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The Arabic Hermes : from pagan sage to prophet of science
Livre imprimé - Bladel Kevin Thomas van, 2009
This is the first major study devoted to the early Arabic reception and adaption of the figure of Hermes Trismegistus, the legendary Egyptian sage to whom were ascribed...
Heuristics, probability, and causality : a tribute to Judea Pearl
Livre imprimé - Dechter Rina, Geffner Hector, Halpern Joseph Y., cop. 2010
The field of Artificial Intelligence has changed a great deal since the 80s, and arguably no one has played a larger role in that change than Judea Pearl. Judea Pearl's...
Calendars and years : astronomy and time in the Ancient Near East
Livre imprimé - Steele John M., cop. 2007
Dates form the backbone of written history. But where do these dates come from? Many different calendars were used in the ancient world. Some of these calendars were ba...
How to read historical mathematics
Livre imprimé - Wardhaugh Benjamin, cop. 2010
Writings by early mathematicians feature language and notations that are quite different from what we're familiar with today. Sourcebooks on the history of mathematics ...
Creating scientific concepts
Livre imprimé - Nersessian Nancy J., cop. 2008
How do novel scientific concepts arise? In Creating Scientific Concepts, Nancy Nersessian seeks to answer this central but virtually unasked question in the problem of ...
Scientific models in philosophy of science
Livre imprimé - Bailer-Jones Daniela, cop. 2009
Analyse philosophique et historique de modèles scientifiques., ... an original and comprehensive philosophical analysis of how models have been used and interpreted in ...
