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These vividly recounted tales of human skill and ingenuity offer fascinating views of the correlation between theories, practical inquiries, ideas, and facts. Re-created strictly on the basis of the original...

Author: Robert A. DayBinding: PaperbackPublished: Cambridge University Press, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Clean and brigh text. How To Write &...

Takes readers deep inside the secret world of corporate science, where powerful companies and allied academic scientists mold research to meet industry needs. The 1990s were tough times for the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the cutting edge of mid-twentieth-century discovery, Scientific American Reader presents a sweeping panorama of human knowledge, assembling...

Humans spend more time in or on the water than ever before; we love the beach. But for many people, getting in the water provokes a moment's hesitation. Shark attacks...

Scientists' understanding of two central problems in neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy has been greatly influenced by the work of David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel: (1) What is it to see?...

Undead Science examines the story of cold fusion, one of the most publicized scientific controversies of the late twentieth century. In 1989 two Utah-based "discoverers" claimed to have developed an...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair , ex-libraryJacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Ex-library with usual markingsA foundational scientific reference in the field of clinical immunology, Standardization in Immunofluorescence presents a rigorous and methodical examination...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Binding loose.At the crossroads of wonder and inquiry stands The Marvels and Mysteries...

"Servants of Nature" explores the fascinating interaction between scientific practice and public life from antiquity to the present. The authors reveal how, in Asia, Europe, and the New World, advances...

A compelling journey through science's big breakthroughs, by an award-winning Australian science writer Humans developed the scientific method over centuries. Its departure from what came before was that theories should...

From epidemics and earthquakes to tornados and tidal waves, the overwhelming power of nature never ceases to instill humankind with both terror and awe. As natural disasters continue to claim...

Author: G. H. PackhamBinding: HardbackPublished: Geological Society of Australia, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: wear, tanning and fraying to cloth...

Fascinating lists, facts, stories, poems, drawings, diagrams - and even jokes - across the scientific disciplines and from science's bejewelled history. Science, humankind's greatest intellectual achievement, is capable equally of...

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Charles Darwin's classic that exploded into public controversy, revolutionized the course of science, and continues to transform our views of the world. Few other books have created such a lasting...

'This book is an important contribution, and I hope it will open many minds. What is particularly important in it are the discussions of David Bohm, of bioplasma, biophotons, and...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodWhat happens in the split second between flicking a switch and a room flooding with light? Press of a Switch: About Electricity and Power...

Author: Bethel SolomonsBinding: HardbackPublished: Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1966Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsLecture Notes On Dermatology by Bethel Solomons presents a comprehensive...

Fluid Balance, Hydration, and Athletic Performance presents a comprehensive review of aspects relating to body fluid balance, rehydration, sport, and physical exercise. The content is scientifically supported, practical, and suitably...

"Brilliant. . . . An absorbing read and a potent lesson in moral behavior-both of rodents and of humans."-Deborah Blum, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Poison Squad * "A fascinating...

Author: C. P. SnowBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1961Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsC.P. Snow's Science And Government presents a compelling analysis of the often-strained relationship between scientific...

This collection features 16 monumental works of non-fiction, encompassing philosophy, politics, autobiography, and practical advice. Spanning over two millennia, from the ancient wisdom of Confucius and Marcus Aurelius to the...

Author: N. David MerminBinding: PaperbackPublished: Cambridge University Press, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Faded cover. Clean text. This compelling collection, Boojums...

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Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner. A landmark work in the literature of arms...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodWhat does it truly mean to think scientifically — and is science really as remote from ordinary human experience as...

Author: Ian Clunies RossBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1961Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling collection, Memoirs & Papers, chronicles the distinguished career and profound insights...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark work in the tradition of scientific skepticism, Science: Good, Bad and Bogus...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the threshold of the invisible world, where matter dissolves into pure energy and the rules of everyday...

Author: William E. Lee, John W. Roberts, Neil C. Hyatt, Lauri W. CondonBinding: HardbackPublished: MRS MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY, 2008Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis academic volume presents cutting-edge research in...

Did Newton fudge his figures? Who counted Mendel's peas? What lay behind Cyril Burt's disturbing statistics on race and intelligence? This work chronicles the famous frauds - from Piltdown man...

Joseph M. Forshaw, one of the world's leading authorities on parrots, calls attention to the threats they face: they are one of the most endangered groups of birds, with a...

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Author: William Montagna, Giuseppe Prota, John A. Kenney, Jr.Binding: HardbackPublished: Academic Press, Inc. A Division of Harcourt Brace & Company, 1993Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages:...

An award-winning science journalist details the quest to isolate and understand dark matter-and shows how that search has helped us to understand the universe we inhabit. When you train a...

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Author: Philip Morrison, John Billingham, John Wolfe (eds)Binding: PaperbackPublished: Dover Publications, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis seminal work, The Search For...

Author: Ian Clunies RossBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1961Condition:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: YellowedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Torn dust jacket and yellowed pages.This biographical work...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingAt the volatile intersection of laboratory and battlefield, Scientists and War presents a penetrating examination of the role...