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»… vi förstod båda att vi inte skulle vara i hamn förrän vi hade byggt en fullständig modell där samtliga stereokemiska bindningar var tillfredsställande. Dessutom kunde vetskapen om dess existens få så dramatiska följder att vi borde ligga lågt ett tag. Jag kände därför visst obehag när Francis på lunchen gled…
Kategorier: Fysik Kvantfysik (kvantmekanik och kvantfältteori) Matematik och naturvetenskap Naturvetenskap Populärvetenskap
Vad innebär kvantteorin för vår världsbild och uppfattning om vad som är verkligt?
Frågan eggade den nya fysikens pionjärer och stod i centrum för de berömda debatterna mellan Albert Einstein och Niels Bohr. Men i takt med att kvantteorins tillämpningar rönte stora framgångar under efterkrigstiden föreföll dess…
A deep-dive into the astonishing nature and true science of longevity
Molecular Biologist Nicklas Brendborg takes us on a journey from the farthest reaches of the globe to the most cutting-edge research to explore everything the natural world and science have to offer on the mystery of aging.
From the centuries-old…
Under några augustidagar 1894 samlades världens ledande meteorologiska expertis i Uppsala för att fastställa molnens latinska namn. Den svenska meteorologin stod på höjden av sitt internationella anseende. Under tiden ökade intresset för den folkliga kulturen. Meteorologer och naturvetare gav sig ut på landsbygden…
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Lär dig spännande och intressanta fakta om universum på ett roligt sätt. Träna samtidigt läsning och läsförståelse, förmågan att observera, bedöma och kritiskt granska innehåll i faktatexter och bilder.
Upptäck rymden består av 10 kort med fakta i bild- och textform. Till var och ett av dessa…
En gång i tiden drevs jakten på ett längre liv av äventyrare, alkemister och kvacksalvare. Nu har vetenskapen tagit över stafettpinnen. Det betyder att vi för första gången någonsin står på tröskeln till att kunna knäcka åldringskoden och besvara den uråldriga frågan: Hur får jag ett långt och hälsosamt liv? …
A gripping investigation into an extraordinary medical phenomenon from the prize-winning author of It’s Not All In Your Head.
Highlighting startling discoveries made over the last ten years, this new edition provides authoritative accounts of the behaviour of domestic cats and their interactions with humans. It is a definitive resource for veterinarians, breeders of cats and students of behavioural biology and psychology, as well as the…
The seven fundamental – and surprising – scientific truths of our existence.
’Indecently entertaining.’ A Daily Mail Book of the Week’A fascinating tale of poisons and poisonous deeds which both educates and entertains.’ – Kathy Reichs
RECOMMENDED AS ONE OF THE TIMES’ BEST SCIENCE BOOKS OF 2021’With all the talk about testosterone in sex, sports and politics, we need a good explanation of the science and its implications, and this one is outstanding.’ STEVEN PINKER, bestselling author of The Blank Slate’There are whole books…
The Four Horsemen – War, Pestilence, Famine and Death – first appeared in the Book of Revelations a thousand years ago, but they continue to track us in our own time. This original and inspiring study bycelebrated historian Emily Mayhew traces the advances in science, technology and humanitarianism that are…
For billions of years, Earth was an inhospitably alien place – covered with churning seas, slowly crafting its landscape by way of incessant volcanic eruptions, the atmosphere in a constant state of chemical flux. And yet, despite facing literally every conceivable setback that living organisms could encounter,…
’The who, what, where, when and how of human evolution, from one of the world’s experts on the dating of prehistoric fossils’ Steve Brusatte, author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
’Fascinating and entertaining. If you read one book on human origins, this should be it’ Ian Morris,…
Rich with tales of discovery from Galileo to general relativity, a stimulating and timely analysis of how science works and why we need it.
