Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural "Felipe Poey", 1916-1917, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

progress and happiness - however these terms may be understood in detail - as a significant and constitutive element of scientific inquiry. In this sense the question of the way in which sport really benefits people and contributes to their happiness, and under which individual and social conditions, is a scientific question. It assumes special significance when the fact is taken into account that in the field of sport science a general scepticism is shown towards those dogmas and pedagogical theses which take such an interpretation for granted in the absence of a firm empirical foundation...

Biographies and bibliographies of members are included in many of the volumes. Lists of members are usually given on covers of the numbers.

Everyone has questions about our universe: How hot is Venus? Can you distinguish between a pulsar and a quasar? Is there a universe or a multiverse? Where do we fit into the infinitely grand scheme of things? How do we map the Cosmic Microwave Background? Most tantalizing of all: Is there anyone out there? This small volume encapsulates the terrifying hugeness of the cosmos into bite-sized particles that mere earthlings can understand. It takes you on a cosmic tour, shedding light on the most awesome of objects and places and explaining some very big ideas, concepts, and discoveries. It also...

Hooft nos ofrece en este libro una fascinante narración personal, de corte detectivesco, de uno de los períodos más creativos e interesantes de toda la historia de la física: la búsqueda de la estructura básica de la materia. En la primera parte, el autor nos ofrece un brillante resumen de todo lo que sabemos sobre el mundo de las moléculas, los átomos y los núcleos atómicos, mientras que en la segunda se ocupa de los avances conseguidos en el estudio de las partículas elementales durante los últimos años y de cómo se llegó a desarrollar la poderosa síntesis teórica...