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	BERRY, ADRIAN Science , Amazing But True Stories from . . . Galileo and the Dolphins New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1997. 1997 Printing. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Drawings. 6 x 9 -1/2 " 0471183652 1997 Hardcover in DJ ... Brand new from publisher ... Never opened, Never owned, Never marked ... Jacket protected in New non-stick mylar sleeve ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... 288 pages with index ... illustrated with B&W drawings. Discover the true stories behind these and other fascinating questions in this though-provoking and captivating collection of tales from popular science. From prehistoric " killer trees " to contemporary computer imaging, from the depths of the ocean floor to the farthest reaches of outer space, best-selling author Adrian Berry covers a truly amazing range of topics, time periods, and opinions. Here are enthralling stories of medicine, meterorolgy, archaeology, astronomy, and philosophy. Each ones reveals bizarre and interesting facts intertwined with superstition, intrigue, deceit, and, in some cases, even murder ( discover the surprising phenomenon responsible for killing half of the human race ). Berry's wry wit and often skeptical outlook add much to our understanding and enjoyment of these quirky inquiries into the unexplainable. Could a volcano actually have been responsible for the French Revolution? Three million years ago, when the earliest humans liooked up into the African skies, did they see the same sun that we do? Is it possible to harness the energy of black holes? 'Galileo and The Dolphins' even includes a section of brainteasing, fact-and fun-filled quizzes to test your own knowledge of science. Quoting everyone from Nostradamus ( journalist or prophet ? ) to Vice President Al Gore, Adrian Berry has assembled an extraordinary cast of soldiers, scientists, bureaucrats, charlatans, believers, and cynics to support, debunk, or otherwise speculate on the myriad mysteries of our universe, past, present, and future. ' Galileo and The Dolphins : Amazing but true stories from science ' by Adrian Berry ... published by John Wiley & Sons, New York ... 1997 Hardcover in Dustjacket ... Brand New Gift Giving quality *. NEW/New . USD 19.95** [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 5938 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	BROOKES, MARTIN Fly - an Experimental Life ( Laboratory Fruit Flies ) London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2001. First. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. 5 x 8 " 0297645897 2001 Hardcover in DJ ... Brand new from publisher ... last one ... Never opened, Never owned, Never marked ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... Jacket protected in New non-stick clear mylar sleeve ... 215 pages ... In 1900, a small band of fruit flies were lured towards a bunch of grapes left on a window sill outside a biology laboratory in Massachusetts ... Tucking into the grub, the flies were taken by surprise, captured and brought indoors ... It was the start of an intimate relationship between biologist and fly that would revolutionalize biological science ... Today, the fruit fly can look back on a remarkable century ... The fly has been a key ingredient in some of the greatest biological discoveries and it continues to define biology's major landmarks ... Yet the fly remains an unsung hero in the history of science ... Outside academic circles, its achievements have gone largely unnoticed ... This book corrects this poor public image by telling a story of modern biology - from genetics to development, behaviour to ageing and evolution to the origin of species - through the life of the fly ... In a highly original, witty and irreverent style, Martin Brookes takes us through successive stages in the life cycle of the fly, each illustrating an important concept in biology ... Some, such as the fundamentals of heredity, are well established; others, such as sexual warfare, learning and memory, are still in their infancy ... But whether flies are getting high on crack cocaine, enjoying the pleasures and pains of a boozy night out, being trained by punishment and reward, or struggling with insomnia, this books provides a glimpse into how one short life has transformed almost every aspect of human existance ... The result is a broad introduction to biology and a 'warts and all' insight into the practical realities of science ... Often dismissed as irrelevant, the fruit fly will, through this distinctive biography, come to be recognized for what it reallly is: an icon of 20th century science and a window on our own biological world ... " Fly : an experimental life " ... by Martin Brookes, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London... 2001 Printing ... Hardcover in Dustjacket ... Brand New Gift Giving quality *. New/New . USD 19.95** [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 5737 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	FREEMAN, DEREK / REF : MARGARET MEAD Margaret Mead , the Fateful Hoaxing of . . . A Historical Analysis of Her Samoan Research Colorado: Westview Pub, 1999. First Printing. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Photos. 