Voyaging in Strange Seas
Title | Voyaging in Strange Seas PDF eBook |
Author | David Knight |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 340 |
Release | 2014-05-27 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0300173792 |
In 1492 Columbus set out across the Atlantic; in 1776 American colonists declared their independence. Between these two events old authorities collapsed and a new, empirical worldview had arrived, focusing now on observation, experiment and mathematical reasoning. This book takes us along on a voyage of discovery that ushered in the modern age.
Voyaging in Strange Seas
Title | Voyaging in Strange Seas PDF eBook |
Author | David Knight |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 340 |
Release | 2014-05-27 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0300206186 |
In 1492 Columbus set out across the Atlantic; in 1776 American colonists declared their independence. Between these two events old authorities collapsed—Luther’s Reformation divided churches, and various discoveries revealed the ignorance of the ancient Greeks and Romans. A new, empirical worldview had arrived, focusing now on observation, experiment, and mathematical reasoning. This engaging book takes us along on the great voyage of discovery that ushered in the modern age. David Knight, a distinguished historian of science, locates the Scientific Revolution in the great era of global oceanic voyages, which became both a spur to and a metaphor for scientific discovery. He introduces the well-known heroes of the story (Galileo, Newton, Linnaeus) as well as lesser-recognized officers of scientific societies, printers and booksellers who turned scientific discovery into public knowledge, and editors who invented the scientific journal. Knight looks at a striking array of topics, from better maps to more accurate clocks, from a boom in printing to medical advancements. He portrays science and religion as engaged with each other rather than in constant conflict; in fact, science was often perceived as a way to uncover and celebrate God’s mysteries and laws. Populated with interesting characters, enriched with fascinating anecdotes, and built upon an acute understanding of the era, this book tells a story as thrilling as any in human history.
A Mind For Ever Voyaging
Title | A Mind For Ever Voyaging PDF eBook |
Author | W. K. Thomas |
Publisher | University of Alberta |
Pages | 348 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9780888641359 |
Wordsworth depicted Newton, as Roubiliac may well have done in his statue of him, as voyaging, in ecstasy, through God's sensorium. In the Prelude passage from which the title A Mind For Ever Voyaging is derived, and in various others portraying Newton and science, Wordsworth seems to have written for two audiences, the general public and a much smaller, private audience, while seeking to elevate the minds of both to God. Like Pope before him, Wordsworth achieved "What oft was wrought, but ne'er so well exprest."
A Strange Voyage
Title | A Strange Voyage PDF eBook |
Author | William Clark Russell |
Publisher | Legare Street Press |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2023-07-18 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781020734137 |
A Strange Voyage is a nautical adventure novel that takes place on the high seas. William Clark Russell weaves a gripping tale of danger and survival, perfect for readers who love stories of ships and the sea. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Transatlantic Literary Studies, 1660–1830
Title | Transatlantic Literary Studies, 1660–1830 PDF eBook |
Author | Eve Tavor Bannet |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 297 |
Release | 2011-12-08 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1139504649 |
The recently developed field of transatlantic literary studies has encouraged scholars to move beyond national literatures towards an examination of communications between Britain and the Americas. The true extent and importance of these material and literary exchanges is only just beginning to be discovered. This collection of original essays explores the transatlantic literary imagination during the key period from 1660 to 1830: from the colonization of the Americas to the formative decades following political separation between the nations. Contributions from leading scholars from both sides of the Atlantic bring a variety of approaches and methods to bear on both familiar and undiscovered texts. Revealing how literary genres were borrowed and readapted to a different context, the volume offers an index of the larger literary influences going backwards and forwards across the ocean.
The Pretender of Pitcairn Island
Title | The Pretender of Pitcairn Island PDF eBook |
Author | Tillman W. Nechtman |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 365 |
Release | 2018-09-13 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1108424686 |
A study of one imposter and his influential vision for British control over the nineteenth-century Pacific Ocean.
Apple Confidential 2.0
Title | Apple Confidential 2.0 PDF eBook |
Author | Owen W. Linzmayer |
Publisher | No Starch Press |
Pages | 341 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Computers |
ISBN | 1593270100 |
Chronicles the best and the worst of Apple Computer's remarkable story.