The amazing science behind the search for Earth-like planetsEver since Carl Sagan first predicted that extraterrestrial civilizations must number in the millions, the search for life on other planets has gripped our imagination. Is Earth so rare that advanced life forms like us-…
The first comprehensive study of Pliny the Elder's economic thought--and its implications for understanding the Roman Empire's constrained innovation and economic growthThe elder Pliny's Natural History (77 CE), an astonishing compilation of 20,000 "things worth knowing," was av…
Textbook on calculational methodology in mathematical analysis and in applied probability - covers simulation and model building, etc., and stresses the impact of modern computer technology. Graphs and references.
"Chemists across all subdisciplines use Excel to record data in tabular form, but few have learned to take full advantage of the program. Featuring clear step-by-step instructions, Excel for Chemists illustrates how to use the scientific calculating power of Excel to perform a v…
This book contains detailed solutions to selected exercises in the texts "Multivariable Calculus", sixth edition and "Multivariable calculus: early transcendentals", sixth edition (Chapter 11 - 18 of "Calculus", sixth editon and Chapters 10 - 17 of "Calculus: Early transcendenta…
by Daley, Roger
fromCambridge atmospheric and space science series
"The atmosphere is a complicated, chaotic environment from which a host of independent organizations and individuals collect data for many different purposes. Atmospheric analysis is the method of transforming the enormous and widespread database of atmospheric observations into…
