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Natural Science Books
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by (shelved 51 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.21 — 471,976 ratings — published 1988

by (shelved 50 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.01 — 120,945 ratings — published 1859

by (shelved 40 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.16 — 190,507 ratings — published 1976

by (shelved 39 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.07 — 86,917 ratings — published 2015

by (shelved 38 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.22 — 416,512 ratings — published 2003

by (shelved 30 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.15 — 78,193 ratings — published 2014

by (shelved 25 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.21 — 39,227 ratings — published 2018

by (shelved 24 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.16 — 55,761 ratings — published 2009

by (shelved 23 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.14 — 193,142 ratings — published 2014

by (shelved 22 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.33 — 48,826 ratings — published 2020

by (shelved 22 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.51 — 164,375 ratings — published 2013

by (shelved 21 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.08 — 202,635 ratings — published 2017

by (shelved 21 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.34 — 1,225,535 ratings — published 2011

by (shelved 21 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.40 — 156,987 ratings — published 1980

by (shelved 19 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.38 — 19,617 ratings — published 2003

by (shelved 19 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.03 — 40,558 ratings — published 1987

by (shelved 17 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.13 — 37,322 ratings — published 2017

by (shelved 17 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.09 — 41,404 ratings — published 1986

by (shelved 16 times as natural-science)
avg rating 3.94 — 58,347 ratings — published 2015

by (shelved 15 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.32 — 29,018 ratings — published 2015

by (shelved 15 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.03 — 29,467 ratings — published 1962

by (shelved 14 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.11 — 6,441 ratings — published 2022

by (shelved 14 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.18 — 30,965 ratings — published 2016

by (shelved 14 times as natural-science)
avg rating 3.99 — 65,311 ratings — published 2014

by (shelved 13 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.38 — 30,488 ratings — published 2017

by (shelved 13 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.04 — 13,231 ratings — published 2016

by (shelved 13 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.15 — 28,555 ratings — published 2004

by (shelved 13 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.13 — 794,248 ratings — published 2010

by (shelved 13 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.06 — 58,977 ratings — published 2001

by (shelved 13 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.19 — 209,502 ratings — published 2006

by (shelved 12 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.20 — 22,850 ratings — published 1916

by (shelved 12 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.31 — 35,593 ratings — published 1949

by (shelved 12 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.35 — 54,720 ratings — published 2016

by (shelved 12 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.19 — 25,871 ratings — published 2008

by (shelved 12 times as natural-science)
avg rating 3.81 — 43,115 ratings — published 2007

by (shelved 12 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.10 — 101,593 ratings — published 1999

by (shelved 12 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.08 — 28,458 ratings — published 1991

by (shelved 12 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.04 — 28,401 ratings — published 2008

by (shelved 11 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.37 — 220,013 ratings — published 2017

by (shelved 11 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.33 — 16,204 ratings — published 2014

by (shelved 11 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.06 — 54,017 ratings — published 1962

by (shelved 11 times as natural-science)
avg rating 3.94 — 30,518 ratings — published 2012

by (shelved 11 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.15 — 20,841 ratings — published 2010

by (shelved 11 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.29 — 79,251 ratings — published 1995

by (shelved 11 times as natural-science)
avg rating 3.90 — 280,937 ratings — published 2006

by (shelved 10 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.47 — 33,759 ratings — published 2022

by (shelved 10 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.31 — 96,958 ratings — published 2019

by (shelved 10 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.26 — 85,570 ratings — published 2018

by (shelved 10 times as natural-science)
avg rating 3.88 — 27,242 ratings — published 2016

by (shelved 10 times as natural-science)
avg rating 4.18 — 10,065 ratings — published 2016

“Thus, by science I mean, first of all, a worldview giving primacy to reason and observation and a methodology aimed at acquiring accurate knowledge of the natural and social world. This methodology is characterized, above all else, by the critical spirit: namely, the commitment to the incessant testing of assertions through observations and/or experiments — the more stringent the tests, the better — and to revising or discarding those theories that fail the test. One corollary of the critical spirit is fallibilism: namely, the understanding that all our empirical knowledge is tentative, incomplete and open to revision in the light of new evidence or cogent new arguments (though, of course, the most well-established aspects of scientific knowledge are unlikely to be discarded entirely).
. . . I stress that my use of the term 'science' is not limited to the natural sciences, but includes investigations aimed at acquiring accurate knowledge of factual matters relating to any aspect of the world by using rational empirical methods analogous to those employed in the natural sciences. (Please note the limitation to questions of fact. I intentionally exclude from my purview questions of ethics, aesthetics, ultimate purpose, and so forth.) Thus, 'science' (as I use the term) is routinely practiced not only by physicists, chemists and biologists, but also by historians, detectives, plumbers and indeed all human beings in (some aspects of) our daily lives. (Of course, the fact that we all practice science from time to time does not mean that we all practice it equally well, or that we practice it equally well in all areas of our lives.)”
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. . . I stress that my use of the term 'science' is not limited to the natural sciences, but includes investigations aimed at acquiring accurate knowledge of factual matters relating to any aspect of the world by using rational empirical methods analogous to those employed in the natural sciences. (Please note the limitation to questions of fact. I intentionally exclude from my purview questions of ethics, aesthetics, ultimate purpose, and so forth.) Thus, 'science' (as I use the term) is routinely practiced not only by physicists, chemists and biologists, but also by historians, detectives, plumbers and indeed all human beings in (some aspects of) our daily lives. (Of course, the fact that we all practice science from time to time does not mean that we all practice it equally well, or that we practice it equally well in all areas of our lives.)”
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