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Quantum Astrologer's Handbook
a history of the Renaissance mathematics that birthed imaginary numbers, probability, and the new physics of the universe
Häftad, 2018
117 kr
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A Daily Telegraph book of the year.This is a landmark in science writing that resurrects from the vaults of neglect the polymath Jerome Cardano, a Milanese of the sixteenth century. Who is he? A gambler and blasphemer, inventor and chancer, plagued by demons and anxieties, astrologer to kings, …
Kvantastrologens handbok
Inbunden, 2018
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
235 kr
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"EN AV 2017 ÅRS BÄSTA BÖCKER! 'Kvantastrologens handbok' är en underbar blandning av biografi och fysik som berättar hur en doktor på 1500-talet indirekt la grunden för kvantfysiken." /The Telegraph "Michael Brooks utomordentliga och egensinniga bok är delvis en biografi över matematikern Girolamo …
Nothing
Surprising Insights Everywhere from Zero to Oblivion
Av Stephen Battersby, Andy Coghlan m. fl.
E-bok, 2014
159 kr
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The writers behind New Scientist explore the baffling concept of nothingness from the fringes of the universe to our minds'' inner workings.It turns out that nothing is as curious or as enlightening as nothingness itself. What is nothing? Where can it be found? The writers of the world''s …
13 Things that Don't Make Sense: The Most Baffling Scientific Mysteries of Our Time
Häftad, 2009
259 kr
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Introduction to Geophysical Exploration
Av Philip Kearey, Michael Brooks m. fl.
Häftad, 2002
818 kr
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This new edition of the well-established Kearey and Brooks text is fully updated to reflect the important developments in geophysical methods since the production of the previous edition. The broad scope of previous editions is maintained, with even greater clarity of explanations from the revised …
Introduction to Geophysical Exploration
Av Ian Hill, Michael Brooks m. fl.
E-bok, 2013
994 kr
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This new edition of the well-established Kearey and Brooks text is fully updated to reflect the important developments in geophysical methods since the production of the previous edition. The broad scope of previous editions is maintained, with even greater clarity of explanations from the revised …
Planning Theory for Practitioners
Häftad, 2002
922 kr
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This book is recommended reading for planners preparing to take the AICP exam. In this new book, the author bridges the gap between theory and practice. The author describes an original approach-Feedback Strategy-that builds on the strengths of previous planning theories with one big difference: it …
Planning Theory for Practitioners
E-bok, 2019
1004 kr
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This book is recommended reading for planners preparing to take the AICP exam. In this new book, the author bridges the gap between theory and practice. The author describes an original approach-Feedback Strategy-that builds on the strengths of previous planning theories with one big difference: it …
Planning Theory for Practitioners
E-bok, 2019
1004 kr
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This book is recommended reading for planners preparing to take the AICP exam. In this new book, the author bridges the gap between theory and practice. The author describes an original approach-Feedback Strategy-that builds on the strengths of previous planning theories with one big difference: it …
Introduction to Geophysical Exploration
Av Ian Hill, Michael Brooks m. fl.
E-bok, 2009
962 kr
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This new edition of the well-established Kearey and Brooks text is fully updated to reflect the important developments in geophysical methods since the production of the previous edition. The broad scope of previous editions is maintained, with even greater clarity of explanations from the revised …
Quantum Computing and Communications
E-bok, 2012
734 kr
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We have, in the last few years, radically improved our grasp of the quantum world. Not just intellectually, either: our ability to manipulate real quantum systems has grown in equal measure with our understanding of their fundamental behavior. These two shoots - the intellectual and the practical …
Can We Travel Through Time?
