Galileo's Finger: The Ten Great Ideas of Science (Peter Atkins) Book Review Galileo’s Finger: The Ten Great So what ideas made the list? You might disagree on the Ideas of Science by Peter W. Atkins inclusions, but Dr. Atkins writes eloquently and engagingly Oxford: Oxford University Press, Softcover, of his favorites, sprinkling dry wit intermixed with touches of pp., $ www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 8 mins. · Galileo's Finger takes the reader on an extraordinary journey that embraces the ten central ideas of current science. "By a great idea," writes Peter Atkins, "I mean a simple concept of great reach, an acorn of an idea that ramifies into a great oak tree of application, a spider of an idea that can spin a great web and draw in a feast of explanation and elucidation."Brand: Oxford University Press. In this brilliant account of the central ideas of contemporary science, Peter Atkins celebrates the effectiveness of Galileo's symbolic finger for revealing the nature of our universe, our world, and ourselves. Galileo's Finger takes the reader on an extraordinary journey that embraces the ten central ideas of current science. "By a great idea," writes Peter Atkins, "I mean a simple concept of great Cited by:
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Galileo's Finger: The Ten Great Ideas of Science Peter Atkins, Author Oxford Chemistry professor Atkins examines the epochal ideas of science, including evolution, the role of DNA in heredity. In this brilliant account of the central ideas of contemporary science, Peter Atkins celebrates the effectiveness of Galileo's symbolic finger for revealing the nature of our universe, our world, and ourselves. Galileo's Finger takes the reader on an extraordinary journey that embraces the ten central ideas of current science. "By a great idea," writes Peter Atkins, "I mean a simple concept of great reach, an acorn of an idea that ramifies into a great oak tree of application, a spider of an. Galileo's Finger: The Ten Great Ideas of Science (Peter Atkins) Book Review Galileo’s Finger: The Ten Great So what ideas made the list? You might disagree on the Ideas of Science by Peter W. Atkins inclusions, but Dr. Atkins writes eloquently and engagingly Oxford: Oxford University Press, Softcover, of his favorites, sprinkling dry wit intermixed with touches of pp., $ sarcasm.
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