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The Seven Measures of the World

by Piero Martin ...

The fascinating stories behind the essential seven units of measurement that allow us to understand the physical worldFrom the beginning of history, measurement has been interwoven into the human experience, shaping our understanding of nature, personal relationships, and the supernatural. We measure the world to know our past, comprehend the present, and plan the future.Renowned physicist Piero ... Read more

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The fascinating stories behind the essential seven units of measurement that allow us to understand the physical worldFrom the beginning of history, measurement has been interwoven into the human experience, shaping our understanding of nature, personal relationships, and the supernatural. We measure the world to know our past, comprehend the present, and plan the future.Renowned physicist Piero
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World in the Balance

The Historic Quest for an Absolute System of Measurement

by Robert P. Crease ...

“Shows that the story of metrology . . . can in the right hands make for a riveting read.”—The EconomistMillions of transactions each day depend on a reliable network of weights and measures. But achieving such a network was anything but easy, as Robert P. Crease, physicist and philosopher, demonstrates in this endlessly fascinating, always entertaining look at just how this international system ... Read more

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“Shows that the story of metrology . . . can in the right hands make for a riveting read.”—The EconomistMillions of transactions each day depend on a reliable network of weights and measures. But achieving such a network was anything but easy, as Robert P. Crease, physicist and philosopher, demonstrates in this endlessly fascinating, always entertaining look at just how this international system
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Not Even Trying

The Corruption of Real Science

by Bruce Charlton ...

Real science is dead.Researchers are no longer trying to seek and speak the truth. Scientists no longer believe in the truth. They no longer believe that there is an eternal unchanging reality beyond our human organisation which they have a duty to discover and disseminate. Hence, the vast structures of personnel and resources that constitute modern science are not real science but merely a ... Read more

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Real science is dead.Researchers are no longer trying to seek and speak the truth. Scientists no longer believe in the truth. They no longer believe that there is an eternal unchanging reality beyond our human organisation which they have a duty to discover and disseminate. Hence, the vast structures of personnel and resources that constitute modern science are not real science but merely a
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Community Data

Creative Approaches to Empowering People with Information

by Rahul Bhargava ...

Community Data offers a new toolkit for data storytelling in community settings, one purpose-built for goals like inclusion, empowerment, and impact. Data science and visualization has spread into new domains it was designed for - community organizing, education, journalism, civic governance, and more. The dominant computational methods and processes, which have not changed in response, are ... Read more

$35.99 USD

Community Data offers a new toolkit for data storytelling in community settings, one purpose-built for goals like inclusion, empowerment, and impact. Data science and visualization has spread into new domains it was designed for - community organizing, education, journalism, civic governance, and more. The dominant computational methods and processes, which have not changed in response, are
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Standards

by Jeffrey Pomerantz, Jason Griffey ...

Series series The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series
An engaging introduction to standards, the invisible infrastructure that shapes the built and digital environments of the modern world.Standards are the DNA of the built environment, encoded in nearly all objects that surround us in the modern world. In Standards, Jeffrey Pomerantz and Jason Griffey provide an essential introduction to this invisible but critical form of infrastructure—the rules ... Read more

$14.99 USD

An engaging introduction to standards, the invisible infrastructure that shapes the built and digital environments of the modern world.Standards are the DNA of the built environment, encoded in nearly all objects that surround us in the modern world. In Standards, Jeffrey Pomerantz and Jason Griffey provide an essential introduction to this invisible but critical form of infrastructure—the rules
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Head First Physics

A learner's companion to mechanics and practical physics (AP Physics B - Advanced Placement)

by Heather Lang ...

Wouldn't it be great if there were a physics book that showed you how things work instead of telling you how? Finally, with Head First Physics, there is. This comprehensive book takes the stress out of learning mechanics and practical physics by providing a fun and engaging experience, especially for students who "just don't get it."Head First Physics offers a format that's rich in visuals and ... Read more

$20.19 USD

Wouldn't it be great if there were a physics book that showed you how things work instead of telling you how? Finally, with Head First Physics, there is. This comprehensive book takes the stress out of learning mechanics and practical physics by providing a fun and engaging experience, especially for students who "just don't get it."Head First Physics offers a format that's rich in visuals and
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The Perfect Fitness Routine

Push, Pull, and Legs Split (Push Edition)

by Cameron Ballard ...

