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The Holy Grail of Number Theory George E. Andrews, Evan Pugh Professor of Mathematics at Pennsylvania State University, author of the well-established text Number Theory (first published by Saunders in 1971 and reprinted by Dover in 1994), has led an ..

Number theory is the branch of mathematics that is primarily concerned with the counting numbers. Of particular importance are the prime numbers, the ‚building blocks‘ of our number system. The subject is an old one, dating back over two millennia to the a

The Numbers Game by Chris Anderson and David Sally reveals football's astonishing hidden rules. Fully updated with a new World Cup chapter Football has always been a numbers game: 4–4–2, the big number 9 and 3 points for a win. But what if up until n ..

Objectivity has a history, and it is full of surprises. In Objectivity, Lorraine Daston and Peter Galison chart the emergence of objectivity in the mid-nineteenth-century sciences–and show how the concept differs from its alternatives, truth-to-natu ..

Kniha Occult Botany autora R. Bailey vydaná v nakladatelství Inner Traditions Bear and Company v roce 2021, jazyk: Angličtina, vazba: Pevná, počet stran: 448, ISBN-13: 9781644112601, zařazení do kategorie: Botanika a vědy o rostlinách.

Dive into this uniquely elegant visual exploration of the sea. An aesthetic look at marine life and the ocean environment, this book uses astounding photography and clear diagrams to make marine biology and oceanography accessible and an enjoyab

„Cephalopods are often misunderstood creatures. Three biologists set the record straight.“–Science News Largely shell-less relatives of clams and snails, the marine mollusks in the class Cephalopoda–Greek for „head-foot“–are colorful

A close-up, revealing account of the uncannily intelligent, eight-armed shell-free mollusc.

Personnage majeur, par ses fonctions institutionnelles et son role philosophique, dans l'univers intellectuel de la France de l'apres-guerre, Georges Canguilhem exerca une influence profonde sur plusieurs generations d'universitaires et de professeurs de p

An exploration into the history and future of mankind's relationship with the Moon. For some, it is a future on which mankind has turned its back. For others, an adventure yet to begin. Advanced technologies, new ambitions and old dreams mean that we ..

Of the four fundamental forces of nature, gravity might be the least understood and yet the one with which we are most intimate. From the months each of us spent suspended in the womb anticipating birth to the moments when we wait for sleep to transp ..

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves – and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriche ..