The Origin and Nature of Life on Earth: The Emergence of the Fourth Geosphere
Eric Smith and Harold J. Morowitz
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Uniting the conceptual foundations of the physical sciences and biology, this groundbreaking...
The Quantum Divide: Why Schrodinger's Cat is Either Dead or Alive
Christopher C. Gerry and Kimberley M. Bruno
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Using a selection of key experiments performed over the past 30 years or so, we present a discussion...
The Wonderful World of Relativity: A Precise Guide for the General Reader
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This book provides a lively and visual introduction to Einstein's theory of relativity. It brings to...
Thermodynamics: A Complete Undergraduate Course
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The role of thermodynamics in modern physics is not just to provide an approximate treatment of...
To Measure the Sky: An Introduction to Observational Astronomy
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The second edition of this popular text provides undergraduates with a quantitative yet accessible...
Understanding, Explanation, and Scientific Knowledge
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From antiquity to the end of the twentieth century, philosophical discussions of understanding...
What Goes Up... Gravity and Scientific Method
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The concept of gravity provides a natural phenomenon that is simultaneously obvious and obscure; we...
Which Numbers are Real?
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The set of real numbers is one of the fundamental concepts of mathematics. This book surveys...
Why String Theory
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Physics World's 'Book of the Year' for 2016 An Entertaining and Enlightening Guide to the Who, What,...
Worlds Fantastic, Worlds Familiar: A Guided Tour of the Solar System
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Join Bonnie J. Buratti, a leading planetary astronomer, on this personal tour of NASA's latest...