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By: David W. Reimer

ISBN: 9780691160122
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2014
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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The mathematics of ancient Egypt was fundamentally different from our math today. Contrary to what people might think, it wasn't a primitive forerunner of modern mathematics. This title provides an introduction to the intuitive and often-surprising art of ancient Egyptian math.


(Hardback)

By: Frank A. Farris

ISBN: 9780691161730
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2015
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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This lavishly illustrated book provides a hands-on, step-by-step introduction to the intriguing mathematics of symmetry. Instead of breaking up patterns into blocks--a sort of potato-stamp method--Frank Farris offers a completely new waveform approach that enables you to create an endless variety of rosettes, friezes, and wallpaper patterns: dazzli


(Paperback)

By: Colin Masters

ISBN: 9780868409849
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2005
Publisher: UNSW Press
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Addresses the flood of new DNA-related information that has flowed from the recent revolution in biotechnology: information that is transforming the food we eat; the way medicine is practised, and even changing the ways in which crimes are solved.


(Hardback)

By: Christopher Impey

ISBN: 9780691147536
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2013
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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Describes the unmanned space missions that have opened windows on distant worlds. Spanning four decades of dramatic advances in astronomy and planetary science, this book tells the story of eleven iconic exploratory missions and how they have fundamentally transformed our scientific and cultural perspectives on the universe and our place in it.


(Paperback)

By: David Howe

ISBN: 9781913393274
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2022
UK Publication Date: 2nd September 2021
Publisher: Saraband
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Tracing our environmental impact through time, David Howe demonstrates how humanitys exploitation of the Earths natural resources has pushed our planet to its limit and asks: whats next for our depleted planet


(Paperback)

By: Alex Bevan

ISBN: 9780730950172
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 1992
Publisher: Western Australian Museum
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(Paperback)

By: David Waltner-Toews

ISBN: 9781553652717
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2008
Publisher: Greystone Books,Canada
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This book is a reminder that through our food, within us and around us, millions of microscopic voices are speaking, whispering to us of our mortality, of the membership dues each of us must pay for being party to this green and wondrous celebration.


(Paperback, Revised Color Edition)

By: Robin Wilson

ISBN: 9780691158228
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2014
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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On October 23, 1852, Professor Augustus De Morgan wrote a letter to a colleague, unaware that he was launching one of the most famous mathematical conundrums in history - one that would confound thousands of puzzlers for more than a century. This book tells the amazing story of how the "map problem" was solved.


(Paperback, Revised edition)

By: John Chambers

ISBN: 9780691175706
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2017
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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By: Kate Evans

ISBN: 9780954930936
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2006
Publisher: Myriad Editions
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Presented by Britain's leading environmental cartoonist, this comic book explains the scientific principles behind climate change. It also includes an introduction by George Monbiot.


(Hardback)

By: Richard Yonck

ISBN: 9781948924382
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2020
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
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By: Peter G. Knight

ISBN: 9781789141344
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2019
UK Publication Date: 11th November 2019
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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This wide-ranging book describes the importance, as well as the fragility of glaciers.


(Paperback)

By: Darryl Cunningham

ISBN: 9780993563324
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2019
UK Publication Date: 20th October 2017
Publisher: Myriad Editions
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Celebrated cartoonist Darryl Cunningham draws compelling portraits of seven scientists who for reasons of gender, race, mental health, poverty - excessive wealth, even - have not won the recognition they deserve. Antoine Lavoisier, Mary Anning, George Washington Carver, Alfred Wegener, Nikola Tesla, Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Fred Hoyle.


(Hardback)

By: Jeremiah P. Ostriker

ISBN: 9780691134307
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2013
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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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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By: Jeremiah P. Ostriker

ISBN: 9780691165776
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2015
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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Heart of Darkness describes the incredible saga of humankind's quest to unravel the deepest secrets of the universe. Over the past thirty years, scientists have learned that two little-understood components--dark matter and dark energy--comprise most of the known cosmos, explain the growth of all cosmic structure, and hold the key to the universe's


(Hardback)

By: Beth Shapiro

ISBN: 9780691157054
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2015
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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Could extinct species, like mammoths and passenger pigeons, be brought back to life The science says yes. In How to Clone a Mammoth, Beth Shapiro, evolutionary biologist and pioneer in "ancient DNA" research, walks readers through the astonishing and controversial process of de-extinction. From deciding which species should be restored, to sequenc


(Paperback, Revised edition)

By: James F. Kasting

ISBN: 9780691156279
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2012
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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The author has worked closely with NASA in its mission to detect habitable worlds outside our solar system. In this book, he introduces readers to the advanced methodologies being used in this extraordinary quest. It is a suitable for those who have ever dreamed of finding other planets like ours - and perhaps even life like ours - in the cosmos.


(Paperback)

By: Paul J. Nahin

ISBN: 9780691178523
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2017
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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By: William J. Cook

ISBN: 9780691163529
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2015
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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What is the shortest possible route for a traveling salesman seeking to visit each city on a list exactly once and return to his city of origin It sounds simple enough, yet the traveling salesman problem is one of the most intensely studied puzzles in applied mathematics--and it has defied solution to this day. In this book, William Cook takes rea


(Hardback)

By: Paul G. Falkowski

ISBN: 9780691155371
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2015
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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For almost four billion years, microbes had the primordial oceans all to themselves. The stewards of Earth, these organisms transformed the chemistry of our planet to make it habitable for plants, animals, and us. Life's Engines takes readers deep into the microscopic world to explore how these marvelous creatures made life on Earth possible--and h


(Hardback)

By: Esther Leslie

ISBN: 9781780236452
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2017
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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By: Stan Cox

ISBN: 9781595587756
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2012
Publisher: The New Press
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Losing Our Cool exposes the surprising ways in which air conditioning changes human experience: giving a boost to global warming that it is designed to help humans endure; enabling an otherwise impossible commuter economy; and altering human migration patterns.


(Hardback)

By: Persi Diaconis

ISBN: 9780691151649
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2011
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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Reveals the secrets of card tricks, and the mathematical ideas behind them. This title provides instructions for these tricks, explaining how to set up the effect and offering tips on what to say and do while performing these. It covers the mathematics of juggling and shows how the I Ching connects to the history of probability and magic tricks.


(Hardback)

By: Stephen James OMeara

ISBN: 9781789142204
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2021
UK Publication Date: 12th October 2020
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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The most up-to-date account available of Mars, a small world with a big reputation.

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