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conversations.value: Give me a description for a book titled The Ascent of Science about Ascent, Science, Renaissance with the genre: Science & Math, History & Philosophy.. Start with the sentence 'The Ascent of Science is a remarkable achievement: a concise, informative, and easily readable book that breathes life into an often dry, impenetrable subject'.
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conversations.value: The Ascent of Science is a remarkable achievement: a concise, informative, and easily readable book that breathes life into an often dry, impenetrable subject. The lengthy text spans several centuries of scientific discovery and theory, from the Renaissance to the nineties--it even looks to the future. This is also a who's who of major scientific players throughout history: Voltaire, Newton, Bacon, and Einstein, among others. But don't be put off by the prospect of information overload--author Brian the author remains succinct and engaging throughout, and even highly complex areas such as relativity and chaos are made accessible by the author's wit and energy. This is more than a primer on science; the author contextualizes science within the philosophy and politics of past and present times. Of particular fascination is the Renaissance era, when scientific reasoning was equated with a violation against God. Descartes was accused of fostering atheism, because of his belief that God's role was as creator of the universe only, and not as "mover of the planets." (Descartes's books were banned by the Catholic church in 1663.) Although the author died prior to the publication of The Ascent of Science , his book remains a lasting testament to his love for science and his remarkable ability to open up this world to everyone.
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conversations.value: Give me the first five paragraphs for this book.
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conversations.value: The Ascent of Science
  Control of organism's internal environment, 327ff; nervous system, ; hormones, 331ff; defense mechanisms, ; antibodies,
  DNA; components of, ; general structure of, ; protein synthesis, ; exons and introns, ; the genetic code, ; instability, ; recombinant DNA, , , , , , , , , , 292ff, , , ,
  Einstein, Albert (1879–1955), xiii, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 359ff, , , , , , 395ff, , 417ff, , , , ,
  Element, chemical, , ; transformation of, ; man-made, , ; quantum mechanical model of, 367ff; synthesis of in stars,
  Faraday, Michael (1791–1867), , 87n, 89ff, , , 125ff, , , , 420n, , , ; electric motor, ; dynamo, ; transformer,
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conversations.value: Give me five more paragraphs.
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conversations.value: Control of organism's internal environment, 327ff; nervous system, ; hormones, 331ff; defense mechanisms, ; antibodies,
  DNA; components of, ; general structure of, ; protein synthesis, ; exons and introns, ; the genetic code, ; instability, ; recombinant DNA, , , , , , , , , , 292ff, , , ,
  Einstein, Albert (1879–1955), xiii, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 359ff, , , , , , 395ff, , 417ff, , , , ,
  Element, chemical, , ; transformation of, ; man-made, , ; quantum mechanical model of, 367ff; synthesis of in stars,
  Faraday, Michael (1791–1867), , 87n, 89ff, , , 125ff, , , , 420n, , , ; electric motor, ; dynamo, ; transformer,
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conversations.value: Give me the last five paragraphs.
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conversations.value: Galilei, Galileo (1564–1642) and Inquisition, 14n; trial, , , , , 33n, 38ff, , , 53ff, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 418ff, ,
  Newton, Isaac (1642–1727), xiii, , , 29ff, 37ff, 42ff, –, 69ff, , , , , , , , , , , 176ff, , , , , , , , , , , , , 418ff, , , , , , ,
  Newtonian mechanics, , 29ff, , , , 220ff, , , , , , ; defects in, ; first law, 30ff, ; second law, 37ff, ; third law, ,
  Stars: main sequence stars, ; life-cycle, 456ff; red giants, ; white dwarfs, , ; synthesis of the chemical elements, ; supernovae, 459ff; pulsars,
  Waves, 185ff; transverse, ; longitudinal, ; velocity, 186ff; frequency, 187ff; electromagnetic waves, 188ff; sound waves, ; intensity, ; interference, ; diffraction,