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Time, Space, Stars and Man
The Story of the Big Bang
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2009
Most well-read, but non-scientific, people will have heard of the term “Big Bang” as a description of the origin of the Universe. They will recognize that DNA identifies individuals and will know that the origin of life is one of the great unsolved scientific mysteries. This book brings together...
The Physics of Transfigured Light
The Imaginal Realm and the Hermetic Foundations of Science
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2016
Reveals the Hermetic underpinnings of modern scientific theories
• Offers a full reconsideration of the history of science from Newton to the present day as well as a Platonic-Hermetic perspective on modern technology
• Examines Hermetic resonances among the ideas of Gurdjieff, Robert...
by Erwin Schrödinger
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 1996
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 1996
Nobel laureate Erwin Schrödinger was one of the most distinguished scientists of the twentieth century; his lectures on the history and philosophy of science are legendary. 'Nature and the Greeks' and 'Science and Humanism' makes available for the first time in many years the text of two of Schrödinger's...
Building Blocks in Earth Science
From Genesis & Geology to Earth's History & Destiny
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2015
Develop critical thinking skills as you explore what to believe and why you believe it!
To understand earth science, it requires “teamwork,” combining the methods and evidences of both science and history. And if you also use the “history book of the world,” the Bible, you can make...
by Hugh G. Gauch, Jr
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2012
The fundamental principles of the scientific method are essential for enhancing perspective, increasing productivity, and stimulating innovation. These principles include deductive and inductive logic, probability, parsimony and hypothesis testing, as well as science's presuppositions, limitations,...
The Self-Actualizing Cosmos
The Akasha Revolution in Science and Human Consciousness
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2014
An exploration of the current revolution in scientific thought and the newest scientific findings in support of the Akashic field
• Explains how the new Akasha paradigm recognizes the interconnection of all things in space and time through the quantum resonance of the Akashic field
•...
Embracing Mind
The Common Ground of Science and Spirituality
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2008
What is Mind? For this ancient question we are still seeking answers. B. Alan Wallace and Brian Hodel propose a science of the mind based on the contemplative wisdom of Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Christianity, and Islam.
The authors begin by exploring the history of science, showing how science...
BEWARE THE STRAW MAN
THE SCIENCE DOG EXPLORES DOG TRAINING FACT AND FICTION
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
The Science Dog (aka Linda Case) takes a skeptic's look at many commonly held beliefs about dog behavior and training. Each of the book's 32 essays explores a question posed by leading researchers and provides detailed and thought-provoking analysis of their findings. Learn how dogs react to different...
Voracious Science and Vulnerable Animals
A Primate Scientist's Ethical Journey
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2016
The National Institute of Health recently announced its plan to retire the fifty remaining chimpanzees held in national research facilities and place them in sanctuaries. This significant decision comes after a lengthy process of examination and debate about the ethics of animal research. For decades,...
The Quirks & Quarks Question Book
101 Answers to Listeners' Questions
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2010
• Is there really such a thing as a blue moon?
• What time is it at the North Pole?
• Why don’t woodpeckers get concussed?
• Why don’t snorers wake themselves with the racket they make?
• Do insects sleep?
These are just a few of the intriguing questions asked and answered in...
A Flash of Light
The Science of Light and Colour
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
A Flash of Light is an intriguing book that starts at the beginning of time itself and then winds its way through a host of fascinating light related topics including the hues of aliens sunsets, the psychology of colour, and the chemistry of LCD screens. Written as part of a novel experiment, editors...
by Harun Rashid, Alan Bauld
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2016
We define popular science as interpretations of scientific concepts in plain language (i.e., in nontechnical language) for the general audience, who may or may not have a background in science. Climate Change As popular Science (CCAPS) is a nontechnical interpretation of climate change science, intended...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2017
The Oxford Illustrated History of Science is the first ever fully illustrated global history of science, from Aristotle to the atom bomb - and beyond. The first part of the book tells the story of science in both East and West from antiquity to the Enlightenment: from the ancient Mediterranean world...
Adhesion Science and Engineering
Surfaces, Chemistry and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2002
The Mechanics of Adhesion shows that adhesion science and technology is inherently an interdisciplinary field, requiring fundamental understanding of mechanics, surfaces, and materials.
This volume comprises 19 chapters. Starting with a background and introduction to stress transfer principles; fracture...