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| Titolo: | The armchair science reader / edited by Isabel S. Gordon and Sophie Sorkin. |
| Pubblicazione: | New York : Simon and Schuster, 1959. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 832 p. ; 22 cm |
| Contiene: | Indice: Foreword. Pt. 1. Science sparks the imagination: 1. Man among the stars 2. Man upon the seas 3. Man and his earth. Pt. 2. Eureka!: 1. Some general observations 2. Founders and finders 3. Team workers. Pt. 3. Monuments of method: 1. The man of science 2. The many methods of science. Pt. 4. Literary naturalists: 1. The wonder of the world 2. The proper study of mankind... 3. The mind reels! Pt. 5. The gift of Prometheus: 1. The work of his hands... 2. Science : Promethean or Mephistophelean 3. Two ways of seeing 4. Faith and unfaith : advancing science challenges established creed 5. Our place among the infinities. Pt. 6. The world we make: 1. Dreams and promises 2. Dream and disillusion 3. Knowledge comes... 4. ... but Wisdom lingers 5. Faith in science |
| Note galileane: | MCMULLIN, 4500 "For Galileo see: Bring arguments and proofs / G. Galilei, pp. 304-307. Excerpt from the Dialogo" |
| Altri autori: | Gordon, Isabel S.
Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642. Sorkin, Sophie. |
| Discipline: | Scienze--Testi e Carteggi. Letteratura e scienza--Testi e Carteggi. |
| Keyword: | Testi e Carteggi--Scienze. Testi e Carteggi--Letteratura e scienza. |
| Contiene: |  Harsányi, Zsolt von 1887-1943. Swing of a pendulum. |
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