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Originally published: 1966. With new foreword. [First] Princeton science library edition, with new preface by the author, A1996.

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Some 250 million years ago, the earth suffered the greatest biological crisis in its history. Around 95 percent of all living species died out--a global catastrophe far greater than the dinosaurs' demise 185 million years later. How this happened remains a mystery. But there are many competing theories. Some blame huge volcanic eruptions that cover

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Describes the saga of humankind's quest to unravel the secrets of the universe. This title explains the physics and the history of how the advanced model of our universe arose and has passed every test hurled at it by the skeptics. It also explains the growth of all cosmic structure, and holds the key to the universe's fate.

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"Featuring a new preface by the author."

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Using shells to explore major areas of biology, the author of this celebration of the shell examines such issues as the evolution of shells and their function. He demonstrates how shells provide insight into the lives of animals of this era, as well as those of the distant past.

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Celestial Encounters is for anyone who has ever wondered about the foundations of chaos. Starting with the story of Henri Poincare's work, Florin Diacu and Philip Holmes trace the history of attempts to solve the problems of celestial mechanics fist posed in Isaac Newton's Principia in 1686.

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Chemists have created superconducting ceramics for brain scanners, designed liquid crystal flat screens for televisions and watch displays, and made fabrics that change color while you wear them. This book lets the lay reader into the world of modern chemistry.

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Are the problems we define and pursue freely chosen according to our conscious interests Or does the historical process itself determine which phenomena merit examination at any one time This title discusses these issues in the far-ranging philosophical terms, while illustrating them with specific examples.

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Reprint. Originally published: 6th ed. New York: Dover Publications, 1953.

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Intended for all readers--including magicians, detectives, musicians, orthopedic surgeons, and anthropologists--this book offers a thorough account of that most intriguing and most human of appendages: the hand. In this illustrated work, John Napier explores a wide range of absorbing subjects such as fingerprints, handedness, gestures, fossil remains, and the making and using of tools.

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Do genes explain life Can advances in evolutionary and molecular biology account for what we look like, how we behave, and why we die This intervention into biological thinking argues that such genetic reductionism has limits. It shows how an understanding of the self-organizing patterns of networks is necessary for making sense of nature.

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Using game theory and examples of actual games people play, this work shows how the elements of chance and rules underlie all that happens in the universe, from genetic behavior through economic growth to the composition of music. It also presents games derived from scientific models for equilibrium, selection, growth, and the composition of RNA.

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There has been an explosive increase in scientists' ability to explain the structure and functioning of the human brain. This title elucidates knowledge of the human brain, taking an interdisciplinary approach and explaining in layman's terms the complex theories and scientific breakthroughs.