Essential Mysteries in Art and Science
Title | Essential Mysteries in Art and Science PDF eBook |
Author | Trudy Myrrh Reagan |
Publisher | Myrrh |
Total Pages | |
Release | 2019-03 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780996705684 |
The Where, the Why, and the How
Title | The Where, the Why, and the How PDF eBook |
Author | Jenny Volvovski |
Publisher | Chronicle Books |
Total Pages | 171 |
Release | 2012-09-26 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 1452108226 |
Scientists answer seventy-five questions pertaining to the natural world, ranging from whether earthquakes are predictable to why whales sing. Each question features an accompanying illustration.
The Secrets of Art
Title | The Secrets of Art PDF eBook |
Author | Debra N. Mancoff |
Publisher | White Lion Publishing |
Total Pages | 242 |
Release | 2021-09-21 |
Genre | ART |
ISBN | 0711248745 |
Discover the secrets, mysteries, hidden meanings and stories behind famous works of art. A book full of surprises, discoveries, forgotten treasures and lost tales, The Secrets of Art takes us on a journey through the art world’s mysteries to reveal that works of art are not always what they seem. A long-lost medieval masterpiece unearthed in the Tower of London. A secret message that only an elite few can read encoded in a painting. A glimpse of a ghostly image beneath the surface of a portrait. The intriguing stories of these works, and many more, are brought to life by author, historian and art detective Debra N. Mancoff, as she reveals secret symbols used by Leonardo da Vinci, Vermeer and Caravaggio, uncovers layers of meaning in paintings by Van Gogh, Picasso and Dali, and provides insight into works by Frida Kahlo, Kara Walker and Marina Abramović. Drawing upon the findings of advanced technology, new research, scientific analysis and old-fashioned curiosity, The Secrets of Art unveils the layers of meaning beneath the surfaces of great works of art in a collection of tales that are fully based in fact but are as fascinating as fiction.
Magic, Mystery, and Science
Title | Magic, Mystery, and Science PDF eBook |
Author | Dan Burton |
Publisher | Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | 414 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | 9780253216564 |
"[P.D. Ouspensky's] yearning for a transcendent, timeless reality—one that cancels out physical disintegration and death—figures into science at some fundamental level. Einstein found solace in his theory of relativity, which suggested to him that events are ever-present in the space-time continuum. When his friend Michele Besso passed on shortly before his own death, he wrote: 'For us believing physicists the distinction between past, present, and future is only an illusion, even if a stubborn one.'" —from Magic, Mystery, and Science The triumph of science would appear to have routed all other explanations of reality. No longer does astrology or alchemy or magic have the power to explain the world to us. Yet at one time each of these systems of belief, like religion, helped shed light on what was dark to our understanding. Nor have the occult arts disappeared. We humans have a need for mystery and a sense of the infinite. Magic, Mystery, and Science presents the occult as a "third stream" of belief, as important to the shaping of Western civilization as Greek rationalism or Judeo-Christianity. The occult seeks explanations in a world that is living and intelligent—quite unlike the one supposed by science. By taking these beliefs seriously, while keeping an eye on science, this book aims to capture some of the power of the occult. Readers will discover that the occult has a long history that reaches back to Babylonia and ancient Egypt. It proceeds alongside, and frequently mingles with, religion and science. From the Egyptian Book of the Dead to New Age beliefs, from Plato to Adolf Hitler, occult ways of knowing have been used—and hideously abused—to explain a world that still tempts us with the knowledge of its dark secrets.
Kitchen Mysteries
Title | Kitchen Mysteries PDF eBook |
Author | Hervé This |
Publisher | Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | 234 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Cooking |
ISBN | 0231141718 |
International celebrity and co-founder of molecular gastronomy Herve This answers such fundamental questions as what causes vegetables to change color when cooked and how to keep a souffle from falling. Sharing the empirical principles chefs have valued for generations, he shows how to adapt recipes to available ingredients and how to modify proposed methods to the utensils at hand. His revelations make difficult recipes easier and allow for even more creativity and experimentation in the kitchen.
A Sense of the Mysterious
Title | A Sense of the Mysterious PDF eBook |
Author | Alan Lightman |
Publisher | Vintage |
Total Pages | 226 |
Release | 2006-01-03 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1400078199 |
From the bestselling author of Einstein's Dreams comes this lyrical and insightful collection of science writing that delves into the mysteries of the scientific process--physics, astronomy, mathamatics--and exposes its beauty and intrigue. In these brilliant essays, Lightman explores the emotional life of science, the power of imagination, the creative moment, and the alternate ways in which scientists and humanists think about the world. Along the way, he provides in-depth portraits of some of the great geniuses of our time, including Albert Einstein, Richard Feynman, Edward Teller, and astronomer Vera Rubin. Thoughtful, beautifully written, and wonderfully original, A Sense of the Mysterious confirms Alan Lightman's unique position at the crossroads of science and art.
The Art of Science
Title | The Art of Science PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Hamblyn |
Publisher | Picador |
Total Pages | 512 |
Release | 2011-12-01 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 174262975X |
What these extracts are, first and foremost, are stories of discovery. The Art of Science is not necessarily a book about great scientific theories, complicated equations, or grand old men (or women) in their laboratories; instead, it's about the places we draw our inspiration from; it's about daily routines and sudden flashes of insight; about dedication, and - sometimes - desperation; and the small moments, questions, quests, clashes, doubts and delights that make us human. From Galileo to Lewis Carroll, from Humphry Davy to Charles Darwin, from Marie Curie to Stephen Jay Gould, from rust to snowflakes, from the first use of the word "scientist" to the first computer, from why the sea is salty to Newtonian physics for women, The Art of Science is a book about people, rather than scientists per se, and as such, it's a book about politics, passion and poetry. Above all, it's a book about the good that science can - and does - do.