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Experimental Astronomy
Jean Claude Pecker
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Description for Experimental Astronomy
Paperback. Translator(s): Kandel, Robert S. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 115 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 7. Weight in Grams: 205.
Socrates knew all that was known by his contemporaries. But already in the Middle Ages it was becoming difficult for a single man to have a truly encyclopedic view of all human knowledge. It is true that Pico della Mirandola, Pius II, Leonardo da Vinci, and several other great minds were thoroughly in possession of considerable know ledge, and knew all that one could know, except no doubt for some techniques. The encyclopedists of the 18th century had to be content with an admirable survey: they could not go into details, and their work is a collective one, the specialized ... Read more
Socrates knew all that was known by his contemporaries. But already in the Middle Ages it was becoming difficult for a single man to have a truly encyclopedic view of all human knowledge. It is true that Pico della Mirandola, Pius II, Leonardo da Vinci, and several other great minds were thoroughly in possession of considerable know ledge, and knew all that one could know, except no doubt for some techniques. The encyclopedists of the 18th century had to be content with an admirable survey: they could not go into details, and their work is a collective one, the specialized ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
115
Condition
New
Series
Astrophysics and Space Science Library
Number of Pages
105
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401033046
SKU
V9789401033046
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