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Forrest Mims' Science Experiments

DIY Projects from the Pages of Make:

by Forrest M. Mims III ...

Forrest M. Mims is a revered contributor to Make: magazine, where his popular columns about science-related topics and projects for Makers are evergreen treasures. Collected together here for the first time, these columns range from such simple projects as building an LED tracker for hand-launched night rockets to such challenging builds as transforming strings of data into unique musical ... Read more

$12.39 USD

Forrest M. Mims is a revered contributor to Make: magazine, where his popular columns about science-related topics and projects for Makers are evergreen treasures. Collected together here for the first time, these columns range from such simple projects as building an LED tracker for hand-launched night rockets to such challenging builds as transforming strings of data into unique musical
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Close Range Photogrammetry and Machine Vision

Edited by K.B. Atkinson, J.G. Fryer ...

Over the past decade, advances in this field have been rapid and we are now well into the era of digital photogrammetry. This book provides an authoritative account of the subject with chapters from acknowledged international experts. The methodology, algorithms, techniques and equipment necessary to achieve real time digital photogrammetric solutions are presented, together with contemporary ... Read more

$33.19 USD

Over the past decade, advances in this field have been rapid and we are now well into the era of digital photogrammetry. This book provides an authoritative account of the subject with chapters from acknowledged international experts. The methodology, algorithms, techniques and equipment necessary to achieve real time digital photogrammetric solutions are presented, together with contemporary
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Edison

by Edmund Morris ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edmund Morris comes a revelatory new biography of Thomas Alva Edison, the most prolific genius in American history.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Time • Publishers Weekly • Kirkus ReviewsAlthough Thomas Alva Edison was the most famous American of his time, and remains an international name today, he is mostly remembered ... Read more

$7.99 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edmund Morris comes a revelatory new biography of Thomas Alva Edison, the most prolific genius in American history.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Time • Publishers Weekly • Kirkus ReviewsAlthough Thomas Alva Edison was the most famous American of his time, and remains an international name today, he is mostly remembered
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The Edge of Physics

A Journey to Earth's Extremes to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe

by Anil Ananthaswamy ...

A tour of the exotic and remote outposts where scientists seek answers to the great mysteries: "A thrilling ride around the globe and around the cosmos." —Sean Carroll, author of From Eternity to HereIn The Edge of Physics, a science writer journeys to the ends of the Earth—visiting remote and sometimes dangerous places—in search of the telescopes and detectors that promise to answer the biggest ... Read more

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A tour of the exotic and remote outposts where scientists seek answers to the great mysteries: "A thrilling ride around the globe and around the cosmos." —Sean Carroll, author of From Eternity to HereIn The Edge of Physics, a science writer journeys to the ends of the Earth—visiting remote and sometimes dangerous places—in search of the telescopes and detectors that promise to answer the biggest
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The Light Ages

The Surprising Story of Medieval Science

by Seb Falk ...

**Named a Best Book of 2020 by The Telegraph, The Times, and BBC History MagazineAn illuminating guide to the scientific and technological achievements of the Middle Ages through the life of a crusading astronomer-monk."Falk’s bubbling curiosity and strong sense of storytelling always swept me along. By the end, The Light Ages didn’t just broaden my conception of science; even as I scrolled away ... Read more

$13.99 USD

**Named a Best Book of 2020 by The Telegraph, The Times, and BBC History MagazineAn illuminating guide to the scientific and technological achievements of the Middle Ages through the life of a crusading astronomer-monk."Falk’s bubbling curiosity and strong sense of storytelling always swept me along. By the end, The Light Ages didn’t just broaden my conception of science; even as I scrolled away
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Manos que curan

El libro guía de las curaciones espirituales

by Barbara Ann Brennan ...

Series series MR Dimensiones
El libro guía de las curaciones espiritualesUn libro que ha pasado a la historia de la Nueva Era por sus aportes revolucionarios a la investigación científica, a la práctica terapéutica y al conocimiento de los poderes de la energía humana.Estudios clínicos científicamente comprobados de curaciones a personas de todas las condiciones y con toda clase de enfermedades.Instrucciones para curarse uno ... Read more

$11.99 USD

El libro guía de las curaciones espiritualesUn libro que ha pasado a la historia de la Nueva Era por sus aportes revolucionarios a la investigación científica, a la práctica terapéutica y al conocimiento de los poderes de la energía humana.Estudios clínicos científicamente comprobados de curaciones a personas de todas las condiciones y con toda clase de enfermedades.Instrucciones para curarse uno
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Discover the Stars

Starwatching Using the Naked Eye, Binoculars, or a Telescope

by Richard Berry ...

