The scientific companion : exploring the physical world with facts, figures, and formulas / Cesare E...
The scientific companion : exploring the physical world with facts, figures, and formulas / Cesare E...
The scientific companion : exploring the physical world with facts, figures, and formulas / Cesare Emiliani ; all original drawings by Charles Messing.
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Publisher
New York : Wiley, c1995.
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T0393392
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English
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Physical content
x, 358 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. The Range of Space and Time -- Ch. 2. Matter and Energy -- Ch. 3. Atoms and Molecules -- Ch. 4. The Sun -- Ch. 5. The Evolution of the Sun and Other Stars -- Ch. 6. The Origin and Evolution of the Universe -- Ch. 7. The Origin and Evolution of the Solar System -- Ch. 8. Planets and Satellites...
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Publisher
New York : Wiley, c1995.
Edition
2nd ed.
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Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1995.
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Summary
More than 50 new illustrations appear throughout - from stunning aerial shots of Earth's topography to striking close-ups of the moon provided by NASA. Hundreds of additional photos, charts, maps, and diagrams, plus 35 tables of the most essential facts, figures, and formulas - from Planck's constant to the laws of thermodynamics, from quantum ener...
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The scientific companion : exploring the physical world with facts, figures, and formulas / Cesare Emiliani ; all original drawings by Charles Messing.
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Wiley popular science.
Includes index.
Transferred from N523.1/121.
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c1995.
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T0393392
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74VMlk4Zzg8Z
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ISBN
0471133248(pbk.) :
9780471133247 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
0471133248 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
9780471133247(pbk.) :
DDC
523.1
MMS ID
991003431529702626
