The Ascent of Science
- List Price: $35.00
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publish date: 02/01/1998
Description:
From the revolutionary discoveries of Galileo and Newton to the mind-bending theories of Einstein and Heisenberg, from plate tectonics to particle physics, from the origin of life to universal entropy, and from biology to cosmology, here is a sweeping, readable, and dynamic account of the whole of Western science.
Expand description
In the approachable manner and method of Stephen Jay Gould and Carl Sagan, the late Brian L. Silver translates our most important, and often most obscure, scientific developments into a vernacular that is not only accessible and illuminating but also enjoyable. Silver makes his comprehensive case with much clarity and insight; his book aptly locates science as the apex of human reason, and reason as our best path to the truth. For all readers curious about -- or else perhaps intimidated by -- what Silver calls "the scientific campaign up to now," The Ascent of Science wilt be fresh, vivid, and fascinating reading.
| Seller | Condition | Comments | Price |
|
Owls Books
|
Good |
$1.11
|
|
Owls Books
|
Good |
$1.63
|
|
Friends of the Phoenix Library
|
Good
|
$3.27
|
|
Booketeria
|
Very Good |
$3.97
|
|
Half Price Books Inc
|
Good
|
$4.50
|
|
HPB-Ruby
|
Good
|
$5.06
|
|
Midtown Scholar Bookstore
|
Good |
$5.60
|
|
Half Price Books Inc
|
Good
|
$5.62
|
|
Powell's Books Chicago
|
Very Good |
$5.85
|
|
Libribelli
|
Like New
|
$6.75
|
|
Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB
|
Like New |
$7.30
|
|
Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB
|
Very Good |
$7.30
|
|
Dunaway Books
|
Very Good
|
$7.87
|
|
Ergodebooks
|
Good |
$8.10
|
|
WonderBook
|
Like New |
$10.50
|
|
WonderBook
|
Very Good |
$10.50
|
|
HPB-Emerald
|
Good
|
$11.23
|
|
Barker Books
|
Very Good
|
$13.50
|
|
Ergodebooks
|
New |
$17.28
|
|
FastBooks100
|
Good |
$20.95
|
Please Wait