ISBN: 9780199601202 | Paperback
What is that strange and mysterious force that pulls one magnet towards another, yet seems to operate through empty space? This is the elusive force o... Meer informatie
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Superconductivity is one of the most exciting areas of research in physics today. Outlining the history of its discovery, and the race to understand i... Meer informatie
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In this Very Short Introduction Frank Close describes the historical development of nuclear physics, our understanding of the nucleus, how nuclei form... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780192873750 | Paperback
Following the discovery of the Higgs boson, Frank Close has produced this major revision to his classic and compelling introduction to the fundamental... Meer informatie
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An introduction to the fundamental constituents of the universe. Beginning with a guide to what matter is made of and how it evolved, the author goes ... Meer informatie
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A highly stimulating Very Short Introduction to the history of Ancient Greek civilization, from the first documented use of the Greek language in abou... Meer informatie
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In this second edition, Les Iversen presents an introductory account of what drugs are, how they work, and the advances made over the past 100 years i... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780198739838 | Paperback
This seminal book injects the topic of superintelligence into the academic and popular mainstream. What happens when machines surpass humans in genera... Meer informatie
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The generation into which each person is born, the demographic composition of that cohort, and its relation to those born at the same time in other pl... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780198706953 | Paperback
Nazi Germany may have only lasted for 12 years, but it has left a legacy that still echoes with us today. This book discusses the emergence and appeal... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780192802484 | Paperback
Essential reading for anyone interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this Very Short Introduction looks at Africa's pa... Meer informatie
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First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Paul Langford's Very Short Introduction to Eighteenth-Century B... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780197549322 | Hardcover
A major new history of the eastern Roman Empire, from Constantine to 1453. In recent decades, the study of the Eastern Roman Empire, also known as ... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780198712169 | Paperback
For centuries Britain was an integral part of the Roman Empire. In this Very Short Introduction, Peter Salway weaves together the latest archaeologica... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780192803955 | Paperback
This book introduces readers to the concepts of political philosophy - authority, democracy, freedom and its limits, justice, feminism, multiculturali... Meer informatie
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How ought we to live? What really exists? How do we know? Edward Craig discusses some of the key questions philosophy engages with. He explores import... Meer informatie
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The Norman Conquest in 1066 was the last time England was successfully invaded, and was one of the most profound turning points in English history, ca... Meer informatie
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In this Very Short Introduction Normon Soloman explores Judaism as a religion and as a way of life, including its festivals, prayers, customs, and sec... Meer informatie
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The 'extended phenotype' is Dawkins' key contribution to the gene's eye view of evolution given in The Selfish Gene. He shows that the influence of ge... Meer informatie
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In his bestselling work of popular science, Sir Roger Penrose takes us on a fascinating tour through the basic principles of physics, cosmology, mathe... Meer informatie
