Screen LibraryUnsolved mysteries of science：a mind-expanding journey through a universe of big bangs, particle waves, and other perplexing concepts
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John Wiley & Sons,
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| Publisher Address: | New York |
| Publication Dates: | c2001. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | ix, 230 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0471384410 (acid-free paper) |
| Index Number: | N8 |
| CLC: | N8 |
| Call Number: | N8/M257 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. How did the universe begin? -- How did life on earth get started? -- What causes mass extinctions? -- What is the inside of the earth like? -- What causes ice ages? -- Were dinosaurs warm-blooded? -- Is there a missing link? -- What caused the "big bang" in human culture? -- How do we learn language? -- Are dolphins as smart as we are? -- How do birds migrate? -- What is red? -- How did Mayan astronomers know so much? -- What is gravity? -- What is light? -- Why is there so much quantum frustration? -- What are black holes really like? -- How old is the universe? -- Are there multiple universes? -- How many dimensions are there? -- How will the universe end? |