The Ring of Truth: An Inquiry into How We Know What We Know

Philip Morrison, Phylis Morrison

ISBN 10: 0394556631 / ISBN 13: 9780394556635

Published by Random House, 1987

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[ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Edition: first ] Publisher: Random House Pub Date: 10/12/1987 Binding: Paperback Pages: 307 first edition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Ring of Truth: An Inquiry into How We Know What We Know
• Publisher: Random House
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0394556631
• ISBN 13: 9780394556635
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Explores the process of scientific investigation and the scientist's efforts to understand the natural world

Reviews

In this booka companion to the six-part PBS seriesMIT physics professor Morrison and his wife, a teacher and science writer, embark on a historical adventure through the discoveries of the physical sciences: the puzzles of perception, Galileo and the telescope, early map making and navigation, modern geological exploration, and astrophysics and quantum mechanics. Each chapter seeks to answer the question: How has science enabled us to know about the world? This book will be of interest to science-minded readers of all ages. Highly recommended. (Natural Science Book Club selection and BOMC alternate.) Raymond Frey, Bergen Community Coll., Paramus, N.J.
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