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26 kwi 2009 · Lodge outlines the contrasting mentalities of the general populace and the great minds of science. He reflects on how pioneers like Thales and Archimedes moved away from ignorance and superstition, pushing humanity to understand the universe’s workings rather than simply accepting the status quo.
1 sty 2021 · This book by Oliver Lodge explores the lives and contributions of some of the most influential scientific pioneers in history. Learn about their discoveries, scientific breakthroughs,...
"This book takes its origin in a course of lectures on the history and progress of astronomy arranged for me in the year 1887 by three of my colleagues at University College, Liverpool."--Pref Fully illustrated
1 sty 2003 · This is a fun and generally quite accessible summary of some of history's greatest men of science, and the most significant discoveries within their fields. Lodge's approach towards the regrettably, but inevitably thorny relationship between science and the Catholic Church in the Early Modern Period was particularly interesting and refreshingly ...
30 maj 2023 · This book takes its origin in a course of lectures on the history and progress of Astronomy arranged for Sir Oliver Lodge in the year 1887. The first part of this book is devoted to the biographies and discoveries of well known astronomers like Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler, Galileo and Newton.
12 sty 2023 · The Oxford History of Science offers an accessible and entertaining introduction to the history of science as well as a valuable and authoritative reference work. It provides a chronological account of the variety of human efforts to understand the natural world over three millennia, from the ancient world to the present day.
In 'Horizons: A Global History of Science', James Poskett challenges the traditional Eurocentric narrative in a radical retelling of the history of science and celebrates scientists from Africa, America, Asia and the Pacific and the parts they played in this story.
