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Explains the problems faced by those attempting to establish calendars in the ancient world, and the ingenious ways...  Read More >>

This work is a unique introductory A-Z resource detailing the scientific achievements of the contemporary world...  Read More >>

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This book focuses on the impact of media coverage and advertising on the reputation of companies and sectors. Seeing...  Read More >>

Die Bedeutung der Hand liegt gewissermaen auf der Hand: Ohne dieses Wunderwerk an Prazision und Empfindsamkeit,...  Read More >>

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Investigates the complex, bizarre, and sometimes outrageous history of synthetic testosterone and other male hormone...  Read More >>

Special relativity provides the foundations of our understanding of space and time. Without it, our understanding...  Read More >>

Several years later, IBM responded with a system called Lucifer that came to simply be known as DES (data encryption...  Read More >>

Details how a succession of Salyut space stations led to the development of Mir. This title depicts Mir's assembly...  Read More >>

The discovery that fusion reactions are responsible for the building of the light elements in the ""Big Bang"" and...  Read More >>

Did man evolve through blind chance, as a result of random mutations? People often assume that Darwin's explanation...  Read More >>

Animals are carriers of harmful infectious agents and the source of myriad human diseases, such as AIDS, SARS, West...  Read More >>

This work tours the typical home to examine the most taken-for-granted objects, and finds incredible stories behind...  Read More >>

'Great blasts from the past and how it all started with a few fireworks' THE GUARDIAN This entertaining and informative...  Read More >>

The world around us can be a complex, confusing place. Earthquakes happen without warning, stock markets fluctuate,...  Read More >>

What if Earth had several moons or massive rings like Saturn? What if the Sun were but one star in a double-star...  Read More >>

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Educating young people about sex and sexuality remains one of the most controversial and political areas of the...  Read More >>

The Palgrave Environmental Reader explores America's evolving fascination with nature and environmental concerns....  Read More >>

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From the author of ""The Little Ice Age,"" a wide-ranging and surprising look at how climate changes have affected...  Read More >>

Explains the meaning and far-flung implications of the general theory of relativity and other mysteries of modern...  Read More >>

On November 1, 1755 - All Saints' Day - a massive earthquake struck Europe's Iberian Peninsula and destroyed the...  Read More >>