Questo libro esplora la ricca e antica tradizione dell'astronomia cinese, sviluppatasi a partire dal terzo millennio prima dell'era corrente e documentata per la prima volta su ossa oracolari oltre 4.
Ispirato alle principali astronome menzionate nella poesia di Siv Cedering "e;Letter from Caroline Herschel"e; alle sue "e;sorelle perdute da tempo, dimenticate nei libri che registrano la nostra scienza"e;, questo libro racconta la vita di venticinque scienziate, con un focus particolare su astronome e matematiche.
This book is a fast-paced account supported by striking, compelling renderings of how spaceflight has been forever changed since NASA heralded the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program on January 18th, 2006.
Delving into previously undisclosed archival sources, this monograph offers a meticulously researched portrayal of Italian Jewish mathematicians amidst the turmoil sparked by the 1938 Italian Racial Laws.
Delving into previously undisclosed archival sources, this monograph offers a meticulously researched portrayal of Italian Jewish mathematicians amidst the turmoil sparked by the 1938 Italian Racial Laws.
This book offers the first thorough-going account of the covert manuscript dissemination of a pivotal text in the history of early modern philosophy and science, namely the Traite de l'homme by Rene Descartes, completed in 1633 but published in printed form only in 1662 and 1664.
This book offers the first thorough-going account of the covert manuscript dissemination of a pivotal text in the history of early modern philosophy and science, namely the Traite de l'homme by Rene Descartes, completed in 1633 but published in printed form only in 1662 and 1664.
This monograph is the first comprehensive historical overview of the global synthetic ammonia industry, highlighting its critical role in fixing nitrogen from the air in order to produce the fertilizers that support a significant portion of the world’s population.
This monograph is the first comprehensive historical overview of the global synthetic ammonia industry, highlighting its critical role in fixing nitrogen from the air in order to produce the fertilizers that support a significant portion of the world’s population.
This book explores the potential relevance of the Upanishads, a corpus of ancient Eastern apophatic texts, to contemporary Western theories of consciousness and psychopathology, particularly in relation to psychoanalysis, neuroscience, and schizophrenia-spectrum disorders.
This book explores the potential relevance of the Upanishads, a corpus of ancient Eastern apophatic texts, to contemporary Western theories of consciousness and psychopathology, particularly in relation to psychoanalysis, neuroscience, and schizophrenia-spectrum disorders.
This book presents a meticulously crafted new translation of Werner Heisenberg’s ground-breaking 1925 paper, widely regarded as the birth “certificate” of quantum mechanics.
