[PDF] The Bulletin Of The Brooklyn Institute Of Arts And Sciences eBook

Author : Brooklyn Institute Of Sciences
Publisher : Rarebooksclub.com
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 50,57 MB
Release : 2013-09
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ISBN : 9781230040264

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ...shown to have evolved. But whether this widely extended evolution means progress or not is a question. Evolution in any realm means "changing order" Perhaps, also, it means increasing complexity and the appearance of absoFor example, consciousness In human society it has certainly meant increased complexity of both the nation's and individual's life; increased organization of both; greater material comforts through the control of nature; the appearance and growth of nations as opposed to more tribes; the coming of democracy; the loss of the power of authority; and the dependence of the individual upon himself in matters religious, political and social. Evolution has meant these and many other things. But, granting this, how can it be shown that these How can it be shown, for example, that life and civilization in this country for the last fifty years, taking all their many aspects together, have been better than they were If human comfort is the norm, then there undoubtedly has been advance. If national expansion, political and economic, is the tat, then, of course, there has been progress. But how show that comfort is better than discomIt is not so regarded when one goes to fight How demonstrate that national osite? It is not so, if the principle of the self-determination of nations and "orderly change.' lutely "new things." and life may not always have existed. changes mean progress? in the Colonial period? fort? for his country. expansion is better than its opp One must have, rather, a common measure for the two, in order to demonstrate, by this "standard be tween standards," which is the better. But further if one find this common measure, there may be it turn, as opposed to...

Author : Herbert J. Spinder
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 17,79 MB
Release : 2018-02-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780267678679

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Excerpt from The Museum of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, Vol. 4: Science Bulletin In the paper that follows I plan to cover as briefly as possible; first, the primary evidences for correlation; second, the lunar statements on the ancient monuments and in the Dresden Codex which have been the main ground of contention; third, all additional records astronomical and other wise which bear in any important way upon the main problem. I wish this paper to be clear, self-contained and uniformly respectful of the Opinions of others. The time-machine of the Mayas. The time-machine pieced to gether by modern science from the relics of the Maya civilization is an intellectual construction with wheels turning upon wheels, so to speak. The unit time cog engaging all wheels is the day. One set of wheels serves to number days, another set to name them and a third set distributes these numbered and named units over the 365 places Of an annual calendar. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.