The History of Metaphors of Nature: Science and Literature from Homer to Al Gore, Volume 2Edwin Mellen Press, 2006 - 925 pagine This book shows how modern European Languages have a large number of metaphors which represent the whole of nature. Metaphors used in natural science and literature, such as Mother Nature, have a powerful influence on the framing of scientific hypothesis making, and these words have guided the history of natural science for several millennia, while also influencing North American nature writing. |
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... showed that it was probably the comet which had appeared in 1531 and 1607. He predicted that it would return in 1759 , and though he did not quite live to see it , it was a great victory for the new science and the comet was named after ...
... showed that it was probably the comet which had appeared in 1531 and 1607. He predicted that it would return in 1759 , and though he did not quite live to see it , it was a great victory for the new science and the comet was named after ...
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... showed that there were 7 dark lines in well defined positions . By 1814 , Joseph von Fraunhofer ( 1787 - 1826 ) had refined the procedures and identified hundreds of such lines in his " map of the solar spectrum . " He identified the ...
... showed that there were 7 dark lines in well defined positions . By 1814 , Joseph von Fraunhofer ( 1787 - 1826 ) had refined the procedures and identified hundreds of such lines in his " map of the solar spectrum . " He identified the ...
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... showed that the carbon for plant growth came from the atmosphere , not from soil carbon . He found that the alkaline and alkaline earth elements in plants had the same ratios as found in the rocks and soils on which the plants had grown ...
... showed that the carbon for plant growth came from the atmosphere , not from soil carbon . He found that the alkaline and alkaline earth elements in plants had the same ratios as found in the rocks and soils on which the plants had grown ...
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Ahura Mazda alchemy ancient Angra Mainyu animals Aristotle astronomical Averroes became believed book of nature Burroughs called Cavendish century Christian conservation Copernicus created creation creator culture Darwin developed dynamic equilibrium early earth Emerson Encyclopedia environmental European evolution example famous flow flux of nature flux trope forest fossils founder geological Glacken globe goddess gods Greek heaven Hebrew Heraclitus human Hutton Huxley hydrologic cycle idea important intellectual interesting James Hutton Jewish John King land language lived magic Medieval metaphor modern moon mountains Muir myths natural science nature writer notion ocean pagan philosopher planet Plato poem poet popular Project Gutenberg Ptolemy published rain religion religious Renaissance rivers rocks Roman Empire Saint Sarton scientific scientists seems soil sphere spirit stars story stream Sumerian Taton theory things Thoreau Thorndike thought tree trope word writing written wrote Yggdrasil York