Isbn: 9780387710181 - quirky sides of scientists: true tales of ingenuity and error from physics and astronomy (30 risultati)

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Hardback. Condizione: New. 2007 ed. These historical narratives of scientific behavior reveal the often irrational way scientists arrive at and assess their theories. There are stories of Einstein's stubbornness leading him to reject a correct interpretation of an experiment and miss an important deduction from his own theory, and Newton missing the important deduction from one of his most celebrated discoveries. Copernicus and Galileo are found suppressing information. A theme running throughout the book is the notion that what is obvious today was not so in the past. Scientists seen in their historical context shatter myths and show them to be less modern than we often like to think of them.…

Hardback. Condizione: New. 2007 ed. These historical narratives of scientific behavior reveal the often irrational way scientists arrive at and assess their theories. There are stories of Einstein's stubbornness leading him to reject a correct interpretation of an experiment and miss an important deduction from his own theory, and Newton missing the important deduction from one of his most celebrated discoveries. Copernicus and Galileo are found suppressing information. A theme running throughout the book is the notion that what is obvious today was not so in the past. Scientists seen in their historical context shatter myths and show them to be less modern than we often like to think of them.…

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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover, NOT ex-library. Book is clean and bright throughout, with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Mild handling wear only. Issued without a dust jacket. -- Contents: Prelude; 1. Tenacity and Stubbornness: Einstein on Theory and Experiment [Tenacity; Stubbornness; Einstein's Experiment; Notes and References] 2. Convergence or Coincidence: Ancient Measurements of the Sun and Moon: How Far? [The Speed of Light; Ancient Astronomy: Ptolemy; Aristarchus's Measurement and Ptolemy's Model; Notes and References] 3. The Rationality of Simplicity: Copernicus on Planetary Motion [Planetary Motion: Geocentrism; Heliocentrism: The Hierarchy of the Planets; Heliocentrism: Planetary Distances; Copernicus and Simplicity; Copernicus and Complexity; Notes and References] 4. A Silence of Scientists: Venus's Brightness, Earth's Precession, and the Nebula in Orion [Ptolemy on Venus; Copernicus on Venus; Galileo on Venus; Galileo, Sunspots, and Precession; Galileo and Nebulae; Notes and References] 5. Progress Through Error: Stars and Quasars: How Big, How Far? [Copernicus and the Distance of Stars; Tycho and Parallax; Galileo on the Stars; Quasars and Cosmology; Notes and References] 6. The Data Fit the Model but the Model Is Wrong: Kepler and the Structure of the Cosmos [Neutrinos and Sydney's Opera House; Kepler and God's Mind; Kepler and the Equant; Kepler's Music of the Heavens, and Beyond; Notes and References] 7. Art Illustrates Science: Galileo, a Blemished Moon, and a Parabola of Blood [Galileo and Cigoli; Galileo and Artemisia; Notes and References] 8. Ensnared in Circles: Galileo and the Law of Projectile Motion [The Problem with Projectiles; Galileo's Abstraction; The Relativity of Motion and the Rotating Earth; Galileo's Inertia in Context; Notes and References] 9. Aesthetics and Holism: Newton on Light, Color, and Music [Newton Creates the Spectrum; Newton Counts the Colors; From Colors to Music; Newton's Holism; Notes and References] 10. Missing One's Own Discovery: Newton and the First Idea of an Artificial Satellite [The Principia Project: Origin and Execution; Newton's Sketch: and the Problem; The Projectile Path: What Did Newton Know?; Newton and Hooke: A Debate Over a Spiral; Notes and References] 11. A Change of Mind: Newton and the Comet(s?) of 1680 and 1681 [Comets and a Celestial Physics; Newton's Struggle with a Celestial Physics; Notes and References] 12. A Well-Nigh Discovery: Einstein and the Expanding Universe [Nebulae and Galaxies; Einstein's Cosmological Model; Observational Astronomy in the Early 20th Century; Einstein Defends His Cosmological Constant; Notes and References]; Postlude.…

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Hardback. Condizione: New. 2007 ed. These historical narratives of scientific behavior reveal the often irrational way scientists arrive at and assess their theories. There are stories of Einstein's stubbornness leading him to reject a correct interpretation of an experiment and miss an important deduction from his own theory, and Newton missing the important deduction from one of his most celebrated discoveries. Copernicus and Galileo are found suppressing information. A theme running throughout the book is the notion that what is obvious today was not so in the past. Scientists seen in their historical context shatter myths and show them to be less modern than we often like to think of them.…

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Hardback. Condizione: New. 2007 ed. These historical narratives of scientific behavior reveal the often irrational way scientists arrive at and assess their theories. There are stories of Einstein's stubbornness leading him to reject a correct interpretation of an experiment and miss an important deduction from his own theory, and Newton missing the important deduction from one of his most celebrated discoveries. Copernicus and Galileo are found suppressing information. A theme running throughout the book is the notion that what is obvious today was not so in the past. Scientists seen in their historical context shatter myths and show them to be less modern than we often like to think of them.…

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Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -These historical narratives of scientific behavior reveal the often irrational way scientists arrive at and assess their theories. There are stories of Einstein's stubbornness leading him to reject a correct interpretation of an experiment and miss an important deduction from his own theory, and Newton missing the important deduction from one of his most celebrated discoveries. This enlightening book clearly demonstrates that the greatest minds throughout history arrived at their famous scientific theories in very unorganized ways and they often did not fully grasp the significance and implications of their own work. 228 pp. Englisch.…

Gebunden. Condizione: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Clearly demonstrates that the greatest minds throughout history arrived at their famous scientific theories in very unorganized ways. They often did not fully grasp the significance and implications of their own workOutside a circle of specialized.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -These historical narratives of scientific behavior reveal the often irrational way scientists arrive at and assess their theories. The book clearly demonstrates that the greatest minds throughout history arrived at their famous scientific theories in very unorganized ways and they often did not fully grasp the significance and implications of their own work. There are stories of Einstein's stubbornness leading him to reject a correct interpretation of an experiment and miss an important deduction from his own theory, and Newton missing the important deduction from one of his most celebrated discoveries. Outside a circle of specialized academics, these little-known yet fascinating stories are told in a clear and engaging style to captivate the scientific-educated reader. A theme running throughout the book is the notion that what is obvious today was not so in the past. Scientists seen in their historical context shatter myths and show them to be less modern than we often like to think of them.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 228 pp. Englisch.…