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Some of the General Science Books
Ordered FY 2003/04
 

Magic universe : the Oxford guide to modern science
Calder, Nigel
500. CALDER

A devil's chaplain : reflections on hope, lies, science, and lore
Dawkins, Richard
500. BRYSON

Beyond reason : eight great problems that reveal the limits of science
Dewdney, A. K.
500. DEWDNEY

Discover science almanac : the definitive science source
500. DISCOVE

The harmonious universe : the beauty and unity of scientific understanding
Laidler, Keith James
500. LAIDLER

The fly in the ointment : 70 fascinating commentaries on the science of everyday life
Schwarcz, Joseph A.
500. SCHWARC

The five biggest unsolved problems in science
Wiggins, Arthur W.
500. WIGGINS

Making truth : metaphor in science
Brown, Theodore L.
501. BROWN

Defending science -- within reason : between scientism and cynicism
Haack, Susan
501. HAACK

Understanding the language of science
Draian, Steven G.
501.4 DRAIAN

Supercomputing and the transformation of science
Kaufmann, William J.
502.8541 KAUFMAN

The cold wars : a history of superconductivity
Matricon, Jean
507.623 MATRICO

Great natural history books and their creators
Desmond, Ray
508 DESMOND

Even mountains vanish : searching for solace in an age of extinction
Campbell, Sueellen
508.7 CAMPBEL

South Sea Islands : a natural history
Ballance, Alison
508.96 BALLANC

Ambassador to the penguins : a naturalist's year aboard a Yankee whaleship
Mathews, Eleanor
508.989 MURPHY MATHEWS

The prism and the pendulum : the ten most beautiful experiments in science
Crease, Robert
509. CREASE

The forgotten genius : the biography of Robert Hooke, 1635-1703
Inwood, Stephen
509.2 HOOKE INWOOD

The scientists : a history of science told through the lives of the greatest inventors
Gribbin, John R.
509.22 GRIBBIN

Hitler's scientists : science, war, and the devil's pact
Cornwell, John
509.2243 CORNWEL


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