Kenneth Hsu's previous books have fascinated general audiences and served as accessible texts for students of geology. Here this...
This is the last of the Small-scale Textiles series and covers the pre-spinning processes which make plant fibres suitable for...
Johannes Kepler contributed importantly to every field he addressed. He changed the face of astronomy by abandoning principles...
First published in 1972 and now available for the first time in paperback, this book is the summation of the life work of one...
Despite approval by Congress and the Bush administration and over seven billion dollars already spent, the Yucca Mountain, Nevada,...
Traditionally a scientific theory is viewed as based on universal laws of nature that serve as axioms for logical deduction. In...
In this book, a distinguished expert introduces plasma physics from the ground up, presenting it as a comprehensible field that...
The relationship between law and chance in the early evolution of life is the guiding theme of this provocative study. The author...
Genetic Alchemy summarizes and clarifies the background of policy and ethical issues, the debates engendered by uncertain risks...
Some scholars have viewed the Soviet state and science as two monolithic entities--with bureaucrats as oppressors, and scientists...
This book offers a systematic treatment--the first in book form--of the development and use of cohomological induction to construct...
An ever-increasing concern over environmental degradation, together with recent technological advances, has spawned an explosion...
What does the path taken by a ray of light share with the trajectory of a thrown baseball and the curve of a wheat stalk bending...
This volume presents an overview of current accomplishments and future directions in ecological theory. The twenty-three chapters...
The burning of biomass - forests, grasslands, and agricultural fields after the harvest - is much more widespread and extensive...
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