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61. The Curious Death of Peter Artedi: A Mystery in the History of Science by Theodore W. Pietsch | |
Hardcover: 240
Pages
(2010-10-05)
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Editorial Review Product Description Told through the voice of a pivotal figure in the Age of Enlightenment, this entertaining work of historical fiction explores the world of old Amsterdam and the mysterious death of a young scientist. When Peter Artedi and Carl Linnaeus first meet in March 1729 as students at Uppsala University, they take an immediate liking to each other and soon form an intense intellectual bond. Sharing their revolutionary ideas about order and hierarchy in nature, the pair develop elaborate plans to classify plants and animals in ways never seen beforeLinnaeus focusing on plants and Artedi concentrating on fishes. In September 1735, though, just as Artedi is set to publish his work, he drowns under puzzling circumstances. Following up on a pledge to his lost friend, Linnaeus retrieves Artedi’s manuscripts and has them published, not before he publishes his own work and makes a name for himself as a historical figure of epic proportions, while Artedi is quickly forgotten. This story about a little-known event from a key point in history investigates the untold tale behind the friendship of Linnaeus and Artedi and what may have actually happened between them. |
62. CLEP Social Sciences and History: The Best Test Prep for the CLEP (Best Test Preperation & Review Course) by Scott, Ph.D. Dittloff | |
Paperback: 544
Pages
(2010-01-16)
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Customer Reviews (3)
Good prep; very detailed.
Practice Tests are excellent, review sections not as much.
Passed my CLEP with this book!! |
63. The Science of Conjecture: Evidence and Probability before Pascal by James Franklin | |
Paperback: 512
Pages
(2002-07-23)
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Editorial Review Product Description The Science of Conjecture provides a history of rational methods of dealing withuncertainty. Everyone can take a rough account of risk, Franklin argues, but understanding theprinciples of probability and using them to improve performance poses serious problems, thesolution to which we have only learned over many generations and after much trial and error.This study explores the coming to consciousness of the human understanding of risk. Customer Reviews (4)
Brilliant and Dazzling
Extraordinarily lucid account of abstruse subjects
The science of common sense.
A great read on the development of our modern thinking |
64. The Cloudspotter's Guide: The Science, History, and Culture of Clouds by Gavin Pretor-Pinney | |
Paperback: 320
Pages
(2007-06-05)
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Editorial Review Product Description Where do clouds come from? Why do they look the way they do? And why have they captured the imagination of timeless artists, Romantic poets, and every kid who's ever held a crayon? Veteran journalist and lifelong sky watcher Gavin Pretor-Pinney reveals everything there is to know about clouds, from history and science to art and pop culture. Cumulus, nimbostratus, and the dramatic and surfable Morning Glory cloud are just a few of the varieties explored in this smart, witty, and eclectic tour through the skies. Illustrated with striking photographs (including a new section in full-color) and line drawings featuring everything from classical paintings to lava lamps, The Cloudspotter's Guide will have enthusiasts, weather watchers, and the just plain curious floating on cloud nine. Customer Reviews (23)
When child-like becomes childish
Looking at clouds
Bookworm
awesome gift for myself
Strengths and weaknesses |
65. Science and the Secrets of Nature by William Eamon | |
Paperback: 510
Pages
(1996-05-13)
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MEDIEVAL SCIENCE |
66. History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science by John William Draper | |
Kindle Edition:
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(1998-02-01)
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Not much has changed
this is a disturbing book |
67. History of Magic and Experimental Science, Vol 6 by Lynn Thorndike | |
Hardcover: 766
Pages
(1953-10-15)
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68. Political Science by Robert Heineman | |
Paperback: 352
Pages
(1995-07-01)
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Great
Worst! I WANT MY MONEY!
A good, wide-ranging primer |
69. Review for the CLEP Social Science and History Examination by Ann Garvin, Eileen Curristine | |
Paperback: 310
Pages
(2009-03-26)
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Editorial Review Product Description Comex Systems, Inc. has been the leading CLEP test preparation company for over 30 years. Customer Reviews (13)
Great!
Easy reading but probably not enough to pass.
