(Ilmumisaeg: 06-Feb-2025, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, ISBN-13: 9780802884091)
Why were people in the Victorian age fascinated with the archaeological mysteries of the Holy Land? In this engaging study, Allan Chapman shows how the Holy Land took on new meaning for Europeans during the Victorian era. Previously...Loe edasi...
William Buckland, Victorian fossil-hunter extaordinaire, is widely regarded as the founder of the science of geology. This and his many other achievements are presented here in vivid and entertaining detail. ‘An irresistible biography o...Loe edasi...
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William Buckland DD, FRS (1784–1856) was a theologian and scientist, who is widely regarded as the founder of the science of geology. A polymath, Buckland was the first person to identify and describe the dinosaur, which he called Megalosaurus. He wa...Loe edasi...
Physicists are familiar with Hookes Law of springs, but few know of his work in other areas, such as combustion microscopy, gravitation, and architecture. Englands Leonardo is a biography of Hooke that covers all aspects of his work, from his early...Loe edasi...
From earliest times, man has struggled to control his environment and his fate, and a big part of that has always been his health. From the ancients onwards the study of medicine, including surgery, has exercised some of the greatest minds—and b...Loe edasi...
From earliest times, man has struggled to control his environment and his fate, and a big part of that has always been his health. From the ancients onwards the study of medicine, including surgery, has exercised some of the greatest minds—and b...Loe edasi...
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The period from 1500--1700 saw an unprecendented renaissance in astronomy and the understanding of the heavensIn this magnificent tour de force, scientific historian Dr Allan Chapman guides us through two hundred years of mapping the stars. H...Loe edasi...
Mary Somerville (1780-1872), after whom Somerville College Oxford was named, was the first woman scientist to win an international reputation entirely in her own right, rather than through association with a scientific brother or father.She...Loe edasi...
In this lively and often surprising study, Chapman examines popular misunderstandings about key events in the history of science-faith relationsFor those interested in science-faith relations, this important study examines popular mi...Loe edasi...
