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The science of archaeology--the study of the remains of the human past--pairs the thrill of the treasure hunt with the mystery of detective work. Readers will learn all about the different types of archaeology, as well as how archaeologists collect, analyze, and synthesize data. In this insightful volume, readers discover archaeologists' goals as they dig up discoveries and the training needed to get a foothold in the field. This book lays out the...
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Astronomy is one of the oldest natural sciences. From ancient times, people have recorded methodical observations of objects in the night sky and attempted to understand the mysteries of the universe. This title provides an engaging and up-to-date presentation of fundamental astronomy facts and principles. The text clearly explains the nature of celestial bodies such as the planets, dwarf planets, stars, moons, asteroids, and comets. It also examines...
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The study of living matter is an important part of biology. Being able to recognize living matter and differentiate it from nonliving matter is a key component of the science curriculum. This volume is a straightforward, comprehensive guide to the study of living matter: what it is composed of, how it reproduces, how it reacts to the environment around it, and how it evolves. Readers will enjoy the bright photos and engaging information while learning...
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Without chemistry, bread would not rise, cleaners would not clean, and life itself would not exist. Chemistry is the study of matter and the chemical changes that matter undergoes. The discovery of the atom and how atoms interact with one another has transformed the world. In this illuminating volume, readers learn about the history of chemistry and the concepts they might encounter in an introductory chemistry course, including chemical and volumetric...
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Bridging astronomy and physics, cosmology seeks to examine the nature of the universe as a whole. Scientific investigation of cosmology began in ancient times and progressed rapidly after the Scientific Revolution, which produced the discovery of gravity and the heliocentric model of Copernicus. This volume examines the historical developments in the field of cosmology, the evidence supporting the Big Bang theory, and the future implications of dark...
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Without physics, modern life would not exist. Instead of electric light, we would read by the light of candles. We couldn't build skyscrapers. We could not possibly bridge rivers, much less build a jet or interplanetary craft. Computers and smartphones would be unimaginable. Physics is concerned with the most fundamental aspects of matter and energy and how they interact to make the physical universe work. In accessible language and with explanatory...
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Even students who aren't inclined toward the sciences will find this book a great read. It is as much about the history of humanity and our curiosity regarding the world around us as it is an informative survey of our scientific breakthroughs. Included are early achievements-such as the discovery of fire and written language-and modern triumphs of ingenuity such as space exploration, genetics, information technology, and the so-called God Particle....
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Astounding Stories Of Super Science December 1930 features five Classic Science Fiction Stories from the "Golden Age of Science Fiction". Contents and short description: "Slaves Of Dust" by Sophie Wenzel Ellis: Fate's Retribution Was Adequate. There Emerged a Rat with a Man's Head and Face, "The Pirate Planet" by Charles W. Diffin: It is War. Interplanetary War. And on Far-Distant Venus Two Fighting Earthlings Stand Up Against a Whole Planet Run Amuck....
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Astounding Stories Of Super Science February 1930 features eight Classic Science Fiction Stories from the "Golden Age of Science Fiction". Contents and short description: "Old Crompton's Secret" by Harl Vincent: Tom's Extraordinary Machine Glowed-and the Years Were Banished from Old Crompton's Body. But There Still Remained, Deep-seated in His Century-old Mind, the Memory of His Crime, "Spawn Of The Stars" by Charles Willard Diffin: The Earth Lay...
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Astounding Stories Of Super Science February 1931 features five Classic Science Fiction Stories from the "Golden Age of Science Fiction". Contents and short description: "Werewolves Of War": The Story of the "Torpedo Plan" and of Capt. Lance's Heroic Part in America's Last Mighty Battle with the United Slavs, by D.W. Hall "The Tentacles From Below": Down to Tremendous Ocean Depths Goes Commander Keith Wells in His Blind Duel with the Marauding "Machine-Fish."...
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Astounding Stories Of Super Science June 1930 features six Classic Science Fiction Stories from the "Golden Age of Science Fiction". Contents and short description: "Out Of The Dreadful Depths" by C.D. Willard:Robert Thorpe Seeks Out the Nameless Horror That Is Sucking All Human Life Out of Ships in the South Pacific, "Murder Madness" by Murray Leinster: Bell, of the Secret "Trade," Strikes into the South American Jungle to Find the Hidden Stronghold...
