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Scientific knowledge as a culture : the pleasure of understanding / Igal Galili.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Galili, Igal, author.
- Series:
- Science (Cham, Switzerland) 2520-8608
- Science: philosophy, history and education, 2520-8608
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science--Study and teaching.
- Science.
- Physics--Study and teaching.
- Physics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer, [2021]
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2021]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Part I. Conceptual Excursus
- 1 Understanding Classical Mechanics: A Dialogue with the Cartesian Theory of Motion
- 2 De Motu The History of the Understanding of Motion, from Aristotle to Newton
- 3 Optical Image and Vision: From Pythagoras to Kepler
- 4 Inertial Force The Unifying Concept
- 5 Weight Concept: From Aristotle to Newton and then to Einstein
- Part II Perspectives
- 6 Scientific Knowledge as a Culture a Paradigm of Knowledge Representation for the Meaningful Teaching and Learning Science
- 7 Teaching Optics: A Historico-Philosophical Perspective
- 8 From Comparison between Scientists to Gaining Cultural Scientific Knowledge - Leonardo and Galileo
- 9 A Refined Account of Nature of Science
- 10 On the Power of Fine Arts Pictorial Imagery in Science Education
- 11 Epilogue Discipline-Culture for the Pleasure of Understanding.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 15, 2022).
- ISBN:
- 9783030802011
- 3030802019
- Publisher Number:
- 99989954007
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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