L'atome, chimère ou réalité ? : débats et combats dans la chimie du XIXe siècle
Printed book - Lécaille Claude, impr. 2009
Le rêve de Lavoisier préfigure la mise en évidence des lois régissant la réaction chimique. Mais, avec l'hypothèse atomique formulée en 1808 par John Dalton, c'est une ...
The apotheosis of Janaab' Pakal : science, history and religion at classic Maya Palenque
Printed book - Aldana Gerardo Villalobos, cop. 2007
The Apotheosis of Janaab' Pakal takes up anew the riddles within a number of Maya hieroglyphic inscriptions first recognized by Floyd Lounsbury. Gerardo Aldana unpacks ...
Scientific models in philosophy of science
Printed book - Bailer-Jones Daniela, cop. 2009
Analyse philosophique et historique de modèles scientifiques., ... an original and comprehensive philosophical analysis of how models have been used and interpreted in ...
How modern science came into the world : four civilizations, one 17th-Century Breakthrough
Printed book - Cohen Hendrik Floris, 2012
Once upon a time ‘The Scientific Revolution of the 17th century’ was an innovative concept that inspired a stimulating narrative of how modern science came into the wor...
Extending ourselves : computational science, empiricism, and scientific method
Printed book - Humphreys Paul, 2004
Computational methods such as computer simulations, Monte Carlo methods, and agent-based modeling have become the dominant techniques in many areas of science. Extendin...
Defending Copernicus and Galileo : critical reasoning in the two affairs
Printed book - Finocchiaro Maurice A., cop. 2010
Although recent works on Galileo’s trial have reached new heights of erudition, documentation, and sophistication, they often exhibit inflated complexities, neglect 400...