 |  Taming the Atom
by Hans Christian von Baeyer
Fascinating, accessible study covers the components of the atom, quantum mechanics, the atomic landscape, atoms in isolation, quantum reality, and more. "Lucid and entertaining." — The New York Times Book Review.
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|  Taxicab Geometry: An Adventure in Non-Euclidean Geometry
by Eugene F. Krause
Fascinating, accessible introduction to unusual mathematical system in which distance is not measured by straight lines. Illustrated topics include applications to urban geography and comparisons to Euclidean geometry. Selected answers to problems. read more
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|  The Birth & Death of the Sun: Stellar Evolution and Subatomic Energy
by George Gamow
In language that's both scientifically accurate and understandable, a founder of Big Bang theory chronicles the development of atomic theory and its revelations about our solar system. 1952 edition. 78 illustrations. read more
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|  The Chemical History of a Candle
by Michael Faraday
This highly readable text by a famous inventor explores the components and weight of the atmosphere; capillary attraction; carbon content in oxygen and living bodies; and much more. Numerous illustrations.
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|  The Compleat Strategyst: Being a Primer on the Theory of Games of Strategy
by J. D. Williams
Only a basic understanding of arithmetic is needed to grasp these strategy games with two or more sets of inimical interests and a limitless array of zero-sum payoffs. read more
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|  The Complete Book of Holograms: How They Work and How to Make Them
by Joseph E. Kasper
Steven A. Feller
Clear, thorough account, without complicated mathematics, explains geometric and zone plate holography and the different types of holograms, along with step-by-step instructions for making holograms. 116 illustrations. read more
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|  The Concept of Nature
by Alfred North Whitehead
The brilliant mathematician explores the problems of substance, space, and time; criticizes Einstein's method of interpreting results; and offers an alternative theory of the four-dimensional space-time manifold. 1920 edition. read more
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|  The Curves of Life
by Theodore A. Cook
Classic examination of the function of the spiral, or helix, in nature and art examines shells, leaves, human body, drawings of Leonardo, Leaning Tower of Pisa. 1914 edition. 426 illustrations. read more
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|  The Development of Mathematics
by E. T. Bell
One of the 20th century's foremost scholars surveys the role of mathematics in civilization, describing the main principles, methods, and theories of mathematics from 4000 B.C. to 1945. 1945 edition.
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|  The Exact Sciences in Antiquity
by O. Neugebauer
One of the foremost workers in the area of premodern science presents the standard nontechnical coverage of Egyptian and Babylonian mathematics and astronomy and their transmission into the Hellenistic world. read more
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|  The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
by Charles Darwin
Highly readable 1872 study by the great naturalist examines how people and animals display fear, anger, and pleasure. Abounding in anecdotes and quotations, it continues to inspire contemporary research. 21 figures, 7 plates.
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|  The Fourth Dimension Simply Explained
by Henry P. Manning
Twenty-two essays examine the fourth dimension: how it may be studied, its relationship to non-Euclidean geometry, analogues to three-dimensional space, its absurdities and curiosities, and its simpler properties. 1910 edition. read more
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