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Conversations on the plurality of worlds [[electronic resource] /] / Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle ; translation by H.A. Hargreaves ; introduction by Nina Rattner Gelbart
| Conversations on the plurality of worlds [[electronic resource] /] / Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle ; translation by H.A. Hargreaves ; introduction by Nina Rattner Gelbart |
| Autore | Fontenelle, M. de (Bernard Le Bovier), <1657-1757.> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1990 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (134 p.) |
| Disciplina | 574.999 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HargreavesH. A |
| Soggetto topico | Plurality of worlds - Early works to 1800 |
| Soggetto non controllato |
1700s
17th century academic age of enlightenment alien life astronomy classic literature classic philosophy descartes england european history extraterrestrial french language heliocentric logic natural philosophy natural world philosophy physics popular science scholarly science scientific translation universe western world world history |
| ISBN |
1-282-35575-9
9786612355752 0-520-91058-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Translator's Preface -- Preface -- Dedication -- The First Evening -- The Second Evening -- The Third Evening -- The Fourth Evening -- The Fifth Evening -- Notes |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780432203321 |
Fontenelle, M. de (Bernard Le Bovier), <1657-1757.>
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1990 | ||
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Conversations on the plurality of worlds [[electronic resource] /] / Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle ; translation by H.A. Hargreaves ; introduction by Nina Rattner Gelbart
| Conversations on the plurality of worlds [[electronic resource] /] / Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle ; translation by H.A. Hargreaves ; introduction by Nina Rattner Gelbart |
| Autore | Fontenelle, M. de (Bernard Le Bovier), <1657-1757.> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1990 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (134 p.) |
| Disciplina | 574.999 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HargreavesH. A |
| Soggetto topico | Plurality of worlds - Early works to 1800 |
| Soggetto non controllato |
1700s
17th century academic age of enlightenment alien life astronomy classic literature classic philosophy descartes england european history extraterrestrial french language heliocentric logic natural philosophy natural world philosophy physics popular science scholarly science scientific translation universe western world world history |
| ISBN |
1-282-35575-9
9786612355752 0-520-91058-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Translator's Preface -- Preface -- Dedication -- The First Evening -- The Second Evening -- The Third Evening -- The Fourth Evening -- The Fifth Evening -- Notes |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817580703321 |
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Fontenelle, M. de (Bernard Le Bovier), <1657-1757.>
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1990 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Copernican question [[electronic resource] ] : prognostication, skepticism, and celestial order / / Robert S. Westman
| The Copernican question [[electronic resource] ] : prognostication, skepticism, and celestial order / / Robert S. Westman |
| Autore | Westman Robert S |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (702 p.) |
| Disciplina | 520.94/09031 |
| Collana | The Fletcher Jones Foundation humanities imprint |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronomy, Renaissance - Europe - History - 16th century
Science - Philosophy - Europe - History - 16th century |
| Soggetto non controllato |
16th century
astrology astronomy christianity copernican question copernicus cosmology divination europe finite universe history of science italy long 16th century medieval studies modern cosmology modern science natural history natural philosophy nonfiction orbits outer space planets religion renaissance reformation renaissance science and religion science scientific movement scientists universe |
| ISBN |
1-283-27745-X
9786613277459 0-520-94816-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Literature of the Heavens and the Science of the Stars -- 2. Constructing the Future -- 3. Copernicus and the Crisis of the Bologna Prognosticators, 1496-1500 -- 4. Between Wittenberg and Rome: The New System, Astrology, and the End of the World -- 5. The Wittenberg Interpretation of Copernicus's Theory -- 6. Varieties of Astrological Credibility -- 7. Foreknowledge, Skepticism, and Celestial Order in Rome -- 8. Planetary Order, Astronomical Reform, and the Extraordinary Course of Nature -- 9. The Second-Generation Copernicans: Maestlin and Digges -- 10. A Proliferation of Readings -- 11. The Emergence of Kepler's Copernican Representation -- 12. Kepler's Early Audiences, 1596-1600 -- 13. The Third-Generation Copernicans: Galileo and Kepler -- 14. The Naturalist Turn and Celestial Order: Constructing the Nova of 1604 -- 15. How Kepler's New Star Traveled to England -- 16. The Struggle for Order -- 17. Modernizing Theoretical Knowledge: Patronage, Reputation, Learned Sociability, Gentlemanly Veracity -- 18. How Galileo's Recurrent Novelties Traveled -- Conclusion. The Great Controversy -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Altri titoli varianti | Prognostication, skepticism, and celestial order |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781488303321 |
