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  • The discovery of a world in the moone

    A discovrse tending to prove that 'tis probable there may be another habitable world in that planet

    by John Wilkins ...
    The Discovery of a World in the Moone: A Discourse Tending to Prove That 'Tis Probable There May Be Another Habitable World in That Planet is a groundbreaking work of early scientific speculation and imaginative inquiry, written by John Wilkins and first published in 1638. This influential treatise explores the revolutionary idea that the Moon could be a world much like our own, possibly inhabited ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • The discovery of a world in the moone : or, A discovrse tending to prove that 'tis probable there may be another habitable world in that planet

    Centuries Before Space Travel, One Visionary Dared to Imagine Life on the Moon

    by John Wilkins ...
    The Discovery of a World in the Moone by John Wilkins is a visionary masterpiece of early scientific thought, a bold and imaginative work that dared to ask one of humanity’s most fascinating questions: could the Moon itself be a living, habitable world? First published in the 17th century, this extraordinary treatise blends astronomy, philosophy, theology, and speculation into a captivating ... Read more

    $1.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Species Problems and Beyond

    Contemporary Issues in Philosophy and Practice

    Edited by John S. Wilkins, Frank E. Zachos, Igor Ya. Pavlinov ...
    Series series Species and Systematics
    Species Problems and Beyond offers a collection of up-to-date essays discussing from an interdisciplinary perspective the many ramifications of the ‘Species Problem.’ The authors represent experts in the philosophy of biology, in species-level evolutionary investigations, and in biodiversity studies and conservation. Some of the topics addressed concern the context sensitivity of the term ‘species ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • The Discovery of a World in the Moone. Or, A Discovrse Tending To Prove That 'Tis Probable There May Be Another Habitable World In That Planet

    by John Wilkins ...
    In "The Discovery of a World in the Moone," John Wilkins embarks on an audacious intellectual adventure, exploring the tantalizing possibility of extraterrestrial life. Written in a period marked by the Scientific Revolution, this work blends a speculative inquiry with early scientific philosophy, employing a rhetoric that is both engaging and instructive. Wilkins combines observation, reason, and ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Species

    The Evolution of the Idea, Second Edition

    by John S. Wilkins ...
    Series series Species and Systematics
    Over time the complex idea of "species" has evolved, yet its meaning is far from resolved. This comprehensive work is a fresh look at an idea central to the field of biology by tracing its history from antiquity to today. Species is a benchmark exploration and clarification of a concept fundamental to the past, present, and future of the natural sciences. In this edition, a section is added on the ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • Lost in Translation

    The English Language and the Catholic Mass

    by Gerald O'Collins SJ, John Wilkins ...
    In this book, Gerald O'Collins, SJ, takes a systematic look at the 2010 English translation of the Roman Missal and the ways it fails to achieve what the Second Vatican Council mandated: the full participation of priest and people. Critiquing the unsatisfactory principles prescribed by the Vatican instruction Liturgiam Authenticam (2001), this book, which includes a chapter by John Wilkins:tells ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • Artificial Intelligence Confirms

    The Positive Case for Near Death Experiences

    by John E. Wilkins ...
    What happens when Artificial Intelligence investigates the most profound question of all -What happens when we die? For centuries, Near-Death Experiences (NDE's) have fascinated, inspired, and even perplexed humanity. Are they glimpses into the afterlife? Hallucinations of a dying brain? Wishful thinking? In this groundbreaking book, Al-free from human bias -analyzes the evidence and delivers ... Read more

    $7.77 USD

  • The Mathematical and Philosophical Works of the Right Rev. John Wilkins

    by John Wilkins ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    Originally published in 1708, this volume is an exact facsimile reproduction the 1802 edition of The Mathematical and Philosophical Works of the Right Rev. John Wilkins, and includes an index, added for the 1970 new impression.The book includes the works of Bishop John Wilkins, as well as a note on the life of the author; Bishop John Wilkins, as Warden of Wadham Colelge, Oxford and Master of ... Read more

    $51.99 USD

  • Understanding Species

    by John S. Wilkins ...
    Series series Understanding Life
    Are species worth saving? Can they be resurrected by technology? What is the use of species in biomedicine? These questions all depend on a clear definition of the concept of 'species', yet biologists have long struggled to define this term. In this accessible book, John S. Wilkins provides an introduction to the concept of 'species' in biology, philosophy, ethics, policymaking and conservation. ... Read more

    $18.09 USD

  • The Ultimate Horror Collection

    by Edgar Allan Poe, Henry James, Algernon Blackwood, H.P. Lovecraft, Wilkie Collins, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ambrose Bierce, Arthur Machen, Arthur Conan Doyle, Grant Allen, Matthew Gregory Lewis, Ann Radcliffe, Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Emily Brontë, Marian Halcombe, Walter Hartright, Mrs. Catherick, Isidor Ottavio Baldassare Fosco, Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde, Gaston Leroux, Marjorie Bowen, Franz Kafka, Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, Richard Marsh, And The Cab, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Thomas Hardy, Rudyard Kipling, Guy de Maupassant, Elizabeth Gaskell, Jerome K. Jerome, Washington Irving, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, John Buchan, Sax Rohmer, H.G. Wells, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Robert Louis Stevenson, Wilhelm Hauff, W. W. Jacobs, Robert E. Howard, Black Hands, Daniel Defoe, Jack London, George MacDonald, Mark Twain, Pliny the Younger, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Ellis Parker Butler, Dean Hole, Serjeant Ballantine, Frank R. Stockton, Anatole France ...
    «The Ultimate Horror Collection», by Edgar Allan Poe, Henry James, Algernon Blackwood, H.P. Lovecraft, Wilkie Collins, Nathaniel Hawthorne. This digital edition brings together the text and its chapter structure for continuous reading. Contents include: Supernatural & Mystery Thrillers: ; Edgar Allan Poe ; The Tell-Tale Heart ; The Fall of the House of Usher ; The Cask of Amontillado. ... Read more

    $0.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Galen's Remedies in the Early Modern Period

    Traditions, Theories, Transformations, and Trades (1400-1750)

    Edited by Fabrizio Bigotti, John Wilkins ...
    Series series History (R0)
    Surviving the demise of his humoral pathology and anatomy, Galen’s works on simple and compound remedies (the so-called ‘galenicals’) formed the backbone of Western pharmacology up until the Industrial Revolution. Over its long and multicultural tradition—spanning the Roman Empire and Byzantium, through Islamicate societies, India, and China, to the New World and even Japan—Galenic pharmacopoeia ... Read more

    $152.09 USD

  • Women and Men in Ministry

    A Complementary Perspective

    by John Coe, Sherwood Lingenfelter, Michael Wilkins, Thomas Finley, Clinton Arnold ...
    The role of women in the church is a debate that has raged within the church for much of the twentieth century. On one side are those who say there is no difference between men and women. On the other side are those who severely limit women who want to offer ministry to the church. Judith TenElshof and Robert Saucy take the middle approach. Believing that the modern views have denied the ... Read more

    $5.39 USD