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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692166598Author P Michael PolitanoFormat PaperbackPage Count 424Imprint Hang Time Publishing, Ltd. Co.Publisher Hang Time Publishing, Ltd. Co...

This volume reproduces the texts of a number of important, yet relatively minor papers, many written during a period of Newton's life (1677-84) which has been regarded as mathematically barren except for his Lucasian lectures on algebra (which appear in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780359038305Author Brandon WigginsFormat PaperbackPage Count 390Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 1247gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 26mm

D. Allan Bromley, one of the world's leading nuclear physicists, was The Assistant to President George Bush for Science and Technology Policy from August 1989 to January 1993. He was the first Science Advisor to have this Cabinet-level rank.In this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780994032126Author Arthur R BeaubienFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Epiphi ProductionsPublisher Epiphi ProductionsWeight(grams) 426gDimensions(mm)...

This work provides information for approximately 2850 American scientists deceased through 1920. It utilizes standard published biographical sources (biographical directories, dictionaries, and indexes), as well as obituary and similar notices for some...

Biographies of women scientists are few in number. This volume fills that gap in the literature. It includes extensive profiles, arranged alphabetically, of 75 women from different countries who have been influential in the development of chemistry and...

In this seventh and final volume the letters are divided into two quite distinct groups. The first group begins with the remaining letters of the main chronological sequence written during the closing years of Newton's life, and then proceeds to those...

Understanding the terms used in science is important in order to succeed in science - students at all levels need to quickly recognize terminology in order to do well in the lab, on tests, and in the real world of the working scientist. But this...

The 17th century was a time of transition for the study of science and mathematics. The technological achievements of this time directly impacted both society and the future of science. This reference resource explores the major scientific and...

This third volume covers the period from December 1688 to August 1694. In January 1688/9 Newton was elected one of the representatives of the University of Cambridge in the Convention Parliament, and much of his time was taken up in dealing with his new...

This first volume is particularly rich in matters of concern to the historian of science. It shows the young Newton in the plenitude of his powers; he himself wrote of the period at Woolsthorpe, which ended before any surviving letters of real...

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Explore the late 20th-century history and development of plant, animal, and human genetics in this collection of 135 documents. Included are samples of commentaries on these scientific developments from the scientists themselves, government departments,...

The American astronomer Carl Sagan (1934-1996) was one of the best-known scientists of his time. A prolific writer and television personality, he was creator and host of Cosmos, an enormously popular television series that explained the wonders and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorbbleBook InformationISBN 9780837198415Format HardbackPage Count 84Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Understanding the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements is critical for success in the chemistry classroom and laboratory. In today's classroom, students not only need to understand the properties of the chemical elements, but how these elements play such...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780899300214Author David S. FavreFormat HardbackPage Count 253Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

The influence of scientific paradigms is much more widespread than usually realized. According to Harris, it permeates the whole of the culture of which science is an integral part. The paradigm of Newtonian science was essentially mechanistic and...

The fifth volume of this definitive edition centres around Newton's Lucasian lectures on algebra, purportedly delivered during 1673-83, and subsequently prepared for publication under the title Arithmetica Universalis many years later. Dr Whiteside first...

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The main part of the third volume of Dr Whiteside's annotated and critical edition of all the known mathematical papers of Isaac Newton reproduces, from the original autograph, Newton's elaborate tract on infinite series and fluxions (the so-called...

Newton's mathematical researches during the last five years of his stay in Cambridge before leaving in April 1696 to take up his duties at the Mint in London have three main centres of interest: methods of fluxions and series, classical pure geometry,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578838434Author June RaleighFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint June RaleighPublisher June RaleighWeight(grams) 118gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 4mm

Many students and members of the public who follow news reports on science and religion may think that Protestantism and science are in conflict. But while evangelical attacks on evolution may make the headlines, many mainstream Protestant groups have...

Histoplasmosis is a fungal disease that is widely endemic in much of the world. In the central United States, including the broad reaches of the Ohio and Mississippi River valleys, the majority of adults are infected with the causative fungus. Most...

Understanding biomes-the communities of nature that share a similar climate and plant and animal life-is key to a student's success in biology, geography, and environmental studies. This book provides a thorough and accessible description of the climate,...

West provides the first comprehensive Marine Affairs dictionary. It includes management and policy terms; procedures concepts; court cases; laws; international conventions, protocols and agreements that deal with the four subject areas of Marine Affairs...

The ruby is the world's most precious and rare stone. For the ancient Hindus, the ruby was Rajnapura: the Gem of Gems, at whose heart surges an eternal, unquenchable flame. Yet, for all its rarity and beauty, the ruby has always been a slightly sinister...

Today, most people use prescription medications. Every year, the multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical industry produces new medicines that treat everything from arthritis to AIDS, from high cholesterol to depression. But, despite recent controversies...

Dovring explores the limits of science as causes of ignorance. Some topics examined in these essays are problems with our ways of knowing and the impact of emotion on objectivity. He argues that reality consists of designs-of things and processes. While...

Within business and government circles, attention has recently been given to the need to strengthen the ties between federal laboratories and the private sector. Federal Lab Technology Transfer examines current technology transfer efforts between these...

"Physics: An Introduction to Physical Dynamics" provides an accessible introduction to the fundamentals of physics for science and engineering undergraduates who are studying elementary physics.This textbook contains twelve chapters with accompanying...

"Physics: An Introduction to Physical Dynamics" provides an accessible introduction to the fundamentals of physics for science and engineering undergraduates who are studying elementary physics.This textbook contains twelve chapters with accompanying...

Solutions to societal and organizational problems require people from diverse fields of expertise to effectively work in team-based, collaborative environments. To create these environments, we need to address a myth in modern culture that people have...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786138955689Author Dr P K MehtaFormat PaperbackPage Count 488Imprint Scholars' PressPublisher Scholars' PressWeight(grams) 708gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

Using excerpts primarily drawn from Bernal Diaz's 1632 account of the Spanish victory and from testimonies - many recently uncovered - of indigenous Nahua survivors gathered by Bernardino de Sahagun, Victors and Vanquished clearly demonstrates how...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781443731157Author Charles SingerFormat HardbackPage Count 440Imprint Read BooksPublisher Read BooksWeight(grams) 706gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 28mm

Good science writing makes you feel. It makes you delight in the discovery of a black hole munching on a star, laugh at the image of aliens puzzling over golf balls on the Moon, wonder at the mystery of the Spanish influenza's deadly rampage, grieve for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789999315241Author Roberto NataleFormat PaperbackPage Count 158Imprint Eliva PressPublisher Eliva PressWeight(grams) 218gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 9mm