Magic universe : a grand tour of modern science / Nigel Calder.
Magic universe : a grand tour of modern science / Nigel Calder.
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[Oxford] : Oxford University Press, 2003-
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2003-
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English
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1 online resource (xii, 756 p.)
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text
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computer
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online resource
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INTRODUCTION: Welcome to the spider's web; OVER 130 ARTICLES, FROM..; ALCOHOL: Genetic revelations of when yeast invented booze; ALTRUISM AND AGGRESSION: Looking for the origins of those human alternatives; ANTIMATTER: Does the coat that Sakharov made really explain its absence?; ARABIDOPSIS: The mo...
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[Oxford] : Oxford University Press, 2003-
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England
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2003-
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As a prolific author, BBC commentator and magazine editor, Nigel Calder has spent a lifetime spotting and explaining the big discoveries in all branches of science. In 'Magic Universe', he draws on his vast experience to offer readers a lively, far-reaching look at modern science.
This is a marvellously engaging tour covering the whole of modern science, from transgenic crops to quantum tangles. Written by one of the most experienced and well-known names in science writing, it is also assuredly reliable science. Although arranged for convenience and quick reference as a collection of topics in alphabetical order, it is very...
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Magic universe : a grand tour of modern science / Nigel Calder.
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Oxford reference online premium.
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Originally published: 2003.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Also issued in print format.
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74VKV2AypJNZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV2AypJNZ
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0-19-172703-2
1-4237-5303-8
1-280-75288-2
0-19-162235-4
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509.04
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991023958785902626
