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AuthorAngier, Natalie.TitleThe canon : a whirligig tour of the beautiful basics of science / Natalie Angier.PublishedBoston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 2007.FormatBook
Description293 p. ; 24 cm.

LinkTable of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0619/2006026871.html
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0702/2006026871-d.html
Sample text http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0728/2006026871-s.html
Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0737/2006026871-b.html
Author’s web site http://www.natalieangier.com
NotesIncludes bibliographical references (p. [267]-279) and index.
Contents|Introduction : sisyphus sings with a ying --| |1.|Thinking scientifically : an out-of-body experience --| |2.|Probabilities : for whom the bell curves --| |3. Calibration : playing with scales --|4.|Physics : and nothing’s plenty for me --| |5.|Chemistry : fire, ice, spies, and life --| |6.|Evolutionary biology : the theory of every body --| |7.|Molecular biology : cells and whistles --| |8.|Geology : imaging world pieces --| |9.|Astronomy : heavenly creatures --| |References --| |Acknowledgments --| |Index.|
AbstractAward-winning science journalist Angier takes us on a "guided twirligig through the scientific canon." She draws on conversations with hundreds of the world’s top scientists, and her own work as a reporter for the New York Times, to create an entertaining guide to scientific literacy--a joyride through the major scientific disciplines: physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and astronomy. It’s for anyone who wants to understand the great issues of our time--from stem cells and bird flu to evolution and global warming. It’s also one of those rare books that reignites our childhood delight in figuring out how things work: we learn what’s actually happening when our ice cream melts or our coffee gets cold, what our liver cells do when we eat a caramel, how the horse shows evolution at work, and that we really are all made of stardust.--From publisher description.
ISBN06182429539780618242955SubjectScience -- Popular works.

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