Daniel W Hering (52 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. NICE LOOKING DARK RED COVER WITH TEXTURE, TIGHT AND GREAT SHAPE INSIDE. PREFACE BY HERING, ARTWORK THROUGHOUT. GREAT BOOK FOR THE LOVER OF SCIENCE OR UNDERSTANDING. VERY INTERESTING. INTRODUCTION, ASTROLOGY, ALMANACS, TRANSMUTATION OF METALS, MOTION, HYPOTHESES, DIVINATION, GEOGRAPHY, HOAXES, PROPHECIES, CHARLATANISM, RADIATION, CHIMERAS. Daniel Webster Hering, Ph.D. (born 1850, died 1938) was an American physicist and university dean. He was born in Washington County, Maryland, and graduated from the Sheffield Scientific School (Yale).[1] He occupied positions at Johns Hopkins, Western Maryland College, Western University of Pennsylvania (now University of Pittsburgh), and NYU, where he was dean after 1902. He was the author of Essentials of Physics for College Students (1912). Hering is credited with taking the first human x-ray in the United States on February 5, 1896 at Bellevue Hospital. Hering also was one of the original citations for Martin Gardner in his work Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science in which it is argued he founded the modern scientific skepticism movement. Hering's work Foibles and Fallacies of Science is considered one of the key original texts on matters concerning pseudoscience. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE HISTORY LIVES. ILLUSTRATED (illustrator). …

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Essentials of Physics for College Students: a Textbook for Undergraduates and a Lecture Course and Reference Work for Teachers and Other Students of P. Book.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Copyright 1924. 294 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. No dj. Ex-Library (Becket Academy, East Haddam, CT)-Book with all the typical signs (stamps, stickers, and envelopes, etc.).

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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. ix, [1], 353pp, [1], 29pp, [1], bound in dark green cloth, with binding tight. Covers worn, interior markings throughout.

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Hardcover. Fourth Printing. Octavo, vii, xiii, 294 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Fair dust jacket. Spine grayish beige with black lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Exterior shows moderate plus wear including very sun faded spine, few instances of open chips to the head/tail edges, heavy foxing and slight soiling. Yellow front and rear. Boards have mild wear including faint whitish spotting and minimal edge wear. Slight cocking to the spine. Text block has slight wear including moderate age toning and foxing to the edges. Minimal foxing to the end papers. Ex-library bookplate and slight markings to the front pastedown. Frontispiece. Illustrated. Extremely scarce in dust jacket. Fourth printing. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column M, ND-M. 1387083. FP New Rockville Stock.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HERING, Daniel W. Foibles and Fallacies of Science, an Account of Celebrated Scientific Vaugeries. New York, Van Nostrand, 1924. 1st ed, 2nd printing. Cloth. VG copy. Nice! First class fumery on fickleness of frauds associated with the fringes of "science": Fakes, frauds, astrology, prophesy, divination, perpetual motion, transmutation, etc.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First U.S. Edition, Second Printing, Illustrated. Publisher's burgundy cloth, gilt titles on spine. Bumped upper fore edge corners; corners mildly scuffed. Binding tight and straight. Head of text block slightly dust soiled with one moisture spot. Frontispiece plate, and illustrations. pps. [xiii] 295 pages including index and publisher's ad. Age toned pages of coated and uncoated stock with no markings. A very good edition. Chapters include astrology, almanacs, transmutation of metals, perpetual motion, geographic mania, and prophecies. …

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. No Jacket. First Edition. SUBTITLED : ` An Account of Celebrated Scientific Vagaries '. The author of these 294 pages - INDEX at back - claims he was inspired to write by his encounter `with so much pseudoscience'. For example, on page 4 he reminds us that Ouija was formerly called Plachette, then he offers his opinion. Read more about : perpetual motion, Charles E. Tipler, divining rod, mathematician, humbugs, odic effuvia, George Louis LeSage, Imp of the Perverse, and phrenology bumps. Text assisted by a few b/w drawings and photographs. Cond : Boards are burgundy with gilt lettering at spine. White end-papers. No dust jacket. (As ussued ??) Volume bright, tight, and square. Onion skin that separates frontispiece is tattered. Corner of page 160 is much worn. Else very good plus. No names. Quote (p. 64) : " As the emperor was generous in his equipment of his astronomers for their work we cannot suppose that he was less liberal towards his alchemists, or that their laboratories lacked furnaces or bellows, retort or alembic. He was ._._._. ." Size: Octavo. B/W Plates (illustrator).…

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Separate fact from fiction with this engaging book on the history of scientific thought. Explore common misconceptions and learn about the people and experiments that shaped our modern understanding of the world.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - 'Foibles and Fallacies of Science an Account of Celebrated Scientific Vagaries' is an engaging exploration of the eccentricities and errors that have marked the history of scientific inquiry. Daniel W. Hering provides a comprehensive account of celebrated scientific 'vagaries,' examining the persistent human fascination with ideas that fall outside the bounds of empirical reality. From alchemy and the quest for perpetual motion to the mysteries of divination and various pseudoscientific theories, this work illuminates the thin line between genuine discovery and intellectual folly.Hering's analysis serves as a compelling reminder of the challenges inherent in the pursuit of truth. By documenting these 'foibles,' the author highlights the evolution of the scientific method and the gradual triumph of rigorous observation over superstition and fallacy. This book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of science, the philosophy of knowledge, and the enduring capacity of the human imagination to construct elaborate systems of belief, regardless of their scientific validity. It remains a fascinating look at the detours taken on the road to modern enlightenment.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

8vo. xiii, 294 pp. Illus., index. Red cloth.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - 'Foibles and Fallacies of Science an Account of Celebrated Scientific Vagaries' is an engaging exploration of the eccentricities and errors that have marked the history of scientific inquiry. Daniel W. Hering provides a comprehensive account of celebrated scientific 'vagaries,' examining the persistent human fascination with ideas that fall outside the bounds of empirical reality. From alchemy and the quest for perpetual motion to the mysteries of divination and various pseudoscientific theories, this work illuminates the thin line between genuine discovery and intellectual folly.Hering's analysis serves as a compelling reminder of the challenges inherent in the pursuit of truth. By documenting these 'foibles,' the author highlights the evolution of the scientific method and the gradual triumph of rigorous observation over superstition and fallacy. This book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of science, the philosophy of knowledge, and the enduring capacity of the human imagination to construct elaborate systems of belief, regardless of their scientific validity. It remains a fascinating look at the detours taken on the road to modern enlightenment.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

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