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When we think about viruses we tend to consider ones that afflict humans--such as those that cause influenza, HIV, and Ebola. Yet, vastly more viruses infect single-celled microbes. Diverse and abundant, microbes and the viruses that infect them are found in oceans, lakes, plants, soil, and animal-associated microbiomes. Taking a vital look at the

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Conceptions of quantum mechanics imply that many of the actual measurements can have no definite outcomes. Some quantity is always indefinite and if an indefinate quantity is measured, the macroscopic state of the measuring apparatus becomes indefinite itself. The text offers insights into this.

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Emphasizing the use of quantum mechanics to describe actual quantum systems such as atoms and solids, and rich with interesting applications, this book proceeds from solving for the properties of a single particle in potential; to solving for two particles (the helium atom); to addressing many-particle systems.

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How to interpret radiographs of native mammals in order to make informed decisions on diagnosis, prognosis and treatment.

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John Tyler Bonner, one of our most distinguished and insightful biologists, here challenges a central tenet of evolutionary biology. In this concise, elegantly written book, he makes the bold and provocative claim that some biological diversity may be explained by something other than natural selection. With his customary wit and accessible style,

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In Rat, Jonathan Burt traces the history of the human relationship with rats, from the first archaeological finds to the genetically engineered rats of the present day, describing its role in the arts and sciences, religion and myth, psychoanalysis and medicine.

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What's so special about music We experience it internally, yet at the same time it is highly social. Music engages our cognitive/affective and sensory systems. We use music to communicate with one another--and even with other species--the things that we cannot express through language. Music is both ancient and ever evolving. Without music, our wo

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A book that is intended for those readers who, from a general scientific and philosophical point of view, are interested in the theory, but who are not conversant with the mathematical apparatus.

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Integrating reproductive technologies into amphibian conservation breeding programs.

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Focusing on rocks and minerals of Washington and Oregon, this field guide features full-color photographs and information to help readers identify their finds.

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Presents excerpts from the travel diary of a Japanese mathematician, Yamaguchi Kanzan, who journeyed on foot throughout Japan to collect temple geometry problems. This book explains the sacred and devotional aspects of sangaku, and reveals how Japanese folk mathematicians discovered many theorems independently of mathematicians in the West.

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"Revised and expanded edition of Matrix mathematics, retitled Scalar, vector, and matrix mathematics"--Preface.

(Paperback, Revised and Expanded Edition)

"Revised and expanded edition of Matrix mathematics, retitled Scalar, vector, and matrix mathematics"--Preface.

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"A pioneering call for a new understanding of scale across the humanities"--

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"A pioneering call for a new understanding of scale across the humanities"--

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In this mind-bending book, an esteemed neuroscientist explains why perfectionism is pointless--and argues that mistakes, missteps, and flaws are the keys to success.cess.

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For the first time in paperback and with a new introduction. Discover how and why the government is corrupting scientific research.

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