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To some, science is simply a means to an end; to others it is an almost spiritual meditation on theoriesand formulae.The Curious World of Science e...

An account of the concepts and intellectual structure of classical thermodynamics that reveals the subject''s simplicity and coherence. Students...

Look around. Clearly, we humans are radically different from the other creatures on this planet. But why? Where are the Bronze Age beavers? The Iro...

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Here is the essential guide to physics, an authoritative reference book and timeline that examines the foundations upon which all scientific knowle...

J. E. Gordon''s classic introduction to the properties of materials used in engineering answers some fascinating and fundamental questions about ho...

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WHAT IF... one man decided to answer all the unanswerable questions, using science.The Sunday Times-bestselling author and xkcd creator, Randall Mu...

_______________ 'Beguiling ... I was riveted. Olsson is evocative on curiosity as an appetite of the mind, on the pleasure of glutting oneself on ...

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Bacteria form a fundamental branch of life. They are the oldest forms of life as we know it...

Racing Green is the story of how advances in motorsport science are changing the world, helping it become smarter and more environmentally friendly...

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The 2011 'Last Word' collection featured, for the first time, 108 full-colour photographs showing the beauty, complexity and mystery of the world a...

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