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Westman Robert S
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Copernican question : prognostication, skepticism, and celestial order / / Robert S. Westman
| The Copernican question : prognostication, skepticism, and celestial order / / Robert S. Westman |
| Autore | Westman Robert S |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (702 p.) |
| Disciplina | 520.94/09031 |
| Collana | The Fletcher Jones Foundation humanities imprint |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronomy, Renaissance - Europe - History - 16th century
Science - Philosophy - Europe - History - 16th century |
| Soggetto non controllato |
16th century
astrology astronomy christianity copernican question copernicus cosmology divination europe finite universe history of science italy long 16th century medieval studies modern cosmology modern science natural history natural philosophy nonfiction orbits outer space planets religion renaissance reformation renaissance science and religion science scientific movement scientists universe |
| ISBN |
1-283-27745-X
9786613277459 0-520-94816-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Literature of the Heavens and the Science of the Stars -- 2. Constructing the Future -- 3. Copernicus and the Crisis of the Bologna Prognosticators, 1496-1500 -- 4. Between Wittenberg and Rome: The New System, Astrology, and the End of the World -- 5. The Wittenberg Interpretation of Copernicus's Theory -- 6. Varieties of Astrological Credibility -- 7. Foreknowledge, Skepticism, and Celestial Order in Rome -- 8. Planetary Order, Astronomical Reform, and the Extraordinary Course of Nature -- 9. The Second-Generation Copernicans: Maestlin and Digges -- 10. A Proliferation of Readings -- 11. The Emergence of Kepler's Copernican Representation -- 12. Kepler's Early Audiences, 1596-1600 -- 13. The Third-Generation Copernicans: Galileo and Kepler -- 14. The Naturalist Turn and Celestial Order: Constructing the Nova of 1604 -- 15. How Kepler's New Star Traveled to England -- 16. The Struggle for Order -- 17. Modernizing Theoretical Knowledge: Patronage, Reputation, Learned Sociability, Gentlemanly Veracity -- 18. How Galileo's Recurrent Novelties Traveled -- Conclusion. The Great Controversy -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Altri titoli varianti | Prognostication, skepticism, and celestial order |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826570503321 |
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Westman Robert S
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Maps of time : an introduction to big history / / David Christian
| Maps of time : an introduction to big history / / David Christian |
| Autore | Christian David <1946-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2011] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxvii, 642 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 901 |
| Collana | California World History Library |
| Soggetto topico |
Civilization - Philosophy
Human evolution World history |
| Soggetto non controllato |
australian authors
big bang biological sciences biology black holes brain food civilization cosmology creation myth earth before humans evolution history first principles history of our solar system known world mathematics and science natural history nature and ecology nature origins of universe science nature solar system space sciences space time space time universe why are we here world history |
| ISBN |
1-283-27973-8
9786613279736 0-520-95067-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Preface to the 2011 Edition -- Introduction: A Modern Creation Myth? -- Part I. The Inanimate Universe -- Part II. Life on Earth -- Part III. Early Human History: Many Worlds -- Part IV. The Holocene: Few Worlds -- Part V. The Modern Era: One World -- Part VI. Perspectives on the Future -- Appendix 1. Dating Techniques, Chronologies, and Timelines -- Appendix 2 . Chaos and Order -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996248304103316 |
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Christian David <1946->
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| Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2011] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Maps of time : an introduction to big history / / David Christian
