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Author Angier, Natalie.

Title The canon : a whirligig tour of the beautiful basics of science / Natalie Angier.

Imprint Boston, Mass. : Houghton Mifflin Co., 2007.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Pittsburg 2nd Fl Non-Fiction  500 Ang    ---  Available
Description 293 p. ; 24 cm.
Summary Presents a comprehensive guide to the study of physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and astronomy by Pulitzer Prize winner, Natalie Angier, that covers a number of issues including stem cell research, global warming, and the bird flu epidemic.
Note ;Introduction -- Thinking scientifically -- Probabilities -- Playing with scales -- Physics -- Chemistry -- Evolutionary biology -- Molecular biology -- Geology -- Astronomy.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-279) and index.
Subject Science -- Popular works.
ISBN 9780618242955
0618242953

 
    
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