The Ring of Truth : An Inquiry Into How We Know What We Know
by Philip Morrison, Phylis Morrison
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Includes material on "what a chocolate layer cake can reveal about evidence in rocks" and "how scientists read rainbow light for the recipe of the stars."Tags
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themulhern The subject of "The Neutrino" is neutrinos, but it is just as much about the process of scientific enquiry as is "The Ring of Truth". Also, Morrison is the author of "The Ring of Truth" but appears as a practicing physicist in "The Neutrino" in the chapter on astronomy.
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Easy to understand exploration of how we know the things we know. How have we come to understand the world around us. Full of illustrations, and stories.
Really perceptive, intriguing book. Companion to the TV series.
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- The Ring of Truth : An Inquiry Into How We Know What We Know
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- Genres
- Science & Nature, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Philosophy, History
- DDC/MDS
- 502.8 — Natural sciences & mathematics Science Miscellany
- LCC
- Q175 .M8695 — Science Science (General) General
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- Languages
- English, German
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 7
- ASINs
- 3
