EAN: 9783030517434

PRAXIS BOOKS THE BIRTH OF SCIENCE - ALEX ELY ...

This book reveals the multi-generational process involved in humanity's first major scientific
achievement  namely the discovery of modern physics  and examines the personal lives of six of
the intellectual giants involved. It explores the profound revolution in the way of thinking 
and in particular the successful refutation of the school of thought inherited from the Greeks
which focused on the perfection and immutability of the celestial world. In addition  the
emergence of the scientific method and the adoption of mathematics as the central tool in
scientific endeavors are discussed. The book then explores the delicate thread between pure
philosophy  grand unifying theories  and verifiable real-life scientific facts. Lastly  it
turns to Kepler's crucial 3rd law and shows how it was derived from a mere six data points 
corresponding to the six planets known at the time. Written in a straightforward and accessible
style  the book will inform and fascinate all aficionados of science  history  philosophy  and
in particular  astronomy.

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