An accessible, informative guide to identifying constellations and other incredible features of the sky, whether you’re hiking, camping, or stargazing from your backyard.Discover the Stars leads you on a tour of all the stars and constellations visible with the naked eye and introduces you to deep-sky objects that can be seen with binoculars or a simple telescope. The tour is conducted by the ... Read more

$6.99 USD

An accessible, informative guide to identifying constellations and other incredible features of the sky, whether you’re hiking, camping, or stargazing from your backyard.Discover the Stars leads you on a tour of all the stars and constellations visible with the naked eye and introduces you to deep-sky objects that can be seen with binoculars or a simple telescope. The tour is conducted by the
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The Science and Technology of Particle Accelerators

by Rob Appleby, Graeme Burt, James Clarke, Hywel Owen ...

The Science and Technology of Particle Accelerators provides an accessible introduction to the field, and is suitable for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and academics, as well as professionals in national laboratories and facilities, industry, and medicine who are designing or using particle accelerators.Providing integrated coverage of accelerator science and technology, this book ... Read more

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The Science and Technology of Particle Accelerators provides an accessible introduction to the field, and is suitable for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and academics, as well as professionals in national laboratories and facilities, industry, and medicine who are designing or using particle accelerators.Providing integrated coverage of accelerator science and technology, this book
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Charged Particle Optics Theory

An Introduction

by Timothy R. Groves ...

Charged Particle Optics Theory: An Introduction identifies the most important concepts of charged particle optics theory, and derives each mathematically from the first principles of physics. Assuming an advanced undergraduate-level understanding of calculus, this book follows a logical progression, with each concept building upon the preceding one. Beginning witha non-mathematical survey of the ... Read more

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Charged Particle Optics Theory: An Introduction identifies the most important concepts of charged particle optics theory, and derives each mathematically from the first principles of physics. Assuming an advanced undergraduate-level understanding of calculus, this book follows a logical progression, with each concept building upon the preceding one. Beginning witha non-mathematical survey of the
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Present at the Creation

Discovering the Higgs Boson

by Amir D. Aczel ...

The Large Hadron Collider is the biggest, and by far the most powerful, machine ever built. A project of CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, its audacious purpose is to re-create, in a 16.5-mile-long circular tunnel under the French-Swiss countryside, the immensely hot and dense conditions that existed some 13.7 billion years ago within the first trillionth of a second after the ... Read more

$6.99 USD

The Large Hadron Collider is the biggest, and by far the most powerful, machine ever built. A project of CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, its audacious purpose is to re-create, in a 16.5-mile-long circular tunnel under the French-Swiss countryside, the immensely hot and dense conditions that existed some 13.7 billion years ago within the first trillionth of a second after the
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Weather

by Storm Dunlop ...

Series series Collins Gem
A compact introduction to observing, predicting, and understanding the weatherNote: this ebook for black and white devices was originally created and printed in colour. For this reason, a small number of the illustrations will be difficult to read on a black and white device.This handy little guide provides the perfect introduction to what is happening in the sky, come rain or shine. Different ... Read more

$2.49 USD

A compact introduction to observing, predicting, and understanding the weatherNote: this ebook for black and white devices was originally created and printed in colour. For this reason, a small number of the illustrations will be difficult to read on a black and white device.This handy little guide provides the perfect introduction to what is happening in the sky, come rain or shine. Different
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Low-Cost Methods for Molecular Characterization of Mutant Plants

Tissue Desiccation, DNA Extraction and Mutation Discovery: Protocols

by Bradley J. Till, Joanna Jankowicz-Cieslak, Owen A. Huynh, Mayada M. Beshir, Robert G. Laport, Bernhard J. Hofinger ...

This book offers low-cost and rapid molecular assays for the characterization of mutant plant germplasm. Detailed protocols are provided for the desiccation of plant tissues; the extraction of high-quality DNA for downstream applications; the extraction of single-strand-specific nucleases for single nucleotide polymorphism; and small insertion/deletion discovery using standard agarose gel ... Read more

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This book offers low-cost and rapid molecular assays for the characterization of mutant plant germplasm. Detailed protocols are provided for the desiccation of plant tissues; the extraction of high-quality DNA for downstream applications; the extraction of single-strand-specific nucleases for single nucleotide polymorphism; and small insertion/deletion discovery using standard agarose gel
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Schedules of Reinforcement

by B. F. Skinner, C. B. Ferster ...

