Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?Re=3295&N=3+6061+7265 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738431 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1714077 Arizona is a geologists playground, with a scientifically intriguing story behind every rocky outcrop, dry playa, and sparkling spring. Arizona Rocks! tells the stories of 44 of the best geologic sites in the state. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1693169 A bestselling scientist and nature writer who goes to any extreme to uncover the answers, Bill Streever sets off to find out what heat really means. Let him be your guide and youll firewalk across hot coals and sweat it out in Death Valley, experience intense fever and fire, learn about the invention of matches and the chemistry of cooking, drink crude oil, and explore thermonuclear weapons and the hottest moment of all time-the big bang. Melting glaciers, warming oceans, forest fires, droughts-its clear that todays world is getting hotter. But while we know the agony of a sunburn or the comfort of our winter heaters, do we really understand heat? Written in Streevers signature spare and refreshing prose, HEAT is an a compulsively readable personal narrative that leaves readers with a new vision of an everyday experience-how heat works, its history, and its complete connection to daily life-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1698298 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738947 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742146 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742145 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1604561 Presents the archeological mystery of an accurate calendar at an ancient temple on the remote plains of southern Alberta, older than Englands Stonehenge by eight hundred years. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1627747 In The Disappearing Spoon, bestselling author Sam Kean unlocked the mysteries of the periodic table. In THE VIOLINISTS THUMB, he explores the wonders of the magical building block of life: DNA. There are genes to explain crazy cat ladies, why other people have no fingerprints, and why some people survive nuclear bombs. Genes illuminate everything from JFKs bronze skin (it wasnt a tan) to Einsteins genius. They prove that Neanderthals and humans bred thousands of years more recently than any of us would feel comfortable thinking. They can even allow some people, because of the exceptional flexibility of their thumbs and fingers, to become truly singular violinists. Keans vibrant storytelling once again makes science entertaining, explaining human history and whimsy while showing how DNA will influence our species future-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1647732 Our health care system is crippled by desperate efforts to prevent the inevitable. A third of the national Medicare budget{u2014}nearly $175 billion{u2014}is spent on the final year of life, and a third of that amount on the final month, often on expensive (and futile) treatments. Such efforts betray a fundamental flaw in how we think about healthcare: we squander resources on hopeless situations, instead of using them to actually improve health. In Predictive Health, distinguished doctors Kenneth Brigham and Michael M.E. Johns propose a solution: invest earlier{u2014}and use science and technology to make healthcare more available and affordable. Every child would begin life with a post-natal genetic screen, when potential risk{u2014}say for type II diabetes or heart disease{u2014}would be found. More data on biology, behavior, and environment would be captured throughout her life. Using this information, health-care workers and the people they care for could forge personal strategies for healthier living long before a small glitch blows up into major disease. This real health care wouldn{u2019}t just replace much of modern disease care{u2014}it would make it obsolete. The result, according to Brigham and Johns, will be a life defined by a long stay at top physical and mental form, rather than an early peak and long decline. Accomplishing this goal will require new tools, new clinics, fewer doctors and more mentors, smarter companies, and engaged patients. In short, it will require a revolution. Thanks to a decade-long collaboration between Brigham, Johns and others, it is already underway. An optimistic plan for reducing or eliminating many chronic diseases as well as reforming our faltering medical system, Predictive Health is a deeply knowledgeable, deeply humane proposal for how we can reallocate expenses and resources to prolong the best years of life, rather than extending the worst. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668257 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1667709 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1681553 Scientists have just announced an historic discovery on a par with the splitting of the atom: the Higgs boson, the key to understanding why mass exists has been found. Carroll takes readers behind the scenes of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN to meet the scientists and explain this landmark event. We only discovered the electron just over a hundred years ago and considering where that took us-- from nuclear energy to quantum computing-- the inventions that will result from the Higgs discovery will be world-changing. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1580527 A compelling history of science from 1900 to the present day, this is the first book to survey modern developments in science during a century of unprecedented change, conflict and uncertainty. The scope is global. Sciences claim to access universal truths about the natural world made it an irresistible resource for industrial empires, ideological programs, and environmental campaigners during this period. Science has been at the heart of twentieth century history--from Einsteins new physics to the Manhattan Project, from eugenics to the Human Genome Project, or from the wonders of penicillin to the promises of biotechnology. For some science would only thrive if autonomous and kept separate from the political world, while for others science was the best guide to a planned and better future. Science was both a routine, if essential, part of an orderly society, and the disruptive source of bewildering transformation. Jon Agar draws on a wave of recent scholarship that explores science from interdisciplinary perspectives to offer a readable synthesis that will be ideal for anyone curious about the profound place of science in the modern world.--Publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668377 Loaded with nearly 2,000 fun facts, this encyclopedia will arm you with hundreds of useless (and not so useless!) scientific tidbits. Featuring a range of subjects, from anatomy and anthropology to physics and psychology, its a virtual treasure trove of information! http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1623472 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1681554 On the fiftieth anniversary of Watson and Crick receiving the Nobel Prize, a freshly annotated and illustrated edition of The Double Helix provides new insights into the personal relationships among James Watson, Frances Crick, Maurice Wilkins, Rosalind Franklin and a scientific revolution. In his 1968 memoir, The Double Helix, James Watson offered a thrilling drama of the race among scientists to identify the structure of DNA. Professors Alexander Gann and Jan Witkowski have built upon this narrative; juxtaposing Watsons racy account with the commentary of other protagonists offering an enhanced perspective of the now legendary story. They have mined many sources: including a trove of newly discovered correspondence belonging to Francis Crick mislaid some fifty years earlier; excerpts from the papers of Maurice Wilkins, Linus Pauling, and Rosalind Franklin; and a chapter that had been dropped from the original. After half a century, the implications of the double helix keep rippling outward; the tools of molecular biology have forever transformed the life sciences. The New Annotated and Illustrated Edition of The Double Helix adds a richness to the account of the momentous events that led the charge. The Double Helix is the best book I know about a scientific discovery this new edition suffuses the whole with social history, fascinating documentation, photography, and cunning background research. The early fifties, the beginning of the modern age of molecular biology, spring to life. Ian McEwan, author of Atonement --Provided by publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1426695 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1669011 An adventurous romp through the real-world experiments to make babies without sex. