Discusses the details of physiology, biochemistry, racing, injuries, and tips for different aspects of running, and covers training methods, genetic versus trainable potential, information on programs--including those for marathons--from various experts, and a look at legendary …
Encyclopedia of the history of Arabic science
Discours et savoirs: encyclopédies médiévales
by Baillaud, Bernard, Gramont, Jérôme de
fromCahiers Diderot
In 1777, a group of young men produced a book that aimed to tear the world apart and rebuild it, creating the foundation for what became known as the Enlightenment. The Encyclopedie was so dangerous and subversive that it was banned by the Pope and was seen as one of the causes …
"In 1777, a group of young men produced a book that aimed to tear the world apart and rebuild it, sparking a movement that became known as the Enlightenment. This book - the Encyclopedie - championed rationalism, free thinking, and secularism, and was so dangerous and subversive…
The Culture of Diagram is about visual thinking. Exploring a terrain where words meet pictures and formulas meet figures, the book foregrounds diagrams as tools for blurring those boundaries to focus on the production of knowledge as process.-publisher description.