Series series B. F. Skinner Reprint Series
The contingent relationship between actions and their consequences lies at the heart of Skinner’s experimental analysis of behavior. Particular patterns of behavior emerge depending upon the contingencies established. Ferster and Skinner examined the effects of different schedules of reinforcement on behavior.An extraordinary work, Schedules of Reinforcement represents over 70,000 hours of ... Read more

$8.49 USD

The contingent relationship between actions and their consequences lies at the heart of Skinner’s experimental analysis of behavior. Particular patterns of behavior emerge depending upon the contingencies established. Ferster and Skinner examined the effects of different schedules of reinforcement on behavior.An extraordinary work, Schedules of Reinforcement represents over 70,000 hours of
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Breakthrough in science. llustrated

by Isaac Asimov ...

Isaac Asimov's Breakthroughs in Science is a captivating exploration of the pivotal discoveries and advancements that have shaped the course of human history. Renowned for his clarity and engaging style, Asimov delves into the milestones of scientific progress, providing readers with an insightful narrative that is as informative as it is fascinating. From the invention of the wheel to the ... Read more

$0.99 USD

Isaac Asimov's Breakthroughs in Science is a captivating exploration of the pivotal discoveries and advancements that have shaped the course of human history. Renowned for his clarity and engaging style, Asimov delves into the milestones of scientific progress, providing readers with an insightful narrative that is as informative as it is fascinating. From the invention of the wheel to the
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Introduction to Nanoscience

by Stuart Lindsay ...

Nanoscience is not physics, chemistry, engineering or biology. It is all of them, and it is time for a text that integrates the disciplines. This is such a text, aimed at advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students in the sciences. The consequences of smallness and quantum behaviour are well known and described Richard Feynman's visionary essay 'There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom' ... Read more

$95.39 USD

Nanoscience is not physics, chemistry, engineering or biology. It is all of them, and it is time for a text that integrates the disciplines. This is such a text, aimed at advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students in the sciences. The consequences of smallness and quantum behaviour are well known and described Richard Feynman's visionary essay 'There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom'
... Read more
Life Line. Illustrated

by Robert A. Heinlein ...

Life-Line, Robert A. Heinlein’s groundbreaking first published story, introduces readers to a provocative concept: the exact prediction of a person’s lifespan. When Dr. Hugo Pinero unveils his invention — a machine capable of determining the precise date and time of anyone’s death — the world reacts with a mix of fascination, fear, and outrage. Heinlein explores the ethical, social, and economic ... Read more

$0.99 USD

Life-Line, Robert A. Heinlein’s groundbreaking first published story, introduces readers to a provocative concept: the exact prediction of a person’s lifespan. When Dr. Hugo Pinero unveils his invention — a machine capable of determining the precise date and time of anyone’s death — the world reacts with a mix of fascination, fear, and outrage. Heinlein explores the ethical, social, and economic
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Critical Points for the Organisation of Test Performance Studies in Microbiology

Plant Pathogens as a Case Study

Edited by Ana Vučurović, Nataša Mehle, Géraldine Anthoine, Tanja Dreo, Maja Ravnikar ...

Series Book 12 - Plant Pathology in the 21st Century
This open access book in the field of plant pest detection shows a constant demand in development and improvement of fast and reliable detection tools, especially for high-priority pests. This open access book describes and summarizes the whole process of the organization of test performance study (TPS) for these tools. The outcome of TPS, obtained through the evaluation of the performance of one ... Read more

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This open access book in the field of plant pest detection shows a constant demand in development and improvement of fast and reliable detection tools, especially for high-priority pests. This open access book describes and summarizes the whole process of the organization of test performance study (TPS) for these tools. The outcome of TPS, obtained through the evaluation of the performance of one
... Read more
Inventing Temperature

Measurement and Scientific Progress

by Hasok Chang ...

Series series Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Science
What is temperature, and how can we measure it correctly? These may seem like simple questions, but the most renowned scientists struggled with them throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. In Inventing Temperature, Chang examines how scientists first created thermometers; how they measured temperature beyond the reach of standard thermometers; and how they managed to assess the reliability and ... Read more

$41.39 USD

What is temperature, and how can we measure it correctly? These may seem like simple questions, but the most renowned scientists struggled with them throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. In Inventing Temperature, Chang examines how scientists first created thermometers; how they measured temperature beyond the reach of standard thermometers; and how they managed to assess the reliability and
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Instrumentation and Measurement in Electrical Engineering

by Roman Malaric ...

