A book that finally demystifies Newton’s experiments in alchemy When Isaac Newton’s alchemical papers surfaced at a Sotheby’s auction in 1936, the quantity and seeming incoherence of the manuscripts were shocking. No longer the exemplar of Enlightenment rationality, the legendary physicist suddenly became “the last of the magicians.”Newton the Alchemistunlocks the secrets of Ne...(展开全部)

A book that finally demystifies Newton’s experiments in alchemy When Isaac Newton’s alchemical papers surfaced at a Sotheby’s auction in 1936, the quantity and seeming incoherence of the manuscripts were shocking. No longer the exemplar of Enlightenment rationality, the legendary physicist suddenly became “the last of the magicians.”Newton the Alchemistunlocks the secrets of Ne...(展开全部)

Science has recently begun to prove what ancient myth and religion have always espoused: There may be such a thing as a life force.</p> Lynne McTaggart, indefatigable investigative journalist, reveals a radical new biological paradigm -- that on our most fundamental level, the human mind and body are not distinct and separate from their environment but a packet of pulsating...(展开全部)

Science has recently begun to prove what ancient myth and religion have always espoused: There may be such a thing as a life force.</p> Lynne McTaggart, indefatigable investigative journalist, reveals a radical new biological paradigm -- that on our most fundamental level, the human mind and body are not distinct and separate from their environment but a packet of pulsating...(展开全部)

How do we understand the agency and significance of material forces and their interface with human bodies? What does it mean to be human in these times, with bodies that are inextricably interconnected with our physical world? Bodily Natures considers these questions by grappling with powerful and pervasive material forces and their increasingly harmful effects on the human bod...(展开全部)

How do we understand the agency and significance of material forces and their interface with human bodies? What does it mean to be human in these times, with bodies that are inextricably interconnected with our physical world? Bodily Natures considers these questions by grappling with powerful and pervasive material forces and their increasingly harmful effects on the human bod...(展开全部)

A concise and useful handbook on the Golden Section--also known as the Golden Ratio and Golden Mean. The Golden Section is a line segment divided into two parts, such that the ratio of the short portion to the longer portion is equal to the ratio of the longer portion to the whole. It is one of the most elegant and beautiful ratios of the mathematical universe because of its co...(展开全部)

The longing for redemption is a many-headed daimon that dwells within the most earthbound and prosaic of souls. Neptune is the astrological symbol that describes this energy. Liz Greene, an internationally known astrologer, has given us the most complete and accessible book about Neptune ever written She explores Neptune themes in literature, myth, politics, religion, fashion,...(展开全部)

The longing for redemption is a many-headed daimon that dwells within the most earthbound and prosaic of souls. Neptune is the astrological symbol that describes this energy. Liz Greene, an internationally known astrologer, has given us the most complete and accessible book about Neptune ever written She explores Neptune themes in literature, myth, politics, religion, fashion,...(展开全部)

托马斯·利文森（Thomas Levenson），美国学者、科学作家、纪录片制片人，曾获艾美奖（Emmy Award）和皮博迪奖（Peabody Award）。除本书外，还有如下四部著作出版：《爱因斯坦在柏林》《针锋相对：乐器的科学史》《冰河时代：地球的气候、科学与生命》《寻找火神：爱因斯坦如何颠覆地球，发现相对论，解密宇宙》。现与妻儿同居于波士顿郊外。