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Why do we think that things happen in the way that they do? Why do we think that some things are true, and other things false? Why do we maintain that some things are good, and other things evil? These are questions that have puzzled thinkers for...

This data book of scientific information is an essential guide for all STEM researchers, teachers and students. It comprises six sections on astronomy, meteorology, physics/chemistry, earth science, biology, and environmental science.The book is useful...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805075199Author Bill McKibbenFormat PaperbackPage Count 271Imprint Owl Books,U.S.Publisher Henry Holt & Company Inc

Chemistry of High-Energy Materials continues in this new and revised 6th edition to provide fundamental scientifi c insights into primary and secondary explosives, propellants, rocket fuels and pyrotechnics. It expands with new research developments,...

In this lively collection, Gardner examines the rich and hilarious variety of pseudoscientific conjectures that dominate the media today. With a special emphasis on parapsychology and occultism, these witty pieces address the evidence put forth to...

Here is the essential how-to guide for communicating scientific research and discoveries online, ideal for journalists, researchers, and public information officers looking to reach a wide lay audience. Drawing on the cumulative experience of...

Electromagnetism began in the nineteenth century when Faraday showed electricity and magnetism were not distinct, separate phenomena, but interacted when there were time-varying electric or magnetic fields. In Electricity and Magnetism I have shown from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781937902049Author Robert WolfeFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Karina Library PressPublisher Karina Library PressWeight(grams) 209gDimensions(mm)...

Rain of Iron and Ice shows us the unmistakable evidence--from spaceprobe flybys of the planets to the scars on our own Earth--of cataclysmic comet and asteroid impacts. By comparing what we know about the earth's geology and paleontology with the ages of...

Nonspecialists with no prior knowledge of physics and only reasonable proficiency with algebra can now understand Einstein's special theory of relativity. Effectively diagrammed and with an emphasis on logical structure, Leo Sartori's rigorous but simple...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904472049Author Jenny JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint Academy of Light LtdPublisher Academy of Light LtdWeight(grams) 236gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

What is a chemical compound? Compounds are substances that are two or more elements combined together chemically in a standard proportion by weight. Compounds are all around us - they include familiar things, such as water, and more esoteric substances,...

The study of mechanics plays a central role in physics for a whole variety of reasons. It was one of the earliest of the quantitative sciences, and had immediate practical applications. These ranged from the study of the motion of projectiles in warfare...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780684823447Author John BrockmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint TouchstonePublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 527gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780954415891Author Marcus HarrisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 234Imprint Marcus HarrisonPublisher Marcus HarrisonDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 13mm

The armaments of chemical and biological warfare (CBW) are now widely held not just by nation-states, but by terrorist and criminal enterprises. The weapons themselves are relatively inexpensive and very easy to hide, allowing organizations of just a few...

This book has passed through a number of editions each involving some modifications while retaining the general character of the first. The most substantial changes occurred in the fifth (1983), but that is now out-of-date. Mycology has not been immune...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956128812Author Cristina KoppelFormat PaperbackPage Count 257Imprint Cavaye PublishingPublisher Cavaye PublishingWeight(grams) 384gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

The future is the last frontier where nonwestern societies are still free-free to envision desirable futures based on their own worldviews, cultures, and traditions. Yet the discipline of futures studies, this volume argues, has abandoned its goal of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780244386344Author Rick AppletonFormat PaperbackPage Count 42Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 64gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 2mm

Ever wondered what it's like to be hit by lightning or to lose your sense of smell? Heard about the woman saved by bee stings - or the window cleaner who survived a 400ft fall? Originally written for the Wellcome charity, 16 stories by leading science...

The Netherlands is home to one million citizens with roots in the former colonies - Indonesia, Suriname and the Antilles. Entitlement to Dutch citizenship, pre-migration acculturation in the Dutch language and culture as well as a strong rhetorical...

What can a microbial gravesite on a moon teach us? Why are scientists risking their lives to safeguard a seed bank? How does a virus detective story show us why we need to be vigilant about the next disease outbreak? Great science writing compels us to...

It is 25 years since Dr Burgess wrote his invaluable book on hops and in the intervening period there have been very many advances in hop research and hop production techniques. When invited to produce a replacement for that book, therefore, the problem...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781666777086Author Jose A FerreiraFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint Wipf & Stock PublishersPublisher Wipf & Stock PublishersWeight(grams)...

Humanity is confronted by and attracted to extremes. Extreme events shape our thinking, feeling, and actions; they echo in our politics, media, literature, and science. We often associate extremes with crises, disasters, and risks to be averted, yet...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615162058Author Melissa FarleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint Prostitution Research & EducationPublisher Prostitution Research &...

Science in the Study of Ancient Egypt takes an innovative and integrated approach to the use of scientific techniques and methodologies within the study of ancient Egypt. Accessibly demonstrating how to integrate scientific methodologies into Egyptology...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615968605Author Paul BrackenFormat HardbackPage Count 290Imprint Paul BrackenPublisher Paul BrackenWeight(grams) 594gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 21mm

The most comprehensive writing guide available for science students and professional researchers This exceptional book encompasses the entire range of writing skills that today's experimental scientist may need to employ. Detailed chapters cover every...

How to clone a sheep. How to build a brain. How to boil a planet. How to save the world. From the microscopic to the cosmic, this book takes you on a glorious tour of the known universe and beyond, encompassing alien worlds, bizarre life forms, quantum...

Statistical physics is not a difficult subject, and I trust that this will not be found a difficult book. It contains much that a number of generations of Lancaster students have studied with me, as part of their physics honours degree work. The lecture...

Pindar CarminaBook InformationISBN 9780198145394Author Sir Maurice BowraPage Count 306Imprint Oxford University PressPublisher Oxford University PressWeight(grams) 357gDimensions(mm) 196mm * 128mm * 21mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781933108094Author Eric DregniFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Speck PressPublisher Corvus Publishing GroupWeight(grams) 496gDimensions(mm) 215mm * 9mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Springer Book ArchivesBook InformationISBN 9789401753579Author George MessengerFormat PaperbackPage Count 587Imprint SpringerPublisher Springer

This book is an introduction to Intercultural Communication (IC) that takes into account the much neglected dynamic paradigm of culture in the literature. It posits that culture is not static, context is the driving force for change, and individuals can...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781291727333Author Gerd HeroldFormat PaperbackPage Count 456Imprint Lulu Press IncPublisher Lulu Press Inc

The student's companion website and the instructor manual can be accessed here.This textbook provides the knowledge and skills needed for thorough understanding of the most important methods and ways of thinking in experimental physics. The reader learns...

Disch traces Sci-Fi's phenomenal growth from the supernatural tales of Edgar Allen Poe to the utopian dreams and technological nightmares of H.G. Wells and Jules Verne, to today when it has become a multi-billion dollar global entertainment industry...

The author chronicles the search for . . . a theory to explain all natural fields and their interaction with particles. . . . Lives and contributions of physicists and cosmologists, starting with the pioneers of scientific cosmology in the 19th century,...