COSMIC IMAGERY: KEY IMAGES IN THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE
Book ID/图书代码： 07160005B10245
English Summary/英文概要： We live in a visual age - an age of images: iconic, instant and influential. In this remarkable book John Barrow traces their history in order to tell the story of modern science. Certain key images embody our understanding of life and the universe we inhabit. Some, like Robert Hooke’s first microscopic views of the natural world, or the stunning images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, were made possible by our new technical capabilities. Others, like the first graph, were breathtakingly simple but perennially useful. Vesalius’ haunting pictures of the human anatomy were nothing less than works of art, while the simple diagram now known as Pythagoras’ Theorem - proved by the ancient Babylonians, Chinese, Indians and Egyptians long before the Greeks themselves - lay the foundations for modern mathematics.Many of these images have shattered our preconceptions about the limits and nature of existence: the first breathtaking pictures of the Earth from space stimulated an environmental consciousness that has grown ever since; the mushroom cloud from atomic and nuclear explosions became the ultimate symbol of death and destruction; the flying saucer came to represent the possibility of extraterrestrial life; while Mercator’s flat map of the Earth coordinated an entire world-view.
"Cosmic Imagery" takes us on a tour through the most influential images in science. Each holds an important place in the growth of human understanding and carries with it a story that illuminates its origin and meaning. Together they reveal something of the beauty and truth of the universe, and why, so often, a picture is better than a thousand words.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 我們現今生活的是一個圖像的世界，而這些圖像本身充滿許多意義。在這本新書中，John Barrow教授解讀將近兩百張照片，從古至今，從科學、物理學、數學和天文學等各領域。解釋了科學各個方面的迷題。(VC)
Awards/获奖情况：「坦普頓」(Templeton Prize)得主JOHN D. BARROW 2008新書 Sales Points:
•Telling the story of science through its most influential images is a simple but winning idea which has never previously been attempted.
•A high-profile author with a strong sales record in Cape / Vinage.
•Unusual format; eye-catching jacket; approx. 200 integrated illustrations(colour / b & w / line); beautifully designed – this will be a remarkably handsome book.
•Will attract much attention as part of the Bodley Head launch list.
Review:
Sunday Times---`John Barrow... has assembled a pictorial feat alongside a witty, informative narrative.. Cosmic Imagery is a captivating pictorial and literary journey through the history of science... It is a book that will repay constant visits, and Bodley Head is to be congratulated on its lavish, robust production’
The Sunday Times---’captivating pictorial journey’
Sunday Express---’Questions about the meaning of life, the universe... this book can probably answer the lot... spectacularly illustrated’
Financial Times---’his principal achievement ... may be to flag anew the importance of mentally picturing a physical process in scientific research’
Book Description---In this lavishly illustrated book one of the UK’s most distinguished scientists tells
the story of science through 200 of the subject’s key images.
About the Author/作者介绍： John D. Barrow is Professor of Mathematical Sciences and Director of the Millennium Mathematics Project at Cambridge University. He is the author of many books on the significance of modern developments in science.
John D Barrow是剑桥大学应用数学和理论物理学系的数学科学研究教授。他曾创作过《万有理论》、《不可能性》、《无之书》以及THE INFINITE BOOK: A SHORT GUIDE TO THE BOUNDLESS, TIMELESS AND ENDLESS
Format:全彩四色
Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：SOLD
Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE
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