Moduli Spaces Brambila-Paz, Leticia. by Brambila-Paz, Leticia, Newstead, Peter, Thomas, Richard, Garcia-Prada, Oscar

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The quantum adventure : does God play dice? / Alex Montwill & Ann Breslin. by Montwill, Alex

Table of Contents: “…; The Adventure Continues; Chapter 1: Prehistory -- Isaac Newton; Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543); Galileo Galilei (1564-1642); Isaac Newton (1642-1727); New concepts -- momentum and force; A new idea -- action and reaction; Newton's laws; Work and energy; Changing the direction of motion; Newton applies his laws of motion to celestial objects; Newton's law of gravitation; A new era; Determinism.…”
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IUTAM Symposium on Turbulence in the Atmosphere and Oceans Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium on Turbulence in the Atmosphere and Oceans, Cambridge, UK, December 8 ─ 12, 2008 / edi... by Dritschel, David

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Mathematics and Civilization : Part 2 / Cerebellum Corporation.

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Greatest Human Achievements Challenging Limits / DCD Media (Firm).

Table of Contents: “…Greatest Human Achievements Introduction (2:19) -- Inventing Magnification (2:22) -- Revolutionizing Western Worldview (2:32) -- Telescopes and Astronomy (1:43) -- Inventing the Microscope (3:24) -- Discovering the Vaccination Principle (Graphic) (3:17) -- Polio Vaccine (2:54) -- Discovering Anesthesia (Graphic) (4:29) -- Preventing Infection (1:20) -- Discovering Antibiotics (2:08) -- Developing Chemistry (2:05) -- Medical Imaging Technology (2:49) -- Sir Isaac Newton (3:03) -- Molecular Science (1:47) -- Discovering Atomic Energy (2:18) -- Higgs-Boson Particle (2:31) -- Theory of Evolution (5:05) -- Discovering Genetics (1:45) -- Understanding Reproduction (3:15) -- Nanotechnology Developments (2:42) -- Scientific Future (1:23) -- Credits: Greatest Human Achievements: Challenging Limits (0:50)…”
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The man in the monkeynut coat : William Astbury and the forgotten road to the double-helix / Kersten T. Hall. by Hall, Kersten T.

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Alchemy and Alchemists. by Martin, Sean

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The Discoverers.

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Reading Popular Newtonianism : Print, the Principia, and the Dissemination of Newtonian Science. by Miller, Laura

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Einstein's Gravity News, Science. by News, Science

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The Way of Science KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.).

Table of Contents: “…Science as Storytelling (2:48) -- Reasoning in Infants (3:25) -- Infants & Scientific Experimentation (1:49) -- Human Brain, Illusion, & Perspective (4:28) -- Social Value of Myths (2:53) -- Isaac Newton (1:59) -- Chaos Theory (3:17) -- Sciences of Complexity (3:52) -- Complexity Theory & Emergent Properties (1:30) -- Complexity Theory & Human Systems (1:28) -- Complex Adaptive System: Indonesian Rice Paddy (5:01) -- Complex Adaptive System: Native American River Civilization (3:22) -- Complex Adaptive Systems: Ancient Civilizations (2:33) -- Unending Evolution (2:09) -- Limitations of Science in Human Experience (2:40) -- Space Travel as Pilgrimage (2:32) -- Giving Credit to Advanced Science (2:41) -- When Nature Surprises (2:21) -- Natural Wonder & Scientific Understanding (2:34) -- Credits: The Way of Science (1:08)…”
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Emily @ the Edge of Chaos.

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Fabulous science : fact and fiction in the history of scientific discovery / John Waller. by Waller, John, 1972-

Table of Contents: “…; Part One: Right for the wrong reasons; 1 The pasteurization of spontaneous generation; 2 'The battle over the electron'; 3 The eclipse of Isaac Newton: Arthur Eddington's 'proof of general relativity; 4 Very unscientific management; 5 The Hawthorne studies: finding what you are looking for; Conclusion to Part I: Sins against science?…”
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Asperger's Syndrome and High Achievement : Some Very Remarkable People. by James, Ioan

Table of Contents: “…Philip of Spain (1527-1598); 3. Isaac Newton (1642-1727); 4. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745); 5. …”
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Significant figures : the lives and work of great mathematicians / Ian Stewart. by Stewart, Ian, 1945-

Table of Contents: “…Do not disturb my circles: Archimedes -- Master of the Way: Liu Hui -- Dixit algorismi: Muhammad al-Khwarizmi -- Innovator of the infinite: Madhava of Sangamagrama -- The gambling astrologer: Girolamo Cardano -- The last theorem: Pierre de Fermat -- System of the world: Isaac Newton -- Master of us all: Leonhard Euler -- The heat operator: Joseph Fourier -- Invisible scaffolding: Carl Friedrich Gauss -- Bending the rules: Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky -- Radicals and revolutionaries: Évariste Galois -- Enchantress of a number: Augusta Ada King -- The laws of thought: George Boole -- Musician of the primes: Bernhard Riemann -- Cardinal of the continuum: Georg Cantor -- The first great lady: Sofia Kovalevskaia -- Ideas rose in crowds: Henri Poincaré -- We must know, we shall know: David Hilbert -- Overthrowing academic order: Emmy Noether -- The formula man: Srinivasa Ramanujan -- Incomplete and undecidable: Kurt Gödel -- The machine stops: Alan Turing -- Father of fractals: Benoit Mandelbrot -- Outside in: William Thurston -- Mathematical people.…”
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The Elegant Universe Einstein's Dream / Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.).

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to String Theory (2:47) -- Credits & Sponsors: The Elegant Universe: Einstein's Dream (1:31) -- Einstein's Dream Revived (2:14) -- What is Unification (3:57) -- Isaac Newton (1:59) -- The Problem: Einstein v. Newton (3:01) -- Einstein's "General Relativity" (3:35) -- Unifying Electricity and Magnetism (4:01) -- Understanding Gravity and Electromagnetic Force (4:19) -- Introducing Quantum Mechanics (2:49) -- Theory of Quantum Mechanics (2:00) -- Experiencing Quantum Mechanics (2:40) -- Accuracy of Quantum Mechanics (1:51) -- Atomic Bomb (2:53) -- Two Separate Every-Wheres? …”
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The fundamental constants : a mystery of physics / Harald Fritzsch ; translated by Gregory Stodolsky. by Fritzsch, Harald, 1943-

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Vaccines: A Biography edited by Andrew W. Artenstein. by Artenstein, Andrew W.

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In Pursuit of Light Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.).

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Mass and Moles Open University.

Table of Contents: “…The Weigh on Which All Weights are Based (3:50) -- Weight Experiment (2:36) -- Early Weight Systems (3:07) -- Desire to Standardize Measurement (1:33) -- Scales of Justice (2:26) -- Sir Isaac Newton (2:06) -- Gravity Affects Weight (1:29) -- The Metric System (2:49) -- Weighing the Kilo (2:16) -- Casting the Kilo (2:37) -- Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (1:53) -- Crumbling Le Grand K (2:08) -- Ease of the Metric System (1:36) -- Difficulty of Weighing (2:37) -- Load Cells (2:37) -- Weight of a Single Cell (2:56) -- Watt Balance (3:06) -- Outside Forces on the Watt Balance (1:38) -- Counting Atoms (2:31) -- Silicon Sphere (2:54) -- Pure Silicon 28 (2:28) -- Periodic Table of Elements (2:30) -- The Mole (1:40) -- The Future of Measurement (2:28) -- Credits: Mass and Moles: Precision (0:45)…”
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