Blader door items (207 in totaal)

Inleiding tot enkele centrale onderwerpen uit de methodologie en filosofie van de natuurwetenschappen. De auteur bespreekt hoe wetenschappelijke kennis tot stand komt en zich ontwikkeld; hoe de wetenschap de empirische gegevens interpreteert en zo…

The Celestial Sphere: its Poles true even if he moves to another place. A sphere has, however, only one centre, and therefore if the sphere remains fixed the observer cannot move about and yet always remain at the centre. The old astronomers met this…

This classic encompasses 30 years of highly original experiments and theories. Its lively expositions discuss dynamics, elasticity, sound, strength of materials, and more.

One of the foremost workers in the area of premodern science presents the standard nontechnical coverage of Egyptian and Babylonian mathematics and astronomy and their transmission into the Hellenistic world, including the especially interesting,…

Mostly Harmless is the fifth installment in the trilogy, and the last written by franchise creator himself. Set several years after the fourth one, its plot divides into three distinct branches. The first concerns the series protagonist, hapless…