Title:
The New York Times book of science : more than 150 years of groundbreaking scientific coverage / edited by David Corcoran ; foreword by Brian Greene.
Author:
Corcoran, David, 1947- editor.
Duffus, R. L. (Robert Luther), 1888-1972. Doors to the ancient world unlocked by archaeologists.
Wilford, John Noble. Jamestown Fort, "Birthplace" of America in 1607, is found.
Burns, John F., 1944- Bones under parking lot belonged to Richard III.
Kaempffert, Waldemar, 1877-1956. Star birth sudden, Lema©ʼtre asserts.
Wilford, John Noble. Peering back in time, astronomers glimpse galaxies aborning.
Overbye, Dennis, 1944- What happened before the Big Bang.
Wilford, John Noble. Viking robot sets down safely on Mars.
Chang, Kenneth. Pluto's not a planet? Only in New York.
Chang, Kenneth. Curiosity rover's quest for clues on Mars.
Jeans, James, 1877-1946. What man's new 200-inch eyes will see.
Publication Information:
New York : Sterling, [2015]
Call Number:
Q225 .N49 2015
Abstract:
Collects over 150 years of science articles from the New York Times, including stories on Einstein, the AIDS crisis, and the Curiosity rover.
Title Subject:
ISBN:
9781402793219
Physical Description:
xx, 540 pages ; 24 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
Subject Term:
Contents:
Archaeology : rediscovering civilizations -- Astronomy : of time and the stars -- Biology : the mechanisms of life -- Earth science : plates, poles and oceans -- The environment : challenges to life -- Exploration : new worlds, down here and out there -- Life on Earth : biology, paleontology, zoology -- Mathematics : reality to infinity -- Medicine : outbreaks and breakthroughs -- Neuroscience : secrets of the brain -- On science and scientists : people, process and portrayals -- Physics : understanding the inconceivable -- Technology : invention and revolution.
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