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018474
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Cambridge, Harvard University Press, 2003.
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xviii, 297pGrey spine
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In this study of the Copernican Revolution, the author brings to a common focus the considered approach of the historian, the technical understanding of the scientist and the skill and experience of an able teacher. Chronicles the major turning points in the evolution of scientific thought.
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The ancient two-sphere universe
The problem of the planets
The two-sphere universe in Aristotelian thought
Recasting the tradition: Aristotle to the Copernicans
Copernicus' innovation
The assimilation of Copernican astronomy
The new universe
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9780674171039 Pb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| I01356 | 523.2/KUH | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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005569
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Great Britain, Scholastic, 2004.
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144pYellow and Red Spine
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The Knowledge
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This eye-opening guide predicts the future with a time-traveling trip through, well, time...
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0439973368 pb.
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| 002726 | 500/GOL | Main | Missing | General | |
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022698
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London, Vintage, 2016.
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513pBlack spine
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Over the past century humankind has managed to do the impossible and rein in famine, plague, and war. This may seem hard to accept, but, as Harari explains in his trademark style--thorough, yet riveting--famine, plague and war have been transformed from incomprehensible and uncontrollable forces of nature into manageable challenges. For the first time ever, more people die from eating too much than from eating too little; more people die from old age than from infectious diseases; and more people commit suicide than are killed by soldiers, terrorists and criminals put together. The average American is a thousand times more likely to die from binging at McDonald's than from being blown up by Al Qaeda. What then will replace famine, plague, and war at the top of the human agenda? As the self-made gods of planet earth, what destinies will we set ourselves, and which quests will we undertake? Homo Deus explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first century-- from overcoming death to creating artificial life. It asks the fundamental questions: Where do we go from here? And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers? This is the next stage of evolution.
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The new human agenda
Homo sapiens conquers the world. The Anthropocene ; The human spark
Homo sapiens gives meaning to the world. The storytellers ; The odd couple ; The modern covenant ; The humanist revolution
Homo sapiens loses control. The time bomb in the laboratory ; The great decoupling ; The ocean of consciousness ; The data religion
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9781784703936 Pb.
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| I02083 | 909/HAR | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
017803
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London, Weidenfield & Nicolson, 2004.
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vi, 408pBlack Spine
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In Science at the edge, Brockman shows why the work and ideas of those who form the third culture is of such fundamental importance today, giving insight into who and what we are - and what we might become.
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9780297607755 Hb.
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| I01218 | 306.45/BRO | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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019104
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London, Allen Lane, 2012.
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xi, 498pBrown spine
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Draws on Diamond's near five decades in New Guinea as well as evidence from Inuit, Amazonian Indians and other cultures, exploring how tribal peoples approach essential human problems.
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9781846147586 Pb.
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| I01475 | 305.89912/DIA | Main | On Shelf | General | |
| I01599 | 305.89912/DIA | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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