The harmonious universe the beauty and unity of scientific understanding
Award-winning scientist and popular science writer Keith Laidler explains the major facts, principles, and theories of physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and astronomy, showing how they all complement one another, creating a harmonious picture of a completely integrated universe. Annotation. From...
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Amherst, N.Y.
Prometheus Books
2004
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Award-winning scientist and popular science writer Keith Laidler explains the major facts, principles, and theories of physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and astronomy, showing how they all complement one another, creating a harmonious picture of a completely integrated universe. Annotation. From quarks to quasars, this stimulating survey of the main branches of science will entertain, educate and inspire lay readers with a broad scientific understanding of our fascinating universe |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-354) and index The microscopic universe -- The electromagnetic universe -- The world of energy -- Packets of energy -- The theory of relativity -- The subatomic universe -- Our world and our universe -- Our changing universe -- Living things -- Chaos theory -- Scientific truth |
| Beschreibung: | 370 S. Ill. 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 1591021871 1-59102-187-1 9781591021872 978-1-59102-187-2 |