The canon : a whirligig tour of the beautiful basics of science / Natalie Angier.
The canon : a whirligig tour of the beautiful basics of science / Natalie Angier.
The canon : a whirligig tour of the beautiful basics of science / Natalie Angier.
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Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 2007.
Date
2007.
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N500/307
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English
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293 p. ; 24cm.
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Introduction : Sisyphus sings with a ying -- 1 Thinking sceintifically : an out-of-body experience -- 2 Probabilities : for whom the bell curves -- 3 Calibration : playing with scales -- 4 Physics : and nothing's plenty for me -- 5 Chemistry : fire, ice, spies, and life -- 6 Evolutionary biology : t...
Introduction -- Thinking scientifically -- Probabilities -- Playing with scales -- Physics -- Chemistry -- Evolutionary biology -- Molecular biology -- Geology -- Astronomy.
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Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 2007.
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Massachusetts
Date Published
2007.
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"Natalie Angier takes us on a whirligig tour of the scientific canon. She draws on conversations with hundreds of the world's top scientists and her own work as a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the New York Times to create an entertaining guide to scientific literacy. The Canon is vital reading for anyone who wants to understand the great issu...
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The canon : a whirligig tour of the beautiful basics of science / Natalie Angier.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N500/307
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0618242953 (hbk.)
9780618242955 (hbk.)
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500
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991022904939702626
