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College physics Randall Dewey Knight · 2006 · ★ 3.8 · 1104p · ≈ 36h · Moderate Building on the research-proven instructional techniques introduced in Knight's Physics for Scientists and Engineers, the most widely adopted new physics text in more than 30 years, College Physics: A Strategic Approach set a new standard for algebra-based introductory physics--gaining widespread critical acclaim from professors and students alike. For the Second Edition, Randy Knight, Brian… Shares: Physics textbooks, Physics, Science

College physics Raymond A. Serway · 1985 · ★ 4.2 · 1008p · ≈ 33h · Challenging Intended for biology and social science majors, this textbook explains the laws of motion and energy, thermodynamics, vibrations and waves, electric forces, magnetism, light, optics, quantum physics, and nuclear energy. The worked examples are presented in a two-column format following a consistent problem-solving process, and some of the problems. Shares: Physics textbooks, Science textbooks, Physics, Science

De rerum natura Titus Lucretius Carus · 1486 · ★ 4.0 · 311p · ≈ 10h · Demanding This is regarded as a seminal text of Epicurean science and philosophy. Epicurians discarded both the idea of immortality and the superstitious worship of wilful gods for a life of serene contentment in the available pleasures of nature. Lucretius (c100-c55BC), in elucidating this belief, steers the reader through an extraordinary breadth of subject matter, ranging from the indestructibility of… Shares: Philosophy of nature, Physics, Criticism and interpretation, Early works to 1800

The idea of nature R. G. Collingwood · 1800 · 183p · ≈ 6h · Challenging The book propounds Collingwood's theory of philosophical method applied to the problem of the philosophy of nature. The book is divided into four major sections: Introduction, Greek Cosmology, The Renaissance View of Nature, and the Modern View of Nature. Shares: Philosophy of nature, Science, Philosophy

Progress in optics Emil Wolf · 1963 · ★ 5.0 Principles of Optics is one of the most highly cited and most influential physics books ever published, and one of the classic science books of the twentieth century. To celebrate the 60th anniversary of this remarkable book's first publication, the seventh expanded edition has been reprinted with a special foreword by Sir Peter Knight. The seventh edition was the first thorough revision and… Shares: Physics, Science

Meine Weltansicht Erwin Schrödinger · 1951 · ★ 3.8 · 109p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Shares: Philosophy of nature, Science, Philosophy

Gaia James Lovelock · 1979 · ★ 4.1 · 173p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Uiteenzetting van de theorie dat de aarde, zee en atmosfeer één groot organisme zijn dat zichzelf door een feedback-mechanisme in stand houdt, en een beoordeling van de huidige 'gezondheidstoestand' van het mechanisme. Shares: Biology, Science, Philosophy

Novum organum Francis Bacon · 1620 · 290p · ≈ 9h · Demanding "When The New Organon appeared in 1620, as part of a six-part programme of scientific inquiry entitled 'The Great Renewal of Learning', Francis Bacon was at the high point of his political career, and his ambitious work was groundbreaking in its attempt to give formal philosophical shape to a new and rapidly emerging experimentally based science. Bacon combines theoretical scientific epistemology… Shares: Philosophy of nature, Physics, Early works to 1800, Science

Science and the human temperament Erwin Schrödinger · 1935 · 223p · ≈ 7h · Challenging Shares: Physics, Science, Philosophy

De jure belli ac pacis libri tres Hugo Grotius · 1625 · 619p · ≈ 20h · Demanding [book-club][1] [1]: http://book-club.tk Shares: Commentaries, Early works to 1800, Philosophy

Göttingische Gelehrte Anzeigen Königliche Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen · 1808 · 736p · ≈ 24h · Demanding [Deutsch] Die 1739 gegründete Zeitschrift „Göttingische Gelehrte Anzeigen“ ist die älteste noch bestehende Rezensions- und Literaturzeitschrift in deutscher Sprache. [English] The periodical “Göttingische Gelehrte Anzeigen”, founded in 1739, is the oldest existing review and literary magazine in German language. Verlauf/Course: 1. 1739–1752 “Göttingische Zeitungen von gelehrten Sachen”. 2.… Shares: Biology, Physics, Science

The Intelligent Man's Guide to Science Isaac Asimov · 1960 · ★ 3.8 · 864p · ≈ 28h · Moderate Reports on recent advances in the physical and biological sciences to aid the general reader in understanding modern scientific phenomena. Shares: Biology, Science

Campbell Biology Martha R. Taylor · 2011 · ★ 4.5 · 928p · ≈ 30h · Moderate Campbell Biology is a biology textbook used for introductory Biology and Advanced Placement Biology courses. The textbook was initially published in 1987 by American biologist Neil Campbell, and has been used internationally by over 700,000 students in both high school and college-level classes. Shares: Biology, Science

Τίμαιος Plato · 1520 · ★ 3.9 · 376p · ≈ 12h · Demanding Latin translation and commentary by Calcidius of a metaphysical dialogue of Plato, the Timaeus. For 800 years the only extensive text of Plato known in the Latin West. Shares: Commentaries, Early works to 1800, Philosophy

Biology Neil Alexander Campbell · 1987 · ★ 3.9 · 1393p · ≈ 46h · Challenging A comprehensive text for undergraduate-level biology courses that covers cells, genetics, mechanisms and evolution, biological diversity, plant and animal forms and functions, and ecology; and includes review questions, activities, figures, chapter summaries, and a CD-ROM which provides access to online materials. Shares: Science textbooks, Biology, Science

Advances in Chemical Physics Stuart A. Rice · 2007 · 370p · ≈ 12h · Moderate The Advances in Chemical Physics series provides the chemical physics field with a forum for critical, authoritative evaluations of advances in every area of the discipline. This volume explores the following topics: Thermodynamic Perturbation Theory for Associating Molecules Path Integrals and Effective Potentials in the Study of Monatomic Fluids at Equilibrium Sponteneous Symmetry Breaking in… Shares: Physics, Science

Foundations of college chemistry Morris Hein · 1967 · ★ 3.4 · 519p · ≈ 17h · Moderate This text's open format and writing style aims to make chemistry accessible to all beginning students. The authors help students understand topics, boosting their confidence with problems and exercise sets. The practical aspects of chemistry are emphasized early in the book, leaving the more theoretical aspects for later. It aims to present a vital, coherent, and interesting subject. Shares: Science textbooks, Science

Nova Atlantis Francis Bacon · 1627 · ★ 4.0 · 45p · ≈ 1h · Demanding New Atlantis is an incomplete utopian novel by Sir Francis Bacon, published posthumously in 1626. It appeared unheralded and tucked into the back of a longer work of natural history, Sylva sylvarum (forest of materials). In New Atlantis, Bacon portrayed a vision of the future of human discovery and knowledge, expressing his aspirations and ideals for humankind. The novel depicts the creation of a… Shares: Philosophy of nature, Early works to 1800, Science, Philosophy

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