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Science, fables and chimeras / edited by Laurence Roussillon-Constanty and Philippe Murillo.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science fiction, English.
- Chimerism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (374 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The history of science provides numerous examples of the way in which imagination, religion and mythology have sometimes helped and sometimes hindered scientific progress. While established ideas and beliefs clearly held back the discoveries of Copernicus, Galileo and Darwin, the intuitive knowledge found in mythology, art and religion has often proved useful in indicating new ways in which to explore or represent new knowledge of the world. Stories, fables and images have contributed to draw...
- Contents:
- part A. The union of matrices
- part B. Holistic visions
- part C. Gemmation
- part D. Artistic voices.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 30, 2014).
- ISBN:
- 1-4438-5444-1
- OCLC:
- 872678085
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