Bibliograph

Our Place in the Universe - II, The Scientific Approach to Discovery

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Our Place in the Universe - II, The Scientific Approach to Discovery

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Our Place in the Universe - II

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Sub title

The Scientific Approach to Discovery

Summary

Starting from Newton's times this follow-up to the author's Springer book "Our Place in the Universe - Understanding Fundamental Astronomy from Ancient Discoveries" addresses the question of "our place in the Universe" from astronomical, physical, chemical, biological, philosophical and social perspectives. Using the history of astronomy to illustrate the process of discovery, the emphasis is on the description of the process of how we learned and on the exploration of the impacts of discoveries rather than on the presentation of facts. Thus readers are informed of the influence of science on a broad scale. Unlike the traditional way of teaching science, in this book, the author begins by describing the observations and then discusses various attempts to find answers (including unsuccessful ones). The goal is to help students develop a better appreciation of the scientific process and learn from this process to tackle real-life problems

Target audience

adult

Classification

Contributor