’The best introduction to the scientific enterprise that I know. A wonderful and important book’ David Wootton, author of The Invention of Science
It is only in the…
Frank är en heltäckande serie i naturkunskap kurs 1b, 1a1 och 2 för gymnasium och vuxenutbildning, som passar alla. Texterna har till syfte att få eleverna medvetna om vilken betydelse naturvetenskaperna har för samhället och samhällsutvecklingen. Fokus ligger på miljö- och energifrågor samt på livsstil och hälsa, och…
In this mind-bending international bestseller by Mariano Sigman, one of the world’s leading neuroscientists reveals his life’s work exploring the intricacies of the human brain. Building on his awe-inspiring TED talk and drawing on examples in science and the arts, The Secret Life of the Mind offers an…
Beaches are the most dynamic places on Earth, offering an infinite variety of patterns and geological land formations. This book celebrates and solves the mysteries of the fascinating and frequently abstract beauty of gravitational effects at the water’s edge. Lovers of natural history will appreciate the images…
In just two-and-a-half years, beginning in 1964, two unmanned and ten manned flights took place in the Gemini program. This program was the turning point in the space race with the USSR; from then on the Americans took the lead. Flights lasting two weeks, into the Van Allen Belt, the first extravehicular activities,…
The moon landing remains the most astonishing and impressive accomplishment of manned space travel to this day. In July 1969, just eight years after President John F. Kennedy announced the bold plan, the first astronaut set foot on another celestial body. While Project Apollo: The Early Years covered the exciting…
A beautiful waterfowl source book for carvers, taxidermists, ornithologists, and waterfowl enthusiasts. Close-up photographs show detailed feather patterns, color, and species information. Full species descriptions accompany these beautiful and important illustrations. A comprehensive state-by-state guide for observing…
Mica is a broad term encompassing about forty minerals, ranging from the common to the rare, many at times forming excellent crystals jewelers use. This book feaures examples recently described among the 115 striking color photos and electron micrographs that illustrate the text. A detailed entry for each type includes…
Over 90 striking color photos display minerals of the epidote group, well known to mineral collectors for their rich colors and the many interesting minerals with which they occur. Lapidary artists also value epidote, particularly in the form of unakite, and precious or semiprecious varieties of the related mineral…
The Great Horned Owl is the largest owl found throughout most of North America. Adult owls are between eighteen to 24 inches from head to tail and can have a wing span of more than four feet. Their long ear tufts and cryptic coloration enables them to remain well hidden during the day, often out of sight of sharp-eyed…
For students of geology, this book offers a systematic overview of uranium and thorium minerals, which are known for their intense ultraviolet fluorescence and are critically important as our source of nuclear energy. Learn about the geochemical conditions that produce significant ore deposits and view more than 600…
Nesting along the sandy fringe of the North American coast from Maine to Florida, terns are graceful symbols of our coastal beaches, yet they lead fragile and frantic lives. Join educator, storyteller, and photographer Peter Trull as he describes the physical and behavioral differences among the four types of terns…
Flowers come in an unbelievable array of shapes and
colors. Yet, their leaf and fruit forms surpass even their floral splendor. From Acanthaceae to Zygophyllaceae, this book features magnificent color portraits of 200 flowering-plant families from around the world. The deconstructed plant parts—flowers, leaves,…
No Victorian parlor was complete without a Staffordshire Spaniel on the mantel. This fascinating text focuses exclusively on these popular Victorian era antiques produced in Staffordshire, England from circa 1840 through the turn of the century. A detailed look at all of the Spaniel variations, along with the history…
This valuable book provides information on fossils, fossil collecting, and price ranges for most specimens illustrated. The comprehensive text begins with the earliest fossil record of life from strata representative of ”deep time,” called the Precambrian by geologists. Foremost in this early record of life…
In recent years, minerals and gems have enjoyed growing renown and popularity. At this time there are some 3,800 different minerals known from all parts of the world that have been deep in the earth for millions of years and grew there over thousands of years.
Learn to identify the most important groups of minerals,…
The Balmat Mining District in southern St. Lawrence County, New York, is a former mining site known among collectors for its highly prized minerals. For more than 100 years, it was one of the world’s most important sources of talc and zinc. Because most of the zinc ore was crushed underground and brought to the…
Professor Brian Cox and Robin Ince muse on multifaceted subjects involved in building a universe, with pearls of wisdom from leading scientists and comedians peppered throughout.
Covering billions of concepts and conundrums, they tackle everything from the Big Bang to parallel universes, fierce creatures to…
The inspiring life stories of leading scientists as heard on BBC Radio 4
A short, practical, timely guide to the tools you need to understand the numbers we read in the news everyday – and how we often get them wrong
Every day, most of us will read or watch something in the news that is based on statistics in some way. Sometimes it’ll be obvious – ’X people develop…
Birds were once considered to be messengers from the Gods to humankind, and the Tarot was once called ”…the game of Gods and Birds.” Ancient societies all over the World set great store by their Augurs, who were experts at divination by analysis of birds. These magical magician-priests had the skills…
Welcome, dear visitor, to a proud and storied nation. When you put down this guidebook, look around you.
A nation isn’t land. A nation is people. Equal parts speculative and satirical, the stories in Matthew Baker’s collection portray a world within touching distance of our own. This is an America…
”Gud spelar inte tärning”, myntade Albert Einstein. Uttalandet gällde den nya kvantmekaniken, inom fysiken, som visar på att händelser på subatomär nivå sker slumpmässigt.
Den naturvetenskapliga utvecklingen kan tyckas ha kommit långt om man ser till människans bedrifter och skaparlystnad. Men har den det egentligen?…