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Can You Hitch a Ride on a Comet? (A Question of Science Book)

Answers a variety of questions about comets including what they are, where they come from, and where they go.

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Evolution (Let's Read and Find Out Science Books)

Describes, using evidence found in fossil layers, how one-cell organisms evolved into complex plants and animals.

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The Truly Tasteless Scratch and Sniff Book (Funfax)

A collection of pongs from the worst toilets in the world, pebble-dash vommit and runny dog poo to the most odious odours ever. The large smell patches have a long-lasting quality that can be scratched again and again without losing their strength.

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Physical Chemistry for the Chemical and Biological Sciences

Hailed by advance reviewers as a kinder, gentler P. Chem. text, this book meets the needs of a one-semester course or a full-year course in physical chemistry. It is an ideal choice for classes geared toward pre-medical and life sciences students. Or, as stated in a May 2001 review in Journal of Chemical Education, this text meets these students where they are and opens the door to physical chemistry from a perspective they can appreciate. Physical Chemistry for the Chemical and Biological Sciences offers a wealth of applications to chemical and biological problems, numerous chapter-ending exercises, and an accompanying solutions manual. Well known for his clear writing and careful pedagogical approach, Raymond Chang has developed yet another masterpiece in chemical education.

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Partners in Wonder: Women and the Birth of Science Fiction, 1926-1965

Partners in Wonder revolutionizes our knowledge of women and early science fiction. Davin finds that at least 203 female authors published over a thousand stories in science fiction magazines between 1926 and 1965. This work explores the distinctly different form of science fiction that females wrote, offers a comprehensive bibliography of these works, and provides biographies of 133 of these women authors.

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Just Add Water: Science Projects You Can Sink, Squirt, Splash, Sail (Exp

Science experiments covering elementary science for related grade levels. These texts stress the importance of forming theories, making careful observations, and drawing sound conclusions. All equipment can be found in any home or classroom.

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A Whale Biologist at Work (Wildlife Conservation Society Books)

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Oil Spill!: Let's Read and Find Out Book Ce Book (Let'

Focusing on the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill and featuring full-color illustrations, an exploration of the effects spilled oil has on ocean life explains how these accidents are cleaned up and gives advice on how young environmentalists can help.

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A Source Book in Physics (Source Books in the History of the Sciences)

This is the reprint of a well-known and valuable work that has been out of print and widely sought for a number of years. A volume in the series of Source Books in the History of the Sciences, it consists of selections from the writings of the great physicists from the 16th through the 19th century--such figures as Galileo and Newton, Franklin and Faraday, Rowland, Hertz, and the Curies--making available to the student in English translation their most important contributions, described in their own words, together with biographical and explanatory notes by the editor.

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Combinatorics for Computer Science (Dover Books on Mathematics)

Useful guide covers two major subdivisions of combinatorics--enumeration and graph theory--with emphasis on conceptual needs of computer science. Each part is divided into a "basic concepts" chapter emphasizing intuitive needs of the subject, followed by four "topics" chapters that explore these ideas in depth. Invaluable practical resource for graduate students, advanced undergraduates, and professionals with an interest in algorithm design and other aspects of computer science and combinatorics. Unabridged republication of original 1985 edition. References for Linear Order & for Graphs, Trees, and Recursions. 219 figures.

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