How Long to Read Why Science?

How Long Does it Take to Read Why Science??

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 40 minutes to read Why Science? by Roger G Newton

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This book aims to describe, for readers uneducated in science, the development of humanity's desire to know and understand the world around us through the various stages of its development to the present, when science is almost universally recognized — at least in the Western world — as the most reliable way of knowing. The book describes the history of the large-scale exploration of the surface of the earth by sea, beginning with the Vikings and the Chinese, and of the unknown interiors of the American and African continents by foot and horseback. After the invention of the telescope, visual exploration of the surfaces of the Moon and Mars were made possible, and finally a visit to the Moon. The book then turns to our legacy from the ancient Greeks of wanting to understand rather than just know, and why the scientific way of understanding is valued. For concreteness, it relates the lives and accomplishments of six great scientists, four from the nineteenth century and two from the twentieth. Finally, the book explains how chemistry came to be seen as the most basic of the sciences, and then how physics became the most fundamental. Contents:We Want to Know:Looking at the HeavensExploratory VoyagesWe Want to Understand:Charles DarwinGregor Mendel, Louis PasteurMichael FaradayMax PlanckEnrico FermiScience:Chemistry as the Fundamental ScienceHow Physics Became Most FundamentalOn Reductionism Readership: Readers at all levels of inquiry. Keywords:Science;Physics;Chemistry;Knowledge;Understanding;Darwin;Mendel;Faraday;Pasteur;Fermi;Planck;ReductionismReviews: “This very slender book is a welcome antidote to the movement, especially in the US, that denies established science such as evolution and global warming. Newton provides a framework for understanding reality.” CHOICE

How long is Why Science??

Why Science? by Roger G Newton is 100 pages long, and a total of 25,000 words.

This makes it 34% the length of the average book. It also has 31% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Why Science? Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 16 minutes to read Why Science? aloud.

What Reading Level is Why Science??

Why Science? is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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