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From Here to Infinity: The Royal Observatory Greenwich Guide to Astronomy
by John Gribbin  Publisher Comments Analyzing the planets of our solar system as well as the wider universe, this definitive reference provides an unparalleled understanding of all aspects of astronomy. From straightforward questions regarding the distance of stars and Galileo’s...
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The Nearly Men: A Chronicle of Scientific Failure
by Mike Green Publisher Comments Though most know the name of Isaac Newton, few would recognize that of Robert Hooke, a contemporary scientist who postulated the concept of planetary motion before Newton. Throughout the pages of scientific history, a long list of unsung heroes stand...
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Science Networks. Historical Studies #35: LaCroix and the Calculus
by Joao Caramalho Domingues Publisher Comments Silvestre FranAois Lacroix (Paris, 1765 - ibid., 1843) was a most influential mathematical book author. His most famous work is the three-volume TraitA(c) du calcul diffA(c)rentiel et du calcul intA(c)gral (1797-1800; 2nd ed. 1810-1819) a an encyclopedic...
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The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Obsession, Commerce, and Adventure
by Adam Leith Gollner Synopsis Adam Leith Gollner weaves business, science, and travel into a riveting narrative about one of earth's most desired foods: fruit....
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Evolution: Selected Letters of Charles Darwin 1860-1870
by Frederick Burkhardt Publisher Comments Charles Darwin is a towering figure in the history of science, who changed the direction of modern thought by establishing the basis of evolutionary biology. With a Foreword by Sir David Attenborough, this is a fascinating insight into Darwin's life as...
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The Black Hole War: My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics
by Leonard Susskind Publisher Comments What happens when something is sucked into a black hole? Does it disappear? Three decades ago, a young physicist named Stephen Hawking claimed it did-and in doing so put at risk everything we know about physics and the fundamental laws of the universe...
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The Awa Book of New Zealand Science (Awa Science)
by Rebecca Priestley Publisher Comments From early naturalists' musings on flora and fauna to modern breakthroughs in nanotechnology, this book traces the development of all branches of New Zealand science. With contributions from respected scientists from all over the nation, this...
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Passions and Tempers: A History of the Humours
by Noga Arikha Publisher Comments The humours--blood, phlegm, black bile, and choler--were substances thought to circulate within the body and determine a person's health, mood, and character. For example, an excess of black bile was considered a cause of melancholy. The theory of...
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Voyages of Discovery: A Visual Celebration of Ten of the Greatest Natural History Expeditions
by Tony Rice Publisher Comments A rare and beautiful selection of works handpicked from the vast archives of London's Natural History Museum. The book's greatest contribution is to showcase the work of the artists who, usually under very difficult circumstances, so brilliantly served...
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The Archimedes Codex: How a Medieval Prayer Book Is Revealing the True Genius of Antiquity's Greatest Scientist
by Reviel Netz Publisher Comments Part archaeological detective story, part science, and part history, The Archimedes Codex tells the astonishing story of a lost manuscript, from its tenth-century creation in ancient Constantinople to the auction block at Christie’s in New York...
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The Tragic Sense of Life: Ernst Haeckel and the Struggle Over Evolutionary Thought
by Robert J. Richards Publisher Comments Prior to the First World War, more people learned of evolutionary theory from the voluminous writings of Charles Darwin’s foremost champion in Germany, Ernst Haeckel (1834–1919), than through any other source, including the writings of Darwin...
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William James at the Boundaries: Philosophy, Science, and the Geography of Knowledge
by Francesca Bordogna Publisher Comments At Columbia University in 1906, William James gave a highly confrontational speech to the American Philosophical Association (APA). He ignored the technical philosophical questions the audience had gathered to discuss and instead addressed the topic of...
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Osiris, Volume 23: Intelligentsia Science: The Russian Century, 1860-1960 (Osiris)
by Michael Gordin Publisher Comments The newest annual volume of Osiris, Intelligentsia Science explores the transformations in science in the history of Russia and the Soviet Union, from serfdom to Sputnik, as a series of developments in Russian culture. ...
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Shifting Boundaries of Public Health: Europe in the Twentieth Century (Rochester Studies in Medical History)
by Patrick Zylberman Publisher Comments European public health was a playing field for deeply contradictory impulses throughout the twentieth century. In the 1920s, international agencies were established with great fanfare and post-war optimism to serve as the watch tower of health the world...
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The Moral Brain: Searching the Seat of Morality in Our Brain(1800-1930)
by Jan Verplaetse Publisher Comments Due to novel evolutions in brain research, neuroscientists no longer fear for talking about a the moral braina (TM) nowadays. Neural circuits that are indispensable for moral and social behaviour are discovered and the brains of psychopaths and criminals...
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Physicists on Wall Street and Other Essays on Science and Society
by Jeremy Bernstein Publisher Comments Over the years, Jeremy Bernstein has been in contact with many of the world's most renowned physicists and other scientists, many of whom were involved in politics, literature, and language. In this diverse collection of essays, he reflects on their work,...
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History of Shock Waves, Explosions and Impact: A Chronological and Biographical Reference
by Peter O. K. Krehl Synopsis This unique and encyclopedic reference work charts the evolution of the physics of shock waves and detonations from the earliest investigations into percussion and impact phenomena right up to the most recent groundbreaking research in the field. The...
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The Fellowship
by John Gribbin
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Space Exploration and Humanity: A Historical Encyclopedia
by American Astronautical Society
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Extreme Space (Extreme Wonders)
by Tim Furniss
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