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Unknown to all but a few, Newton was a practicing alchemist who dabbled with the occult, a tortured, obsessive character...  Read More >>

Working from the beliefs of Peruvian Indians, the author seeks to prove that DNA can conduct knowledge.  Read More >>

An update and revision of a book on the physics of golf, with new material added on putting, the latest technology...  Read More >>

A look at man's attempts to accurately measure time shows how the concept of time has steadily evolved and broadened...  Read More >>

""Dr. Bondeson dissects a dozen . . . examples of human credulity with the scalpel of a forensic historian, and...  Read More >>

This revised edition of Dawkins's look at the evolution of life and natural selection features a new afterword...  Read More >>

Sir Roger Penrose takes us on a fascinating roller-coaster ride through the basic principles of physics, cosmology,...  Read More >>

WILD NEW YORK surveys the city's surprisingly diverse and abundant flora and fauna, and serves as a detailed guidebook...  Read More >>

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As the most comprehensive introduction to Brazil available in English, Brazil: The Once and Future Country shows...  Read More >>

As the most comprehensive introduction to Brazil available in English, Brazil: The Once and Future Country shows...  Read More >>

This text presents anecdotes from Greek mythology, literature, episodes from the history of science, and personal...  Read More >>

From winning the lottery, placing bets at the races and escaping from bears to sports, Shakespeare, Google, game...  Read More >>

Explores the science of flavour and shows why what we think we know about taste is almost certainly wrong. In this...  Read More >>

In Skin, Monty Lyman takes us on a scientific journey around the largest organ in the human body. He first explores...  Read More >>

The New Scientist runs a popular column, The Last Word, which invites readers to write in with enquiries about everyday...  Read More >>

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Colour in art - as in life - is both inspiring and uplifting, but where does it come from? How have artists found...  Read More >>

He's travelled all over the world, delved into cutting-edge scientific research, enlisted chefs, psychologists,...  Read More >>

Pfirsich, Kiwi, Sojabohne, Zitronen, Orangen, Rhabarber, Ginseng sind nur einige der Nutz- und Heilpflanzen, die,...  Read More >>

Our solar system is currently orbiting a Black Hole 26,000 light years away at a speed of 200 km per second.In Ten...  Read More >>

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He looks at the origins of the term in the Biblical prophecies of the Book of Revelation - if the six ages of man...  Read More >>

Super-Computer und ständig verbesserte physikalische Modelle simulieren die Wetterabläufe immer detaillierter und...  Read More >>

Michael Fortun and Herbert J. Bernstein explore the processes of science and the interacting forces that determine...  Read More >>