The Oxford Book of Modern Science WritingRichard Dawkins Oxford University Press, 13 de mar. de 2008 - 439 páginas Selected and introduced by Richard Dawkins, The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing is a celebration of the finest writing by scientists for a wider audience - revealing that many of the best scientists have displayed as much imagination and skill with the pen as they have in the laboratory. This is a rich and vibrant collection that captures the poetry and excitement of communicating scientific understanding and scientific effort from 1900 to the present day. Professor Dawkins has included writing from a diverse range of scientists, some of whom need no introduction, and some of whose works have become modern classics, while others may be less familiar - but all convey the passion of great scientists writing about their science. |
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... better than astronomy. I begin with a fragment from James Jeans's 1930 book, The Mysterious Universe, which is a fine example of the humbling prose poetry that the stars so intoxicatingly inspire. □ Standing on our microscopic fragment ...
... better than astronomy. I begin with a fragment from James Jeans's 1930 book, The Mysterious Universe, which is a fine example of the humbling prose poetry that the stars so intoxicatingly inspire. □ Standing on our microscopic fragment ...
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Richard Dawkins. Thus, over time, populations will come to consist of the better adapted organisms. And, as circumstances change, different adaptations become advantageous, gradually giving rise to divergent forms of life. The key to all ...
Richard Dawkins. Thus, over time, populations will come to consist of the better adapted organisms. And, as circumstances change, different adaptations become advantageous, gradually giving rise to divergent forms of life. The key to all ...
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... better described as the transmission of self-reproducing entities, genes. The oldest and simplest method of studying heredity is, nevertheless, to observe resemblances and differences within and between families. Galton was the pioneer ...
... better described as the transmission of self-reproducing entities, genes. The oldest and simplest method of studying heredity is, nevertheless, to observe resemblances and differences within and between families. Galton was the pioneer ...
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... better, would have said 'for the good of the individual in the struggle for survival and reproduction against rival members of the same species'. It was Williams, especially in the passage extracted here, who powerfully emphasized that ...
... better, would have said 'for the good of the individual in the struggle for survival and reproduction against rival members of the same species'. It was Williams, especially in the passage extracted here, who powerfully emphasized that ...
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Conteúdo
PART II WHO SCIENTISTS ARE | 149 |
PART III WHAT SCIENTISTS THINK | 245 |
PART IV WHAT SCIENTISTS DELIGHT IN | 347 |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 397 |
INDEX | 401 |
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