Author: ANGIER, NATALIE
Title: The canon : a whirligig tour of the beautiful basics of science / Natalie Angier
Description: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company 2007. First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 293 pages; Description: 293 p. ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-279) and index. Subjects: Science --Popular works. Summary: Award-winning science journalist Angier takes us on a 'guided twirligig through the scientific canon.' She draws on conversations with hundreds of the world's top scientists. and her own work as a reporter for the New York Times. to create an entertaining guide to scientific literacy--a joyride through the major scientific disciplines: physics. chemistry. biology. geology. and astronomy. It's for anyone who wants to understand the great issues of our time--from stem cells and bird flu to evolution and global warming. It's also one of those rare books that reignites our childhood delight in figuring out how things work: we learn what's actually happening when our ice cream melts or our coffee gets cold. what our liver cells do when we eat a caramel. how the horse shows evolution at work. and that we really are all made of stardust.Weight in Kg appr.:

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