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Report copyright infringementby Chris Pellant (Author), Smithsonian Institution (Contribution by)Unearth a treasure trove of knowledge and discover the spectacular array of rocks and minerals on Earth! Learn how to identify more than 500 rocks and minerals of the world through stunning photographs, detailed characteristics, and quick, accessible text. Inside the pages of this comprehensive book about rocks and minerals, you'll discover: - A clear visual key distinguishing different rocks an...

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Report copyright infringementby Stan Tekiela (Author)Learn to Identify Trees in Pennsylvania! With this famous field guide by award-winning author and naturalist Stan Tekiela, you can make tree identification simple, informative, and productive. There's no need to look through dozens of photos of trees that don't grow in Pennsylvania. Learn about 117 species found in the state, organized by leaf type and attachment. Just look at a tree's leaves, then go to the correct section to learn what i...

The Acts of the Apostles, With Introduction, Notes, and Maps

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas Martin Lindsay (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is im...

The Earth Is on Fire! Put Out the Flames

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Report copyright infringementby Sharon Leontine Wallenberg (Author)This book explores the connection between activity and environmental consequences including melting ice, global warming, and how humans can stop these destructive forces. A must read for individuals of all ages and backgrounds. Number of Pages: 122 Dimensions: 0.33 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: November 23, 2025

What If? 10th Anniversary Edition: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

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Report copyright infringementby Randall Munroe (Author)A special 10th anniversary edition of the million-copy bestseller What If? from the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd--revised and annotated with brand-new illustrations and answers to the most absurd hypothetical questions you never thought to ask.Fans of xkcd ask Munroe a lot of strange questions: What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed of light? How fast can you hit a speed bump while driving and l...

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Report copyright infringementby Helen Czerski (Author)All of Earth's oceans, from the equator to the poles, are a single engine powered by sunlight, driving huge flows of energy, water, life, and raw materials. In The Blue Machine, physicist and oceanographer Helen Czerski illustrates the mechanisms behind this defining feature of our planet, voyaging from the depths of the ocean floor to tropical coral reefs, estuaries that feed into shallow coastal seas, and Arctic ice floes.Through stories...

Creating Teachable Moments; A Guidebook to Inspiring Values in the Classroom

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Report copyright infringementby Shannon W. McPherson (Author)Creating Teachable MomentsWhat happened to your dream of having a classroom that encourages students, cultivates a love for learning, and inspires you?Are you tired of untrustworthy, disrespectful, and unkind students? Have you grown tired of the ongoing battle in the classroom where values are not appreciated or followed?This personable author of My Teachable Moments demonstrates her excellence as a values-driven educator as she co...

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Report copyright infringementby David Yourtee (Author)The book is a philosophical and scientific discussion about the potential end of humanity and the steps needed to ensure a secure and prosperous future. The book emphasizes the importance of empathy, moral strength, and the protection and education of children to create a better world. It also explores the concept of human enhancement and the need for a balanced approach to technological and genetic advancements. Overall, the book is thoro...

The Infinite Abyss Series - Ignite Your Passion for Learning: Stimulate Your Curiosity With Astounding Facts and in-depth Exploration of the Human Bod

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Report copyright infringementby House of Abundance Publications (Author)The Infinite Abyss Series: Ignite Your Passion for Learning invites readers on a spectacular journey through the wonders of our universe. Dive deep into the intricacies of the human body, from the complex neural networks to the rhythm of a beating heart. Immerse yourself in the mysteries of our oceans, where colossal creatures and microscopic organisms thrive in harmony. Look up and travel beyond our blue planet to the va...

A Handbook Of Wireless Telegraphy, Its Theory And Practice: For The Use Of Electrical Engineers, Students, And Operators (1907)

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Report copyright infringementby James Erskine-Murray (Author)A Handbook of Wireless Telegraphy, Its Theory and Practice: For the Use of Electrical Engineers, Students, and Operators is a comprehensive guidebook written by James Erskine-Murray in 1907. The book provides a detailed overview of wireless telegraphy, exploring the theoretical concepts that underpin the technology and its practical applications.The book is divided into several sections, each of which covers a different aspect of wi...

Building Global Resilience in the Aftermath of Sustainable Development: Planet, People and Politics

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Report copyright infringementby Richard Pagett (Author)This book explains why the concept of sustainable development needs to be consigned to history. Using examples from around the world, Richard Pagett illustrates how so-called sustainable development has simply been a cul-de-sac, condemning millions to continuing extreme poverty. Building Global Resilience in the Aftermath of Sustainable Development highlights the futility of current governance systems in meeting modern day global challeng...

