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The Penguin Dictionary of Physics
This second edition includes over 4500 entries to provide an up-to-date guide to physics. Cross-referenced, it also covers related sciences such as physical chemistry, astronomy, medical physics, computing and engineering....
Boom, Bust, Boom: A Story about Copper, the Metal That Runs the World
For most of recorded history, copper has proven invaluable: not only did the ancient Romans build their empire on mining copper but Christopher Columbus protected his ships from rot by...
Theophrastus of Eresus, Commentary Volume 3.1: Sources on Physics
This volume forms part of the large international Theophrastus project started by Brill in 1992 and edited by W.W. Fortenbaugh and others. Together with volumes comprising the text and translations,...
Ocean: A History of the Atlantic Before Columbus
'Eminently readable' - The TLS Books of the Year, 2024 Ocean is an ambitious history of the pre-Columbian Atlantic Ocean, a story that begins with the formation of the mid-Atlantic...
The Known Unknowns: The Unsolved Mysteries of the Cosmos
Our understanding of ourselves and the cosmos has advanced immeasurably over the last five hundred years of modern science, yet many fundamental mysteries of existence persist. How did our Universe...
Beyond the Sea: From the Booker-winning author of Prophet Song
When fishermen Bolivar and Hector set sail from their South American village, they soon find themselves cast adrift in the Pacific Ocean by a sudden storm. As the days pass...
The Oak Papers
From one man's improbable dedication to a rural oak tree springs a subtle, intimate and moving meditation on humanity and our relationship to the natural world. Oaks are born and...
Quantum Field Theory, as Simply as Possible
An exceptionally accessible introduction to quantum field theory Quantum field theory is by far the most spectacularly successful theory in physics, but also one of the most mystifying. This venerable...
Escape From Shadow Physics: Quantum Theory, Quantum Reality and the
The received wisdom in quantum physics is that, at the deepest levels of reality, there are no actual causes for atomic events. This idea led to the outlandish belief that...
The Biggest Ideas in the Universe 2: Quanta and Fields
THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING SERIES 'Neat, and extremely simple: only a deep thinker such as Sean Carroll could introduce the complexity of Einstein's general relativity in such a luminous and straightforward...
Afterglow of Creation: From the Fireball to the Discovery of Cosmic
The discovery in 1992 of "cosmic ripples" - slight variations in the temperature of ancient radiation left over from the "big bang" - resulted in sensational headlines. This book goes...
The Quantum Internet: The Second Quantum Revolution
Following the emergence of quantum computing, the subsequent quantum revolution will be that of interconnecting individual quantum computers at the global level. In the same way that classical computers only...
The Irresistible Attraction of Gravity: A Journey to Discover Black
The mystery of gravity has captivated us for centuries. But what is gravity and how does it work? This engaging book delves into the bizarre and often counter-intuitive world of...
The Science of Can and Can't: A Physicist's Journey through the Land
A luminous guide to how the radical new science of counterfactuals can reveal that the scope of the universe is greater, and more beautiful, than we ever imagined There is...
Farming Technique From Prehistoric To Modern Times
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Rock Art Of The Uintah Basin
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The Story Of Mankind
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The Incurable Wound
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Creation Or Evolution?
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A Dictionary Of Life Sciences
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Neuromethods 17: Neuropsychology
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The Royal Hordes: Nomad Peoples Of The Steppes
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The People Shapers
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Human Laterality
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The Psychology Of Left And Right
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Adaptation And Natural Selection: A Critique Of Some Current Evolutionary Thought
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On Aggression
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Biology Of Birds: A Concise, Vivid Introduction To The Life Of Birds
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Molluscs
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Reproduction And Human Welfare: A Challenge To Research
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The Whooping Crane: A Fight Against Extinction
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A First Guide To South African Birds
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Annual Review Of Physiology: Volume 29
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An Irish Beast Book: A Natural History Of Ireland's Furred Wildlife (SIGNED)
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Rodents: Their Lives And Habits
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Man, Time And Fossils: The Story Of Evolution
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Bird Sounds And Their Meaning
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Biologist At Large
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The Origin: A Biographical Novel Of Charles Darwin
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The Life Of Birds: Volume 2
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Birds of Britain and Their Eggs
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Birds Of Canada
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People Of The Lake: Man; His Origins, Nature & Future
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The Senses Of Animals
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Explorers Of The Brain
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The Prof In Two Worlds: The Official Life Of Professor F.A. Lindemann, Viscount Cherwell
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