Newton's Apple and Other Myths About Science

Informationen zum Autor Ronald L. Numbers was Hilldale Professor Emeritus of the History of Science and Medicine at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Kostas Kampourakis is Scientific Collaborator, Section of Biology and University Teacher Training Institute, University of Geneva. Klappentext A falling apple inspired the law of gravity¿or so the story goes. Is it true? Perhaps not. But why do such stories endure as explanations of how science happens? Newton¿s Apple and Other Myths about Science brushes away popular misconceptions to provide a clearer picture of scientific breakthroughs from ancient times to the present. Zusammenfassung A falling apple inspired the law of gravity--or so the story goes. Is it true? Perhaps not. But why do such stories endure as explanations of how science happens? Newton's Apple and Other Myths about Science brushes away popular misconceptions to provide a clearer picture of scientific breakthroughs from ancient times to the present.

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• Authors: Kostas Kampourakis, Ronald L. Numbers
• Assisted by: Kostas Kampourakis (Editor), Kampourakis Kostas (Editor), Ronald L Numbers (Editor), Ronald L. Numbers (Editor), Numbers Ronald L. (Editor)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2015
• EAN: 9780674967984
• ISBN: 978-0-674-96798-4
• No. of pages: 290
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 215 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); SCIENCE / History, History of Science