History and Nature of Science

History and Nature of Science

History and Nature of Science

... 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 – HISTORY...
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Nature of Science: Conservation and Native Americans—2 pptx

Nature of Science: Conservation and Native Americans—2 pptx

... 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...
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Tài liệu A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 14 ppt

Tài liệu A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 14 ppt

... 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...
Tài liệu Robert Kerr''''s General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 18 docx

Tài liệu Robert Kerr''''s General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 18 docx

... 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...
Tài liệu A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. 13 ppt

Tài liệu A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. 13 ppt

... 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...
Tài liệu General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 ppt

Tài liệu General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 ppt

... 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,...
Tài liệu A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 doc

Tài liệu A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 doc

... 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...
Tài liệu A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. 2 pptx

Tài liệu A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. 2 pptx

... 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_....
Tài liệu A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol.3 ppt

Tài liệu A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol.3 ppt

... 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...
Tài liệu A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. 4 doc

Tài liệu A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. 4 doc

... 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...

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