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Cambridge University Press The Uses of Experiment
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Cambridge University Press Occult Scientific Mentalities in the Renaissance
Book SynopsisThe essays in this volume present a collective study of one of the major problems in the recent history of science: To what extent did the occult 'sciences' (alchemy, astrology, numerology, and natural magic) contribute to the scientific revolution of the late Renaissance? These studies of major scientists (Kepler, Bacon, Mersenne, and Newton) and of occultists (Dee, Fludd, and Cardano), complemented by analyses of contemporary official and unofficial studies at Cambridge and Oxford and discussions of the language of science, combine to suggest that hitherto the relationship has been too crudely stated as a movement 'from magic to science'. In fact, two separate mentalities can be traced, the occult and the scientific, each having different assumptions, goals, and methodologies. The contributors call into question many of the received ideas on this topic, showing that the issue has been wrongly defined and based on inadequate historical evidence. They outline new ways of approaching anTrade Review'The essays are stimulating and provocative … [an] excellent book.' Brian Easlea, The American Historical Review'The collection provides a valuable introduction to the state of the problem as well as to the work which remains to be done.' Katharine Park, Journal for the History of Astronomy'A collection of papers which are often intelligent, well-written and admirably clear, and which are nearly always immensely stimulating.' Alastair Hamilton, The Heythrop Journal'Le présent volume nous présente les actes d'une colloque, édités avec le plus grand soin. Chacune des contributions est une étude approfondie, rédigée par un spécialiste d'une incontestable compétence, et apportant des vues novatrices, à partir d'un retour au texte ou aux sources manuscrites. Alors même que les conclusions des auteurs ne sont pas toujours concordantes, le volume offre un modèle de ce que peut accomplir un travail collectif. Questions bien posées, colloque sans temps morts, travaux qui se complètent, excellente présentation synthétique (par Brian Vickers): le cas est assez rare pour qu'il vaille la peine d'être salué. C'est un livre important qui nous est offert, et dont la lecture s'impose à tous ceux qui étudient le premier essor de la pensée scientifique aux XVIe et XVIIe siècles.' Jean Starobinski, Gesnerus. Swiss Journal of the History of Medicine'This stimulating and scholarly collection of essays … will be of interest not only to students of the history of science but also to all who have occasion to reflect on the nature of history itself.' British Book NewsTable of ContentsEditor's preface; Introduction Brian Vickers; 1. At the crossroads of magic and science: John Dee's Archemastrie Nicholas H. Clulee; 2. The occult tradition in the English universities of the Renaissance: a reassessment Mordechai Feingold; 3. Analogy versus identity: the rejection of occult symbolism, 1580–1680 Brian Vickers; 4. Marin Mersenne: Renaissance naturalism and Renaissance magic William L. Hine; 5. Nature, art, and psyche: Jung, Pauli, and the Kepler–Fludd polemic Robert S. Westman; 6. The interpretation of natural signs: Cardano's De subtilitate versus Scaliger's Exercitationes Ian Maclean; 7. Kepler's attitude toward astrology and mysticism Edward Rosen; 8. Kepler's rejection of numerology Judith V. Field; 9. Francis Bacon's biological ideas: a new manuscript source Graham Rees; 10. Newton and alchemy Richard S. Westfall; 11. Witchcraft and popular mentality in Lorraine, 1580–1630 Robin Briggs; 12. The scientific status of demonology Stuart Clark; 13. 'Reason,' 'right reason,' and 'revelation' in mid-seventeenth-century England Lotte Mulligan; Index.
