Record of the Celebration of the Quatercentenary of the University of Aberdeen: From 25th to 28th September, 1906 (Classic Reprint), Aberdeen University Of
Автор: Tiffany Baker (Author) Название: Little Giant Of Aberdeen County ISBN: 0340919280 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780340919286 Издательство: Hodder Рейтинг: Цена: 8090.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: `Mixes the exuberant eccentricities of John Irving`s Garp, Anne Tyler`s relationship savvy and the plangent voice of Margaret Atwood... all the earmarks of a hit.` -- Publishers Weekly
Infinite in All Directions is a popularized science at its best. In Dyson's view, science and religion are two windows through which we can look out at the world around us.
The book is a revised version of a series of the Gifford Lectures under the title "In Praise of Diversity" given at Aberdeen, Scotland. They allowed Dyson the license to express everything in the universe, which he divided into two parts in polished prose: focusing on the diversity of the natural world as the first, and the diversity of human reactions as the second half.
Chapter 1 is a brief explanation of Dyson's attitudes toward religion and science. Chapter 2 is a one-hour tour of the universe that emphasizes the diversity of viewpoints from which the universe can be encountered as well as the diversity of objects which it contains. Chapter 3 is concerned with the history of science and describes two contrasting styles in science: one welcoming diversity and the other deploring it. He uses the cities of Manchester and Athens as symbols of these two ways of approaching science. Chapter 4, concerned with the origin of life, describes the ideas of six illustrious scientists who have struggled to understand the nature of life from various points of view. Chapter 5 continues the discussion of the nature and evolution of life. The question of why life characteristically tends toward extremes of diversity remains central in all attempts to understand life's place in the universe. Chapter 6 is an exercise in eschatology, trying to define possible futures for life and for the universe, from here to infinity. In this chapter, Dyson crosses the border between science and science fiction and he frames his speculations in a slightly theological context.
Автор: Brato, Thorsten Название: Variation and change in aberdeen english ISBN: 3631680937 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783631680933 Издательство: Peter Lang Рейтинг: Цена: 69190.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
This book is the first major sociophonetic work on the urban accent of Aberdeen in North-East Scotland. The study shows how the accent has changed following the large-scale immigration from other parts of Scotland and the UK since the 1970s. It is rooted in a dialect contact framework and based on sociolinguistic interviews with a stratified sample of 44 Aberdonians. The study uses an innovative method to assess the importance of the individual speaker in innovating and conserving the local accent. Based on six phonological variables, it shows how the traditional variants are replaced or marginalised, supraregional forms gain ground and strongly marked forms typical of Glaswegian or London English are added to the local feature pool.
Автор: Watson, Adam Murray, Ian (scottish Agricult. College Aberdeen) Название: Place name discoveries on upper deeside and the far highlands ISBN: 1782223282 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781782223283 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 58230.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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