The 20 Big Questions in Physics
Häftad, 2012
147 kr
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Can We Travel Through Time? addresses 20 of the most fundamental and frequently asked questions in physics. What is the God particle? Does chaos theory spell disaster? Am I unique in the universe? What is light? Each 3,000 word essay examines these eternally perplexing questions in a way that is …
At the Edge of Uncertainty
11 Discoveries Taking Science by Surprise
Häftad, 2015
137 kr
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The atom. The Big Bang. DNA. Natural selection. All ideas that have revolutionised science - and that were dismissed out of hand when they first appeared. The surprises haven't stopped: here, Michael Brooks, bestselling author of 13 Things that Don't Make Sense, investigates the new wave of …
Science(ish)
The Peculiar Science Behind the Movies
Av Rick Edwards, Michael Brooks
Häftad, 2018
153 kr
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A Sunday Times Book of the YearA New Scientist Gift Pick"Bright, nerdy and funny! Of course I loved it." Dara Ó BriainCan we resurrect dinosaurs? Is a Martian holiday good for your health? Can we build a time machine? (And more importantly, can it look like the DeLorean?)Answering these questions …
Hollywood Wants to Kill You
The Peculiar Science of Death in the Movies
Av Michael Brooks, Rick Edwards
Häftad, 2020
153 kr
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'A wonderful book... Delightfully varied... As with all the best science writing, this book doesn't just give answers, it also asks interesting questions.' Daily Mail'Captivating and intelligent! Who knew death could be this much fun?' Richard OsmanAsteroids, killer sharks, nuclear bombs, viruses, …
Against the Web
A Cosmopolitan Answer to the New Right
Häftad, 2020
90 kr
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"A brilliant critique of the Right with very sharp insight on some of the shortcomings of the Left, this book is a must-read for anyone looking to understand how dishonest actors spread their propaganda." Ana Kasparian, Host and Executive Producer of The Young Turks Michael Brooks takes on the new …
13 Things That Don't Make Sense
The Most Intriguing Scientific Mysteries of Our Time
E-bok, 2010
143 kr
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Science starts to get interesting when things don''t make sense.Even today there are experimental results that the most brilliant scientists can neither explain nor dismiss. In the past, similar anomalies have revolutionised our world: in the sixteenth century, a set of celestial irregularities led …
Free Radicals
The Secret Anarchy of Science
E-bok, 2011
126 kr
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For more than a century, science has cultivated a sober public image for itself. But as bestselling author Michael Brooks explains, the truth is very different: many of our most successful scientists have more in common with libertines than librarians.This thrilling exploration of some of the …
At the Edge of Uncertainty
11 Discoveries Taking Science by Surprise
E-bok, 2014
122 kr
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The atom. The Big Bang. DNA. Natural selection. All ideas that have revolutionised science - and that were dismissed out of hand when they first appeared. The surprises haven''t stopped: here, Michael Brooks, bestselling author of 13 Things that Don''t Make Sense, investigates the new wave of …
Big Questions: Physics
E-bok, 2012
45 kr
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The Big Questions series is designed to let renowned experts address the 20 most fundamental and frequently asked questions of a major branch of science or philosophy. Each 3000-word essay simply and concisely examines a question that has eternally perplexed enquiring minds, and provides answers …
Quantum Computing and Communications
Häftad, 1999
551 kr
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We have, in the last few years, radically improved our grasp of the quantum world. Not just intellectually, either: our ability to manipulate real quantum systems has grown in equal measure with our understanding of their fundamental behavior. These two shoots - the intellectual and the practical …
13 Things That Don't Make Sense
The Most Intriguing Scientific Mysteries of Our Time
Häftad, 2010
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
123 kr
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Science starts to get interesting when things don't make sense.Even today there are experimental results that the most brilliant scientists can neither explain nor dismiss. In the past, similar anomalies have revolutionised our world: in the sixteenth century, a set of celestial irregularities led …
Planning Theory for Practitioners
Inbunden, 2002
2124 kr
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This book is recommended reading for planners preparing to take the AICP exam. In this new book, the author bridges the gap between theory and practice. The author describes an original approach-Feedback Strategy-that builds on the strengths of previous planning theories with one big difference: it …
Maths That Made Us
how numbers created civilisation
Häftad, 2022
135 kr
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Quadratic equations, Pythagoras’ theorem, imaginary numbers, and pi — you may remember studying these at school, but did anyone ever explain why? Never fear — bestselling science writer, and your new favourite maths teacher, Michael Brooks, is here to help.In The Maths That Made Us, Brooks reminds …
