Science In Wonderland
Download Science In Wonderland full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online free Science In Wonderland ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!
Science in Wonderland
Author | : Melanie Keene |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9780199662654 |
Download Science in Wonderland Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Presents a new perspective on Victorian scientific discoveries and inventions; includes a range of Victorian scientific fairy-tales and stories; looks at why fairies and their tales were chosen as an appropriate new form for capturing and presenting scientific and technological knowledge to young audiences; examines a range of scientific subjects, from palaeontology to entomology to astronomy.--Provided by publisher.
Science in Wonderland
Author | : Monika Schmitz-Emans |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : OCLC:953307205 |
Download Science in Wonderland Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Science in Wonderland
Author | : Melanie Keene |
Publsiher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2015-03-26 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780191639647 |
Download Science in Wonderland Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
In Victorian Britain an array of writers captured the excitement of new scientific discoveries, and enticed young readers and listeners into learning their secrets, by converting introductory explanations into quirky, charming, and imaginative fairy-tales; forces could be fairies, dinosaurs could be dragons, and looking closely at a drop of water revealed a soup of monsters. Science in Wonderland explores how these stories were presented and read. Melanie Keene introduces and analyses a range of Victorian scientific fairy-tales, from nursery classics such as The Water-Babies to the little-known Wonderland of Evolution, or the story of insect lecturer Fairy Know-a-Bit. In exploring the ways in which authors and translators - from Hans Christian Andersen and Edith Nesbit to the pseudonymous 'A.L.O.E.' and 'Acheta Domestica' - reconciled the differing demands of factual accuracy and fantastical narratives, Keene asks why the fairies and their tales were chosen as an appropriate new form for capturing and presenting scientific and technological knowledge to young audiences. Such stories, she argues, were an important way in which authors and audiences criticised, communicated, and celebrated contemporary scientific ideas, practices, and objects.
A Scientist in Wonderland
Author | : Edzard Ernst |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1845407776 |
Download A Scientist in Wonderland Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This memoir provides a unique insight into the cutthroat politics of academic life and offers a sobering reflection on the damage already done by pseudoscience in the field of medicine.
Science Museum Alice in Wonderland Foiled Journal
Author | : Flame Tree Studio |
Publsiher | : Flame Tree Gift |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2022-10-11 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 1804172014 |
Download Science Museum Alice in Wonderland Foiled Journal Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
New title in the Flame Tree Notebook collection, combining beautiful art with high-quality production, and featuring lined pages, a pocket at the back, two ribbon bookmarks and a solid magnetic side flap. Perfect as a gift, or an essential personal choice for writers, notetakers, travellers, students, and poets. A FLAME TREE NOTEBOOK. Beautiful and luxurious the journals combine high-quality production with magnificent art. Perfect as a gift, and an essential personal choice for writers, notetakers, travellers, students, poets and diarists. Features a wide range of well-known and modern artists, with new artworks published throughout the year. BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED. The highly crafted covers are printed on foil paper, embossed then foil stamped, complemented by the luxury binding and rose red end-papers. The covers are created by our artists and designers who spend many hours transforming original artwork into gorgeous 3d masterpieces that feel good in the hand, and look wonderful on a desk or table. PRACTICAL, EASY TO USE. Flame Tree Notebooks come with practical features too: a pocket at the back for scraps and receipts; two ribbon markers to help keep track of more than just a to-do list; robust ivory text paper, printed with lines; and when you need to collect other notes or scraps of paper the magnetic side flap keeps everything neat and tidy. THE FINAL WORD. As William Morris said, Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.
Sonic Wonderland
Author | : Trevor Cox |
Publsiher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2014-01-09 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781448114573 |
Download Sonic Wonderland Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
As an acoustic engineer, Trevor Cox has spent his career eradicating unwanted noises – echoes in concert halls, clamour in classrooms. Until the day he heard something so astonishing that he had an epiphany: rather than quashing rare or bizarre sounds, we should be celebrating these sonic treasures. This is the story of his investigation into the mysteries of these Sonic Wonders of the World. In the Mojave Desert he finds sand dunes that sing. In France he discovers an echo that tells jokes. In California he drives down a musical road that plays the William Tell Overture. In Cathedrals across the world he learns how acoustics changed the history of the Church. Touching on physics, music, archaeology, neuroscience, biology, and design, Cox explains how sound is made and altered by the environment and how our body reacts to peculiar noises – from the exotic sonic wonders he encounters on his journey, or the equally unique and surprising sounds of our everyday environment. In a world dominated by the visual, Sonic Wonderland encourages us to become better listeners and to open our ears to the glorious cacophony around us. Listen to a selection of astonishing sounds here: https://soundcloud.com/sonicwonderland
The Fairy Land of Science
Author | : Arabella B. Buckley |
Publsiher | : BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 254 |
Release | : 2023-09-11 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9783387045086 |
Download The Fairy Land of Science Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Tropical Forest Canopies Ecology and Management
Author | : K.E. Linsenmair,Andrew Davis,B. Fiala,M.R. Speight |
Publsiher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 361 |
Release | : 2013-03-14 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9789401736060 |
Download Tropical Forest Canopies Ecology and Management Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Almost half of all life on earth may exist in the world's forest canopies. They may also play a vital role in maintaining the planet's climate, yet they remain largely unexplored owing to difficulties of access. They are renowned for their great diversity and role in forest functioning, yet there are still great gaps in the understanding of this `last biological frontier'. This seminal book shows how canopy science is now in a position to answer many of the outstanding questions, among which are some of the most pressing environmental issues society is presently facing. It represents a major summary of the current understanding of canopy ecology, and maps a path forward into a greater understanding of tropical forest ecology and management at a time when the very future of this ecosystem is threatened by humanity's actions.