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| 020 | _a9780198609414 | ||
| 040 | _cCUS | ||
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_a500 _bATK/G |
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| 100 | _aAtkins, Peter | ||
| 245 |
_aGalileo's finger: the ten great ideas of science/ _c Peter Atkins |
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_aUK: _bOxford University Press _c2003. |
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| 300 | _avi, 388 p. | ||
| 505 | _a1. Evolution: the emergence of complexity ; 2. DNA: the rationalization of biology ; 3. Energy: the universalization of accountancy ; 4. Entropy: the spring of change ; 5. Atoms: the reduction of matter ; 6. Symmetry: the quantification of beauty ; 7. Quanta: the simplification of understanding ; 8. Cosmology: the globalization of reality ; 9. Spacetime: the arena of action ; 10. Arithmetic: the limitation of explanation ; Epilogue: the future of understanding | ||
| 650 | _aDiscoveries in science | ||
| 942 | _cWB16 | ||