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  • To Save the Phenomena

    An Essay on the Idea of Physical Theory from Plato to Galileo

    by Pierre Duhem ...
    Translated by Edmund Dolan, Chaninah Maschler ...
    Duhem's 1908 essay questions the relation between physical theory and metaphysics and, more specifically, between astronomy and physics–an issue still of importance today. He critiques the answers given by Greek thought, Arabic science, medieval Christian scholasticism, and, finally, the astronomers of the Renaissance. ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mixture and Chemical Combination

    And Related Essays

    by Pierre Duhem ...
    Translated by Paul Needham ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    Much of Duhem's work as a professional scientist was closely related to the newly emerging discipline of physical chemistry. The book and associated papers translated here revolve around his concomitant philosophical and historical interests in chemistry-topics largely uncovered by Duhem's writings hitherto available in English. He understood contemporary concerns of chemists to be a development ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

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  • Dancing Naked in the Mind Field

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    Here is a multidimensional playland of ideas from the world's most eccentric Nobel-Prize winning scientist. Kary Mullis is legendary for his invention of PCR, which redefined the world of DNA, genetics, and forensic science. He is also a surfer, a veteran of Berkeley in the sixties, and perhaps the only Nobel laureate to describe a possible encounter with aliens. A scientist of boundless curiosity ... Read more

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  • AQA A Level Chemistry Student Book 1

    by Alyn G. McFarland, Teresa Quigg, Nora Henry ...
    Exam Board: AQALevel: AS/A-levelSubject: ChemistryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016AQA ApprovedHelp students to apply and develop their knowledge, progressing from basic concepts to more complicated Chemistry, with worked examples, practical activities and mathematical support throughout- Provides support ... ... Read more

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  • The Explainer

    From Deja Vu to Why the Sky Is Blue, and Other Conundrums

    by CSIRO Publishing ...
    Ever wondered how vaccines work, why whales strand themselves or if luck exists? The Explainer: From Déjà Vu to Why the Sky Is Blue, and Other Conundrums is a collection of around 100 of the best articles published in ‘The Explainer’ and ‘Monday’s Medical Myths’ sections of The Conversation. The book answers questions on everyone's mind about a diverse range of topics, abstract concepts, and ... Read more

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  • The Annotated Build-It-Yourself Science Laboratory

    Build Over 200 Pieces of Science Equipment!

    by Windell Oskay, Raymond Barrett ...
    Raymond E. Barrett's Build-It-Yourself Science Laboratory is a classic book that took on an audacious task: to show young readers in the 1960s how to build a complete working science lab for chemistry, biology, and physics--and how to perform experiments with those tools. The experiments in this book are fearless and bold by today's standards--any number of the experiments might never be mentioned ... Read more

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  • The Chemistry of Soils

    by Garrison Sposito ...
    There have been many advances in soil chemistry since Oxford published the first edition of The Chemistry of Soils in 1989. The physical-chemistry approach to soil chemistry taken in the book, groundbreaking for its time, has been adopted by nearly every soil chemistry book published since. This book offers a thorough update of all topics covered in the previous edition. In the last 16 years, soil ... Read more

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  • Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths

    Including Actinides

    by Vitalij K. Pecharsky, Jean-Claude G. Bunzli ...
    Series Book 49 - Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths
    Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths is a continuous series of books covering all aspects of rare earth science, including chemistry, life sciences, materials science, and physics. The book's main emphasis is on rare earth elements [Sc, Y, and the lanthanides (La through Lu], but whenever relevant, information is also included on the closely related actinide elements. Individual ... Read more

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  • Cancer Inhibitors from Chinese Natural Medicines

    by Jun-Ping Xu ...
    Nature is an attractive source of therapeutic and preventive compounds, and with such chemical diversity found in millions of species of plants, over 60% of currently used anticancer agents are derived from natural sources. Cancer Inhibitors from Chinese Natural Medicines summarizes new advancements in the experimental and clinical research of a selection of promising cancer inhibitors. It focuses ... Read more

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  • Modern Poisons

    A Brief Introduction to Contemporary Toxicology

    by Alan Kolok ...
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  • The Changing Image of the Sciences

    Edited by Ida H. Stamhuis, Teun Koetsier, Cornelis De Pater, Albert Van Helden ...
    Series series History (R0)
    The title of our book would lead the reader to believe that in speaking ofthe chang ing image of the sciences, we are taking for granted the multiplicity of sciences, as these are practiced, for instance, in modern universities. That was, of course, not always the case. Although we can point to some subjects, for instance mathematical astronomy, as being demarcated to some extent from other ... Read more

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