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The Story of Science Newton at the Center


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English | 2005 | pages: 480 | ISBN: 1588341615 | EPUB | 181,7 mb
In volume two, students will watch as Copernicus’s systematic observations place the sun at the center of our universe-to the dismay of establishment thinkers. After students follow the achievements and frustrations of Galileo, Kepler, and Descartes, they will appreciate the amazing Isaac Newton, whose discoveries about gravity, motion, colors, calculus, and Earth’s place in the universe set the stage for modern physics, astronomy, mathematics, and chemistry.

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The Story of Science Einstein Adds a New Dimension


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English | 2007 | pages: 480 | ISBN: 1588341623 | EPUB | 245,7 mb
In volume three, students will look over Albert Einstein’s shoulder as he and his colleagues develop a new kind of physics. It leads in two directions: to knowledge of the vast universe and its future (insights build on Einstein’s theories of relativity), and to an understanding of the astonishingly small subatomic world (the realm of quantum physics). Students will learn why relativity and quantum theory revolutionized our world and led to the most important ideas in modern science, maybe of all time.

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The Story of Science Aristotle Leads the Way Aristotle Leads the Way


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English | 2004 | pages: 256 | ISBN: 1588341607 | EPUB | 184,4 mb
Readers will travel back in time to ancient Babylonia, Egypt, and Greece. They will meet the world’s first astronomers, mathematicians, and physicists and explore the lives and ideas of such famous people as Pythagoras, Archimedes, Brahmagupta, al-Khwarizmi, Fibonacci, Ptolemy, St. Augustine, and St. Thomas Aquinas. Hakim will introduce them to Aristotle-one of the greatest philosophers of all time-whose scientific ideas dominated much of the world for eighteen centuries.

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Sasol Birds – The Inside Story


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English | February 9, 2005 | ISBN: 1770071512 | 200 pages | EPUB | 30 Mb
At last – a book that goes beyond bird identification and delves into the fascinating and little-known world of bird behaviour and biology. Birds – The Inside Story offers an absorbing insight into the lives of southern African birds, exploring a range of interesting topics that include:

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