Newton’s Apple and Other Myths about Science - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Newton’s Apple and Other Myths about Science write by Ronald L. Numbers. This book was released on 2015-11-04. Newton’s Apple and Other Myths about Science available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A Guardian “Favourite Reads—as Chosen by Scientists” Selection “Tackles some of science’s most enduring misconceptions.” —Discover A falling apple inspired Isaac Newton’s insight into the law of gravity—or did it really? Among the many myths debunked in this refreshingly irreverent book are the idea that alchemy was a superstitious pursuit, that Darwin put off publishing his theory of evolution for fear of public reprisal, and that Gregor Mendel was ahead of his time as a pioneer of genetics. More recent myths about particle physics and Einstein’s theory of relativity are discredited too, and a number of dubious generalizations, like the notion that science and religion are antithetical, or that science can neatly be distinguished from pseudoscience, go under the microscope of history. Newton’s Apple and Other Myths about Science brushes away popular fictions and refutes the widespread belief that science advances when individual geniuses experience “Eureka!” moments and suddenly grasp what those around them could never imagine. “Delightful...thought-provoking...Every reader should find something to surprise them.” —Jim Endersby, Science “Better than just countering the myths, the book explains when they arose and why they stuck.” —The Guardian
Newton’s Apple and Other Myths about Science
Newton’s Apple and Other Myths about Science - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Newton’s Apple and Other Myths about Science write by Ronald L. Numbers. This book was released on 2015-11-04. Newton’s Apple and Other Myths about Science available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A Guardian “Favourite Reads—as Chosen by Scientists” Selection “Tackles some of science’s most enduring misconceptions.” —Discover A falling apple inspired Isaac Newton’s insight into the law of gravity—or did it really? Among the many myths debunked in this refreshingly irreverent book are the idea that alchemy was a superstitious pursuit, that Darwin put off publishing his theory of evolution for fear of public reprisal, and that Gregor Mendel was ahead of his time as a pioneer of genetics. More recent myths about particle physics and Einstein’s theory of relativity are discredited too, and a number of dubious generalizations, like the notion that science and religion are antithetical, or that science can neatly be distinguished from pseudoscience, go under the microscope of history. Newton’s Apple and Other Myths about Science brushes away popular fictions and refutes the widespread belief that science advances when individual geniuses experience “Eureka!” moments and suddenly grasp what those around them could never imagine. “Delightful...thought-provoking...Every reader should find something to surprise them.” —Jim Endersby, Science “Better than just countering the myths, the book explains when they arose and why they stuck.” —The Guardian
Science Secrets
Science Secrets - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Science Secrets write by Alberto A. Martinez. This book was released on 2011-05-29. Science Secrets available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Accessibly written in an engaging style, this book examines classic popular stories in the history of science. Some of the myths discussed include Franklin's Kite, Newton's Apple, and Thomson's plum pudding model of the atom. Martn̕ez successfully holds readers' attention by relying on rich documentation from primary sources to debunk speculations that have become reified over time. He argues that although scientists have disagreed with one another, the disagreements have been productive. Features includes extensive primary source documentation and detailed explanations of how to compare contradictory sources in order to determine which accounts are truly valid"-- Provided by publisher.
Galileo Goes to Jail and Other Myths about Science and Religion
Galileo Goes to Jail and Other Myths about Science and Religion - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Galileo Goes to Jail and Other Myths about Science and Religion write by Ronald L. Numbers. This book was released on 2010-11-08. Galileo Goes to Jail and Other Myths about Science and Religion available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. If we want nonscientists and opinion-makers in the press, the lab, and the pulpit to take a fresh look at the relationship between science and religion, Ronald L. Numbers suggests that we must first dispense with the hoary myths that have masqueraded too long as historical truths. Until about the 1970s, the dominant narrative in the history of science had long been that of science triumphant, and science at war with religion. But a new generation of historians both of science and of the church began to examine episodes in the history of science and religion through the values and knowledge of the actors themselves. Now Ronald Numbers has recruited the leading scholars in this new history of science to puncture the myths, from Galileo’s incarceration to Darwin’s deathbed conversion to Einstein’s belief in a personal God who “didn’t play dice with the universe.” The picture of science and religion at each other’s throats persists in mainstream media and scholarly journals, but each chapter in Galileo Goes to Jail shows how much we have to gain by seeing beyond the myths.
Darwinism Comes to America
Darwinism Comes to America - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Darwinism Comes to America write by Ronald L. Numbers. This book was released on 1998. Darwinism Comes to America available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Focusing on crucial aspects of the history of Darwinism in America, Numbers gets to the heart of American resistance to Darwin's ideas. He provides a much-needed historical perspective on today's quarrels about creationism and evolution--and illuminates the specifically American nature of this struggle.
