Rocks of Ages

Rocks of Ages
Author: Stephen Jay Gould
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2011-07-20
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0307801411

"People of good will wish to see science and religion at peace. . . . I do not see how science and religion could be unified, or even synthesized, under any common scheme of explanation or analysis; but I also do not understand why the two enterprises should experience any conflict." So states internationally renowned evolutionist and bestselling author Stephen Jay Gould in the simple yet profound thesis of his brilliant new book. Writing with bracing intelligence and elegant clarity, Gould sheds new light on a dilemma that has plagued thinking people since the Renaissance. Instead of choosing between science and religion, Gould asks, why not opt for a golden mean that accords dignity and distinction to each realm? At the heart of Gould's penetrating argument is a lucid, contemporary principle he calls NOMA (for nonoverlapping magisteria)--a "blessedly simple and entirely conventional resolution" that allows science and religion to coexist peacefully in a position of respectful noninterference. Science defines the natural world; religion, our moral world, in recognition of their separate spheres of influence. In elaborating and exploring this thought-provoking concept, Gould delves into the history of science, sketching affecting portraits of scientists and moral leaders wrestling with matters of faith and reason. Stories of seminal figures such as Galileo, Darwin, and Thomas Henry Huxley make vivid his argument that individuals and cultures must cultivate both a life of the spirit and a life of rational inquiry in order to experience the fullness of being human. In his bestselling books Wonderful Life, The Mismeasure of Man, and Questioning the Millennium, Gould has written on the abundance of marvels in human history and the natural world. In Rocks of Ages, Gould's passionate humanism, ethical discernment, and erudition are fused to create a dazzling gem of contemporary cultural philosophy. As the world's preeminent Darwinian theorist writes, "I believe, with all my heart, in a respectful, even loving concordat between . . . science and religion."

A Rainbow of Rocks

A Rainbow of Rocks
Author: Kate DePalma
Publisher: Barefoot Books
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2020-03-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1646860462

A rainbow of rocks -- from red to violet and beyond! Eye-popping close-up photos of real, vibrant rocks and minerals in a rainbow of colors are brought to life by lyrical, rhyming text about the many facets of geology. Includes educational notes perfect for STEM learning.

The Age of Rock

The Age of Rock
Author: Jonathan Eisen
Publisher: Random House Trade
Total Pages: 428
Release: 1969
Genre: History
ISBN:

American Popular Music: The age of rock

American Popular Music: The age of rock
Author: Timothy E. Scheurer
Publisher: Popular Press
Total Pages: 286
Release: 1989
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780879724689

Beginning with the emergence of commercial American music in the nineteenth century, Volume 1 includes essays on the major performers, composers, media, and movements that shaped our musical culture before rock and roll. Articles explore the theoretical dimensions of popular music studies; the music of the nineteenth century; and the role of black Americans in the evolution of popular music. Also included--the music of Tin Pan Alley, ragtime, swing, the blues, the influences of W. S. Gilbert and Rodgers and Hammerstein, and changes in lyric writing styles from the nineteenth century to the rock era.

Rock of Ages

Rock of Ages
Author: Ed Ward
Publisher:
Total Pages: 698
Release: 1986
Genre: Music
ISBN:

Attempts to track rock and roll -- as music, as culture, as headline maker, as business -- from its hazy origins to the present day.

Physics for AQA.

Physics for AQA.
Author: Ann Fullick
Publisher: Heinemann
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2001
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780435584214

This resource has separate books for biology, chemistry and physics. Each book is accompanied by a teacher's resource pack on customizable CD-ROM or as a printed pack. The series is designed to work in conjunction with the Coordinated Science for AQA series, so that coordinated and separate science can be taught alongside each other.

Memoirs

Memoirs
Author: Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology
Publisher:
Total Pages: 312
Release: 1884
Genre: Zoology
ISBN:

Nature

Nature
Author: Sir Norman Lockyer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 588
Release: 1877
Genre: Electronic journals
ISBN: