... looks at it, takes
it apart, and tries to make it work again, so the scientist looks at nature and tries to understand it. The curiosity
CHAPTER
History
and Nature
of Science
IN THIS chapter, you ... understood and before a new area of science
develops.
Occasionally, however, there are leaps in scientific
progress. Such leaps represent major discoveries that
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HISTORY...
... culture and the environment are not a matter of
polemical debate, but of continued research to improve our understanding of the
nature of that relationship. In this context, the investigation of cultural-
environmental ... (phase I) and agropastoral (phase II) stages
Pottery of phases I and II of the Gajiganna Culture
Economic and cultural appearance of the Gajiganna...
... south, to get clear of the
tracts of former navigators, and to get into the latitude of the islands of Middleburgh and Amsterdam; for I
intended to run as far west as these islands, and to touch there ... I named it Hervey's
Island, in honour of the Honourable Captain Hervey of the navy, one of the lords of the Admiralty, and
afterwards Earl of Bristol.
As the l...
... rarity and value of the
different spices of aromatics among the ancients: of frankincense he presented ten talents, of myrrh one talent,
of cassia two pounds, of cinnamon two pounds, and of costus ... to the
opposite coasts of Gaul and of Ireland. They were, indeed, better able to withstand the violence of the winds
and waves than might be supposed from the materia...
... appearance of an island. Between this land and Cape Egmont lies the bay, the west side of which was our
situation at this time, and the land here is of a considerable height, and diversified by bill and ... latitude of 42° 8', these mountains lie farther inland, and the sea-coast consists of
woody hills and valleys, of various height and extent, and has much a...
... Shelekof, of
Ismaelof and Betsharoff, and of Billings, all of which were performed betwixt 1778 and 1792. The second of
these, according to Mr Coxe's opinion, is by far the most interesting of ... both in the sea of Okotzk, and on the side of the eastern ocean, and, when caught,
are turned to a variety of uses. Of the skin they make the soles of their shoes,...
... small bird of the finch kind, about the size of a linnet, of a dark dusky colour,
whitish below, with a black head and neck, and white bill; and a sand-piper, of the size of a small pigeon, of a
dusky ... the
middle of the Sound are a number of islands of various sizes. The depth of water in the middle of the Sound,
and even close home to some parts of its shor...
... revenge, and sacrificed the lives of eight, and the
liberty of four of the natives, to the memory of Gonzales da Cintra and the mariners of Gram. On this occasion
two of the Portuguese officers ... E.
SECTION III.
_Of the Empire of Melli, and some curious particulars of the Salt Trade: Of the Trade in Gold: Of the,
Azanhaji; and concerning swarms of Locusts_....
... the alarm, and remained with most of his men to go after the kindred and
subjects of the captured cacique, many of whom had fled. John Sanchez of Cadiz, one of our pilots, and a man
of good reputation, ... wood, and offered to give the whole of it for the ransom of their
cacique and themselves. But the lieutenant would not listen to their proposals, and ordered Qui...
... of Burgos, having been bred up in his house. On this account, and by the advice of Olmedo, Cortes
gave him the command of the district of Guatitlan, one of the most profitable in New Spain, and ... palaces and castles as large as
villages; of having poisoned Francisco de Garay, in order to get possession of his ships and troops, and many
other charges of a similar n...