The five biggest ideas in science / Charles M. Wynn and Arthur W. Wiggins ; with cartoon commentary...
The five biggest ideas in science / Charles M. Wynn and Arthur W. Wiggins ; with cartoon commentary...
The five biggest ideas in science / Charles M. Wynn and Arthur W. Wiggins ; with cartoon commentary by Sidney Harris.
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New York : Wiley, c1997.
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T0385228
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English
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Physical content
vii, 200 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
1. The Road to Discovery: The Method of Science -- 2. Big Idea #1 Physics' Model of the Atom: Seeing the Unseeable -- 3. Big Idea #2 Chemistry's Periodic Law: Sorting the Elements -- 4. Big Idea #3 Astronomy's Big Bang Theory: Tracing the Elements' Roots -- 5. Big Idea #4 Geology's Plate Tectonics M...
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New York : Wiley, c1997.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1997.
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Summary
Presents five basic scientific hypotheses: the atomic model, the periodic law, the big bang theory, plate tectonics, and evolution.
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The five biggest ideas in science / Charles M. Wynn and Arthur W. Wiggins ; with cartoon commentary by Sidney Harris.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-188) and index.
Transferred from N500/208.
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c1997.
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T0385228
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74VvZa5j3epb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvZa5j3epb
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ISBN
0471138126 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780471138129 (pbk. : alk. paper)
DDC
500
MMS ID
991004630099702626
