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The canon : a whirligig tour of the beautiful basics of science / Natalie Angier.

By: Angier, Natalie.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2007Description: 293 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780618242955; 0618242953.Subject(s): Science -- Popular works | ScienceDDC classification: 500
Contents:
Introduction -- Thinking scientifically -- Probabilities -- Playing with scales -- Physics -- Chemistry -- Evolutionary biology -- Molecular biology -- Geology -- Astronomy.
Summary: Presents a comprehensive guide to the study of physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and astronomy by Pulitzer Pri winner, Natalie Angier, that covers a number of issues including stem cell research, global warming, and the bird flu epidemic.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-279) and index.

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Presents a comprehensive guide to the study of physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and astronomy by Pulitzer Pri winner, Natalie Angier, that covers a number of issues including stem cell research, global warming, and the bird flu epidemic.

Introduction -- Thinking scientifically -- Probabilities -- Playing with scales -- Physics -- Chemistry -- Evolutionary biology -- Molecular biology -- Geology -- Astronomy.

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