An Elementary Treatise On The Dynamics Of A Particle And Of Rigid Bodies (1919)

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Report copyright infringementby S. L. Loney (Author)An Elementary Treatise On The Dynamics Of A Particle And Of Rigid Bodies is a book written by S. L. Loney and published in 1919. The book is a comprehensive guide to the principles of mechanics and dynamics, covering both the motion of a single particle and the motion of rigid bodies. The author provides a detailed and clear explanation of the fundamental concepts of dynamics, including Newton's laws of motion, work and energy, and the conse...

Qualitative Data Collection Tools: Design, Development, and Applications

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Report copyright infringementby Felice D. Billups (Author)Qualitative Data Collection Tools is a new and unique supplementary text that will guide students and new researchers to design, develop, pilot, and employ qualitative tools in order to collect qualitative data. An often-omitted subject in general qualitative textbooks, qualitative tools form the backbone of the data collection process. Students and new researchers are frequently left to create their own qualitative tools from scratch,...

Teaching Science with Context: Historical, Philosophical, and Sociological Approaches

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Report copyright infringementby Maria Elice de Brzezinski Prestes (Editor), Cibelle Celestino Silva (Editor)This book offers a comprehensive overview of research at interface between History, Philosophy and Sociology of Science (HPSS) and Science Teaching in Ibero-America. It contributes to research on contextualization of science for students, teachers and researchers, and explains how to use different episodes of history of science or different themes of philosophy of science in regular sci...

Newton's Principia: The Mathematical Principles Of Natural Philosophy (1846)

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Report copyright infringementby Isaac Newton (Author), Andrew Motte (Translator)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original wo...

Rockets and Ray Guns: The Sci-Fi Science of the Cold War

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Report copyright infringementby Andrew May (Author)The Cold War saw scientists in East and West racing to create amazing new technologies, the like of which the world had never seen. Yet not everyone was taken by surprise. From super-powerful atomic weapons to rockets and space travel, readers of science fiction (SF) had seen it all before. Sometimes reality lived up to the SF vision, at other times it didn't. The hydrogen bomb was as terrifyingly destructive as anything in fiction, while re...

Dinosaurs Rediscovered: The Scientific Revolution in Paleontology

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Report copyright infringementby Michael J. Benton (Author)Over the past twenty years, the study of dinosaurs has transformed into a true scientific discipline. New technologies have revealed secrets locked in prehistoric bones that no one could have previously predicted. We can now work out the color of dinosaurs, the force of their bite, their top speeds, and even how they cared for their young.Remarkable new fossil discoveries--giant sauropod dinosaur skeletons in Patagonia, dinosaurs with ...

For Small Creatures Such as We: Rituals for Finding Meaning in Our Unlikely World

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Report copyright infringementby Sasha Sagan (Author)"A charming book, ringing with the joy of existence." --Richard Dawkins The perfect gift for a loved one or for yourself, For Small Creatures Such as We is part memoir, part guidebook, and part social history, a luminous celebration of Earth's marvels that require no faith in order to be believed. Sasha Sagan was raised by secular parents, the astronomer Carl Sagan and the writer and producer Ann Druyan. They taught her that the natural worl...

Black Holes: The Key to Understanding the Universe

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Report copyright infringementby Brian Cox (Author), Jeff Forshaw (Author)By the star physicist and author of multiple #1 Sunday Times bestsellers, a major and definitive work of popular science on black holes and how they can help us understand the universe. At the heart of our galaxy lies a monster so deadly it can bend space, throwing vast jets of radiation millions of light years out into the cosmos. Its kind were the very first inhabitants of the universe, the black holes.Today, across th...

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Report copyright infringementby Philip Clayton (Editor), Jaeha Woo (Editor)Many books explain why global warming is a problem; this book shows what must be done. It addresses central themes of climate change in straightforward terms, laying out the actions that need to be taken to slow global warming and adapt to the near and long-term future that we have created for ourselves.Collecting knowledge, personal stories, and practical insights from experts across a dozen specialties, this volume s...

Flight Paths: How a Passionate and Quirky Group of Pioneering Scientists Solved the Mystery of Bird Migration

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Report copyright infringementby Rebecca Heisman (Author)"Illuminating. . . . Flight Paths does what only the best science books do: It adds to our knowledge of the world without diminishing its wonder."--Wall Street JournalThe captivating, little-known true story of a group of scientists and the methods and technology they developed to uncover the secrets of avian migration.For the past century, in a compelling chapter of the history of science, scientists and naturalists have been steadily u...

The Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth's Past Mass Extinctions

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Report copyright infringementby Peter Brannen (Author)Oneof Vox's Most Important Books of the DecadeNew York Times Editors' Choice 2017Forbes Top 10 Best Environment, Climate, and Conservation Book of 2017As new groundbreaking research suggests that climate change played a major role in the most extreme catastrophes in the planet's history, award-winning science journalist Peter Brannen takes us on a wild ride through the planet's five mass extinctions and, in the process, offers us a glimpse...

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Report copyright infringementby Bruce McCune (Author), Linda Geiser (Author) A key component in healthy ecosystems, lichens can be found in almost any natural habitat in the Pacific Northwest. This comprehensive guide to the region's macrolichens is intended for use by beginners as well as specialists: weekend naturalists will be able to identify specimens and recognize the great diversity of lichens, while lichenologists and mycologists will gain greater knowledge of the distribution and abu...

Economic Geology of the Beaver Quadrangle, Pennsylvania (Southern Beaver and Northwestern Allegheny Counties)

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Report copyright infringementby Lester Hood Woolsey (Author)This volume presents a detailed economic geology study of the Beaver Quadrangle in Pennsylvania, encompassing southern Beaver and northwestern Allegheny Counties. Authored by Lester Hood Woolsey, the work provides an in-depth analysis of the region's geological composition and mineral resources. The study is an invaluable resource for geologists, mining engineers, and environmental scientists interested in the economic potential and ...

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Report copyright infringementby United States Bureau of Foreign Commerc (Created by)"India Rubber" offers a comprehensive overview of the burgeoning rubber industry in the late 19th century. Compiled by the United States Bureau of Foreign Commerce, this historical document provides insights into the manufacturing processes, trade, and economic significance of India rubber, also known as natural rubber. This detailed account explores the various applications of rubber, from industrial uses to ...

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Report copyright infringementby Erin James (Author)In Narrative in the Anthropocene, Erin James poses two complementary questions: What can narrative teach us about our current geological epoch, defined and marked by the irrevocable activity of humans on the Earth's geology and ecosystems? and What can our current geological epoch teach us about narrative? Drawing from a wide range of sources--including Jane Austen's Mansfield Park, Maria Popova's collective biography Figuring, Richard McGuir...

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Report copyright infringementby James Foadi (Author)Computational Physics with R provides a comprehensive introduction to computational methods in physics, designed for students and researchers who wish to use R as their primary programming environment. While computational physics is often taught with languages such as C++, Python, or Fortran, this book fills a unique gap by adopting R, a language widely known for statistical computing and data visualisation, and demonstrating its effectivene...

Feed Us with Trees: Nuts and the Future of Food

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Report copyright infringementby Elspeth Hay (Author)What if the future of food grew on trees--and had been with us all along? From acorns to chestnuts, hazelnuts, and beyond, discover the ancient staple crops that could nourish people and heal the planet. What You'll Learn in Feed Us with Trees In this groundbreaking and hopeful book, food writer Elspeth Hay reveals how nut trees can transform our diets, landscapes, and future. Drawing from Indigenous knowledge, cutting-edge science, and conv...

This Book Is a Planetarium: And Other Extraordinary Pop-Up Contraptions

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Report copyright infringementby Kelli Anderson (Author)Defying every expectation of what a book can be, this pop-up extravaganza transforms into six fully functional tools.Never has humble paper had such radical ambitions. "As impossible as it seems, this brilliant book allows its reader to manipulate scientific concepts like light, sound, time, and space. It is an irresistible treat for all ages."--Amazon reviewer A completely unique and incredibly cool pop-up science book for adults and kid...

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Report copyright infringementby Christopher L. Bennett (Author)Digital Audio Theory: A Practical Guide bridges the fundamental concepts and equations of digital audio with their real-world implementation in an accessible introduction, with dozens of programming examples and projects.Starting with digital audio conversion, then segueing into filtering, and finally real-time spectral processing, Digital Audio Theory introduces the uninitiated reader to signal processing principles and technique...

Biological Language Model: Theory and Application

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Report copyright infringementby Dong Qiwen (Author)Conceived as a cross between natural language processing methods and biological sequences in DNA, RNA and protein, biological language model is a new scientific research topic in bioinformatics that has been extensively studied by the authors. The basic theory and applications of this model are presented in this book to serve as an reference for graduate students and researchers. Number of Pages: 264 Dimensions: 0.63...

The LOCUS Distributed System Architecture

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Report copyright infringementby Gerald J. Popek (Author)LOCUS, a distributed version of the popular operating system Unix, provides an excellent solution. It makes a collection of computers, whether they are workstations or mainframes, as easy to use as a single computer by providing a set of supports for the underlying network that is virtually invisible to users and - applications programs.Computer systems consisting of many machines will be the norm within a few years. However, making a co...