| Description |
1 online resource (34 entries) : 16 images |
| Series |
Teach yourself |
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Teach yourself
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| Contents |
Part one. How we got here. 1. Bang we're off ; 2. We are all stardust ; 3. Recipe for a solar system ; 4. Life begins ; 5. Evolution and extinction -- Part two. Way of all flesh. 6. Life in sequence ; 7. From the bottom up ; 8. Getting it on ; 9. Man the defences ; 10. Attack of the nerves -- Part three. Earth, wind and fire. 11. The ground beneath our feet ; 12. Shake, rattle and roll ; 13. Earth rocks ; 14. Wet and windy ; 15. Stormy weather -- Part four. We have the technology. 16. Full of energy ; 17. Coming in waves ; 18. Information overload ; 19. Material advance ; 20. It's alive -- Part five. When science goes bad. 21. Fraud, fakery and fantasy ; 22. Shocks and scares ; 23. Hot enough for you? ; 24. Apocalypse now ; 25. Know your limits -- Part six. Science of the future. 26. Back to the future ; 27. A.I. ; 28. Innerspace ; 29. A space odyssey ; 30. Things to come |
| Summary |
Covering everything from the Big Bang to global warming, The Big Ideas in Science is an accessible and easy-to-use introduction to the scientific world, what it has achieved over the past few hundred years and what it promises for the future |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Title page of print version |
| Subject |
Science.
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Space sciences.
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Biology.
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Evolution.
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Technology.
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science (modern discipline)
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biology.
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Biology
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Evolution
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Science
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Space sciences
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Technology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781803162171 |
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1803162171 |
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