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Cambridge University Press English Industrial Cities 19C A Social Geography Cambridge Studies in Historical Geography Richard Dennis
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Cambridge University Press The Shorter Science and Civilisation in China Volume 4
Book SynopsisThree previous volumes of this series by Colin Ronan are each available in hardback as well as paperback. Volume I introduces the reader to the country of China: its history, geography and language. The major part of this book is devoted to the history of scientific thought in China itself. In Volume II, the first section deals with mathematics, and this is followed by a section dealing with mathematics. Then follow sections on astronomy, meteorology and the earth sciences. The volume closes with a description of various aspects of Chinese physics. Volume III looks in some detail at one of the greatest contributions the Chinese made to physics - the discovery of the magnetic compass.Trade Review"Those interested in the development of technology and science have found much to profit them in Joseph Needham's monumental history of science in China. The abridged volumes of his work are still rich in detail, ably produced by Colin Ronan with Needham...A fascinating book." New ScientistTable of ContentsList of illustrations; List of tables; Preface; 1. Engineers: their status, tools and materials; 2. Basic mechanical principles; 3. Mechanical toys and machines described in Chinese works; 4. Vehicles for land transport and design of an efficient horse harness; 5. Clockwork: six hidden centuries; 6. Vertical and horizontal mountings, windmills and aeronautics; Bibliography; Table of Chinese dynastics; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Herbals Their Origin and Evolution Cambridge Science Classics
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Cambridge University Press Nature as the Laboratory
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Cambridge University Press Reappraisals of the Scientific Revolution
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Cambridge University Press Redirecting Science
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Cambridge University Press Schrodinger
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Cambridge University Press Theory Construction and Selection in Modern Physics
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Cambridge University Press The Problem of the Earths Shape from Newton to Clairaut
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Cambridge University Press The Study of Change
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Cambridge University Press A History of Regeneration Research
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Cambridge University Press The Scientific Revolution in National Context
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Cambridge University Press Australian Science in the Making
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Cambridge University Press The Scientific Revolution in National Context
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Cambridge University Press Atoms Pneuma and Tranquillity Epicurean and Stoic Themes in European Thought
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Cambridge University Press The French Paracelsians
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Cambridge University Press Science Technology and National Socialism
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Cambridge University Press Nationalism and Internationalism in Science 18801939
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Cambridge University Press The Measurement of Starlight
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Cambridge University Press Promoting Experimental Learning
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Cambridge University Press Early Physics and Astronomy
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Cambridge University Press Solar System Astronomy in America
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Cambridge University Press Enlightenment Science in the Romantic Era
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Cambridge University Press Science and the Canadian Arctic
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Cambridge University Press Creativity in Invention and Design
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Cambridge University Press Species and Specificity
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Cambridge University Press Remarkable Discoveries Popular Science
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Cambridge University Press Telling Lives in Science
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Cambridge University Press Inventing Our Selves
Book SynopsisInventing Our Selves analyses our current regime of the 'self' and the values that animate it; it discusses how psychology and other 'psy' disciplines have affected the ways in which people understand themselves, and aims to help us think differently about the kind of persons we are, or might become.Trade Review'The scope and isnights of what Rose has to say about what it is to become, and be, a human alone suffice to ensure the very great importance of this volume.' Paul Heelas, Journal of the Royal Anthropological InstituteTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. How should one do the history of 'the self'?; 3. A critical history of psychology; 4. Psychology as a 'social' science; 5. Expertise and the 'techne' of psychology; 6. Psychology as an 'individualizing' technology; 7. Social psychology as a science of democracy; 8. Governing enterprising individuals; 9. Assembling ourselves; 10. Notes; 11. Bibliography.
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Cambridge University Press Hard to Swallow A Brief History of Food
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Cambridge University Press Critical Assembly
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Cambridge University Press Walther Nernst and the Transition to Modern Physical Science
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Cambridge University Press The Correspondence of Charles Darwin Volume 9 1861
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Cambridge University Press Chance Design
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Cambridge University Press Shorter Science Civilsatn China v5 Volume 5 Shorter Science and Civilisation in China
Book SynopsisThis fifth volume of Colin Ronan's abridgement of Joseph Needham's monumental work is concerned with the staggering civil engineering feats made in early and medieval China. No other country did more, both as to scale and skill, than China. The book opens with an account of the road system, which compared not unfavourably with that of the Roman Empire. Naturally, the Great Wall of China is covered in some detail within the social context of walls, which mark, more than any other structure, the basic features of the Chinese communities. The Chinese genius of town planning and achievements in hydraulic engineering are covered in later chapters. This book concludes with an abridgement of Chinese engineering, and provides many clues as to the influence of Chinese innovation on Western engineering trends.Table of ContentsList of illustrations; List of tables; Preface; 1. Roads; 2. Walls, and the Great Wall; 3. Building technology; 4. Bridges; 5. Hydraulic engineering (I), control, construction and maintenance of waterways; 6. Hydraulic engineering (II), water-raising machinery and the use of water as a power source; Bibliography; Table of Chinese dynasties; Index.