| Maps of time : an introduction to big history / / David Christian |
| Autore | Christian David <1946-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2011] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxvii, 642 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 901 |
| Collana | California World History Library |
| Soggetto topico |
Civilization - Philosophy
Human evolution World history |
| Soggetto non controllato |
australian authors
big bang biological sciences biology black holes brain food civilization cosmology creation myth earth before humans evolution history first principles history of our solar system known world mathematics and science natural history nature and ecology nature origins of universe science nature solar system space sciences space time space time universe why are we here world history |
| ISBN |
1-283-27973-8
9786613279736 0-520-95067-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Preface to the 2011 Edition -- Introduction: A Modern Creation Myth? -- Part I. The Inanimate Universe -- Part II. Life on Earth -- Part III. Early Human History: Many Worlds -- Part IV. The Holocene: Few Worlds -- Part V. The Modern Era: One World -- Part VI. Perspectives on the Future -- Appendix 1. Dating Techniques, Chronologies, and Timelines -- Appendix 2 . Chaos and Order -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789648403321 |
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Christian David <1946->
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| Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2011] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Maps of time : an introduction to big history / / David Christian
| Maps of time : an introduction to big history / / David Christian |
| Autore | Christian David <1946-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2011] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxvii, 642 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 901 |
| Collana | California World History Library |
| Soggetto topico |
Civilization - Philosophy
Human evolution World history |
| Soggetto non controllato |
australian authors
big bang biological sciences biology black holes brain food civilization cosmology creation myth earth before humans evolution history first principles history of our solar system known world mathematics and science natural history nature and ecology nature origins of universe science nature solar system space sciences space time space time universe why are we here world history |
| ISBN |
1-283-27973-8
9786613279736 0-520-95067-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Preface to the 2011 Edition -- Introduction: A Modern Creation Myth? -- Part I. The Inanimate Universe -- Part II. Life on Earth -- Part III. Early Human History: Many Worlds -- Part IV. The Holocene: Few Worlds -- Part V. The Modern Era: One World -- Part VI. Perspectives on the Future -- Appendix 1. Dating Techniques, Chronologies, and Timelines -- Appendix 2 . Chaos and Order -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824928703321 |
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Christian David <1946->
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| Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2011] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The state of play [[electronic resource] ] : law, games, and virtual worlds / / edited by Jack M. Balkin and Beth Simone Noveck
| The state of play [[electronic resource] ] : law, games, and virtual worlds / / edited by Jack M. Balkin and Beth Simone Noveck |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : New York University Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (320 p.) |
| Disciplina | 343.09/944 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BalkinJ. M
NoveckBeth Simone |
| Collana | Ex machina |
| Soggetto topico |
Video games - Law and legislation
Virtual reality |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Presents
change digital essential first future step understanding universe will worlds |
| ISBN | 0-8147-3907-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction / Jack M. Balkin and Beth Simone Noveck -- Virtual worlds : a primer / F. Gregory Lastowka and Dan Hunter -- Virtual worldliness / Richard A. Bartle -- Declaring the rights of players / Raph Koster -- The right to play / Edward Castronova -- Law and liberty in virtual worlds / Jack M. Balkin -- Virtual crime / F. Gregory Lastowka and Dan Hunter -- Owned! Intellectual property in the age of eBayers, gold farmers, and other enemies of the virtual state / Julian Dibbell -- Virtual power politics / James Grimmelmann -- Escaping the gilded cage : user-created content and building the metaverse / Cory Ondrejka -- There is no spoon / Yochai Benkler -- Who killed Miss Norway? / Tracy Spaight -- Who's in charge of who I am? : identity and law online / Susan P. Crawford -- Privacy and data collection in virtual worlds / Tal Zarsky -- Virtual worlds, real rules : using virtual worlds to test legal rules / Caroline Bradley and A. Michael Froomkin -- The new visual literacy : how the screen affects the law / David R. Johnson -- Democracy-- the video game : virtual worlds and the future of collective action / Beth Simone Noveck. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782024203321 |
