The canon : a whirligig tour of the beautiful basics of science / Natalie Angier.
Draws on interviews with the world's top scientists to offer a guide to scientific literacy, exploring the fundamental principles of the major scientific disciplines of physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and astronomy.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780547053462
- ISBN: 0547053460
- Physical Description: 293 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: 1st Mariner Books edition
- Publisher: Boston : Mariner Books, 2008.
- Copyright: ©2007
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Originally published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2007.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-279) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction: Sisyphus Sings with a Ying 1 -- 1 Thinking Scientifically: An Out-of-Body Experience 18 -- 2 Probabilities: For Whom the Bell Curves 47 -- 3 Calibration: Playing with Scales 71 -- 4 Physics: And Nothing's Plenty for Me 87 -- 5 Chemistry: Fire, Ice, Spies, and Life 121 -- 6 Evolutionary Biology: The Theory of Every Body 147 -- 7 Molecular Biology: Cells and Whistles 183 -- 8 Geology: Imagining World Pieces 212 -- 9 Astronomy: Heavenly Creatures 235.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | 500 ANG (Text) | 37810434772314 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
