Experimental Histories
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Experimental Histories
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Author : Hannah Weaver
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2024-08-15
Experimental Histories written by Hannah Weaver and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-08-15 with History categories.
In Experimental Histories, Hannah Weaver examines the medieval practice of interpolation—inserting material from one text into another—which is often categorized as being a problematic, inauthentic phenomenon akin to forgery and pseudepigraphy. Instead, Weaver promotes interpolation as the signature form of medieval British historiography and a vehicle of historical theory, arguing that some of the most novel concepts of time in medieval historiography can be found in these altered narratives of the past. For Weaver, historiographical interpolation constitutes the traces of active experimentation with how best to write history, particularly the history of Britain. Historians in twelfth- and thirteenth-century Britain recognized the difficulty of enfolding complex events into a linear chronology and embraced innovative textual methods of creating history. Focusing on the Brut tradition but also analyzing the long history of interpolated historiography, including the Bayeux Embroidery, Experimental Histories offers a new interpretation of generic remixing in medieval writing about the past. Drawing on both manuscript studies and the new formalism, it shows that the practice of inserting materials from romance and hagiography allowed creative revisers to explore how lived events relate to passing time. By embracing interpolation, Weaver provides lively insights into the ways that time becomes history and human actors experience time.
Science A History In 100 Experiments
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Author : John Gribbin
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2016-10-20
Science A History In 100 Experiments written by John Gribbin and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-20 with Science categories.
A history of science distilled into 100 notable experiments – epic moments that have fuelled our understanding of Earth and the Universe beyond.
Experiments Past
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Author : Jodi Reeves Flores
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-12-21
Experiments Past written by Jodi Reeves Flores and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-21 with categories.
With Experiments Past the important role that experimental archaeology has played in the development of archaeology is finally uncovered and understood. Experimental archaeology is a method to attempt to replicate archaeological artefacts and/or processes to test certain hypotheses or discover information about those artefacts and/or processes. It has been a key part of archaeology for well over a century, but such experiments are often embedded in wider research, conducted in isolation or never published or reported. Experiments Pasts provides readers with a glimpse of experimental work and experience that was previously inaccessible due to language, geographic and documentation barriers, while establishing a historical context for the issues confronting experimental archaeology today.This volume contains formal papers on the history of experimental methodologies in archaeology, as well as personal experiences of the development of experimental archaeology from early leaders in the field, such as Hans-Ole Hansen. Also represented in these chapters are the histories of experimental approaches to taphonomy, the archaeology of boats, building structures and agricultural practices, as well as narratives on how experimental archaeology has developed on a national level in several European countries and its role in encouraging a wide-scale interest and engagement with the past.
Thrifty Science
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Author : Simon Werrett
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2019-01-09
Thrifty Science written by Simon Werrett and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-09 with Science categories.
If the twentieth century saw the rise of “Big Science,” then the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were surely an age of thrift. As Simon Werrett’s new history shows, frugal early modern experimenters transformed their homes into laboratories as they recycled, repurposed, repaired, and reused their material possessions to learn about the natural world. Thrifty Science explores this distinctive culture of experiment and demonstrates how the values of the household helped to shape an array of experimental inquiries, ranging from esoteric investigations of glowworms and sour beer to famous experiments such as Benjamin Franklin’s use of a kite to show lightning was electrical and Isaac Newton’s investigations of color using prisms. Tracing the diverse ways that men and women put their material possessions into the service of experiment, Werrett offers a history of practices of recycling and repurposing that are often assumed to be more recent in origin. This thriving domestic culture of inquiry was eclipsed by new forms of experimental culture in the nineteenth century, however, culminating in the resource-hungry science of the twentieth. Could thrifty science be making a comeback today, as scientists grapple with the need to make their research more environmentally sustainable?
The Art Of Experimental Natural History
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Author : Dana Jalobeanu
language : en
Publisher: Zeta Books
Release Date : 2015
The Art Of Experimental Natural History written by Dana Jalobeanu and has been published by Zeta Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Art and science categories.
Francis Bacon introduced his contemporaries to a new way of investigating nature. He called it "natural and experimental history." Despite its rather traditional name, Bacon's natural and experimental history was a new discipline: it comprised new ideas, new practices and new models of collaborative research. This new discipline was, in many ways, a surprisingly successful project. It provided early modern naturalists with tools, methods and models for both investigating nature and writing about their subject. It also offered a set of norms and values for guiding research. And yet, this new discipline was not a science of nature -- it was more like an art. This book aims to trace the emergence, evolution and reception of Francis Bacon's art of experimental natural history.
Case Histories In Experimental Science
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Author : Harvard University
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1948
Case Histories In Experimental Science written by Harvard University and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1948 with categories.
Harvard Case Histories In Experimental Science
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Author : James Bryant Conant
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1957
Harvard Case Histories In Experimental Science written by James Bryant Conant and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1957 with Science categories.
Volume 1 contains: Robert Boyle's experiments in pneumatics --The overthrow of the phlogiston theory: the chemical revolution of 1775-1789 -- The early concepts of temperature and heat -- The atomic-molecular theory.
The Experiment In The History Of Economics
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Author : Philippe Fontaine
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2005-07-12
The Experiment In The History Of Economics written by Philippe Fontaine and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-07-12 with Business & Economics categories.
Throughout the history of economic ideas, it has often been asserted that experimentation is impossible, yet, in fact, history shows that the idea of ‘experimentation’ has always been important, and as such has been interpreted and put to use in many ways. Rich in historical detail, the essays in this topical volume deal with such issues as laboratory experimentation, the observed transition from a post-war economics to a contemporary discipline, the contrasting positions of Friedrich Hayek and Oskar Morgenstern, the socio-economic experiments proposed by Ernest Solvay and Knut Wicksell, and a rigorous examination of the way in which economic models can or cannot be construed as valid experiments producing useful knowledge. A testament to the variety of ways in which experimentation has been of importance in the creation of economic knowledge, these wide-ranging essays will interest those seeking to expand their historical understanding of the discipline, be they theorists, historians, philosophers, advanced students or researchers.
A History Of Magic And Experimental Science Fourteenth And Fifteenth Centuries
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Author : Lynn Thorndike
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1934
A History Of Magic And Experimental Science Fourteenth And Fifteenth Centuries written by Lynn Thorndike and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1934 with Alchemy categories.
The History Of Experimental Psychology S Subjects
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Author : Alexandra Kitty
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2024-01-16
The History Of Experimental Psychology S Subjects written by Alexandra Kitty and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-16 with Psychology categories.
Who are subjects? How do they respond in experiments? What is their impact on the profession? What else can we learn from them? Subjects are a window into both uniformity and plurality; they may be the very definition of average or one of a kind. Despite this, the history of psychology often overlooks subjects in its illustrious chronicles. This well-researched book looks at the history of the use of human subjects in clinical and experimental psychology, as well as looking at the human side of those subjects who left their mark on the profession. This book presents iconic subjects who either defined the central thesis of an experiment or rebelled against it, from amnesiac H.M. and Little Albert to the defiant Subject #6 in Solomon Asch’s conformity experiments. The book explores the unspoken subtexts of being a subject, and compares and contrasts various subjects to look at the bigger picture – that is, the fact that subjects are viewed as an analytical element of experimentation, while the emotional, cultural, and philosophical aspects are often overlooked.