1206 books (61 pages) in this category
The Numbers That Define Our Universe
by James Stein
ISBN: 9780465063796
Binding: Paperback
by HERMANN BONDI
A co-developer of the steady-state theory of the universe an alternative to the Big Bang theory explores his conception of the expanding universe. Hermann Bondi's historic book was among the first to present cosmology as a branch of physics in ...
ISBN: 9780486474830
Binding: Paperback
Cosmology, Atomic Theory, Evolution
by WILLIAM DAMPIER
""Sir William Cecil Dampier's Readings in the Literature of Science has long been a classic. Unlike many other collections, it has the virtue of dealing thoroughly with three major subjects which are at the very heart of science: cosmogony, ...
ISBN: 9780486428055
Binding: Paperback
The Story of Cosmic Evolution, Science and Civilisation
by Carl Sagan
ISBN: 9780349107035
Binding: Paperback
by BERNARD JAFFE
This book is a classic in the field of popular science. Standard reading since the 1930s, it is one of the few historeis of chemistry to concentrate on the lives of the great chemists. Through these dramatic and human stories, it gives an ...
ISBN: 9780486233420
Binding: Paperback
by Tom Gleeson
<p>Permeability is the primary control on fluid flow in the Earth’s crust and is key to a surprisingly wide range of geological processes, because it controls the advection of heat and solutes and the generation of anomalous pore ...
ISBN: 9781119166566
Binding: Hardback
The Last Alchemist in Paris and Other Episodes
by Lars Öhrström
ISBN: 9780198743927
Binding: Paperback
by Mike Adamick
The science behind, "But, why?" Don't get caught off guard by your kids' science questions! You and your family can learn all about the ins and outs of chemistry, biology, physics, the human body, and our planet with Dad's Book of Awesome ...
ISBN: 9781440570773
Binding: Paperback
by J. NORMAN LOCKYER
A pioneer in the fields of astrophysics and astro-archeology, J. Norman Lockyer believed that ancient Egyptian monuments were constructed ""in strict relation to the stars."" In this celebrated study, he explores the relationship between ...
ISBN: 9780486450124
Binding: Paperback
by WILLIAM GILBERT
Much of modern science is based upon the theories and discoveries of William Gilbert, the brilliant English physician and physicist who was the first great experimental scientist. Gilbert was the first to use the word ""electricity,"" to ...
ISBN: 9780486267616
Binding: Paperback
by GEORGIUS AGRICOLA
Originally published in 1556, Agricola's De ReM etallica was the first book on mining to be based on field research and observation - what today would be called the ""scientific approach."" It was therefore the first book to offer detailed ...
ISBN: 9780486600062
Binding: Paperback
Death on Earth: Adventures in Evolution and Mortality
by Jules Howard
As you read these words Planet Earth teems with trillions of life-forms, each going about their own business; eating, reproducing, thriving . Yet the life of almost every single entity draws nearer and nearer to certain death. Why? Why is death ...
ISBN: 9781472915085
Binding: Paperback
The Universe as Quantum Information
by Vlatko Vedral
ISBN: 9780198815433
Binding: Paperback
The Real Science Behind Sex Differences
by Cordelia Fine
A passionately argued and much-needed corrective to the belief that men's and women's brains are intrinsically different. ...
ISBN: 9781848312203
Binding: Paperback
by CHARLES DARWIN
Published on the anniversary of Darwin's 200th birthday, these prime excerpts from the great naturalist's landmark work build on the evolutionary concepts introduced in On the Origin of Species. The earlier work provided a basic exposition of ...
ISBN: 9780486471648
Binding: Paperback
by WILDON FICKETT
Detonation, as the authors point out, differs from other forms of combustion ""in that all the important energy transfer is by mass flow in strong compression waves, with negligible contributions from other processes like heat conduction."" ...
ISBN: 9780486414560
Binding: Paperback