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Canaletto (1967)
Paintings, Drawings and Etchings
Sortie : 1967 (Royaume-Uni). Beau livre, Peinture & sculpture
livre de Gregory Martin
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Studies from Nature
Beau livre
livre de Kitagawa Utamaro
Résumé · Two volumes of The Book of Crawling Creatures Japanese sewn binding Gifts of the Ebb Tide and two volumes of The Book of Myriad Birds concertina binding All volumes bound in Twist paper printed with original designs redrawn by Neil Gower Printed paper labels with titles in English and in... Voir plus
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The Diversity of Life
Sciences
livre de Edward O. Wilson
Résumé · Edward O. Wilson, one of the world’s greatest naturalists, takes us on a tour through time, from life’s earliest beginnings to the current crisis of human-driven extinction. He leads us through the natural world, explaining how species evolve, adapt and colonise to create the astonishing variety of... Voir plus
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The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
livre de Brian Greene
Résumé · In the twentieth century Newtonian physics was replaced with two fundamental theories that form the foundation for our understanding of the laws of the universe: Einstein's general theory of relativity (which accounts for the macroscopic world of the heavenly planets and their motion) and quantum... Voir plus
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Chaos: Making a New Science
livre de James Gleick
Résumé · James Gleick’s chronicle, written in 1987, reveals a fascinating world of fractals, strange attractors and smooth noodle maps. He captures the astonished determination of its pioneers and explores its exciting and sometimes startling impact on our quest for knowledge. Today it is understood that... Voir plus
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Relativity
livre de Albert Einstein
Résumé · In 1905 Albert Einstein published the most famous equation of all time, e=mc², and man’s understanding of the universe was transformed. But how many of us know what Einstein’s theories of relativity actually mean in terms of the world in which we live? Fortunately, Einstein’s inestimable genius... Voir plus
