Unsolved mysteries of science : a mind-exanding journey through a universe of big bangs, particle waves, and other perplexing concepts / John Malone.
Record details
- ISBN: 0471215945
- ISBN: 0471384410
- Physical Description: ix, 230 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : John Wiley & Sons, [2001]
- Copyright: ©2001
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | How did the universe begin? -- How did life on earth get started? -- What causes mass extinctions? -- What is the inside of the earth like? -- What causes ice ages? -- Were dinosaurs warm-blooded? -- Is there a missing link? -- What caused the "big bang" in human culture? -- How do we learn language? -- Are dolphins as smart as we are? -- How do birds migrate? -- What is red? -- How did Mayan astronomers know so much? -- What is gravity? -- What is light? -- Why is there so much quantum frustration? -- What are black holes really like? -- How old is the universe? -- Are there multiple universes? -- How many dimensions are there? -- How will the universe end? |
Additional Physical Form available Note: | Also available as an electronic book via the World Wide Web to institutions affiliated with NetLibrary, Inc. |
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Subject: | Science > Miscellanea. |
Genre: | Trivia and miscellanea. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Marion Library | 500 MAL (Text) | 37810434327895 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |