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...
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'e...
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 ...
One hundred years of axiomatic set theory
Printed book - Hinnion Roland, Libert Thierry, 2010
In response to the paradoxes of naive set theory, axiomatic foundations for set theory and mathematics were proposed in 1908 in the following two papers: - E. Zermelo, ...
Mathématiques en liberté
Printed book - Cartier Pierre, Dhombres Jean, Heinzmann Gerhard, Villani Cédric, impr. 2012, cop. 2012
Deux mathématiciens, Pierre Cartier qui fut l'un des piliers du fameux groupe Bourbaki et Cédric Villani, un des représentants les plus brillants de sa génération,...
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...