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The New York Times book of science : more than 150 years of groundbreaking scientific coverage / edited by David Corcoran ; foreword by Brian Greene.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New York, NY : Sterling Publishing, [2015]Description: xx, 540 pages ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781402793219 (hardback)
  • 1402793219
Other title:
  • Book of science
Uniform titles:
  • New York Times
Contained works:
  • Duffus, R. L. 1888-1972
  • Wilford, John Noble. Jamestown Fort, "Birthplace" of America in 1607, is found
  • Burns, John F., 1944- Bones under parking lot belonged to Richard III
  • Kaempffert, Waldemar, 1877-1956. Star birth sudden, Lemaitre asserts
  • Wilford, John Noble. Peering back in time, astronomers glimpse galaxies aborning
  • Overbye, Dennis, 1944- What happened before the Big Bang
  • Wilford, John Noble. Viking robot sets down safely on Mars
  • Chang, Kenneth. Pluto's not a planet? Only in New York
  • Chang, Kenneth. Curiosity rover's quest for clues on Mars
  • Jeans, James, 1877-1946. What man's new 200-inch eyes will see
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 070.4/495 23
LOC classification:
  • Q 225 N532 2015
Contents:
Archaeology : rediscovering civilizations -- Astronomy : of time and the stars -- Biology : the mechanisms of life -- Earth science : plates, poles and oceans -- The environment : challenges to life -- Exploration : new worlds, down here and out there -- Life on Earth : biology, paleontology, zoology -- Mathematics : reality to infinity -- Medicine : outbreaks and breakthroughs -- Neuroscience : secrets of the brain -- On science and scientists : people, process and portrayals -- Physics : understanding the inconceivable -- Technology : invention and revolution.
Summary: Collects over 150 years of science articles from the New York Times, including stories on Einstein, the AIDS crisis, and the Curiosity rover.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) Q 225 N532 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000119925

Includes index.

Archaeology : rediscovering civilizations -- Astronomy : of time and the stars -- Biology : the mechanisms of life -- Earth science : plates, poles and oceans -- The environment : challenges to life -- Exploration : new worlds, down here and out there -- Life on Earth : biology, paleontology, zoology -- Mathematics : reality to infinity -- Medicine : outbreaks and breakthroughs -- Neuroscience : secrets of the brain -- On science and scientists : people, process and portrayals -- Physics : understanding the inconceivable -- Technology : invention and revolution.

Collects over 150 years of science articles from the New York Times, including stories on Einstein, the AIDS crisis, and the Curiosity rover.

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