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80 pp.
| Chelsea
| December, 2007
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7910-9050-3$30.00
(4)
4-6
Scientific American series.
This serviceable, occasionally lively introduction to orbital mechanics explains Earth's rotation, revolution, and the history of discoveries, along with information about galaxies and the expanding universe. Clear explanations of terms including precession, analemma, and Cepheid variables are extended with captioned photos and sidebars. Up-to-date information from the COBE satellite about universal "lumpiness" and our speeding Local Group of galaxies concludes the volume. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.
72 pp.
| Chelsea
| July, 2007
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7910-9048-0$30.00
(4)
4-6
Scientific American series.
This book groups inventions under seven topics: On the Road, At Home, Power, Factories, In the Air, Medicine, and Information. Technology ranges from bridges to alkaline batteries, from Bakelite to MRIs, computers, and "Just in Time" manufacturing. Though superficial and incomplete, these introductions may foster readers' curiosity. Well-chosen photographs and sidebars extend the text. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.
72 pp.
| Chelsea
| July, 2007
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7910-9046-6$30.00
(4)
4-6
Scientific American series.
Succinctly and clearly, this book traces space exploration, from Tsiolkovsky’s "rocket train" and Goddard's significant contributions to satellites, human spaceflight, moon landings, and various space probes to the inner and outer solar system. Telescopes and public space habitats such as the ISS are also featured, though briefly. Photos and sidebars extend the text. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.
64 pp.
| Chelsea
| November, 2007
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7910-9051-0$30.00
(4)
4-6
Scientific American series.
Beginning with early attempts to understand scientific phenomena, these books progress through experiments and more refined theory to such topics as black holes, dark matter, and atomic colliders. Captioned illustrations and sidebars extend the texts, whose material is generally accurate if introductory. Gravity is current; Electromagnetism uses some outmoded examples (e.g., cassette tapes) and non-standard terminology. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Scientific American titles: Gravity, and How It Works and Electromagnetism, and How It Works.
80 pp.
| Chelsea
| September, 2007
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7910-9047-3$30.00
(4)
4-6
Scientific American series.
In clear and sometimes lively prose, these books explain natural phenomena at appropriate introductory levels. Eruptions highlights plate tectonics as causal, with location of the fault or its opening determining the effect. Weather emphasizes air and water as principal weather factors. Captioned photographs and diagrams assist the text.Eruptions contains anecdotal sidebars, while sidebars in Weather include at-home experiments. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Scientific American titles: Volcanic Eruptions, Earthquakes, and Tsunamis and Weather, and How It Works.
72 pp.
| Chelsea
| July, 2007
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7910-9053-4$30.00
(4)
4-6
Scientific American series.
In clear and sometimes lively prose, these books explain natural phenomena at appropriate introductory levels. Eruptions highlights plate tectonics as causal, with location of the fault or its opening determining the effect. Weather emphasizes air and water as principal weather factors. Captioned photographs and diagrams assist the text.Eruptions contains anecdotal sidebars, while sidebars in Weather include at-home experiments. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Scientific American titles: Volcanic Eruptions, Earthquakes, and Tsunamis and Weather, and How It Works.
72 pp.
| Chelsea
| July, 2007
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7910-9049-7$30.00
(4)
4-6
Scientific American series.
In pointed but nonsensational prose, this book examines dinosaur extinction, considering the five biggest mass extinctions, presenting a combination of asteroids and volcanoes as probable causes, discussing survival of mass extinction, and speculating about the possibility of a gradual mass extinction in the future, principally from habitat destruction. Captioned photographs, diagrams, and sidebars extend the text. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.
72 pp.
| Chelsea
| November, 2007
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7910-9052-7$30.00
(4)
4-6
Scientific American series.
Beginning with early attempts to understand scientific phenomena, these books progress through experiments and more refined theory to such topics as black holes, dark matter, and atomic colliders. Captioned illustrations and sidebars extend the texts, whose material is generally accurate if introductory. Gravity is current; Electromagnetism uses some outmoded examples (e.g., cassette tapes) and non-standard terminology. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Scientific American titles: Gravity, and How It Works and Electromagnetism, and How It Works.