6 x 9-1/4 x 1-1/4 " 0813335604 1999 Hardcover in DJ ... Brand new from publisher ... Never owned, Never marked ... Jacket is price clipped ... Jacket protected in New non-stick clear Mylar sleeve ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... 279 pages with index ... illustrated with photos ...For most of the 20th century, Margaret Mead's renowned book, ' Coming of Age in Samoa ' has validated an antirevolutionary anthropogical paradigm that assumes that culture is the overwheming detriment of human behavior ... Her account of female adolescent sexuality in Samoa initiated a career that lead to Margaret Mead becoming 'indisputably the most publically celebrated scientist in America.' ... But what if her study wasn't all it appeared to be? ... What if, having neglected the problem she had been sent to investigate, she relied at the last moment on the tales of two traveling companions who jokingly misled her about the sexual behavior of Samoan girls? ... What if her famous study was based on a hoax? ... In this book, author Derek Freeman addresses these issues in a detailed historical analysis of Margaret Mead's Samoan research and of her training in New York by Franz Boas and Ruth Benedict ... By examining hitherto unpublished correspondence between Mead; her mentor Franz Boas, and others - as well as the sworn testimony of Fa'apau'a Fa'amu, one of Mead's traveling companions of 1926 - Freeman provides compelling evidence that one of the most influential anthropogical studies of the twentieth century was unwittingly based on the mischievous joking of the investigator's informants ... But this book goes beyond a historical account of how the hoax took place ... it is an examination of how Mead's Boasian training set her up to be hoaxed - and set others up to accept her conclusions ... The book is more than a correction of scientific error: it is a crucial step toward rethinking the foundations of social science and the overly relativistic worldview of much of the modern world ... " The Fateful Hoaxing of Margaret Mead ... A Historical Analysis of Her Samoan Research " by Derek Freeman ... published by Westview Press, Colorado 1999 ... First American Edition Hardcover in Dustjacket ... *. NEW/New . USD 19.95** [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 6233 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	WEINBERG , STEVEN Dreams of a Final Theory - the Search for Nature's Final Laws - By Steven Weinberg New York: Pantheon Pub, 1992. First. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. 6-1/2 x 9-1/2 x 1 " 0679419233 1992 Hardcover in DJ ... Brand new from publisher ... Never opened, Never owned, Never marked ... Jacket protected in New non-stick clear mylar sleeve ... jacket has very very faint indent shelf mark, nearly invisible in new sleeve ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... This is a handsomely bound book ... Steel blue cloth over boards with Gold gilt lettering impressed on spine and matching color endpages ... in glossy photographic jacket ... 334 pages , with index ... Author Steven Weinberg received the 1979 Nobel Prize for Physics for his work in unifying two of the fundamental forces of nature ... and in 1991 was awarded the National Medal of Science at the White House ... He is a member of the Royal Society of London , as well as the U.S. National Academy of Sciences , and is one of the world's most distinguished scientists ... In this fascinating book , he gives the story of a great intellectual adventure of our time ... the search for nature's final laws ... The success of physics in the century just past has been stunning ... transforming our views of space and time ... of reality and knowing ... chaning the very language we use to describe nature ... At the beginning of the new century we stand at in possession of a new view of the universe ... one in which the old centrality of matter is gone ... and nature's symmetries lie at the core of our understanding ... The driving force behind these revolutions in thought has been the search for the ultimate laws of nature ... for the final answer to our questions about why nature is the way it is ... In this book, Weinberg imagines the shape of a final theory and the effect it s discovery will have on the human spirit ... Along the way he gives a spirited defense of reductionism ... the impulse to trace the explanations of natural phenomena to deeper and deeper levels ... and examines the curious relevance of beauty in scientific theories ... He gives us a compelling personal account of the search for the laws of nature as a part of the intellectual history of our times, and shares with us the glimpses that scientists have had from time to time that there is something behind the blackboard ... a deeper truth foreshadowing a final theory ... Includes : Quantum Mechanics and its Discontents ... Against Philosophy ... Facing Finality ... What About God ? ... Down in Ellis County ... Two Cheers for Reductionism ... and more ... " Dreams of a Final Theory " ... by Steven Weinberg ... published by Pantheon, New York ... 1992 Hardcover in Dustjacket ... *. NEW/New . USD 19.95** [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 6291 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.