The Perfect Routine to get the Dream Body you have always desired. This ebook just incorporates the Push Day exercises. We all have potential in term of our physique, but very few will ever reach it. ... Read more

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The Perfect Routine to get the Dream Body you have always desired. This ebook just incorporates the Push Day exercises. We all have potential in term of our physique, but very few will ever reach it.
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¡No más Comer por Comer!: Destruye el hambre emocional y pasajero y cambia por completo la manera que ves la comida para bajar de peso de manera saludable y permanente

by Shaun Aguilar ...

¿Alguna vez te has preguntado porqué la mayoría de las personas no obtienen los resultados que después de intentar una dieta tras otra? ¿Porqué algunas personas tienen facilidad para perder peso, mientras que otras luchan con ello constantemente? ¿Acaso existe una manera de perder peso permanentemente para aquellas personas que lo han intentado todo? Entonces necesitas seguir leyendo."No importa ... Read more

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¿Alguna vez te has preguntado porqué la mayoría de las personas no obtienen los resultados que después de intentar una dieta tras otra? ¿Porqué algunas personas tienen facilidad para perder peso, mientras que otras luchan con ello constantemente? ¿Acaso existe una manera de perder peso permanentemente para aquellas personas que lo han intentado todo? Entonces necesitas seguir leyendo."No importa
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The New ABCs of Research

Achieving Breakthrough Collaborations

by Ben Shneiderman ...

The problems we face in the 21st century require innovative thinking from all of us. Be it students, academics, business researchers of government policy makers. Hopes for improving our healthcare, food supply, community safety and environmental sustainability depend on the pervasive application of research solutions. The research heroes who take on the immense problems of our time face bigger ... Read more

$23.79 USD

The problems we face in the 21st century require innovative thinking from all of us. Be it students, academics, business researchers of government policy makers. Hopes for improving our healthcare, food supply, community safety and environmental sustainability depend on the pervasive application of research solutions. The research heroes who take on the immense problems of our time face bigger
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Wealth Trading

by Alfred Mbati ...

There are a number of reasons why most traders don’t make a lot of money. This is not just limited to the naïve or beginners but traders who have lots of experience and education as well. This book will enlighten you on why this is so. Remember, Currency, Stock, Bond, Cryptocurrency etc. trading is like a zero sum game in which a majority of traders lose and contribute to the enormous incomes ... Read more

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There are a number of reasons why most traders don’t make a lot of money. This is not just limited to the naïve or beginners but traders who have lots of experience and education as well. This book will enlighten you on why this is so. Remember, Currency, Stock, Bond, Cryptocurrency etc. trading is like a zero sum game in which a majority of traders lose and contribute to the enormous incomes
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The Scientific Method

A Guide to Finding Useful Knowledge

by J. Scott Armstrong, Kesten C. Green ...

The scientific method delivers prosperity, yet scientific practice has become subject to corrupting influences from within and without the scientific community. This essential reference is intended to help remedy those threats. The authors identify eight essential criteria for the practice of science and provide checklists to help avoid costly failures in scientific practice. Not only for ... Read more

$27.89 USD

The scientific method delivers prosperity, yet scientific practice has become subject to corrupting influences from within and without the scientific community. This essential reference is intended to help remedy those threats. The authors identify eight essential criteria for the practice of science and provide checklists to help avoid costly failures in scientific practice. Not only for
... Read more
Handbook of Mass Measurement

by Frank E. Jones, Randall M. Schoonover ...

"How much does it weigh?" seems a simple question. To scientists and engineers, however, the answer is far from simple, and determining the answer demands consideration of an almost overwhelming number of factors. With an intriguing blend of history, fundamentals, and technical details, the Handbook of Mass Measurement sets forth the details ... Read more

$91.99 USD

"How much does it weigh?" seems a simple question. To scientists and engineers, however, the answer is far from simple, and determining the answer demands consideration of an almost overwhelming number of factors. With an intriguing blend of history, fundamentals, and technical details, the Handbook of Mass Measurement sets forth the details
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LEGAL METROLOGY BASICS: A Complete Guide for Technicians and Inspectors

by almachius Pastory ...

Every measurement that matters — every weight on a market scale, every litre at a fuel pump, every load on a crane — depends on a system that most people never see. Legal metrology is that system: the branch of measurement science that carries the force of law, protecting consumers, enabling fair trade, and underpinning public safety from the shop floor to the courtroom.Legal Metrology Basics: A ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Every measurement that matters — every weight on a market scale, every litre at a fuel pump, every load on a crane — depends on a system that most people never see. Legal metrology is that system: the branch of measurement science that carries the force of law, protecting consumers, enabling fair trade, and underpinning public safety from the shop floor to the courtroom.Legal Metrology Basics: A
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Atomic Physics

by Paul Ewart ...

