Barr's Buffon. Buffon's Natural History: Of the degeneration of animals [continued]. Nature and properties of minerals, vegetables, &c. Experiments on light, and on the heat it may producce. General views of nature
Title | Barr's Buffon. Buffon's Natural History: Of the degeneration of animals [continued]. Nature and properties of minerals, vegetables, &c. Experiments on light, and on the heat it may producce. General views of nature PDF eBook |
Author | Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon |
Publisher | |
Pages | 420 |
Release | 1797 |
Genre | Anthropology |
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Buffon’s Natural History
Title | Buffon’s Natural History PDF eBook |
Author | Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon |
Publisher | BoD – Books on Demand |
Pages | 170 |
Release | 2020-07-25 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 3752340886 |
Reproduction of the original: Buffon’s Natural History by Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
Theorizing the Sexual Child in Modernity
Title | Theorizing the Sexual Child in Modernity PDF eBook |
Author | R. Egan |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 199 |
Release | 2015-12-30 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0230106005 |
This ground-breaking work provides the first history of ideas about the sexual child in modernity. Beginning with twenty-first century panics about sexualization, the authors address why the sexual child excites such powerful emotions in the Anglophone west.
The Epic History of Biology
Title | The Epic History of Biology PDF eBook |
Author | Anthony Serafini |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 396 |
Release | 2013-11-11 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1489963278 |
The search for our elusive human origins and an understanding of the mysteries of the human body have challenged the most inquisitive and imaginative thinkers from Egyptian times through the twentieth century. In The Epic History of Biology, Anthony Serafini - a distinguished philosopher and historian of science - regales the reader with the triumphs and failures of the geniuses of the life sciences. The subtleties of the animal kingdom - anatomy, zoology, and reproduction - along with the complexities of the plant kingdom, have fascinated humanity as far back as 5000 years ago. Astounding ancient knowledge of the arcane curing powers of herbs as well as early experimentation with different chemical combinations for such purposes as mummification led to today's biological technology. Innovative pioneers such as Aristotle, Galen, Hippocrates, and Vesalius challenged the limits of knowledge and single-mindedly pursued their work, often in the face of blind superstition. In superb, lyrical prose Serafini recreates the ideas and theories of these revolutionaries from ancient times through today, against the backdrop of the dogma and prejudices of their time. He explores the inspired revelations that gave birth to such discoveries as the controversial theory of evolution, the humble origins of genetics, the fantastic predictions of quantum mechanics, and the infinite promise of computer technology. Even today the biological sciences are undergoing rapid and kaleidoscopic changes. Every new insight gives rise to a myriad of new ethical questions and responsibilities. The Epic History of Biology confronts these issues head on and predicts the wondrous new directions biology will follow.
Mirrors of the New World
Title | Mirrors of the New World PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph Michael Powell |
Publisher | Folkestone, Eng. : Dawson ; Hamden, Conn. : Archon Books |
Pages | 216 |
Release | 1977 |
Genre | AUSTRALASIA |
ISBN |
The Age of the Earth
Title | The Age of the Earth PDF eBook |
Author | Geological Society of London |
Publisher | Geological Society of America |
Pages | 306 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN |
History of man
Title | History of man PDF eBook |
Author | Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon |
Publisher | |
Pages | 496 |
Release | 1812 |
Genre | Natural history |
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