Reinvention of Science, The: Slaying the Dragons of Dogma and Ignorance

by Vicent J Martinez, Virginia Trimble, Bernard J T Jones

Book Overview

Throughout the history of science, different thinkers, philosophers and scientists postulated the existence of entities that, in spite of their not being visible or detectable in their time, or perhaps ever, were nevertheless useful to explain the real world. We started this book by looking at a handful of these entities. These included phlogiston to account for fire; the luminiferous ether for propagation of radiation; the homunculus to provide...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1800613369
• ISBN13: 9781800613362
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Europe Ltd
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 1.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"