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	BERRY, ADRIAN Science , Amazing But True Stories from . . . Galileo and the Dolphins New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1997. 1997 Printing. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Drawings. 6 x 9 -1/2 " 0471183652 1997 Hardcover in DJ ... Brand new from publisher ... Never opened, Never owned, Never marked ... Jacket protected in New non-stick mylar sleeve ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... 288 pages with index ... illustrated with B&W drawings. Discover the true stories behind these and other fascinating questions in this though-provoking and captivating collection of tales from popular science. From prehistoric " killer trees " to contemporary computer imaging, from the depths of the ocean floor to the farthest reaches of outer space, best-selling author Adrian Berry covers a truly amazing range of topics, time periods, and opinions. Here are enthralling stories of medicine, meterorolgy, archaeology, astronomy, and philosophy. Each ones reveals bizarre and interesting facts intertwined with superstition, intrigue, deceit, and, in some cases, even murder ( discover the surprising phenomenon responsible for killing half of the human race ). Berry's wry wit and often skeptical outlook add much to our understanding and enjoyment of these quirky inquiries into the unexplainable. Could a volcano actually have been responsible for the French Revolution? Three million years ago, when the earliest humans liooked up into the African skies, did they see the same sun that we do? Is it possible to harness the energy of black holes? 'Galileo and The Dolphins' even includes a section of brainteasing, fact-and fun-filled quizzes to test your own knowledge of science. Quoting everyone from Nostradamus ( journalist or prophet ? ) to Vice President Al Gore, Adrian Berry has assembled an extraordinary cast of soldiers, scientists, bureaucrats, charlatans, believers, and cynics to support, debunk, or otherwise speculate on the myriad mysteries of our universe, past, present, and future. ' Galileo and The Dolphins : Amazing but true stories from science ' by Adrian Berry ... published by John Wiley & Sons, New York ... 1997 Hardcover in Dustjacket ... Brand New Gift Giving quality *. NEW/New . USD 19.95** [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 5938 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	BROOKES, MARTIN Fly - an Experimental Life ( Laboratory Fruit Flies ) London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2001. First. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. 5 x 8 " 0297645897 2001 Hardcover in DJ ... Brand new from publisher ... last one ... Never opened, Never owned, Never marked ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... Jacket protected in New non-stick clear mylar sleeve ... 215 pages ... In 1900, a small band of fruit flies were lured towards a bunch of grapes left on a window sill outside a biology laboratory in Massachusetts ... Tucking into the grub, the flies were taken by surprise, captured and brought indoors ... It was the start of an intimate relationship between biologist and fly that would revolutionalize biological science ... Today, the fruit fly can look back on a remarkable century ... The fly has been a key ingredient in some of the greatest biological discoveries and it continues to define biology's major landmarks ... Yet the fly remains an unsung hero in the history of science ... Outside academic circles, its achievements have gone largely unnoticed ... This book corrects this poor public image by telling a story of modern biology - from genetics to development, behaviour to ageing and evolution to the origin of species - through the life of the fly ... In a highly original, witty and irreverent style, Martin Brookes takes us through successive stages in the life cycle of the fly, each illustrating an important concept in biology ... Some, such as the fundamentals of heredity, are well established; others, such as sexual warfare, learning and memory, are still in their infancy ... But whether flies are getting high on crack cocaine, enjoying the pleasures and pains of a boozy night out, being trained by punishment and reward, or struggling with insomnia, this books provides a glimpse into how one short life has transformed almost every aspect of human existance ... The result is a broad introduction to biology and a 'warts and all' insight into the practical realities of science ... Often dismissed as irrelevant, the fruit fly will, through this distinctive biography, come to be recognized for what it reallly is: an icon of 20th century science and a window on our own biological world ... " Fly : an experimental life " ... by Martin Brookes, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London... 2001 Printing ... Hardcover in Dustjacket ... Brand New Gift Giving quality *. New/New . USD 19.95** [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 5737 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	FREEMAN, DEREK / REF : MARGARET MEAD Margaret Mead , the Fateful Hoaxing of . . . A Historical Analysis of Her Samoan Research Colorado: Westview Pub, 1999. First Printing. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Photos. 