1 posted on
10/27/2011 7:14:34 PM PDT by
decimon
To: SunkenCiv
2 posted on
10/27/2011 7:15:11 PM PDT by
decimon
To: decimon
Quicksilver and the whole Baroque Cycle trilogy by Neal Stephenson is an excellent semi-fictional portrayal of those early days of the study of "Natural Philosophy" (lots of Alchemy going on), which later became "Science".
4 posted on
10/27/2011 7:38:28 PM PDT by
katana
(Just my opinions)
To: decimon
5 posted on
10/27/2011 7:42:05 PM PDT by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
To: decimon
7 posted on
10/27/2011 8:20:14 PM PDT by
mnehring
To: decimon
8 posted on
10/27/2011 8:20:27 PM PDT by
Ciexyz
To: decimon
This is going to be a really good resource for browsing on a rainy day.
12 posted on
10/28/2011 7:32:56 AM PDT by
wildbill
(You're just jealous because the Voices talk only to me.)
To: decimon
Since the article did not link the Royal Society; Royalesociety.org
To: decimon
No love for Arthur C. Clarke’s Tales From The White Hart? My favorite “Explorer’s Club” series ever.
16 posted on
10/28/2011 1:36:03 PM PDT by
denydenydeny
(The moment you step into a world of facts, you step into a world of limits. --Chesterton)
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