Series series IOP Concise Physics
Atomic Physics provides a concise treatment of atomic physics and a basis to prepare for work in other disciplines that are underpinned by atomic physics, such as chemistry, biology and several aspects of engineering science. The focus is mainly on atomic structure since this is what is primarily responsible for the physical properties of atoms.After a brief introduction to some basic concepts, ... Read more

$23.09 USD

Atomic Physics provides a concise treatment of atomic physics and a basis to prepare for work in other disciplines that are underpinned by atomic physics, such as chemistry, biology and several aspects of engineering science. The focus is mainly on atomic structure since this is what is primarily responsible for the physical properties of atoms.After a brief introduction to some basic concepts,
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Mechanics of Biological Systems

Introduction to mechanobiology and experimental techniques

by Seungman Park, Yun Chen ...

Series series IOP Concise Physics
This book is an introduction to the mechanical properties, the force generating capacity, and the sensitivity to mechanical cues, of the biological system. To understand how these qualities govern many essential biological processes, we also discuss how to measure them. However, before delving into the details and the techniques, we first learn the operational definitions in mechanics, such as ... Read more

$28.79 USD

This book is an introduction to the mechanical properties, the force generating capacity, and the sensitivity to mechanical cues, of the biological system. To understand how these qualities govern many essential biological processes, we also discuss how to measure them. However, before delving into the details and the techniques, we first learn the operational definitions in mechanics, such as
... Read more
Antes del Big Bang

by Ender Enrique González Socorro ...

Sabemos que el mundo está hecho de átomos y 3 partículas elementales masivas: dos quarks y el electrón. Si bien es cierto que existen otras partículas elementales necesarias para que se formen los átomos, los gluones, que no tienen masa y mantienen unidos a los quarks formando los protones y los neutrones, los cuales a su vez forman el núcleo atómico. Y de los fotones, que tampoco tienen masa y ... Read more

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Sabemos que el mundo está hecho de átomos y 3 partículas elementales masivas: dos quarks y el electrón. Si bien es cierto que existen otras partículas elementales necesarias para que se formen los átomos, los gluones, que no tienen masa y mantienen unidos a los quarks formando los protones y los neutrones, los cuales a su vez forman el núcleo atómico. Y de los fotones, que tampoco tienen masa y
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How to Lower the Cholesterol In 30 days

by Ricardo Ripoll ...

If you're reading this, then you're probably very concerned about cholesterol. If you're worried it's because you've read statistics that suggest high cholesterol can be terribly harmful.Whether the focus of your concern is particularly on yourself or because someone you know has been diagnosed with high levels of "bad" cholesterol, the truth is that we can all begin to learn more about this ... Read more

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If you're reading this, then you're probably very concerned about cholesterol. If you're worried it's because you've read statistics that suggest high cholesterol can be terribly harmful.Whether the focus of your concern is particularly on yourself or because someone you know has been diagnosed with high levels of "bad" cholesterol, the truth is that we can all begin to learn more about this
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Ketogenic Diet with Apple Cider Vinegar for Beginners: Weight Loss with Easy Low-Carb Dessert Recipes

by Green leatherr ...

This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to maintain the ketogenic way of eating and enjoy your favorite sweet treats sans the guilt.This book will show you that even though the keto diet involves controlling the amount of carbohydrates you consume, it does not mean having to give up your beloved cakes and other sweet treats.In this book, you will learn plenty of recipes for keto ... Read more

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This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to maintain the ketogenic way of eating and enjoy your favorite sweet treats sans the guilt.This book will show you that even though the keto diet involves controlling the amount of carbohydrates you consume, it does not mean having to give up your beloved cakes and other sweet treats.In this book, you will learn plenty of recipes for keto
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Neutron Stars, Black Holes and Gravitational Waves

by James J Kolata ...

Series series IOP Concise Physics
Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity made a remarkable prediction: gravitational radiation. Just like light, gravity could travel through space as a wave and affect any objects it encounters by alternately compressing and expanding them. However, these waves were so difficult to detect that astronomers didn’t even try for more than 50 years. Then, in the late 1960s and early 1970s, two ... Read more

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Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity made a remarkable prediction: gravitational radiation. Just like light, gravity could travel through space as a wave and affect any objects it encounters by alternately compressing and expanding them. However, these waves were so difficult to detect that astronomers didn’t even try for more than 50 years. Then, in the late 1960s and early 1970s, two
... Read more
Stop Gaining Weight The Easy Way

How to maintain a healthy body and mind

by Alexander Adams, Dr Mike Dilkes ...

