Enlarging the bounds of moral philosophy: Why did Isaac Newton conclude the Opticks the way he did? [0.03%]
论道德哲学的界域为何及如何扩展——以牛顿《光学》一书结尾为例
John Henry
John Henry
This paper draws attention to the remarkable closing words of Isaac Newton's Optice (1706) and subsequent editions of the Opticks (1718, 1721), and tries to suggest why Newton chose to conclude his book with a puzzling allusion to his own u...
Enlarging the bounds of moral philosophy: Why did Isaac Newton conclude the Opticks the way he did? [0.03%]
道德哲学的边界拓宽:艾萨克·牛顿为什么要这样结束其《光学》一书?
John Henry
John Henry
This paper draws attention to the remarkable closing words of Isaac Newton's Optice (1706) and subsequent editions of the Opticks (1718, 1721), and tries to suggest why Newton chose to conclude his book with a puzzling allusion to his own u...
Pesticides, pollution and the UK's silent spring, 1963-1964: Poison in the Garden of England [0.03%]
农药与污染及英国的“寂静的春天”,1963—1964年:英格兰花园中的毒药
J F M Clark
J F M Clark
Despite being characterized as 'one of the worst agricultural accidents in Britain in the 1960s', the 'Smarden incident' has never been subjected to a complete historical analysis. In 1963, a toxic waste spill in Kent coincided with the pub...
Pesticides, pollution and the UK's silent spring, 1963-1964: Poison in the Garden of England [0.03%]
农药与污染及英国寂静的春天(1963—1964):“英格兰花园”中的毒药
J F M Clark
J F M Clark
Despite being characterized as 'one of the worst agricultural accidents in Britain in the 1960s', the 'Smarden incident' has never been subjected to a complete historical analysis. In 1963, a toxic waste spill in Kent coincided with the pub...
Yakup Bektas
Yakup Bektas
Discussions of the Crimean War (1853-56) often emphasize its leaders' military and political incompetence and logistic failures, which led to heavy losses both on the battlefield and to disease. This portrayal ignores the significant entrep...
Yakup Bektas
Yakup Bektas
Discussions of the Crimean War (1853-56) often emphasize its leaders' military and political incompetence and logistic failures, which led to heavy losses both on the battlefield and to disease. This portrayal ignores the significant entrep...
Observation, experiment or autonomy in the domestic sphere? Women's familiar science writing in Britain, 1790-1830 [0.03%]
观察、实验还是家庭自主?英国女性的科普写作(1790—1830)
Eleanor Anne Peters
Eleanor Anne Peters
This paper examines three female writers who chose to affiliate their educational scientific works with the 'domestic sphere': Priscilla Wakefield, Jane Marcet and Maria Edgeworth. It shows that within what is now broadly categorized as 'fa...
Observation, experiment or autonomy in the domestic sphere? Women's familiar science writing in Britain, 1790-1830 [0.03%]
观察、实验还是家庭自主?1790年至1830年英国女性的家庭科学写作
Eleanor Anne Peters
Eleanor Anne Peters
This paper examines three female writers who chose to affiliate their educational scientific works with the 'domestic sphere': Priscilla Wakefield, Jane Marcet and Maria Edgeworth. It shows that within what is now broadly categorized as 'fa...