6 x 9-1/4 x 1-1/4 " 0813335604 1999 Hardcover in DJ ... Brand new from publisher ... Never owned, Never marked ... Jacket is price clipped ... Jacket protected in New non-stick clear Mylar sleeve ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... 279 pages with index ... illustrated with photos ...For most of the 20th century, Margaret Mead's renowned book, ' Coming of Age in Samoa ' has validated an antirevolutionary anthropogical paradigm that assumes that culture is the overwheming detriment of human behavior ... Her account of female adolescent sexuality in Samoa initiated a career that lead to Margaret Mead becoming 'indisputably the most publically celebrated scientist in America.' ... But what if her study wasn't all it appeared to be? ... What if, having neglected the problem she had been sent to investigate, she relied at the last moment on the tales of two traveling companions who jokingly misled her about the sexual behavior of Samoan girls? ... What if her famous study was based on a hoax? ... In this book, author Derek Freeman addresses these issues in a detailed historical analysis of Margaret Mead's Samoan research and of her training in New York by Franz Boas and Ruth Benedict ... By examining hitherto unpublished correspondence between Mead; her mentor Franz Boas, and others - as well as the sworn testimony of Fa'apau'a Fa'amu, one of Mead's traveling companions of 1926 - Freeman provides compelling evidence that one of the most influential anthropogical studies of the twentieth century was unwittingly based on the mischievous joking of the investigator's informants ... But this book goes beyond a historical account of how the hoax took place ... it is an examination of how Mead's Boasian training set her up to be hoaxed - and set others up to accept her conclusions ... The book is more than a correction of scientific error: it is a crucial step toward rethinking the foundations of social science and the overly relativistic worldview of much of the modern world ... " The Fateful Hoaxing of Margaret Mead ... A Historical Analysis of Her Samoan Research " by Derek Freeman ... published by Westview Press, Colorado 1999 ... First American Edition Hardcover in Dustjacket ... *. NEW/New . USD 19.95** [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 6233 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	WEINBERG , STEVEN Dreams of a Final Theory - the Search for Nature's Final Laws - By Steven Weinberg New York: Pantheon Pub, 1992. First. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. 6-1/2 x 9-1/2 x 1 " 0679419233 1992 Hardcover in DJ ... Brand new from publisher ... Never opened, Never owned, Never marked ... Jacket protected in New non-stick clear mylar sleeve ... jacket has very very faint indent shelf mark, nearly invisible in new sleeve ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... This is a handsomely bound book ... Steel blue cloth over boards with Gold gilt lettering impressed on spine and matching color endpages ... in glossy photographic jacket ... 334 pages , with index ... Author Steven Weinberg received the 1979 Nobel Prize for Physics for his work in unifying two of the fundamental forces of nature ... and in 1991 was awarded the National Medal of Science at the White House ... He is a member of the Royal Society of London , as well as the U.S. National Academy of Sciences , and is one of the world's most distinguished scientists ... In this fascinating book , he gives the story of a great intellectual adventure of our time ... the search for nature's final laws ... The success of physics in the century just past has been stunning ... transforming our views of space and time ... of reality and knowing ... chaning the very language we use to describe nature ... At the beginning of the new century we stand at in possession of a new view of the universe ... one in which the old centrality of matter is gone ... and nature's symmetries lie at the core of our understanding ... The driving force behind these revolutions in thought has been the search for the ultimate laws of nature ... for the final answer to our questions about why nature is the way it is ... In this book, Weinberg imagines the shape of a final theory and the effect it s discovery will have on the human spirit ... Along the way he gives a spirited defense of reductionism ... the impulse to trace the explanations of natural phenomena to deeper and deeper levels ... and examines the curious relevance of beauty in scientific theories ... He gives us a compelling personal account of the search for the laws of nature as a part of the intellectual history of our times, and shares with us the glimpses that scientists have had from time to time that there is something behind the blackboard ... a deeper truth foreshadowing a final theory ... Includes : Quantum Mechanics and its Discontents ... Against Philosophy ... Facing Finality ... What About God ? ... Down in Ellis County ... Two Cheers for Reductionism ... and more ... " Dreams of a Final Theory " ... by Steven Weinberg ... published by Pantheon, New York ... 1992 Hardcover in Dustjacket ... *. NEW/New . USD 19.95** [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 6291 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.