Series series Stop... The Easy Way
The world does not need another diet book. But what it does need, is a book that explains how to achieve and maintain a stable, healthy weight.With easy-to-understand chapters, focused firstly on why it is so easy to gain weight, and then how to effectively keep it off; this is an essential guide for anyone looking to take control of their weight in a safe and sustainable way.Combining their ... Read more

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The world does not need another diet book. But what it does need, is a book that explains how to achieve and maintain a stable, healthy weight.With easy-to-understand chapters, focused firstly on why it is so easy to gain weight, and then how to effectively keep it off; this is an essential guide for anyone looking to take control of their weight in a safe and sustainable way.Combining their
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Validation of Chromatography Data Systems

Ensuring Data Integrity, Meeting Business and Regulatory Requirements

by Robert D McDowall ...

Series Book 20 - RSC Chromatography Monographs
Guiding chromatographers working in regulated industries and helping them to validate their chromatography data systems to meet data integrity, business and regulatory needs. This book is a detailed look at the life cycle and documented evidence required to ensure a system is fit for purpose throughout the lifecycle. Initially providing the regulatory, data integrity and system life cycle ... Read more

$225.89 USD

Guiding chromatographers working in regulated industries and helping them to validate their chromatography data systems to meet data integrity, business and regulatory needs. This book is a detailed look at the life cycle and documented evidence required to ensure a system is fit for purpose throughout the lifecycle. Initially providing the regulatory, data integrity and system life cycle
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La ciencia en la encrucijada

Entre pasión intelectual y mercado

by Gianfranco Pacchioni ...

Translated by Flavia Andrea Galmarini Saavedra ...

Series series El libro de bolsillo - Ciencias
La vertiginosa aceleración que en la vida del hombre ha supuesto la generalización de las nuevas formas de comunicación global, especialmente internet, no ha podido dejar de verse reflejada también en el ámbito de la ciencia. Pero si este cambio ha supuesto ventajas innegables, también es cierto que ha llevado aparejada en el mundo de la investigación científica una distorsión preocupante y ... Read more

$7.55 USD

La vertiginosa aceleración que en la vida del hombre ha supuesto la generalización de las nuevas formas de comunicación global, especialmente internet, no ha podido dejar de verse reflejada también en el ámbito de la ciencia. Pero si este cambio ha supuesto ventajas innegables, también es cierto que ha llevado aparejada en el mundo de la investigación científica una distorsión preocupante y
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Legacy Strength: The Lifetime Blueprint to Master Muscle, Mindset & Medicine the Natural Way

by Matthew Davis ...

Legacy Strength: The Lifetime Blueprint to Endure and Dominate is the all-in-one manual for any man committed to building strength, resilience, and health that lasts a lifetime.Blending old-school grit with cutting-edge science, this no-nonsense guide breaks down everything—training fundamentals, muscle-building tactics, recovery blueprints, natural supplementation, clean eating strategies, mental ... Read more

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Legacy Strength: The Lifetime Blueprint to Endure and Dominate is the all-in-one manual for any man committed to building strength, resilience, and health that lasts a lifetime.Blending old-school grit with cutting-edge science, this no-nonsense guide breaks down everything—training fundamentals, muscle-building tactics, recovery blueprints, natural supplementation, clean eating strategies, mental
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El arte de la tesis doctoral

Todo lo que necesita saber y nunca encontró en un mismo libro sobre cómo hacer una tesis doctoral

by José Ramos Vivas ...

Es probable que el alumno que ingresa en un programa de doctorado en ciencias no sea del todo consciente de sus intereses. Alguien le tiene que explicar lo que es el factor de impacto de las publicaciones, cuál es el papel de un revisor de artículos científicos, lo que hace el editor de una revista, qué valor tiene publicar en una revistilla o lo que supone hacerlo en Nature o Science.Debería ... Read more

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Es probable que el alumno que ingresa en un programa de doctorado en ciencias no sea del todo consciente de sus intereses. Alguien le tiene que explicar lo que es el factor de impacto de las publicaciones, cuál es el papel de un revisor de artículos científicos, lo que hace el editor de una revista, qué valor tiene publicar en una revistilla o lo que supone hacerlo en Nature o Science.Debería
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