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Could the dodo make a comeback? What does science tell us about the sex in Fifty Shades of Grey? Is giving up meat really the greenest option? Can you use tweets to spot a psychopath? Do birds make ……続きを見る

EXTRAIT: Notre but était de traiter des avantages que l’on pourrait tirer de l’usage de la thérapeutique dosimétrique en vétérinaire ; mais cette méthode est d’origine trop récente pour que nous pui……続きを見る

Welcome back to Ian Stewart's magical world of mathematics! This is a strange world of never-ending chess games, empires on the moon, furious fireflies, and, of course, disputes over how best to cut……続きを見る

For generations, the ground beneath the feet of our ancestors seemed solid and unchanging. Around 30 years ago, two things happened that were to revolutionize the understanding of our home planet. F……続きを見る

Some of the most time-honored questions in philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience center on the uniqueness of the human mind. How do we think? What makes us so different from all the other animals……続きを見る

This book contains hundreds of colorful stories from the field of physics. Despite their entertaining appearance, they address several important and serious notions in this field. This book does not……続きを見る

EXTRAIT: Avant d’entreprendre l’étude du piétin, il est nécessaire d’entrer dans quelques considérations sur l’anatomie et la physiologie du pied du mouton, afin de rendre plus compréhensibles la ma……続きを見る

We are on a fast track ride into the future. The speed of change is exponential and the predictions of just yesterday are today already outdated. In the light of new cyber technology space travel is……続きを見る

With a contribution from Betsy DevineThe fantastic reality that is modern physics is open for your exploration, guided by one of its primary architects and interpreters, Nobel Prize winner Frank Wil……続きを見る

Robert Hooke was one of the most inventive, versatile and prolific scientists of the late 17th Century, but for 300 years his reputation has been overshadowed by those of his two great contemporarie……続きを見る

From time immemorial, poets and philosophers have looked in awe and wonder at the Universe. Such awe is shared by astrophysicists, too, as they seek to understand its nature, and whether it has any ……続きを見る

Self-taught chemist and scientist Michael Faraday was one of the most prolific and prescient researchers to emerge from England in the nineteenth century. In this captivating collection of talks and……続きを見る

Gauge fields are the messengers carrying signals between elementary particles, enabling them to interact with each other. Originating at the level of quarks, these basic interactions percolate upwar……続きを見る

EXTRAIT: Les éthers connus aujourd’hui sont partagés en trois genres distincts : le premier comprend les éthers sulfurique, phosphorique, arsénique, qui, ainsi que l’a démontré M. Boullay père, sont……続きを見る

It is important to teach our children about the world that surrounds them. Sometimes, it can be difficult to find a method of learning children will enjoy. But if you combine the right elements, you……続きを見る

EXTRAIT: La Gascogne (Vasconia des Romains) était une grande province de la France, faisant partie du gouvernement de Guyenne. Elle a pris ce nom des Gascons (Vascons), peuples du nord de l’Espagne ……続きを見る

There is much to be gained from the study of catastrophes. Likewise the records of accidents in industry and transport are of great importance, not only by indicating trends in the incidence of loss……続きを見る

This brief guide is ideal for science and engineering students and professionals to help them communicate technical information clearly, accurately, and effectively. The focus is on the most common ……続きを見る

Mathematics is a product of human culture which has developed along with our attempts to comprehend the world around us. In A Brief History of Mathematical Thought, Luke Heaton explores how the lang……続きを見る

Etigenia é a denominação de uma área do conhecimento de origem multidisciplinar e integrada na qual pela análise dos costumes e comportamentos intrínsicos à natureza humana se busca avaliar as melho……続きを見る

**Uncover the madness at the heart of society in this Sunday Times bestseller. 'The belly laughs come thick and fast' – The Observer 'Chirpy, inquisitive, funny' - Craig Brown** What if society wasn……続きを見る

Science is about discovery, a journey towards knowledge. With authors as diverse as Galileo and Lewis Carroll, the extracts featured in this anthology span centuries and continents; they include sta……続きを見る

Everyday the headlines bring news of the latest health scare, with worrying predictions for where developments in science will take us. We want and need to understand the phenomena that influence ou……続きを見る

The history of science is all around us, if you know where to look. With this unique traveler's guide, you'll learn about 128 destinations around the world where discoveries in science, mathematics,……続きを見る

Almost a third of your whole life is spent asleep. Every night you close your eyes, become oblivious to your surroundings and waste hours flying, being chased or watching all your teeth fall out – a……続きを見る

Perhaps the most important work of philosophy written in the twentieth century, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus was the only philosophical work that Ludwig Wittgenstein published during his lifetime.……続きを見る

Originally published in 1931. The present work had its beginnings in a series of papers published jointly some years ago by Dr Dorothy Wrinch and myself. Both before and since that time several book……続きを見る

Civil engineering produces the structures of all human settlements worldwide and is a vital discipline for many aspects modern life, underlying housing, transport, and our major areas and buildings ……続きを見る

This book is intended for anyone whose job involves writing formal documentation. It is aimed at non-native speakers of English, but should also be of use for native speakers who have no training in……続きを見る

This is the third of three volumes which together contain the complete range of Lord Rutherford’s scientific papers, incorporating in addition addresses, general lectures, letters to editors, accoun……続きを見る