Science and Sensibility

Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-0-7188-9809-0
Verlag: The Lutterworth Press

Buch, Englisch, 245 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 365 g

Science and Sensibility unveils the stories of scientists with the thoughts and feelings of artists, embracing what the sciences and arts can reveal together.

In an outer arm of the spiralling Milky Way galaxy can be seen an insignificant speck. This is our home, planet Earth. Its skies, clouds, lands and seas, and indeed life itself have long drawn the interest of scientists and artists alike. Our cultural and scientific history is evidence enough that curiosity and wonder are the twin drivers of both scientific and artistic imaginations. In Science and Sensibility, David Howe unveils the stories of the scientists who helped to make sense of the stars, clouds, life, rocks, and the elements, and weaves their tales with the thoughts and feelings of artists who found meaning as they experienced nature's beauty, grandeur and mystery.

Scientific greats such as James Hutton, Charles Darwin, Dmitri Mendeleev, Gregor Mendel and Annie Jump Cannon all the way up to today's leading scientists are complemented by the literary insights of people such as William Wordsworth, Jorge Luis Borges and Iris Murdoch. Readers are encouraged to embrace what the sciences and the arts can reveal together. In doing so, the earth below and the heavens above become brighter and richer. The wonder and curiosity embodied in Science and Sensibility could perhaps take us a step closer to holding 'Infinity in the palm of your hand / and Eternity in an hour'.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Howe, David

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Lyrik und Dichter
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften, Biologie: Sachbuch, Naturführer
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltschutz, Umwelterhaltung
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

Part I: Order and Romance
1. Wondering High and Low
2. Order and Meaning

Part II: Stars
3. Star Struck
4. Let Me Play among the Stars

Part III: Clouds
5. Head in the Clouds
6. Weather Forecasts and Cloudy Thinking

Part IV: Rocks
7. Down to Earth
8. Mary Anning and 'Strata' Smith
9. Geological Time and the Restless Planet

Part V: Life
10. Plants and Animals
11. On the Origin of Species
12. Genetics

Part VI: Elements
13. The Philosopher's Stone
14. The Rise of the Chemist
15. In Their Element
16. The Periodic Table
17. Sentient Stardust

Part VII: One World
18. It Takes All Sorts
19. Sense and Sensibility
20. The Art of Science

Endnotes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Howe, David
DAVID HOWE is Emeritus Professor at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. Although he formally retired in 2010, he continues to write and is the author of twenty-four previous books as well as many journal articles and book chapters. David enjoys spending time with his children and grandchildren, and rambling up and down Britain's hills and dales.