The canon : a whirligig tour of the beautiful basics of science / Natalie Angier.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : sisyphus sings with a ying
- 1. Thinking scientifically : an out-of-body experience
- 2. Probabilities : for whom the bell curves
- 3. Calibration : playing with scales
- 4. Physics : and nothing's plenty for me
- 5. Chemistry : fire, ice, spies, and life
- 6. Evolutionary biology : the theory of every body
- 7. Molecular biology : cells and whistles
- 8. Geology : imaging world pieces
- 9. Astronomy : heavenly creatures
- References
- Acknowledgments
- Index.
