1982, ISBN: 9780805333251

Taschenbuch, Gebundene Ausgabe

London David & Charles 1979. FIRST EDITION. Hardback. 4to 10 x 7 inches. Black cloth with gilt titles. Profusely illustrated. 208 pages including index. No inscriptions. Fine in fi… Mehr…

London David & Charles 1979. FIRST EDITION. Hardback. 4to 10 x 7 inches. Black cloth with gilt titles. Profusely illustrated. 208 pages including index. No inscriptions. Fine in fine un-price-clipped dustwrapper. "... could not be a more timely book. We now, at last, have a grasp of the fundamental nature of the forces that govern the terrestrial planets; and, while there are still many questions to be answerred, we are at least in a position to know what are the questions to be asked., London David & Charles 1979, Cardiff: University College Cardiff Press, 1982. 0906449499. 1st edition. Inaugural Lecture of the Institute of Fundamental Studies, Sri Lanka. Pp.24, 6 figure illustrations. Paperback. VG. ., Cardiff: University College Cardiff Press, 1982. 0906449499, RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 98 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.2in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 edition. Excerpt: . . . of astronomy cannot prevent the sight of the infinite heavens from filling us with a vague restlessness, a desire that is not satisfied by knowledge. There is always an eternal suggestion, consequently an eternal poetry. The higher we rise, and enlarge our view, we lose some of the poetry of detail; small things vanish from our sight, but what breadth there is around us! Still girdled by shadows, we enlarge our horizons, and the need grows within us to see farther, and to know more. But beyond us there is ever a mystery which science cannot destroy, a mystery that will remain as the theme of poetry. Cest le mystere metaphysique. This mystery rests, not on known laws, but on the unknowable. Guyau has also written a volume on the ethics of Epicurus, and one on English contemporary ethics. At his death he left three other books behind him for posthumous publication, one of which he called UArt au point de vue sociologique. In an earlier work--which he called V Irreligion de PAvenir--he expounded the sociological idea which he thought underlay religion. In the later he desired to prove that the same idea is to be found at the root of Art; and that through it Art is allied to religion, metaphysics, and morals. The recognition of this social idea as a fundamental truth is, according to Guyau, the keynote of the nineteenth century. It is not enough that thought, action, and will converge toward one end, in what he calls la synergie sociale. To this must be added la sympathie sociale, to produce which is the function of Art. Art has to raise the individual from his own life to the life universal, not only by a participation in the same ideas and beliefs, but also by community of feeling and sentiment. All. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub, Benjamin/Cummings Pub Co. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1980. Hard Cover. 0805333258 . The book is in great condition. Spine ends are slightly bumped, a touch of rubbing, otherwise clean and unmarked. Foreword by Carl Sagan. The text covers the fundamentals of astronomy and astrophysics, including the discovery of more than 55 planets around other stars, and also provides an overview of biology, geology, evolution, and the possibilities of interstellar travel and communication. ., Benjamin/Cummings Pub Co, 1980<

1980, ISBN: 0805333258

[EAN: 9780805333251], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Benjamin/Cummings Pub Co], The book is in great condition. Spine ends are slightly bumped, a touch of rubbing, otherwise clean an… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780805333251], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Benjamin/Cummings Pub Co], The book is in great condition. Spine ends are slightly bumped, a touch of rubbing, otherwise clean and unmarked. Foreword by Carl Sagan. The text covers the fundamentals of astronomy and astrophysics, including the discovery of more than 55 planets around other stars, and also provides an overview of biology, geology, evolution, and the possibilities of interstellar travel and communication.<

1979, ISBN: 9780805333251

Softcover book. 434 pages. Published by Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company (1979) Media >, [PU: Benjamin Cummings]