Leaps in the dark /:

In Leaps in the Dark, John Waller presents another collection of revelations from the world of science. He considers experiments in which scientists' perceptions were not perhaps as keen as they might have claimed in retrospect; he investigates the jealousy and opposition that scientific ideas...

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1. Verfasser: Waller, John, 1972-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Schriftenreihe:OUP E-Books.
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Zusammenfassung:In Leaps in the Dark, John Waller presents another collection of revelations from the world of science. He considers experiments in which scientists' perceptions were not perhaps as keen as they might have claimed in retrospect; he investigates the jealousy and opposition that scientific ideas can provoke; he celebrates the scientists who were wrong, but for very good reasons; and he demonstrates how national interest can affect scientists and their theories. The result is. an entertaining and highly readable re-examination of scientific discoveries and reputations from the Renaissance to the.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 292 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-281) and index.
ISBN:9781429459723
1429459727
9780192804846
0192804847
9786610752799
6610752796

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