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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... things that have been made " ( 1:20 ) . This is a notion directly out of Stoic philosophy . But Saint Paul was concerned that people worship the creator and not the creation . He warned that God is much greater than His creation , and ...
... things that have been made " ( 1:20 ) . This is a notion directly out of Stoic philosophy . But Saint Paul was concerned that people worship the creator and not the creation . He warned that God is much greater than His creation , and ...
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... things are being fossilized now ( op . cit . , p . 239 ) . In 1572 , a new star appeared in the sky over the ... thing as a vacuum . When God created the earth , the sun and the stars , they were all cubes so they could fit together with ...
... things are being fossilized now ( op . cit . , p . 239 ) . In 1572 , a new star appeared in the sky over the ... thing as a vacuum . When God created the earth , the sun and the stars , they were all cubes so they could fit together with ...
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... things about light which taught us new things about the size of the universe . In 1802 , W. H. Wallaston ( 1766-1828 ) diffracted a beam of sunlight and showed that there were 7 dark lines in well defined positions . By 1814 , Joseph ...
... things about light which taught us new things about the size of the universe . In 1802 , W. H. Wallaston ( 1766-1828 ) diffracted a beam of sunlight and showed that there were 7 dark lines in well defined positions . By 1814 , Joseph ...
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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