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Astounding Stories Of Super Science March 1930 features five Classic Science Fiction Stories from the "Golden Age of Science Fiction". Contents and short description: "Cold Light" by Captain S.P. Meek: How Could a Human Body Be Found Actually Splintered--Broken into Sharp Fragments Like a Shattered Glass! Once Again Dr. Bird Probes Deep into an Amazing Mystery, "Brigands Of The Moon" by Ray Cummings: "Black Mutiny and Brigandage Stalk the Space-ship...
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Astounding Stories Of Super Science March 1931 features five Classic Science Fiction Stories from the "Golden Age of Science Fiction". Contents and short description: "When The Mountain Came To Miramar": It is Magic against Magic As Garry Connell Bluffs for His Life with a Prehistoric Savage in the Heart of Sentinel Mountain, by Charles W. Diffin, "Beyond The Vanishing Point": The Tale of a Golden Atom-an Astounding Adventure in Size. (A Complete...
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Astounding Stories Of Super Science May 1930 features five Classic Science Fiction Stories from the "Golden Age of Science Fiction". Contents and short description: "Dark Moon" by Charles W. Diffin: Mysterious, Dark, Out of the Unknown Deep Comes a New Satellite to Lure Three Courageous Earthlings on to Strange Adventure. (A Complete Novelette.) "When Caverns Yawned", by Captain S.P. Meek: Only Dr. Bird's Super-Scientific Sleuthing Stands in the Way...
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Astounding Stories Of Super Science November 1930 features six Classic Science Fiction Stories from the "Golden Age of Science Fiction". Contents and short description: "The Wall of Death" by H.W. Wessolowski: Out of the Antarctic It Came-a Wall of Viscid, Grey, Half-Human Jelly, Absorbing and Destroying All Life That It Encountered, "The Pirate Planet", by Charles W. Diffin: A Strange Light Blinks on Venus, and Over Old Earth Hovers a Mysterious...
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Astounding Stories Of Super Science October 1930 features five Classic Science Fiction Stories from the "Golden Age of Science Fiction". Contents and short description: "Stolen Brains" by Captain S.P. Meek: Dr. Bird, Scientific Sleuth Extraordinary, Goes After a Sinister Stealer of Brains. "The Invisible Death", by Victor Rousseau: With Night-Rays and Darkness-Antidote America Strikes Back, at the Terrific and Destructive Invisible Empire. (A Complete...
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From Hugo Award-winning editor Neil Clarke, the best science fiction stories of the year are collected in a single paperback volume. Keeping up-to-date with the most buzzworthy and cutting-edge science fiction requires sifting through countless magazines, e-zines, websites, blogs, original anthologies, single-author collections, and more-a task accomplishable by only the most determined and voracious readers. For everyone else, Night Shade Books is...
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Astounding Stories Of Super Science March 1930 features six Classic Science Fiction Stories from the "Golden Age of Science Fiction". Contents and short description: "The Man Who Was Dead" by Thomas H. Knight: As Jerry's Eyes Fell on the Creature's Head, He Shuddered-for the Face Was Nothing but Bone, with Dull-brown Skin Stretched Taut over It. A Skeleton That Was Alive!, "Monsters Of Moyen" by Arthur J. Burks: "The Western World Shall be Next!"...
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Astounding Stories Of Super Science August 1930 features seven Classic Science Fiction Stories from the "Golden Age of Science Fiction". Contents and short description: "The Planet Of Dread" by R.F. Starzl: A Stupid Blunder-and Mark Forepaugh Faces a Lifetime of Castaway Loneliness in the Savage Welter of the Planet Inra's Monster-ridden Jungles, "The Lord Of Space" by Victor Rousseau: A Black Caesar Had Arisen on Eros-and All Earth Trembled at His...
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Astounding Stories Of Super Science August 1931 features six Classic Science Fiction Stories from the "Golden Age of Science Fiction". Contents and short description: "Danger From The Deep" by Ralph Milne Farley: Marooned on the Sea-Floor, His Hoisting Cable Cut, Young Abbot Is Left at the Mercy of the Man-Sharks, "Brood Of The Dark Moon" by Charles Willard Diffin: Once More Chet, Walt and Diane Are United in a Wild Ride to the Dark Moon. But This...
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