which focus on the role of Romantic philosophy and ideology in the sciences, and on the role of the sciences in Romantic literature. The contributions are designed to give a systematic coverage of the whole …
Cultures of Natural History
Av Nicholas Jardine, James a. Secord m. fl.
Häftad, 1996
927 kr
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This lavishly illustrated volume is the first systematic general work to do justice to the fruits of recent scholarship in the history of natural history. Public interest in this lively field has been stimulated by environmental concerns and through links with the histories of art, collecting and …
Worlds of Natural History
Av Emma C. Spary, James Andrew Secord m. fl.
E-bok, 2018
766 kr
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From Aztec accounts of hibernating hummingbirds to contemporary television spectaculars, human encounters with nature have long sparked wonder, curiosity and delight. Written by leading scholars, this richly illustrated volume offers a lively introduction to the history of natural history, from the …
Worlds of Natural History
Av Emma C. Spary, James Andrew Secord m. fl.
E-bok, 2018
750 kr
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From Aztec accounts of hibernating hummingbirds to contemporary television spectaculars, human encounters with nature have long sparked wonder, curiosity and delight. Written by leading scholars, this richly illustrated volume offers a lively introduction to the history of natural history, from the …
Worlds of Natural History
Av Helen Anne Curry, Nicholas Jardine m. fl.
Inbunden, 2018
2117 kr
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From Aztec accounts of hibernating hummingbirds to contemporary television spectaculars, human encounters with nature have long sparked wonder, curiosity and delight. Written by leading scholars, this richly illustrated volume offers a lively introduction to the history of natural history, from the …
Worlds of Natural History
Av Helen Anne Curry, Nicholas Jardine m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
781 kr
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From Aztec accounts of hibernating hummingbirds to contemporary television spectaculars, human encounters with nature have long sparked wonder, curiosity and delight. Written by leading scholars, this richly illustrated volume offers a lively introduction to the history of natural history, from the …
Christoph Rothmann's Discourse on the Comet of 1585
An Edition and Translation with Accompanying Essays
Av Miguel A. Granada, Adam Mosley m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
3273 kr
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Christoph Rothmann wrote a treatise on the comet of 1585 shortly after it disappeared. Though it was not printed until 1619, Rothman sent a copy of his treatise in 1586 to Tycho Brahe, decisively influencing the latter's rejection of solid celestial spheres two years later. In his treatise, …
Observing the World through Images
Diagrams and Figures in the Early-Modern Arts and Sciences
Inbunden, 2013
2406 kr
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The well-illustrated articles in Observing the World through Images offer insights into the uses of images in astronomy, mathematics, instrument-making, medicine and alchemy, highlighting shared forms as well as those peculiar to individual disciplines. Themes addressed include: the processes of …
