Pater cornelis (13 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. 1st Edition. 226 pages, an AS NEW hardback with pictorial laminated boards [1402008473].

Zustand: Good. Ilustrated boards ix-x. 226 pp. Authors and Editors. 24.5x16.5x1.6 cm. Near fine.

hardcover. Zustand: Like New. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

Hardcover. Zustand: Sehr gut. Dordrecht, Kluwer (2002). gr.8°. Many ill. X, 226 p. Hardbound. Dedication by Koetsier on flyleaf, otherwise in very good condition.

Paperback. x,382 pp.; ills.; 24x16.5 cm. Text in Dutch / Nederlands. Thesis, Utrecht. List of theses (stellingen) inserted. - (spine sl. folded) Although very good, see picture 840g.

Zustand: very good. S.l. : s.n.], 1979. Paperback. IX, 382 pp. : ill. ; 24 cm. Proefschrift Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht. Dutch text, with a summary in English. Condition : very good copy. Keywords : HISTORY OF SCIENCE..

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The title of our book would lead the reader to believe that in speaking ofthe chang ing image of the sciences, we are taking for granted the multiplicity of sciences, as these are practiced, for instance, in modern universities. That was, of course, not always the case. Although we can point to some subjects, for instance mathematical astronomy, as being demarcated to some extent from other subjects as far back as Antiquity, the current division into individual sciences can hardly be traced back fur ther than the nineteenth century. Moreover,the further we go back inhistory, the more we must subsume science under general knowledge or scholarship:scientia. Some of the earliest imagesofepisteme or scientia, are those of forbidden knowledge - often related to technology - on the one hand, and the absent-minded scholar on the other. These are powerful metaphors - in word as well as image - that have been appro priated in various ages for different purposes. The Greeks gave Western society its first images ofthe power ofknowledge and those who produced it. Prometheus ridiculed the gods, stole their fire, and brought it down to Earth. For this, Zeus had him chained to a rock on Mount Caucasus, where a vulture fed on his liver during the day, while it grew back at night. He was finally freed by Herac1es.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The title of our book would lead the reader to believe that in speaking ofthe chang ing image of the sciences, we are taking for granted the multiplicity of sciences, as these are practiced, for instance, in modern universities. That was, of course, not always the case. Although we can point to some subjects, for instance mathematical astronomy, as being demarcated to some extent from other subjects as far back as Antiquity, the current division into individual sciences can hardly be traced back fur ther than the nineteenth century. Moreover,the further we go back inhistory, the more we must subsume science under general knowledge or scholarship:scientia. Some of the earliest imagesofepisteme or scientia, are those of forbidden knowledge - often related to technology - on the one hand, and the absent-minded scholar on the other. These are powerful metaphors - in word as well as image - that have been appro priated in various ages for different purposes. The Greeks gave Western society its first images ofthe power ofknowledge and those who produced it. Prometheus ridiculed the gods, stole their fire, and brought it down to Earth. For this, Zeus had him chained to a rock on Mount Caucasus, where a vulture fed on his liver during the day, while it grew back at night. He was finally freed by Herac1es.…

Zustand: As New.

Zustand: New. Written as a reaction to the worldwide decreasing interest in the natural sciences, this title addresses intriguing questions such as How is the changing image of the distinct sciences experienced by the general public, by the scientists themselves, or in disciplines in which natural sciences are applied? Editor(s): Stamhuis, Ida H.; Koetsier, Teun (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands); Pater, Cornelis de (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands); Helden, Albert van (Universiteit van Utrecht, Netherlands). Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514. . 2002. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

8°. IX, 381 pp. Broschur. Kleines Signaturschild. Stempel verso Titel. Sonst ordentlich. Text auf Niederländisch. [Musschenbroek, Petrus van - ] 1000 gr.