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Exploring the universe : essays on science and technology /
This diverse selection of essays from the Royal Institution's Evening Discourses provides an accessible summary of current thinking in many areas of science and technology. Written by seven eminent contributors, the essays explore areas ranging from ancient aphrodisiacs to the latest pictures t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
1997.
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| Colección: | Essays on Science and Technology from the Royal Institution.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Aphrodisiacs, psychedelics, and the elusive magic bullet / John Mann
- The Woodhull Lecture : visual art and the visual brain / Semir Zeki
- Exploring the universe with the Hubble space telescope / Alec Boksenberg
- Sheathing the two-edged sword : one hundred years of radioactivity / Peter Christmas
- Alcohol and the development of human civilization / Bert Vallee
- Incremental decisions in a complex world / Chris Elliott
- Safety's debt to Davy and Faraday / James McQuaid.