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How Fighter Pilots Use Math (Math in the Real World)The jet engine roars as Colonel Maria Sanchez races the F-35 down the runway. The plane leaps into the air. At 1,000 feet, she banks and circles the Air Force base to give three other fighter planes time to take off and join her.
Sanchez heads north. The three other planes fall into formation around her. Together, the planes make a... | | How Do Hybrid Cars Work? (Science in the Real World)In recent years, there has been much concern about the world's reliance on nonrenewable resources, such as oil. Scientists are attempting to decrease our dependency on oil - something cars require to work. Hybrid cars, which run on alternative energy sources like sunlight, corn, and biofuels, may be the key to using less oil. "How Do Hybrid... | | How Does a Spacecraft Reach the Moon? (Science in the Real World)The Moon is very far from Earth. Yet, scientists have been able to get satellites, shuttles, and other spacecraft into space and a few manned spacecraft to land on the Moon. "How Does a Spacecraft Reach the Moon?" reveals the science behind propulsion and the energy it takes to get large craft into space. Colorful photographs and... |
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Earth Science: An Illustrated Guide to Science (Science Visual Resources)
"Earth Science: An Illustrated Guide to Science" is one of eight volumes of "Facts On File's" new "Science Visual Resources" set. Containing six sections, a comprehensive glossary, a Web site guide, and an index, Biology is an ideal learning tool for students and teachers of science. Full-colour diagrams,... | | Environmental Regulations and Global Warming
When the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize went to former Vice President Al Gore and an international scientific body that warned of serious consequences if Earth's temperatures continue to rise, the award underscored the international concern about the Earth's changing climate. Most scientists agree that global warming is a serious threat, and... | | The Big Bang (Science Foundations)
Less than a hundred years ago, science seriously debated whether a cosmic array of stars and galaxies extended beyond the Milky Way. Discoveries and theories have revealed a universe of increasing enormity, complexity, and mystery. Beginning with an overview of the scientific method, "The Big Bang" follows the pioneering... |
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The Reproductive System (Your Body, How It Works)
Organisms reproduce to ensure the continued survival of their respective species. For humans, our ability to produce offspring and contribute to genetic variability in the world is made possible by our body's reproductive system. In "The Reproductive System", learn how the development of the reproductive systems in both males... | | Endocrine System (Your Body: How It Works)
As a critical part of human physiology, the endocrine system controls the chemical messengers that help our body function. Learn about how the endocrine system works with this great book.
The human body is an incredibly complex and amazing structure. At best, it is a source of strength, beauty, and wonder. We can compare the... | | Special Functions
I have attempted to 'write this book in such a way that it can be read not only by professional mathematicians, physicists, engineers, and chemists, but also by \yell-trained graduate students in those and closely allied fields. Even the research worker in special functions may notice, however, some results or techniques with which he is... |
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ESP, Psychokinesis, and Psychics
Many people have experienced psi, whether as a sense of having been in a place before (deja vu), hearing a voice in their head that gave them guidance, or following their intuition. For some, these events can be attributed to coincidence, but for psychics, such episodes occur more frequently and intensely, often manifesting in dreams,... | | Atoms, Molecules, and Compounds (Essential Chemistry)
"Atoms, Molecules, and Compounds" goes behind the scenes of day-to-day chemistry to explore the atoms that govern chemical processes. In clear language, this exciting book shows how the interactions between simple substances such as salt and water are crucial to life on Earth and how those interactions are predestined by the atoms... | | |
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