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100 1 $aAngier, Natalie.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88117365
245 14 $aThe canon :$ba whirligig tour of the beautiful basics of science /$cNatalie Angier.
260 $aBoston :$bHoughton Mifflin Company,$c2007.
300 $a293 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [267]-279) and index.
505 00 $tIntroduction : Sisyphus sings with a ying -- $g1.$tThinking sceintifically : an out-of-body experience -- $g2.$tProbabilities : for whom the bell curves -- $g3.$tCalibration : playing with scales -- $g4.$tPhysics : and nothing's plenty for me -- $g5.$tChemistry : fire, ice, spies, and life -- $g6.$tEvolutionary biology : the theory of every body -- $g7.$tMolecular biology : cells and whistles -- $g8.$tGeology : imagining world pieces -- $g9.$tAstronomy : heavenly creatures.
520 1 $a"Natalie Angier takes us on a whirligig tour of the scientific canon. She draws on conversations with hundreds of the world's top scientists and her own work as a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the New York Times to create an entertaining guide to scientific literacy. The Canon is vital reading for anyone who wants to understand the great issues of our time - from stem cells and bird flu to evolution and global warming."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aScience$vPopular works.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008111308
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0619/2006026871.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0702/2006026871-d.html
852 00 $bbar$hQ162$i.A59 2007
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