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Sub-Categories of Mathematics & Sciences
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How the Dog Became the Dog: From Wolves to Our Best Friends
Mark Derr
Mathematics & Sciences; Domestic animals & pets; Dogs as pets
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That the dog evolved from the wolf is an accepted fact of evolution and history, but the question of how wolf became dog has... [more]
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Quantum Physics For Dummies
Steve Holzner
Mathematics & Sciences; Physics; Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory)
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Helps understand quantum physics. This book covers the Schrodinger Equation and its applications; the foundations of Quantum... [more]
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Astronomy For Dummies
Stephen P. Maran
Mathematics & Sciences; Astronomy, space & time
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The fun and easy way to explore the night sky Do you know the difference between a red giant and a white dwarf? From asteroids... [more]
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Land
Derek Hall
Geopolitics; Land rights; Mathematics & Sciences; Geography; The environment; Agriculture & farming
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Land is one of the world's most emotionally resonant resources, and control over it is fundamental to almost all human activity.... [more]
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Stargazing For Dummies
Steve Owens
Mathematics & Sciences; Astronomy, space & time; Popular astronomy & space
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Reach for the stars Stargazing is the practice of observing the night sky and its contents - from constellations through... [more]
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The Nobel Prize: A History of Genius, Controversy, and Prestige
Burton Feldman
Research & information: general; History; General & world history; History of the Americas; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; History of science
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What exactly is the Nobel Institution? How does it choose its winners? Has it ever made a mistake? And why does the prize... [more]
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Red Rover: Inside the Story of Robotic Space Exploration, from Genesis to...
Roger Wiens
Mathematics & Sciences; Scientific equipment, experiments & techniques; History of science; Astronomy, space & time; History of engineering & technology; Robotics; Aerospace & aviation technology; Space science
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In its eerie likeness to Earth, Mars has long captured our imaginations--both as a destination for humankind and as a possible... [more]
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The Brain is Wider Than the Sky: Why Simple Solutions Don't Work in a Complex...
Bryan Appleyard
Society & Social Sciences; Impact of science & technology on society; Popular science
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A clarion call against simplification in modern society [more]
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First Man: The Life of Neil Armstrong
James Hansen
Biography: general; Biography: science, technology & engineering; Mathematics & Sciences; Astronautics
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Drawing on flight logs, family and NASA archives and over 125 original interviews with key participants, this book re-creates... [more]
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Quantum: A Guide for the Perplexed
Jim Al-Khalili
Mathematics & Sciences; Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory)
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The terrifying complexities of quantum mechanics explained. [more]
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Nuclear Roulette: the Truth About the Most Dangerous Energy Source on Earth...
Gar Smith
Central government policies; Energy industries & utilities; Mathematics & Sciences; Nuclear power & engineering
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Nuclear power is not clean, cheap, or safe. With Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima, the nuclear industry's record... [more]
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The Man of Numbers: Fibonacci's Arithmetic Revolution
Keith Devlin
Mathematics & Sciences; History of mathematics; Popular science
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One of the great math popularizers of our time, Devlin recreates the life and enduring legacy of a young Italian named Leonardo... [more]
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Doing Physics: How Physicists Take Hold of the World
Martin H. Krieger
Mathematics & Sciences; Physics
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Makes concepts of physics easier to grasp by relating them to everyday knowledge [more]
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Picturing the Cosmos: Hubble Space Telescope Images and the Astronomical...
Elizabeth A. Kessler
Photography & photographs; Mathematics & Sciences; Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods; Space science
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<p>The vivid, dramatic images of distant stars and galaxies taken by the Hubble Space Telescope have come to define how we... [more]
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Climate Change and the Energy Problem: Physical Science and Economics Perspective...
David Goodstein, Michael D. Intriligator
Environmental economics; Mathematics & Sciences; Global warming
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Deals with the primary world problems of global warming and the coming energy crisis. This title describes the coming shortfall... [more]
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A Palette of Particles
Jeremy Bernstein
Mathematics & Sciences; History of science; Physics; Nuclear structure physics
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Jeremy Bernstein guides readers through high-energy physics from early twentieth-century atomic models to leptons, mesons,... [more]
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The Things That Nobody Knows: 501 Mysteries of Life, the Universe and Everything...
William Hartston
Mathematics & Sciences; Popular science
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Now in paperback: the perfect quirky Christmas present for readers of New Scientist and anyone who enjoys QI. The Things that... [more]
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The Stones and the Stars: Building Scotland's Newest Megalith
Duncan Lunan
Archaeology; Cultural studies; Mathematics & Sciences; Astronomy, space & time; Geology & the lithosphere; Popular astronomy & space
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In a fascinating and unique account of the construction of Britain's first stone circle for 3000 years, the project's director... [more]
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Ancient Aliens on the Moon
Mike Bara
Religion & beliefs; Astrophysics; UFOs & extraterrestrial beings
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Best-selling author and Secret Space Program researcher, Bara, brings us this lavishly illustrated volume on alien structures... [more]
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The Story of Helium and the Birth of Astrophysics
B. B. Nath
Mathematics & Sciences; History of science; Popular science; Theoretical & mathematical astronomy; Atomic & molecular physics; Astrophysics; Popular astronomy & space
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This fascinating chronicle of the epoch-making discovery of helium explains why it also marked the birth of a new branch of... [more]
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The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World...
Denise Kiernan
Autobiography: general; Autobiography: historical, political & military; History of the Americas; Second World War; Gender studies: women; Mathematics & Sciences
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Kiernan traces the astonishing story of the unsung World War II workers in Oak Ridge, Tennessee--one of the Manhattan Project's... [more]
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The Cosmic Gallery: The Most Beautiful Images of the Universe
Giles Sparrow
Mathematics & Sciences; Cosmology & the universe; Popular astronomy & space
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The Cosmic Gallery contemplates the entire cosmos as a grand celestial art exhibit: an array of stunning images, ranging from... [more]
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Deceived Wisdom: Why What You Thought Was Right is Wrong
David Bradley
Mathematics & Sciences; Popular science
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A skeptic's guide to debunking popular science myths and much 'received wisdom' that is just plain wrong [more]
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Mathematics: An Illustrated History of Numbers
Dan Green, James Bow, Mike Goldsmith, Dr, Richard Beatty
Mathematics & Sciences; History of mathematics; Popular science
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Counting, measuring, and calculating are as old as civilization itself, as are many of the theorems and laws of math. This... [more]
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The Universe: An Illustrated History of Astronomy
Tom Jackson
Mathematics & Sciences; History of science; Astronomy, space & time; Cosmology & the universe
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100 discoveries that changed history, who did what when --cover. [more]
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