18 books like A dictionary of scientific terms
Biology
An updated edition of the ultimate guide to understanding biology. Ever wondered how the food you eat becomes the energy your body needs to keep going? The theory of evolution says that humans and chimps descended from a common ancestor, but does it tell us how and why? We humans are insatiably curious creatures who can't help wondering how things work starting with our own bodies. Wouldn't it be…
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Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Classe
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Histoire naturelle
THEORIEDE LATERREPREMIER DISCOURSDE LA MANIERE D'ETUDIER ET DE TRAITER L'HISTOIRE NATURELLEl'histoire naturelle, prise dans toute son etendue, est une histoire immense ; elle embrasse tous les objets que nous presente l'univers. Cette multitude prodigieuse de quadrupedes, d'oiseaux, de poissons, d'insectes, de plantes, de mineraux, etc.., offre a la curiosite de l'esprit humain un vaste spectacle…
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Zhongguo zao qi ke ji qi kan hui bianYasha Jiang
Zhongguo zao qi ke ji qi kan hui bian
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Obsolete
Is AI a bubble or humanity’s last invention? An existing harm or an existential threat? Obsolete cuts through the hype and false binaries to answer all the AI questions you have, while raising some you probably aren’t prepared for.The richest companies in history are racing to build a machine that replaces human labor—all of it. And, as this provocative new book insists, the only surefire way…
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Travels through the interior parts of North America, in the years 1766, 1767, and 1768
Jonathan Carver served as a member of Rogers’ Rangers and as a Captain in a Massachusetts regiment during the French and Indian War, and also studied surveying and mapping. In the 1760s he wanted to explore the new territory acquired by the British in that war, finally finding a sponsor in Robert Rogers, who had recently been appointed commander at Fort Michilimackinac. The Carver expedition’s…
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Insect-Plant Interactions
First Published in 1989, this book explores the relationship between plants and insects and the ways in which they interact with each other. Carefully compiled and filled with a vast repertoire of notes, diagrams, and references this book serves as a useful reference for students of oncology, and other practitioners in their respective fields.
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Botany
This text covers the fundamentals of plant science, including structure, genetics and evolution, physiology and development, and ecology. The text also contains information on molecular biology, plant biotechnology, and coverage of taxonomy and phylogeny of plants.--adapted from back cover.
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The botanic garden
One of the first popular science books, the intent of The Botanic Garden is to pique readers' interest in science while educating them at the same time. By embracing Linnaeus's sexualized language, which anthropomorphizes plants, Darwin makes botany interesting and relevant to his readers, but his reliance on conventional images of women when describing plants and flowers reinforces traditional…
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The Medusa and the Snail
Includes material on warts, DNA, cloning, and medical economics.
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The Intelligent Man's Guide to Science
Reports on recent advances in the physical and biological sciences to aid the general reader in understanding modern scientific phenomena.
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Campbell Biology
Campbell Biology is a biology textbook used for introductory Biology and Advanced Placement Biology courses. The textbook was initially published in 1987 by American biologist Neil Campbell, and has been used internationally by over 700,000 students in both high school and college-level classes.
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The variation of animals and plants under domestication
During the seven years which have elapsed since the publication in 1868 of the first edition of this Work, I have continued to attend to the same subjects, as far as lay in my power; and I have thus accumulated a large body of additional facts, chiefly through the kindness of many correspondents. Of these facts I have been able here to use only those which seemed to me the more important. I have…
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Gaia
Uiteenzetting van de theorie dat de aarde, zee en atmosfeer één groot organisme zijn dat zichzelf door een feedback-mechanisme in stand houdt, en een beoordeling van de huidige 'gezondheidstoestand' van het mechanisme.
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The Disappearing Spoon
The infectious tales and astounding details in The Disappearing Spoon follow carbon, neon, silicon, and gold as they play out their parts in human history, finance, mythology, war, the arts, poison, and the lives of the (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them. --from publisher description
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Science Experiments You Can Eat
Experiments with food demonstrate various scientific principles and produce an eatable result. Includes fruit drinks, grape jelly, muffins, chop suey, yogurt, and junket.
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The cyclopaedia ; or, universal dictionary of arts, sciences and literature
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Thomas S. Kuhn's classic book is now available with a new index.
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