LEADER 02874nam 2200565 450 001 9910791142803321 005 20230124184342.0 010 $a1-322-02530-4 010 $a0-8229-8017-7 035 $a(CKB)2550000001340983 035 $a(OCoLC)887803456 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10904216 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001292785 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12569866 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001292785 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11304800 035 $a(PQKB)11263396 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC2041609 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse34911 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL2041609 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10904216 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL633781 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001340983 100 $a20110225h20112011 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aScience secrets $ethe truth about Darwin's finches, Einstein's wife, and other myths /$fAlberto A. Marti?nez 210 1$aPittsburgh, Pennsylvania :$cUniversity of Pittsburgh Press,$d[2011] 210 4$dİ2011 215 $a1 online resource (345 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8229-4407-3 311 $a0-8229-6230-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $a"Was Darwin really inspired by Galapagos finches? Did Einstein's wife secretly contribute to his theories? Did Franklin fly a kite in a thunderstorm? Did a falling apple lead Newton to universal gravity? Did Galileo drop objects from the Leaning Tower of Pisa? Did Einstein really believe in God? Science Secrets answers these questions and many others. It is a unique study of how myths evolve in the history of science. Some tales are partly true, others are mostly false, yet all illuminate the tension between the need to fairly describe the past and the natural desire to fill in the blanks. Energetically narrated, Science Secrets pits famous myths against extensive research from primary sources in order to accurately portray important episodes in the sciences. Alberto A. Martinez analyzes how such myths grow and rescues neglected facts that are more captivating than famous fictions. Moreover, he shows why opinions that were once secret and seemingly impossible are now scientifically compelling. The book includes new findings related to the Copernican revolution, alchemy, Pythagoras, young Einstein, and other events and figures in the history of science"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aScience$xHistory$vMiscellanea 615 0$aScience$xHistory 676 $a500 686 $aSCI034000$2bisacsh 700 $aMarti?nez$b Alberto A.$08913 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910791142803321 996 $aScience secrets$93774759 997 $aUNINA