The inclusion of an electrical measurement course in the undergraduate curriculum of electrical engineering is important in forming the technical and scientific knowledge of future electrical engineers. This book explains the basic measurement techniques, instruments, and methods used in everyday practice. It covers in detail both analogue and digital instruments, measurements errors and ... Read more

$34.99 USD

The inclusion of an electrical measurement course in the undergraduate curriculum of electrical engineering is important in forming the technical and scientific knowledge of future electrical engineers. This book explains the basic measurement techniques, instruments, and methods used in everyday practice. It covers in detail both analogue and digital instruments, measurements errors and
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Edible Science Experiments - Children's Science & Nature

by Baby Professor ...

This book is not only for the future scientists but also for those who think that science is boring or an impossible subject. Your young ones will definitely have a new perspective about science and nature when they see the many edible science experiments featured in this book. You read it right. Science experiments can be edible, colorful and delicious! Get a copy of this book now! ... Read more

$3.99 USD

This book is not only for the future scientists but also for those who think that science is boring or an impossible subject. Your young ones will definitely have a new perspective about science and nature when they see the many edible science experiments featured in this book. You read it right. Science experiments can be edible, colorful and delicious! Get a copy of this book now!
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Mis enigmas favoritos

by J. J. Benítez ...

Series series Autores Españoles e Iberoamericanos
Con este extraordinario libro, J. J. Benítez plasma uno de los proyectos más ambiciosos de su extensa trayectoria como cronista y notario de lo oculto y lo inexplicable. Según el autor, el «objetivo de esta obra es ofrecer lo más granado de las leyendas y enigmas que, afortunadamente, aún conserva nuestro mundo, y siempre en el marco de una aventura permanente».Para conseguirlo, J. J. Benítez ha ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Con este extraordinario libro, J. J. Benítez plasma uno de los proyectos más ambiciosos de su extensa trayectoria como cronista y notario de lo oculto y lo inexplicable. Según el autor, el «objetivo de esta obra es ofrecer lo más granado de las leyendas y enigmas que, afortunadamente, aún conserva nuestro mundo, y siempre en el marco de una aventura permanente».Para conseguirlo, J. J. Benítez ha
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Red Rover

Inside the Story of Robotic Space Exploration, from Genesis to the Mars Rover Curiosity

by Roger Wiens ...

For centuries humankind has fantasized about life on Mars, whether it’s intelligent Martian life invading our planet (immortalized in H.G. Wells’s The War of the Worlds) or humanity colonizing Mars (the late Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles). The Red Planet’s proximity and likeness to Earth make it a magnet for our collective imagination. Yet the question of whether life exists on Mars-or has ... Read more

$17.99 USD

For centuries humankind has fantasized about life on Mars, whether it’s intelligent Martian life invading our planet (immortalized in H.G. Wells’s The War of the Worlds) or humanity colonizing Mars (the late Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles). The Red Planet’s proximity and likeness to Earth make it a magnet for our collective imagination. Yet the question of whether life exists on Mars-or has
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The Watch, Thoroughly Revised

by Gene Stone, Stephen Pulvirent ...

The Watch is the most popular book on vintage and contemporary mechanical watches, appealing to both beginners and experts. In the decade since it was published, the international audience of watch lovers and watch collectors has grown exponentially. It’s time for The Watch, Thoroughly Revised. For this new edition, the original author, Gene Stone, is joined by Stephen Pulvirent of Hodinkee.com. ... Read more

$22.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Watch is the most popular book on vintage and contemporary mechanical watches, appealing to both beginners and experts. In the decade since it was published, the international audience of watch lovers and watch collectors has grown exponentially. It’s time for The Watch, Thoroughly Revised. For this new edition, the original author, Gene Stone, is joined by Stephen Pulvirent of Hodinkee.com.
... Read more
The Descent of Man

Selection in Relation to Sex

by Charles Darwin ...

The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex is a book by Charles Darwin which applies evolutionary theory to human evolution, and details his theory of sexual selection, a form of biological adaptation distinct from, yet interconnected with, natural selection. The book discusses many related issues, including evolutionary psychology, evolutionary ethics, differences between human races, ... Read more

$1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex is a book by Charles Darwin which applies evolutionary theory to human evolution, and details his theory of sexual selection, a form of biological adaptation distinct from, yet interconnected with, natural selection. The book discusses many related issues, including evolutionary psychology, evolutionary ethics, differences between human races,
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