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Caduto Michael J. |
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Through a Naturalist's Eyes : Exploring the Nature of New England / / Michael J. Caduto ; illustrated by Adelaide Murphy Tyrol |
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Hanover, [New Hampshire] ; ; London, [England] : , : University Press of New England, , 2016 |
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1 online resource (242 pages) |
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Phenology - New England |
Natural history - New England |
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For native and visitor alike, the New England landscape has a rich allure. This grand sweep of land is a living tapestry woven of interconnected bioregions and natural communities whose compositions of plants and animals have evolved over time. In more than fifty essays, Michael J. Caduto brings readers into the complex stories to be found in nature. Drawing on first-hand experiences and reflections on the relationship between the natural world and humans, Caduto explores some of the plants, animals, natural places, and environmental issues of New England-from dragonflies, cuckoos, and chipmunks to circumpolar constellations and climate change. Stunning illustrations by Adelaide Murphy Tyrol illuminate these elegant and humorous essays. |
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UNINA9911131807903321 |
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Ford Kenneth William <1926-> |
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101 quantum questions : what you need to know about the world you can't see / / Kenneth W. Ford |
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Cambridge, Mass. : , : Harvard University Press, , 2011 |
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[1st ed.] |
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1 online resource (xi, 291 pages) : illustrations |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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The subatomic world -- Digging deeper -- The small and the swift -- Quantum lumps and quantum jumps -- Atoms and nuclei -- And more about nuclei -- Particles -- And more particles -- Interactions -- Constancy during change -- Waves and particles -- Waves and probability -- Quantum physics and technology -- Quantum physics at every scale -- Frontiers and puzzles. |
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This reader-friendly, richly illustrated book provides an engaging overview of quantum physics, from "big ideas" like probability and uncertainty and conservation laws to the behavior of quarks and photons and neutrinos, and on to explanations of how a laser works and why black holes evaporate. |
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