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  • Raw

    Shipwreck, Secrets, and the Afterlife of an Infamous Family History

    de Clarisse Griffon du Bellay ...
    Traducido por Nancy Pick ...
    A French sculptor transfigures her family’s long-protected secret into artIn 1816, the French naval ship Medusa ran aground off the coast of Senegal. Some of the officers and crew escaped on lifeboats, but nearly 150 of its passengers were forced to board an improvised raft. The raft remained adrift for thirteen terrifying days of delirium, chaos, murder, and cannibalism. Only fifteen men survived ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

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  • Do Plants Know Math?

    Unwinding the Story of Plant Spirals, from Leonardo da Vinci to Now

    de Stéphane Douady, Jacques Dumais, Christophe Golé, Nancy Pick ...
    A breathtakingly illustrated look at botanical spirals and the scientists who puzzled over themCharles Darwin was driven to distraction by plant spirals, growing so exasperated that he once begged a friend to explain the mystery “if you wish to save me from a miserable death.” The legendary naturalist was hardly alone in feeling tormented by these patterns. Plant spirals captured the gaze of ... Leer más

    $20.19 USD

  • Skuggorna vi bär : Stig Dagerman möter Etta Federn i Paris 1947

    de Lo Dagerman, Nancy Pick ...
    Stockholm 1947. Stig Dagerman, den unge författaren vars namn är på allas läppar, arbetar febrilt på en ny pjäs. Han kommer att kalla den Skuggan av Mart. Den handlar om en kvinna och hennes två söner. Förebilderna är den österrikisk-judiska författarinnan Etta Federn; Jean, hennes äldste son, död hjälte i den franska motståndsrörelsen; och Michel, hennes yngre son. Stig Dagerman besökte Etta ... Leer más

    $10.08 USD

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  • A Mathematical Nature Walk

    de John A. Adam ...
    "A sharp eye and an ingenious mind are at work on every page. . . . Read this book. . . . Then go forth, enjoy the view, and impress your friends." —Laurence A. Marschall, Natural HistoryHow heavy is that cloud? Why can you see farther in rain than in fog? Why are the droplets on that spider web spaced apart so evenly?If you have ever asked questions like these while outdoors, and wondered how ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Galileo's Finger : The Ten Great Ideas of Science

    The Ten Great Ideas of Science

    de Peter Atkins ...
    Any literate person should be familiar with the central ideas of modern science. In his sparkling new book, Peter Atkins introduces his choice of the ten great ideas of science. With wit, charm, patience, and astonishing insights, he leads the reader through the emergence of the concepts, and then presents them in a strikingly effective manner. At the same time, he works into his engaging ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Hidden Wonders

    The Subtle Dialogue Between Physics and Elegance

    de Etienne Guyon, Jose Bico, Etienne Reyssat, Benoit Roman ...
    Look through a physicist’s lens to revel in the hidden elegance of 200+ everyday objects and physical mechanisms, from crumpled paper to sandcastles.Includes 35 science experiments that bring physics concepts to life in your own kitchen!Hidden Wonders focuses on the objects that populate our everyday life—crumpled paper, woven fabric, a sand pile—but looks at them with a physicist’s eye, revealing ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD

  • The Math Book

    From Pythagoras to the 57th Dimension

    de Clifford A. Pickover ...
    Series series Union Square & Co. Milestones
    Math's infinite mysteries unfold in this updated edition of the award-winning The Math Book. Beginning millions of years ago with ancient “ant odometers,” and moving through time to our modern-day quest for higher dimensions, prolific polymath Clifford Pickover covers major milestones in mathematical history. Among the numerous concepts readers will encounter as they dip into this inviting ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • You Are Here

    A Portable History of the Universe

    de Christopher Potter ...
    "A personal, brilliant, and often amusing account" of the universe and our place in it, and "an idiosyncratic, encyclopedic blitzkrieg of a book" ( The Boston Globe).Here is the life of the universe, from quarks to galaxy superclusters and from slime to Homo sapiens. The universe was once a moment of perfect symmetry and is now 13.7 billion years of history. Clouds of gas were woven into whatever ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Prism and the Pendulum

    The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments in Science

    de Robert Crease ...
    Is science beautiful? Yes, argues acclaimed philosopher and historian of science Robert P. Crease in this engaging exploration of history’s most beautiful experiments. The result is an engrossing journey through nearly 2,500 years of scientific innovation. Along the way, we encounter glimpses into the personalities and creative thinking of some of the field’s most interesting figures.We see the ... Leer más

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  • Nature's Numbers

    The Unreal Reality Of Mathematics

    de Ian Stewart ...
    "It appears to us that the universe is structured in a deeply mathematical way. Falling bodies fall with predictable accelerations. Eclipses can be accurately forecast centuries in advance. Nuclear power plants generate electricity according to well-known formulas. But those examples are the tip of the iceberg. In Nature's Numbers, Ian Stewart presents many more, each charming in its own way.. ... Leer más

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  • Flow

    Nature's patterns: a tapestry in three parts

    de Philip Ball ...
    From the swirl of a wisp of smoke to eddies in rivers, and the huge persistent storm system that is the Great Spot on Jupiter, we see similar forms and patterns wherever there is flow - whether the movement of wind, water, sand, or flocks of birds. It is the complex dynamics of flow that structures our atmosphere, land, and oceans. Part of a trilogy of books exploring the science of patterns in ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • The Life of a Leaf

    de Steven Vogel ...
    In its essence, science is a way of looking at and thinking about the world. In The Life of a Leaf, Steven Vogel illuminates this approach, using the humble leaf as a model. Whether plant or person, every organism must contend with its immediate physical environment, a world that both limits what organisms can do and offers innumerable opportunities for evolving fascinating ways of challenging ... Leer más

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