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An extensive list of print and nonprint resources is provided to facilitate further research.

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What did mathematicians rely on for their work before then And how did mathematical notations evolve into what we know today This book explains the history behind the development of our mathematical notation system.

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Provides the first full length study of the geographies of Georgian scientific culture in England. The author takes the reader on a tour of the principal arenas in which scientific ideas were disseminated, including home, town and countryside, to show how cultures of science and knowledge varied across the Georgian landscape.

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The exciting field of epigenetics offers novel and unanticipated science-based insights into human origins and development. This book presents one of the first detailed examinations of the political implications of epigenetics.

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With contributions by sixteen scholars from such diverse fields as communication, linguistics, literary studies, rhetoric, and sociology of sciences, Essays in the Study of Scientific Discourse continues the contemporary discussion about the origin and nature of scientific discourse and its function in today's society.

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With contributions by sixteen scholars from such diverse fields as communication, linguistics, literary studies, rhetoric, and sociology of sciences, Essays in the Study of Scientific Discourse continues the contemporary discussion about the origin and nature of scientific discourse and its function in today's society.

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Calculus. For some of us, the word conjures up memories of ten-pound textbooks and visions of tedious abstract equations. And yet, in reality, calculus is fun, accessible, and surrounds us everywhere we go. This book shows us how to see the math in our coffee, on the highway, and even in the night sky.

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Charles Darwin liked and loathed Australia. The father of evolution paid the continent a flying visit during in 1836, and was glad to put the place behind him. Yet Australia's astonishing wildlife influenced him deeply, and his revolutionary theories still resonate profoundly in Australian society. This tile explores Darwin's life and times.

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Traces the development of scientific concepts since ancient times. This series helps students understand not only what scientists know, but how they came to know it. It supports the recommendations of national science education standards on the history and nature of science; provides print and electronic resources for research; and more.

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This comprehensive volume explores the intricate, mutually dependent relationship between science and exploration-how each has repeatedly built on the discoveries of the other and, in the process, opened new frontiers.

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Portrays over 60 remarkable animals that have been lost forever during the relatively recent geological past. This book discusses the history of the animals - how and where they lived, and how they became extinct - as well as the scientific discovery and analysis of the creature.

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A controversial popular science title in which Jim Baggott asks whether all that we currently know about the universe is based upon science or fantasy.

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Do you stand at the microwave for the minute and a half it takes to cook a 'ready meal' Or is that long enough to make a quick call, or run into the next room to finish paying a bill James Gleick gives us a portrait of this struggle, and shows the biological, psychological and neurological limits of just how much we are capable of doing.

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In this remarkable journal of visits to Eden, Mabey transports his reader from Cornwall to the Mediterranean to the Tropics, from Old World to New, from present to personal memory, to new perspectives on our collective artistic and emotional past.

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Scientists offer personal accounts of the challenges, struggles, successes, U-turns, and satisfactions encountered in their careers in industry, academia, and government.

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A controversial new theory that the origins of spoken language, music, and art lie in the early communication between mothers and infants

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Written with Leavesley and Biro's clinical flair and knack for diagnosing the truth, this book aims to reveal the often dark and seamy side of human nature and uncovers the details the forensic pathologists missed.