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The Science Studies Reader Pulls Together The Foundational Essays In Science Studies By The Field's Key Scholars, Including The Cultural Study Of Science, F...

A crash course on this important branch of science explains such meaty matters as matter, gravity, and Einstein's theory of relativity, as well as many othe...

Sirius, Algol, Castor and Pollux, Mizar and Alcor: these names are well known to stargazers. But others ? Rasalhague, Vindemiatrix, Zubenelgenubi ? are obsc...

In This Book, The Authors Investigate An Array Of Instruments From The 17th To The 19th Century That Seem At First To Be Marginal To Science. By Looking At ...

Uses new research about the brain to explore how we can transcend our current physical and cultural limitations • Reveals that transcendence of current mo...

known For Many Years As Barron's Easy Way Series, The New Editions Of These Popular Self-teaching Titles Are Now Barron's E-z Series. Brand-new Cover De...

Nestled near the Hamptons, the fashionable summer playground of America's rich and famous, and in the shadow of New York City, lies an unimposing 840-acre ...

Presents An Inside Account Of The Fifteen Year Struggle To Design, Build, And Launch The Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite And Discusses The Politics, Pr...

In the final book of his astonishing career, Carl Sagan brilliantly examines the burning questions of our lives, our world, and the universe around us. Th...

From the fiery mass of the Sun's core to the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, Universe takes you on the ultimate guided tour of the cosmos. Full ...

A classic resource for teachers is back in print. This guide for teachers is the answer to all questions children ask and all the wonders they want to inve...

Beloved science commentator Bob McDonald takes us on a tour of our galaxy, unraveling the mysteries of the universe and helping us navigate our place among...

Examines All The Complex Processes That Keep Our Bodies Alive And Thriving, From The Basic Building Blocks Of The Body--our Cells--to Skin, Muscles, And Bon...

Uses new research about the brain to explore how we can transcend our current physical and cultural limitations • Reveals that transcendence of current mo...

Barron's growing list of E-Z Series titles are new, updated, and improved versions of Barron's longtime popular Easy Way books. New cover designs reflect t...