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This classic offers a comprehensive logical treatment that concentrates on theory rather than on techniques and applications, providing students with a substantial base for graduate work in physics. 1940 edition.

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A remarkable study of rocks, the stories they can tell us and the various ways they continue to shape and influence our lives, from the author of Timefulness.

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This introductory treatment is essentially self-contained and features explanations and proofs that relate to every practical aspect of point set topology. Hundreds of exercises appear throughout the text. 1971 edition.

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The unlikely tale of Frances Glessner Lee and her revolutionary work in forensic science through the creation of the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death, a series of dollhouse-sized crime scene dioramas that she used to teach homicide investigators.

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Versailles: Science and Splendour is a richly illustrated book that breaks new ground in exploring the relationship between science and power at the court of Versailles published to accompany the exhibition at Londons Science Museum.

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We take it for granted, but water is our most valuable natural resource. Australia is the driest continent and thanks to the overuse and abuse of our water, we face an economic and social crisis of monumental proportions, the extent of which is revealed in this book.

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Geared toward specialists in radiophysics and atmospheric acoustics and optics, this treatment covers theoretical and experimental aspects, stressing applications to phase and amplitude fluctuations, the scintillation of stars, radio scattering, other problems. 1961 edition.

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By the author of The Science Delusion a detailed account of how science can authenticate spirituality

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Capra argues that at the end of the 20th century we are shifting away from the mechanistic world of Descartes and Newton to a holistic, ecological view. He establishes patterns between ideas from such diverse fields as Buddhism and quantum physics.

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From the creator of the wildly popular xkcd.com, and the Sunday Times bestseller What If, even more hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask.

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An impassioned examination of the existential threats to the world's ocean and cautious optimism for the abundant life within it.

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Popular physicist uses principles of heavy metal music to explain concepts in quantum physics in both a fun and informative way.

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From ancient fossils unearthed in the Sahara Desert to the analysis of DNA by robots at the National Human Genome Research Institute in suburban Maryland, this work weaves together the varied clues about our human ancestry.

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A fascinating insight into how human sexuality came to be the way it is now - Jared Diamond explains why we are different from the animal kingdom.

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"A scientist reveals the groundbreaking evidence linking many major diseases, including cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer's disease, to a common root cause-insulin resistance-and shares an easy, effective plan to reverse and prevent it"--

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An illustrated guide to understanding wonders of weather.

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In this fascinating journey from philosophy to science, Hall gives us a dramatic history of wisdom, from its sudden emergence in the fifth century BC to its modern manifestations in education, politics and the workplace. Yet he also makes clear that, despite modern science's most powerful efforts, wisdom continues to elude easy understanding.

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The Sunday Times Bestseller

In Wonders of the Solar System the book of the acclaimed BBC TV series Professor Brian Cox will take us on a journey of discovery where alien worlds from your imagination become places we can see, feel and visit.

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Victoria University physicist Paul Callaghan has given a series of public lectures around New Zealand, sponsored by the David and Genevieve Becroft Foundation and the Royal Society of New Zealand, entitled 'Beyond the Farm and the Theme Park'.

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A contemporary illustrated guide to the facts and folklore of the night sky.

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This full-colour book chronicles the life so far of Australia's favourite primate - Yakini the gorilla, born at Melbourne Zoo. Born premature and critically ill, he was separated from his mother and reared by humans for the first twelve months of his life.

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A life-altering journey through the science of neuroaesthetics, which offers proof for how our brains and bodies transform when we participate in the arts - and how this knowledge can improve our health, enable us to flourish, and build stronger communities

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A New York Times bestseller, Your Brain on Art is the life-altering journey through the science of neuroaesthetics, which offers proof for how our brains and bodies transform when we participate in the arts