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Very Short Introductions #69: Quantum Theory: A Very Short Introduction
by John C Polkinghorne  Publisher Comments Quantum Theory is the most revolutionary discovery in physics since Newton. This book gives a lucid, exciting, and accessible account of the surprising and counterintuitive ideas that shape our understanding of the sub-atomic world. It does not disguise...
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Chaos: A Very Short Introduction
by Leonard Smith Publisher Comments Chaos exists in systems all around us. Even the simplest system can be subject to chaos, denying us accurate predictions of its behavior, and sometimes giving rise to astonishing structures of large-scale order. Here, Leonard Smith shows that we all have...
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Newton: A Very Short Introduction
by Robert Iliffe Publisher Comments This Very Short Introduction uses Newton's own unpublished writings to provide fascinating insight into the man who kept the Royal Society under his thumb, was Head of the Mint, and whose contributions to our understanding of the heavens and the earth...
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Particles: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
by Frank Close Publisher Comments In Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction, best-selling author Frank Close provides a compelling and lively introduction to the fundamental particles that make up the universe. The book begins with a guide to what matter is made up of and how it...
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The History of Time: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
by Le Holford Strevens Publisher Comments Why do we measure time in the way that we do? Why is a week seven days long? At what point did minutes and seconds come into being? Why are some calendars lunar and some solar? The organization of time into hours, days, months, and years seems immutable...
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