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  • In Search of Time

    The History, Physics, and Philosophy of Time

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  • 探索時間之謎:從天文曆法、牛頓力學到愛因斯坦相對論

    In Search of Time: Journeys Along a Curious Dimension

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    時間到底是什麼?它真的存在,或者只是幻覺?◎跨領域探討「時間」本質的第一本書◎徐遐生(前中央研究院院士)專文推薦  從曆法的誕生到科學的解讀,自古以來我們一直嘗試理解、分析時間。時至今日,我們仍無法完全掌握時間的本質,它究竟如何「流動」,又或者我們感受到的會不會只是「流動」的錯覺?時間真的在流動嗎?  我們生活在由時間構成的世界裡,在我們大腦的根基上,總是有時間不斷流動的概念,但若是要定義時間的速度,就必須要有一個相對於時間靜止不動的物體,才可以定義出時間,但,又有什麼物體之於時間是「不動」的?若沒有這個物體,我們還可以定義出時間的流速是什麼嗎?或者,我們還可以定義出時間嗎?最後,時間是從宇宙大霹靂誕生後所產生,那麼,在大霹靂之前,有時間嗎?時間不只是一種物理性質  事實上,時間遠比我們想像的複雜。它絕不只是單純的物理問題,我們可以從考古學的角度來看,也可以從生理學、心理學、語言學、人類學 ... Leer más

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  • The Science of Shakespeare

    A New Look at the Playwright's Universe

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    William Shakespeare lived at a remarkable time—a period we now recognize as the first phase of the Scientific Revolution. New ideas were transforming Western thought, the medieval was giving way to the modern, and the work of a few key figures hinted at the brave new world to come: the methodical and rational Galileo, the skeptical Montaigne, and—as Falk convincingly argues—Shakespeare, who ... Leer más

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  • The Idea Machine

    How Books Built Our World and Shape Our Future

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  • One Hand Clapping

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    Neuroscientist Nikolay Kukushkin reveals how consciousness evolved out of the natural world, from the birth of the cell to the majesty of our modern minds.Science says that you are nothing but a chemical reaction—a collection of atoms and molecules, like rocks, paperclips, and everything else in the physical universe. But if that’s so, where is the place in this world for your consciousness? In a ... Leer más

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  • The Traitor's Homecoming

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    A reexamination of Benedict Arnold's 1781 raid on New London, Connecticut, dispelling myths and offering a balanced military study. Almost everyone is familiar with the name of at least one Revolutionary War battle. Some, like Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, Saratoga, and Yorktown are household names. Others are less well known but readily recognized when mentioned. An engagement in ... Leer más

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