Archimedes to Hawking [[electronic resource] ] : laws of science and the great minds behind them / / Clifford A. Pickover |
Autore | Pickover Clifford A |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (529 p.) |
Disciplina |
509.2/2
B |
Soggetto topico |
Physical laws - History
Science - Methodology - History Science - Philosophy - History Scientists |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-34230-0
9786611342302 0-19-971452-5 1-4356-4213-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION AND BACKDROP; 250 B.C.-1700 A.D.; 1700-1800; 1800-1900; 1900 AND BEYOND; THE GREAT CONTENDERS; FINAL COMMENTS ON THE BEAUTY OF MATHEMATICS IN SCIENCE; References; About the Author; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451388503321 |
Pickover Clifford A | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Archimedes to Hawking [[electronic resource] ] : laws of science and the great minds behind them / / Clifford A. Pickover |
Autore | Pickover Clifford A |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (529 p.) |
Disciplina |
509.2/2
B |
Soggetto topico |
Physical laws - History
Science - Methodology - History Science - Philosophy - History Scientists |
ISBN |
0-19-773205-4
0-19-979268-2 1-281-34230-0 9786611342302 0-19-971452-5 1-4356-4213-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION AND BACKDROP; 250 B.C.-1700 A.D.; 1700-1800; 1800-1900; 1900 AND BEYOND; THE GREAT CONTENDERS; FINAL COMMENTS ON THE BEAUTY OF MATHEMATICS IN SCIENCE; References; About the Author; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781827703321 |
Pickover Clifford A | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Archimedes to Hawking [[electronic resource] ] : laws of science and the great minds behind them / / Clifford A. Pickover |
Autore | Pickover Clifford A |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (529 p.) |
Disciplina |
509.2/2
B |
Soggetto topico |
Physical laws - History
Science - Methodology - History Science - Philosophy - History Scientists |
ISBN |
0-19-773205-4
0-19-979268-2 1-281-34230-0 9786611342302 0-19-971452-5 1-4356-4213-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION AND BACKDROP; 250 B.C.-1700 A.D.; 1700-1800; 1800-1900; 1900 AND BEYOND; THE GREAT CONTENDERS; FINAL COMMENTS ON THE BEAUTY OF MATHEMATICS IN SCIENCE; References; About the Author; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815934703321 |
Pickover Clifford A | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Four Decades of Scientific Explanation |
Autore | Salmon Wesley C |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : University of Pittsburgh Press, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 234 pages) |
Disciplina | 501 |
Soggetto topico |
Science - Methodology
Science - Methodology - History |
ISBN | 0-8229-7302-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789264003321 |
Salmon Wesley C | ||
[Place of publication not identified], : University of Pittsburgh Press, 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Four Decades of Scientific Explanation |
Autore | Salmon Wesley C |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : University of Pittsburgh Press, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 234 pages) |
Disciplina | 501 |
Soggetto topico |
Science - Methodology
Science - Methodology - History |
ISBN | 0-8229-7302-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- Foreword by Paul Humphreys -- Preface -- Introduction -- The First Decade (1948-57): Peace in the Valley (but Some Trouble in the Foothills) -- The Second Decade (1958-67): Manifest Destiny - Expansion and Conflict -- The Third Decade (1968-77): Deepening Differences -- The Fourth Decade (1978-87): A Time of Maturation -- Conclusion: Peaceful Coexistence? -- Notes -- Chronological Bibliography -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815971903321 |
Salmon Wesley C | ||
[Place of publication not identified], : University of Pittsburgh Press, 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Galileo and the art of reasoning : rhetorical foundations of logic and scientific method / Maurice A. Finocchiaro |
Autore | Finocchiaro, Maurice A. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dordrecht, Holland ; Boston : D. Reidel Pub. Co. |
Descrizione fisica | xx, 478 p. ; 23 cm |
Disciplina | 160 |
Collana | Boston studies in the philosophy of science ; v. 61 |
Soggetto (Persona) |
Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642 Logic
Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642. Dialogo dei massimi sistemi |
Soggetto topico |
Logic, Modern - History
Reasoning Science - Methodology - History Solar system - Early works to 1800 Astronomy - Early works to 1800 |
ISBN | 9027710945 |
Classificazione |
LC Q174
1:5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991001677639707536 |
Finocchiaro, Maurice A. | ||
Dordrecht, Holland ; Boston : D. Reidel Pub. Co. | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Histories of scientific observation [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Lorraine Daston and Elizabeth Lunbeck |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago ; ; London, : University of Chicago Press, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (473 p.) |
Disciplina | 507.2/3 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
DastonLorraine <1951->
LunbeckElizabeth |
Soggetto topico |
Observation (Scientific method) - History
Science - Methodology - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-226-13679-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction: Observation Observed -- Introduction -- 1. Observation in the Margins, 500-1500 -- 2. Observation Rising: Birth of an Epistemic Genre, 1500-1650 -- 3. The Empire of Observation, 1600-1800 -- Introduction -- 4. The Color of Blood: Between Sensory Experience and Epistemic Significance -- 5. Seeing Is Believing: Professor Vagner's Wonderful World -- 6. A Visual History of Jean Perrin's Brownian Motion Curves -- Introduction -- 7. Frogs on the Mantelpiece: The Practice of Observation in Daily Life -- 8. Sorting Things Out: The Economist as an Armchair Observer -- 9. "A Number of Scenes in a Badly Cut Film": Observation in the Age of Strobe -- 10. Empathy as a Psychoanalytic Mode of Observation: Between Sentiment and Science -- Introduction -- 11. Reforming Vision: The Engineer Le Play Learns to Observe Society Sagely -- 12. Seeking Parts, Looking for Wholes -- 13. Seeing the Blush: Feeling Emotions -- 14. Visualizing Radiation: The Photographs of Henri Becquerel -- Introduction -- 15. The Geography of Observation: Distance and Visibility in Eighteenth-Century Botanical Travel -- 16. The World on a Page: Making a General Observation in the Eighteenth Century -- 17. Coming to Attention: A Commonwealth of Observers during the Napoleonic Wars -- Contributors -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459003303321 |