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Cambridge University Press The Development of Darwins Theory Natural History Natural Theology and Natural Selection 18381859
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Cambridge University Press The Cosmic Century
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Cambridge University Press The Uses of Life
Book SynopsisGood or bad? New or old? The rich connotations of the word ''biotechnology'' reflect a history that stretches back more than seventy years. To some, the concept describes the evolving crafts of industrial production using micro-organisms. To others, biotechnology is a product of the recombinant techniques only recently developed by molecular biologists. It has been seen simply as a means of wealth production and as a new kind of technology--sometimes as distinctively benevolent and at all other times as particularly dangerous. Robert Bud shows how the hopes and fears for the combination of biology with engineering have been an integral part of the history of the twentieth century, including the Great Depression of the 1930s, the two world wars, and the more recent anxieties over genetic and entrepreneurial industry. Skillfully, the author relates biotechnology''s origins in the chemistry and microbiology of the nineteenth century. Personalities with influential roles in its subsequeTrade Review'… delightful, informative, readable …' Jack Pasternak, ASM News'… the best introduction to the comparative and cultural history of biotechnology …' Glenn E. Burgos, Science'… well produced, satisfying and enjoyable to read.' Journal of Chemical Technology and BiotechnologyTable of ContentsList of illustrations; Foreword M. F. Cantley (Head of Concentration Unit for Biotechnology in Europe (CUBE) Directorate General for Science, Research and Development Commission of the European Communities); Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The origins of zymotechnology; 2. From zymotechnology to biotechnology; 3. The engineering of nature; 4. Institutional reality; 5. The chemical engineering front; 6. Biotechnology - the green technology; 7. From professional to policy category; 8. The wedding with genetics; 9. The 1980s: between life and commerce; Epilogue; Notes; Sources; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Symbols Impossible Numbers and Geometric Entanglements
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Cambridge University Press Plinys Encyclopedia
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Cambridge University Press Reflection Without Rules
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Cambridge University Press Science Vine and Wine in Modern France
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Cambridge University Press Discovering the Expanding Universe
The discovery of the expanding universe is one of the most exciting exploits in astronomy. This book explores its development from Einstein, through to Lemaître, Hubble and Humason. It is of interest to scientists, students, and all those interested in the history of astronomy and cosmology.
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Cambridge University Press Charles Darwins Notebooks from the Voyage of the Beagle
Book SynopsisThis is the first full edition of the fifteen notebooks used by Darwin during his Beagle voyage, which record his activities and interests in their most immediate form. The texts are accompanied by full editorial apparatus and introductions, focussing on discoveries convincing Darwin that life on Earth had evolved.Trade Review'Not until now has it been possible to read in book form the immediate notes that Darwin himself had written in the little field notebooks that he carried with him … which takes us all the way to what a young man born two hundred years ago once saw when he was for some years very far from home.' Richard Darwin Keynes, editor of Charles Darwin's Beagle Diary (Cambridge University Press) and great-grandson of Darwin'This is the first time that Darwin's day-to-day notebooks from the Beagle voyage have been published in their entirety and the result is quite simply stunning. … The result is to render what is often considered to be the least readable of all Darwin's material instantly accessible and engaging for all. … hardly a page goes by without some gem jumping out and hinting at the scientific giant he would become.' The Times Higher Education Supplement'… impressive … a meticulously edited piece … It provides some interesting dimensions about how scientific observation was made two centuries ago … as an archival source, it could definitely help graduate students in their research related to Darwin.' PaleoAnthropologyTable of ContentsForeword by Richard Darwin Keynes; Introduction; Acknowledgements; List of illustrations; The Notebooks: Cape de Verds, Rio, Buenos Ayres, Falkland, B. Blanca, St. Fe, Banda Oriental, Port Desire, Valparaiso, Santiago, Galapagos, Coquimbo, Copiapò, Despoblado, Sydney; Expedition equipment; Chronological register; Bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Ancient Greek Music
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Cambridge University Press Finding the Big Bang
Finding the Big Bang by P. James E. Peebles | 9780521519823
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