| New York, : New York University Press, c2006 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The state of play [[electronic resource] ] : law, games, and virtual worlds / / edited by Jack M. Balkin and Beth Simone Noveck
| The state of play [[electronic resource] ] : law, games, and virtual worlds / / edited by Jack M. Balkin and Beth Simone Noveck |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : New York University Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (320 p.) |
| Disciplina | 343.09/944 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BalkinJ. M
NoveckBeth Simone |
| Collana | Ex machina |
| Soggetto topico |
Video games - Law and legislation
Virtual reality |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Presents
change digital essential first future step understanding universe will worlds |
| ISBN | 0-8147-3907-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction / Jack M. Balkin and Beth Simone Noveck -- Virtual worlds : a primer / F. Gregory Lastowka and Dan Hunter -- Virtual worldliness / Richard A. Bartle -- Declaring the rights of players / Raph Koster -- The right to play / Edward Castronova -- Law and liberty in virtual worlds / Jack M. Balkin -- Virtual crime / F. Gregory Lastowka and Dan Hunter -- Owned! Intellectual property in the age of eBayers, gold farmers, and other enemies of the virtual state / Julian Dibbell -- Virtual power politics / James Grimmelmann -- Escaping the gilded cage : user-created content and building the metaverse / Cory Ondrejka -- There is no spoon / Yochai Benkler -- Who killed Miss Norway? / Tracy Spaight -- Who's in charge of who I am? : identity and law online / Susan P. Crawford -- Privacy and data collection in virtual worlds / Tal Zarsky -- Virtual worlds, real rules : using virtual worlds to test legal rules / Caroline Bradley and A. Michael Froomkin -- The new visual literacy : how the screen affects the law / David R. Johnson -- Democracy-- the video game : virtual worlds and the future of collective action / Beth Simone Noveck. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820949203321 |
| New York, : New York University Press, c2006 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Teaching big history / / edited by Richard B. Simon, Mojgan Behmand, and Thomas Burke
| Teaching big history / / edited by Richard B. Simon, Mojgan Behmand, and Thomas Burke |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (443 p.) |
| Disciplina | 001 |
| Soggetto topico |
History - Study and teaching
Physical sciences - Study and teaching |
| Soggetto non controllato |
ancient history
anthropology archaeology astronomy big history biology chemistry cosmology earth sciences education evolutionary biology general education geology history interdisciplinary liberal education making connections new approach to teaching history new approach to teaching science pedagogy physics planning a curriculum sample exercises story of the universe teaching guide teaching materials teaching traditional human history undergraduate professors undergraduate students universe |
| ISBN |
0-520-28355-4
0-520-95938-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- One. What Is Big History? -- Two. Big History and the Goals of Liberal Education -- Three. Summer Institutes: Collective Learning as Meta-Education -- Four. Assessing Big History Outcomes: Or, How to Make Assessment Inspiring -- Five. Big History at Other Institutions -- Six. Teaching Complexity in a Big History Context -- Seven. Teaching Threshold 1: The Big Bang -- Eight. Teaching Threshold 2: The Formation of Stars and Galaxies -- Nine. Teaching Threshold 3: Heavier Chemical Elements and the Life Cycle of Stars -- Ten. Teaching Threshold 4: The Formation of Our Solar System and Earth -- Eleven. Teaching Threshold 5: The Evolution of Life on Earth -- Twelve. Teaching Threshold 6: The Rise of Homo Sapiens -- Thirteen. Teaching Threshold 7: The Agrarian Revolution -- Fourteen. Teaching Threshold 8: Modernity and Industrialization -- Fifteen. Threshold 9? Teaching Possible Futures -- Sixteen. Reflective Writing in the Big History Classroom -- Seventeen. Activities for Multiple Thresholds -- Eighteen. Igniting Critical Curiosity: Fostering Information Literacy through Big History -- Nineteen. A Little Big History of Big History -- Twenty. Big History at Dominican: An Origin Story -- Twenty-One. Teaching Big History or Teaching about Big History? Big History and Religion -- Twenty-Two. The Case for Awe -- Conclusion -- Annotated Bibliography of Big History Texts and Resources -- Contributors -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788093903321 |
| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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