Chicago ; ; London, : University of Chicago Press, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Histories of scientific observation [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Lorraine Daston and Elizabeth Lunbeck |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago ; ; London, : University of Chicago Press, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (473 p.) |
Disciplina | 507.2/3 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
DastonLorraine <1951->
LunbeckElizabeth |
Soggetto topico |
Observation (Scientific method) - History
Science - Methodology - History |
Soggetto non controllato | history, historical, science, scientist, research, study, methodology, methods, hypothesis, ethics, modern, contemporary, disciplines, sciences, natural, human, nature, telescope, microscope, technology, inventions, invisible, innovation, inquiry, academic, scholarly, meteorology, medicine, economics, astronomy, psychology, analysis, perception |
ISBN | 0-226-13679-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction: Observation Observed -- Introduction -- 1. Observation in the Margins, 500-1500 -- 2. Observation Rising: Birth of an Epistemic Genre, 1500-1650 -- 3. The Empire of Observation, 1600-1800 -- Introduction -- 4. The Color of Blood: Between Sensory Experience and Epistemic Significance -- 5. Seeing Is Believing: Professor Vagner's Wonderful World -- 6. A Visual History of Jean Perrin's Brownian Motion Curves -- Introduction -- 7. Frogs on the Mantelpiece: The Practice of Observation in Daily Life -- 8. Sorting Things Out: The Economist as an Armchair Observer -- 9. "A Number of Scenes in a Badly Cut Film": Observation in the Age of Strobe -- 10. Empathy as a Psychoanalytic Mode of Observation: Between Sentiment and Science -- Introduction -- 11. Reforming Vision: The Engineer Le Play Learns to Observe Society Sagely -- 12. Seeking Parts, Looking for Wholes -- 13. Seeing the Blush: Feeling Emotions -- 14. Visualizing Radiation: The Photographs of Henri Becquerel -- Introduction -- 15. The Geography of Observation: Distance and Visibility in Eighteenth-Century Botanical Travel -- 16. The World on a Page: Making a General Observation in the Eighteenth Century -- 17. Coming to Attention: A Commonwealth of Observers during the Napoleonic Wars -- Contributors -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791871503321 |
Chicago ; ; London, : University of Chicago Press, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Histories of scientific observation / / edited by Lorraine Daston and Elizabeth Lunbeck |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago ; ; London, : University of Chicago Press, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (473 p.) |
Disciplina | 507.2/3 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
DastonLorraine <1951->
LunbeckElizabeth |
Soggetto topico |
Observation (Scientific method) - History
Science - Methodology - History |
Soggetto non controllato | history, historical, science, scientist, research, study, methodology, methods, hypothesis, ethics, modern, contemporary, disciplines, sciences, natural, human, nature, telescope, microscope, technology, inventions, invisible, innovation, inquiry, academic, scholarly, meteorology, medicine, economics, astronomy, psychology, analysis, perception |
ISBN | 0-226-13679-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction: Observation Observed -- Introduction -- 1. Observation in the Margins, 500-1500 -- 2. Observation Rising: Birth of an Epistemic Genre, 1500-1650 -- 3. The Empire of Observation, 1600-1800 -- Introduction -- 4. The Color of Blood: Between Sensory Experience and Epistemic Significance -- 5. Seeing Is Believing: Professor Vagner's Wonderful World -- 6. A Visual History of Jean Perrin's Brownian Motion Curves -- Introduction -- 7. Frogs on the Mantelpiece: The Practice of Observation in Daily Life -- 8. Sorting Things Out: The Economist as an Armchair Observer -- 9. "A Number of Scenes in a Badly Cut Film": Observation in the Age of Strobe -- 10. Empathy as a Psychoanalytic Mode of Observation: Between Sentiment and Science -- Introduction -- 11. Reforming Vision: The Engineer Le Play Learns to Observe Society Sagely -- 12. Seeking Parts, Looking for Wholes -- 13. Seeing the Blush: Feeling Emotions -- 14. Visualizing Radiation: The Photographs of Henri Becquerel -- Introduction -- 15. The Geography of Observation: Distance and Visibility in Eighteenth-Century Botanical Travel -- 16. The World on a Page: Making a General Observation in the Eighteenth Century -- 17. Coming to Attention: A Commonwealth of Observers during the Napoleonic Wars -- Contributors -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821013803321 |
Chicago ; ; London, : University of Chicago Press, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Image and reality [[electronic resource] ] : Kekulé, Kopp, and the scientific imagination / / Alan J. Rocke |
Autore | Rocke Alan J. <1948-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (403 p.) |
Disciplina | 540.9/034 |
Collana | Synthesis |
Soggetto topico |
Chemistry, Organic - History - 19th century
Science - Methodology - History Imagination Visualization |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-64642-7
9786612646423 0-226-72335-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- 1. Ether/Or -- 2. The Architect of Molecules -- 3. Building an Unseen Structure -- 4. A Barometer of the Science -- 5. The Heuristics of Molecular Representation -- 6. Molecules as Metaphors -- 7. Aromatic Apparitions -- 8. Dimensional Molecules -- 9. Kopp's World -- 10. Kekulé's "Dreams" -- 11. The Scientific Image-ination -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458377303321 |
Rocke Alan J. <1948-> | ||
Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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