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Count Like an Egyptian: A Hands-on Introduction to Ancient Mathematics
David Reimer · Princeton University Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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The mathematics of ancient Egypt was fundamentally different from our math today. Contrary to what people might think, it wasnt a primitive forerunner of modern mathematics. In fact, it cant be understood using our current computational methods. Count Like an Egyptian provides a fun, hands-on... |
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Here's Looking at Euclid: A Surprising Excursion Through the Astonishing World of Math
Alex Bellos · Free Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Too often math gets a bad rap, characterized as dry and difficult. But, Alex Bellos says, "math can be inspiring and brilliantly creative. Mathematical thought is one of the great achievements of the human race, and arguably the foundation of all human progress. The world of mathematics... |
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The Bonobo and the Atheist: In Search of Humanism Among the Primates
Frans de Waal · W. W. Norton & Company; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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In this lively and illuminating discussion of his landmark research, esteemed primatologist Frans de Waal argues that human morality is not imposed from above but instead comes from within. Moral behavior does not begin and end with religion but is in fact a product of evolution. For many... |
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Dog Sense: How the New Science of Dog Behavior Can Make You A Better Friend to Your Pet
John Bradshaw · Basic Books
Pages: 324
Format: Print book
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Dogs have been mankind's faithful companions for tens of thousands of years, yet today they are regularly treated as either pack-following wolves or furry humans. The truth is, dogs are neither--and our misunderstanding has put them in serious crisis. What dogs really need is a spokesperson,... |
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Vacuum Bazookas, Electric Rainbow Jelly, and 27 Other Saturday Science Projects.
Neil A. Downie · Princeton University Press; 1St Edition edition
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
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How do you crack nuts with a piece of string? Reverse gravity? Cobble together a clock out of a coffee cup, a soda bottle, and some water? Use a vacuum cleaner and nineteenth-century railroad technology to fashion a makeshift bazooka that can launch paper projectiles? Create a rainbow in a block... |
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You Are Here: Why We Can Find Our Way to the Moon, but Get Lost in the Mall
Colin Ellard · Doubleday
Format: Hardcover
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Book Description A fascinating exploration of human navigation, both feat and foible, in the age of GPS and GoogleEarth. We live in a world crowded by street signs and arrows. With the click of a computer mouse we can find exact directions to just about anywhere on earth, and with a handheld... |
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Einstein's Unfinished Revolution: The Search for What Lies Beyond the Quantum
Lee Smolin · Penguin Press
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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A daring new vision of quantum theory from one of the leading minds of contemporary physicsQuantum physics is the golden child of modern science. It is the basis of our understanding of atoms, radiation, and so much else, from elementary particles and basic forces to the behavior of materials.... |
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The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming
David Wallace-Wells · Tim Duggan Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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It is worse, much worse, than you think. If your anxiety about global warming is dominated by fears of sea-level rise, you are barely scratching the surface of what terrors are possible. In California, wildfires now rage year-round, destroying thousands of homes. Across the US, "500-year"... |
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Cycles of Time: An Extraordinary New View of the Universe
Roger Penrose · Bodley Head; Reprint edition
Format: Hardcover
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One of our most distinguished scientists offers a radical new theory of the origin, and ultimate end, of the Universe.Professor Sir Roger Penrose's groundbreaking and bestselling The Road to Reality provided a complete guide to the laws that govern our universe. In Cycles of Time, Penrose... |
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The Search For Superstrings, Symmetry, And The Theory Of Everything
John Gribbin · Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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Few areas of current scientific investigation are as intriguing, contentious, or bizarre as physicists' search for a Grand Unified Theory that would unite all the forces and particles of nature in one coherent mathematical package. Since Einstein's time, this "theory of everything"... |
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On the Shoulders of Giants
Stephen Hawking · Running Press
Pages: 1280
Format: Hardcover
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World-renowned physicist and bestselling author Stephen Hawking presents a revolutionary look at the momentous discoveries that changed our perception of the world with this first-ever compilation of seven classic works on physics and astronomy. His choice of landmark writings by some of the world's... |
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