(Part 2) Best antiques & collectibles encyclopedias according to redditors

I grew up on Encyclopedia Brown. Some of his mysteries became a bit dated over time, but still sound.

My biggest issue - and it actually isn't with the Encyclopedia Brown character himself - was the lending of his name to:

Encyclopedia Brown's Record Book of Weird and Wonderful Facts

This was one of those "Weird Fact" books that all nerds loved back in the day. Filled with trivia and mundane "facts" about all sorts of things.

And so many of them were utter poppycock.

I cringe to think of how many of these "factoids" I regurgitated. How much erroneous information did I squirrel away in my brain that was wrong. Must I second guess everything I ever knew?

Donald Sobol wasn't the only perpetrator of mis-information. But I trusted Encyclopedia Brown and by extension, I trusted Mr. Sobol. And it is this book that burns in my memory as a pillar of fabrication and fancy.


Edit - I went ahead and bought a copy for the singular purpose of determining how much of it is crap.

My oldest, now 10, sounds much like your son. He showed an interest in science from about the same age. He won the 4th grade science fair this year. :D

OK, done with my bragging. There are a lot of good videos & documentaries on youtube & netflix also. It really depends on what your son's methods of learning are. Personally, visual, with followup conversations seemed to work best with him. All kids learn differently, so if he seems to be getting bored, try something new.

This book is his ALL TIME favorite book. Here is another that the two of you can do together.

Find what works best for him, and switch it up often to make sure he is staying excited. Bright young minds have a tendency to wander fast when they're not being engaged. Good luck, and congrats on raising a great kid!

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Nature Method Institute -free

I unreservedly agree but the very same thing could perhaps be said of the logical positivist broader practical goal (primarily via Neurath as I discuss above) of a universal scientific language. Logical positivism was part of Neurath's broader "Unity of Science" socio-scientific ambitions.

Both Popper's and the positivists' practical ambitions, however, are not popular with Philosophers of Science. The major point of this post is to ask why not?

It's a relatively young field, so I don't think it's been digested into textbook format as well as some fields. Most texts I've seen are pretty dense and require a pretty strong background in stochastic analysis (mix two parts functional analysis, one part measure theory, boil down to a thick tar). I'd also be interested in finding a good book, so let me know if you find something geared more towards a run-of-the-mill applied math guy than these suggestions, which are what I've been using:

http://arxiv.org/abs/0907.4178

http://www.amazon.com/Stochastic-Dimensions-Encyclopedia-Mathematics-Applications/dp/0521385296

Here's a good one, it's got pictures too!

Worth the read.

I'm fond of this book.

Get yourself a copy of this book. I guarantee you will not regret it.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Banach-Tarski-Paradox-Encyclopedia-Mathematics-Applications/dp/0521457041

There is a generating function for plane partitions, but as far as I know (and according to Wikipedia) there is none known for higher dimensions. Some of this is covered by Andrews.

That's a beautiful watch, both inside and out, and I don't think you overpaid at all. Congratulations on the excellent acquisition.

I can't help but notice the similarities to my late 1940s Gruen import Chrono-timer. From Gruen Watches: A Collector's Guide "...the company found it necessary to import cases (and in some instances complete watches) from outside sources to create a certain look or fulfill a certain market niche that could not be met by the company's in house movement and/or its regular case suppliers located in the United States."

The movement has plenty of Gruen markings on it, but it wouldn't be hard to change a few dies in a production line. I wonder if Leonidas made this movement? I'll have to look into this, thanks for the information!