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Natural Theology(2008) PALEY, WILLIAMIn Natural Theology William Paley set out to prove the existence of God from the evidence of the beauty and order of the natural world. This edition reprints the original text of 1802, and sets the book in the context of the theological, philosophical, anVezava: Mehka13,88 € -
Elements(2004) BALL, PHILIP (, FREELANCE SCIENCE WRITER AND CONSULTANT EDITOR OF ^INATURE^R)Traces the history and cultural impact of the elements on humankind, and examines why people have long sought to identify the substances around them. Looking beyond the Periodic Table, the author takes us on a tour: from the Greek philosophers who propounVezava: Mehka13,88 € -
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Native American DNA(2013) TALLBEAR, KIMBecause today's DNA testing seems so compelling and powerful, increasing numbers of Native Americans have begun to believe their own metaphors: "in our blood" is giving way to "in our DNA." In Native American DNA, Kim TallBear shows how Native American clVezava: Mehka41,33 € -
Complexity(2011) MITCHELL, MELANIE (PROFESSOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, PROFESSOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY)A fascinating look at the exciting new sciences of complexity and what they reveal about everything from ant colonies to the World Wide Web, now available in paperbackVezava: Mehka42,25 € -
Disenchanted Night(1995) SCHIVELBUSCH, WOLFGANGTells the story of the development of artificial light in the nineteenth century. This title reveals the ways that the technology of artificial illumination helped forge modern consciousness. It discusses a range of subject including the political symboli40,53 € -
Wonderful Life(2000) GOULD, STEPHEN JAYIn this book Stephen Jay Gould explores what the Burgess Shale might tell us about evolution and the nature of history. The Darwinian theory of evolution is a well-known, well-explored area.Vezava: Mehka18,05 € -
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Permanent Present Tense(2014) CORKIN, DR SUZANNEWhen he was twenty-seven, Henry Molaison underwent surgery for his epilepsy. He awoke with part of his brain destroyed, and for the rest of his life would be trapped in the moment, unable to remember anything for more than a few seconds. For nearly five dVezava: Mehka18,05 € -
History of Astronomy(2003) HOSKIN, MICHAEL (, FELLOW OF CHURCHILL COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE)An introduction to the history of Western astronomy from prehistoric times to the origins of astrophysics in the mid nineteenth century. Emphasis is given to such topics as the merging of Babylonian and Greek astronomy in later Antiquity, Kepler's conversVezava: Mehka13,88 € -
Hysteria: The Biography(2011) SCULLThe story of hysteria is a curious one, for it persists as an illness for centuries before disappearing. Andrew Scull gives a fascinating account of this socially constructed disease that came to be strongly associated with women, showing the shifts in soVezava: Mehka16,66 € -
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Newton(2007) ILIFFE, ROB (, READER IN THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE, IMPERIAL COLLEGE, LONDON)Newton's contributions to our understanding of the heavens and the earth are considered by many to be unparalleled. This Very Short Introduction explains his remarkable scientific theories, and also uses Newton's own unpublished writings to paint a picturVezava: Mehka13,88 €
