Quantum physics is the cornerstone of our world. Yet, at the same time, it’s one of the hardest subjects for ordinary mortals to grasp. In Why Nobody Understands Quantum Physics, a husband-and-wife team – renowned physicist Frank Verstraete and writer... Zobraziť viac
Explore the spectacular science of reproduction - from frogs and funghi to seahorses, sparrows and everything in between. Let's talk about sex. Not boring, human sex, but the endlessly fascinating, varied and complex forms of reproduction that can be... Zobraziť viac
From a childhood in Camden to the frontiers of space, an inspirational memoir from space scientist, presenter of The Sky at Night,and bestselling author Maggie Aderin. 'I'd toast the moon and look at the sky... I think it draws us to it; we wonder what... Zobraziť viac
This textbook explores both the theoretical foundation of the Finite Volume Method (FVM) and its applications in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Readers will discover a thorough explanation of the FVM numerics and algorithms used for the simulation... Zobraziť viac
Nonlinear Solid Mechanics a Continuum Approach for Engineering Gerhard A. Holzapfel Graz University of Technology, Austria With a modern, comprehensive approach directed towards computational mechanics, this book covers a unique combination of subjects... Zobraziť viac
Statistics lectures have been a source of much bewilderment and frustration for generations of students. This book attempts to remedy the situation by expounding a logical and unified approach to the whole subject of data analysis. This text is... Zobraziť viac
Looks at the sometimes shocking ways in which corporations and governments track and control us, and the ways we can fight back. Zobraziť viac
Hans Thewissen, a leading researcher in the field of whale paleontology and anatomy, gives a sweeping first-person account of the discoveries that brought to light the early fossil record of whales. As evidenced in the record, whales evolved from... Zobraziť viac
Up-to-Date Coverage of All Chemical Engineering Topics―from the Fundamentals to the State of the Art... Zobraziť viac
Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) is the most important thermal analysis technique used today and the most common thermal analysis instrument found in chemical characterization laboratories. DSC has become an everyday tool in characterization... Zobraziť viac
What if, every time you wanted to write down 1,000,000, you had to draw a picture of a god? And what if that number were the biggest you had a symbol for? If you were doing math in ancient Egypt, those were the rules: anything bigger broke math... Zobraziť viac
What if, every time you wanted to write down 1,000,000, you had to draw a picture of a god? And what if that number were the biggest you had a symbol for? If you were doing math in ancient Egypt, those were the rules: anything bigger broke math... Zobraziť viac
Ernst Haeckel (1834–1919) was a German-born biologist, naturalist, evolutionist, artist, philosopher, and doctor who spent his life researching flora and fauna from the highest mountaintops to the deepest ocean. A vociferous supporter and developer of... Zobraziť viac
Presents the 250 texts Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859), known as the "father of environmentalism," wrote in English, unabridged in their original form Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859), German geographer and naturalist, is well-known for his... Zobraziť viac
Cave organisms are the ‘monsters’ of the underground world and studying them invariably raises interesting questions about the ways evolution has equipped them to survive in permanent darkness and low-energy environments... Zobraziť viac
Obraz fauny střední Evropy: 1582 druhů živočichů na barevných kresbách akad. malíře Jindřicha Krejči doplněných textem z pera odborníků. Kniha vyšla poprvé... Zobraziť viac
Příručka popisuje údržbu a opravy automobilu Renault Megane a Scenic a je vhodná pro profesionály i amatéry. Publikace obsahuje přibližně 800 obrázků, 50 tabulek a elektrických schémat... Zobraziť viac
KOMPLETNÍ Databáze letišť obsahuje: Klasickou Databázi letišť ČR+SR včetně kvalitních a aktuálních leteckých map - ta se perfektně hodí do pilotní tašky nebo kapsy letadla a slouží pro rychlou referenci o jakémkoliv letišti... Zobraziť viac
Po 17 letech od vydání Teorií všeho se autor vrátil ke své knize, která po českém vydání v roce 1996 vzbudila hodně pozornosti i u nás, aby ji doplnil o nové objevy a perspektivy... Zobraziť viac
Almost two centuries after British explorer Sir John Franklin and his men died amid paralysing cold and ice in pursuit of the mythical Northwest Passage, the Arctic,in response to temperatures greater than at any time in the last ten thousand years, is... Zobraziť viac
