67320

David Rosenberg director

Stanley B. Brown editor- in- chief ¶ L. Barbara Brown associate editor

Touchstone

c1972-

21v.: ill (some col.). diagrs, tables

Includes bibliographies

Contents: v.1. The history and spirit of science.- v.2. Traditions of scientific inquiry.- v.3. Fundamentals of mathematics.- v.4. The language of science: Mathematics and the physical sciences.- v.5. Discovering the nature of matter.- v.6. The dynamics of being: Matter and carbon chemistry.- v.7. Foundations of physics: mechanics and optics in classical physics.- v.8. The evolving knowledge: Further developments in classical physics.- v. 9. Revolution in science: Relativity, quantum and nuclear physics.- v.10. The new science: Recent advances in physics.- v. 11. Atoms, stars and nebulae.- v. 12. Many worlds: The discovery of galactic systems.- v. 13. The nature of the universe: Modern Cosmology.- v. 14. Man and the conquest of space.- v. 15. The earth and its origin.- v. 16. The substance of our world: Earth, water and air.- v. 17. The living world: Cells, molecules and metabolism.- v.18. The code of life: Genetics and development.- v. 19. The continuum of life: structure, classification and evolution.- v. 20. Directions and dimensions of life: Ecology, man and nature.- v. 21. Scienthesis: Science concept index and cumulative index for volumes 1-20

Rosenberg, David , Brown, Stanley B., ed

500

R288

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