Eureka - Couverture souple
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Revue de presse :
'Eureka is a fascinating work. Read this essay carefully; there is much more to it than meets the eye' --Sir Patrick Moore
'Scientists will get much more out of this little book that a general audience, but this profound text will fascinate anyone who gets their hands on it.' --The Independent
'Poe is conversant with the science that was current in the mid-19th century, but his method is to use his imagination or ''intuition'' to discover what must be the case concerning atoms, gravity and the distribution of stars. Remarkably, his picture of space appears to anticipate modern theories such as the Big Bang (and a possible associated Big Crunch), and - in a beautiful example about measuring dustmotes in a ray of sunlight - even chaos theory and quantum indeterminacy. There is also much metaphysical and theological speculation, but even these are fascinating by virtue of Poe's charming zeal.' --The Guardian
Présentation de l'éditeur :
'Scientists will get much more out of this little book that a general audience, but this profound text will fascinate anyone who gets their hands on it.' --The Independent
'Poe is conversant with the science that was current in the mid-19th century, but his method is to use his imagination or ''intuition'' to discover what must be the case concerning atoms, gravity and the distribution of stars. Remarkably, his picture of space appears to anticipate modern theories such as the Big Bang (and a possible associated Big Crunch), and - in a beautiful example about measuring dustmotes in a ray of sunlight - even chaos theory and quantum indeterminacy. There is also much metaphysical and theological speculation, but even these are fascinating by virtue of Poe's charming zeal.' --The Guardian
It is with humility really unassumed—it is with a sentiment even of awe—that I pen the opening sentence of this work: for of all conceivable subjects I approach the reader with the most solemn—the most comprehensive—the most difficult—the most august. What terms shall I find sufficiently simple in their sublimity—sufficiently sublime in their simplicity—for the mere enunciation of my theme?
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- ÉditeurCreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Date d'édition2013
- ISBN 10 1484136144
- ISBN 13 9781484136140
- ReliureBroché
- Nombre de pages68
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