Good Review
Do yourself a favor
Just enough info - great book |
70. California Studies: History-Social Science, Grade 4 by Dr. Herman J. Viola, Dr. Sarah Witham Bednarz, Dr. Carlos E. Cortes, Dr. Mark C. Schug, Dr. Charles S. White, Dr. Cheryl Jennings | |
Hardcover: 494
Pages
(2007-01-01)
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71. Science in the Contemporary World: An Encyclopedia (ABC-Clio's History of Science) by Eric Swedin | |
Hardcover: 382
Pages
(2005-03-08)
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72. The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography by Simon Singh | |
Paperback: 432
Pages
(2000-08-29)
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Editorial Review Product Description In the information age, the fear that drives cryptographicimprovements is both capitalistic and libertarian--corporations needencryption to ensure that their secrets don't fall into the hands ofcompetitors and regulators, and ordinary people need encryption tokeep their everyday communications private in a freesociety. Similarly, the battles for greater decryption power come fromsaid competitors and governments wary of insurrection. The Code Book is an excellent primer for those wishing tounderstand how the human need for privacy has manifested itselfthrough cryptography.Singh's accessible style and clear explanationsof complex algorithms cut through the arcane mathematical detailswithout oversimplifying.--Therese Littleton Customer Reviews (278)
Not for kindle
Excellent book
Murder plots, Indiana Joneses, and cyphers
Interesting Read
Great read. |
73. A History of Engineering and Science in the Bell System: Electronics Technology, (1925-1975) by AT&T Bell Laboratories | |
Hardcover: 370
Pages
(1985-03)
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A lost scientific gem |
74. Seeing Further: The Story of Science, Discovery, and the Genius of the Royal Society by Bill Bryson | |
Hardcover: 512
Pages
(2010-11-01)
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Editorial Review Product Description Edited and introduced by Bill Bryson, with original contributions from "a glittering array of scientific writing talent" (Sunday Observer) including Richard Dawkins, Margaret Atwood, Richard Holmes, Martin Rees, Richard Fortey, Steve Jones, James Gleick, and Neal Stephenson, among others, this incomparable book tells the spectacular story of science and the international Royal Society, from 1660 to the present. Seeing Further is also gorgeously illustrated with photographs, documents, and treasures from the Society's exclusive archives. On a damp weeknight in November three hundred and fifty years ago, a dozen men gathered in London. After hearing an obscure twenty-eight-year-old named Christopher Wren lecture on the wonders of astronomy, his rapt audience was moved to create a society to promote the accumulation of useful—and fascinating—knowledge. At that, the Royal Society was born, and with it, modern science. Since then, the Royal Society has pioneered global scientific exploration and discovery. Its members have split the atom, discovered the double helix and the electron, and given us the computer and the World Wide Web. Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Robert Hooke, Robert Boyle, Joseph Banks, Humphry Davy, John Locke, Alexander Fleming, Stephen Hawking—all have been fellows. Bill Bryson's favorite fellow is the Reverend Thomas Bayes, a brilliant mathematician who devised Bayes' theorem. Its complexity meant that it had little practical use in Bayes' own lifetime, but today his theorem is used for weather forecasting, astrophysics, and even stock-market analysis. A milestone in mathematical history, it exists only because the Royal Society decided to preserve it—just in case. Truly global in its outlook, the Royal Society now is credited with creating modern science. Seeing Further is an unprecedented celebration of its history and the power of ideas, bringing together the very best of science writing. |
75. The Way It Wasn't: Great Science Fiction Stories of Alternate History (Volume 0) by Martin Harry Greenberg, Robert Silverberg | |
Paperback: 365
Pages
(1998-07-10)
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Bad title, great writing.
Very Entertaining
Take a wild ride through history as it could have been. |
76. Hellenistic Science and Culture in the Last Three Centuries b.c. by George Sarton | |
Paperback: 554
Pages
(1993-10-12)
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The past comes to life in this historical opus. |
77. Science and Technology in World History, Vol. 1: The Ancient World and Classical Civilization by David Deming | |
Paperback: 275
Pages
(2010-04-20)
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well-written and well-researched history |
78. The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction (Cambridge Companions to Literature) | |
Paperback: 326
Pages
(2003-12-08)
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An excellent academic study of science fiction
One of the best anthologies I have ever read |
79. The Cambridge History of Science, Volume 5: The Modern Physical and Mathematical Sciences | |
Hardcover: 708
Pages
(2002-10-28)
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80. Japan's Wartime Medical Atrocities: Comparative Inquiries in Science, History, and Ethics (Asia's Transformations) | |
Hardcover: 272
Pages
(2010-08-17)
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