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| A Brief History of the Universe
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J.P. McEvoy.
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| Publisher: Robinson. Format: paperback.
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| ISBN: 9781845296841. Daedalus Item Code: 21984 |
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| The first astronomers mapped the movement of the seasons and used the positions of the constellations for augurs and astrology; today astronomy probes ever deeper into the nature of life and reality ... (Read More)
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| Brilliant: The Evolution of Artificial Light
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Jane Brox.
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| Publisher: Mariner. Format: paperback.
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| ISBN: 9780547520346. Daedalus Item Code: 30583 |
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| "A superb history of how the availability of ever more artificial light has changed our world over the centuries, from stone lamps in prehistoric caves to contemporary light-emitting diodes (LEDs). ... (Read More)
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| Carrying the Heart: Exploring the Worlds Within Us
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F. Gonzalez-Crussi.
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| Publisher: Kaplan. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9781607140726. Daedalus Item Code: 13937 |
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| In this fascinating, surprisingly entertaining tour of the human body, F. González-Crussi reveals not only how our bodies breathe air, pump blood, give birth, digest food, and discard waste, he also ... (Read More)
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| Chasing the Sun: The Epic Story of the Star That Gives Us Life
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Richard Cohen.
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| Publisher: Random House. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9781400068753. Daedalus Item Code: 20565 |
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| In the grand tradition of the scholar-adventurer, swordsman and publisher Richard Cohen takes us around the world to illuminate our relationship with the star that gives us life in this erudite, ... (Read More)
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| A Child is Born
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Lennart Nilsson, photog. Lars Hamberger, text.
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| Publisher: Jonathan Cape. Format: laminated cover.
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| ISBN: 9780224089944. Daedalus Item Code: 31568 |
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| First published in 1965, A Child Is Born stunned the world with its unprecedented photographs of human fetal development from the moment of conception to the time of birth. In subsequent ... (Read More)
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| The Citizen-Powered Energy Handbook: Community Solutions to a Global Crisis
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Greg Pahl.
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| Publisher: Chelsea Green. Format: paperback.
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| ISBN: 9781933392127. Daedalus Item Code: 00652 |
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| In the wake of weather and seismic disasters and crude oil prices soaring to all-time highs, more people than ever accept global warming as a reality, and reckon that the peak of the petrochemical ... (Read More)
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| Coffee with Isaac Newton
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Michael White. Bill Bryson, foreword.
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| Publisher: Duncan Baird. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9781844836116. Daedalus Item Code: 30874 |
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| Interviewer: "What would you say was your greatest achievement?" Isaac Newton: "I find it hard to differentiate between aspects of my work. To me it's all one. My journey from the cradle has been ... (Read More)
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| Cogwheels of the Mind: The Story of Venn Diagrams
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A.W.F. Edwards. Ian Stewart, foreword.
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| Publisher: Johns Hopkins. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9780801874345. Daedalus Item Code: 30935 |
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| Used today in spheres of life as diverse as business strategy, creative writing, medicine, computer science, and theoretical physics, Venn diagrams possess fascinating properties. The basic Venn ... (Read More)
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| The Comet Sweeper: Caroline Herschel's Astronomical Ambition
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Claire Brock.
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| Publisher: Icon. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9781840467208. Daedalus Item Code: 22073 |
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| Drawing on original sources—including diaries and letters—Claire Brock tells the story of Britain's first professional scientist, Caroline Herschel (1750–1848), who escaped domestic servitude in ... (Read More)
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| Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global Warming
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Bjorn Lomborg.
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| Publisher: Knopf/QPB. Format: paperback.
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| ISBN: 9780739494301. Daedalus Item Code: 01018 |
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| The author of The Skeptical Environmentalist, and named one of the 100 world's most influential people by Time magazine in 2004, Danish economist Bjorn Lomborg argues here that many of ... (Read More)
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| Cosmic Imagery: Key Images in the History of Science
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John D. Barrow.
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| Publisher: Norton. Format: paperback.
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| ISBN: 9780393337990. Daedalus Item Code: 21114 |
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| We live in a visual age—one of iconic and persuasive images—and certain key pictures embody our understanding of life and the universe we inhabit, posits science writer John Barrow. In this book of ... (Read More)
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