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1646890 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668371 Thanks to the photographic output of a small squadron of interplanetary spacecraft, we have awakened to the beauty and splendor of the solar system. Since Michael Bensons masterful book Beyond: Visions of the Interplanetary Probes, new, more powerful cameras in probes with greatly improved maneuverability have traversed the wheeling satellites of Jupiter; roamed the boulder-strewn red deserts of Mars; studied Saturns immaculate rings; and shown us our own ravishing Earth, a blue-white orb with a disturbingly thin atmosphere, as it plunges deeper into ecological crisis. These new images are the subject of Bensons Planetfall, a truly revelatory book that uses its large page size to reproduce the greatest achievements in contemporary planetary photography as never before--Provided by publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1679214 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668733 Filled with lavish illustrations, this book is a grand tour of the universe. Three ever widening domains are presented--the planets, the stars, and the large scale universe itself--each including the ones before it and extending outward-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1577855 Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson presents his views on the future of space travel and Americas role in that future, giving his readers an eye-opening manifesto on the importance of space exploration for Americas economy, security, and morale. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1646006 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1374749 In this fresh list, Stephen James OMeara presents 109 new objects for stargazers to observe. The Secret Deep list contains many exceptional objects, including a planetary nebula whose last thermal pulse produced a circumstellar shell similar to the one expected in the final days of our Suns life; a piece of the only supernova remnant known visible to the unaided eye; the flattest galaxy known; the largest edge-on galaxy in the heavens; the brightest quasar; and the companion star to one of the first black hole candidates ever discovered. Each object is accompanied by beautiful photographs and sketches, original finder charts, visual histories and up-to-date astrophysical information to enrich the observing experience. Featuring galaxies, clusters and nebulae not covered in other Deep-Sky Companions books, this is a wonderful addition to the series and an essential guide for any deep-sky observer-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1298678 Explores the possible effects of global warming and climate change on more than a million exotic species around the globe. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1274869 A scientific look at something that affects us all--annoying spouses, car alarms, fingernails on a chalkboard, coworkers, missed planes, bad dreams, dropped calls, bed bugs, even the sounds coming out of everyone elses iPod--while still being humorous, surprising, and helpful--Provided by publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1336406 In 2002, NASA fellow Thad Roberts hatched the most daring heist ever conceived: steal NASAs precious moon rocks. With the help of his girlfriend and another female cohort, both NASA interns, Roberts successfully stole the rocks. However, selling the invaluable stones proved to be Roberts downfall. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1352143 An account of the authors three decades of research into the lives and behaviors of spotted dolphins describes some of her most memorable experiences while revealing surprising findings on dolphin characteristics and communication abilities. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1215195 Learn about different types of crystals and gems, and the ways that they are formed. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1252021 Author Lipton is a former medical school professor and research scientist. His experiments, and those of other leading-edge scientists, have examined in great detail the processes by which cells receive information. The implications of this research radically change our understanding of life. It shows that genes and DNA do not control our biology; that instead DNA is controlled by signals from outside the cell, including the energetic messages emanating from our positive and negative thoughts. Dr. Liptons profoundly hopeful synthesis of the latest and best research in cell biology and quantum physics is being hailed as a breakthrough, showing that our bodies can be changed as we retrain our thinking.--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1378435 This friendly guide presents an easy-to-follow overview of the material covered in a typical college-level biochemistry course--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1382592 A journey back through the evolutionary history of our planet, from the origins and formation of the earth. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1364777 A tour of the diamond industry explores the historically rich network connecting Communist Siberia, Israel, and New Yorks diamond district, and profiles some of the industrys more colorful characters, including the authors father. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1373119 A biography of two maverick scientists whose intellectual wanderlust kick-started modern genomics and cosmology. Max Delbruck and George Gamow, the so-called ordinary geniuses of Segrs third book, were not as famous or as decorated as some of their colleagues in midtwentieth-century physics, yet these two friends had a profound influence on how we now see the world, both on its largest scale (the universe) and its smallest (genetic code). Their maverick approach to research resulted in truly pioneering science. Wherever these men ventured, they were catalysts for great discoveries. Here Segr honors them in his typically inviting and elegant style and shows readers how they were far from ordinary. While portraying their personal lives Segr, a scientist himself, gives readers an inside look at how science is done--collaboration, competition, the influence of politics, the role of intuition and luck, and the sense of wonder and curiosity that fuels these extraordinary minds.-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1304039 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1312404 Focuses on the core concepts you need to succeed in an introductory biology course. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1279608 This book will shine light on some of the hard-to-reach places in the brain, showing the ways in which we are not the ones driving the boat. Why does the conscious mind know so little? What do visual illusions unmask about the machinery running under the hood? How much of our lives are determined by choices and behaviors that are hard-wired, unconscious, and beyond our control? Do we have any management over who we find gorgeous or repugnant? How is it possible to get angry at yourself: who exactly, is mad at whom? If the drunk Mel Gibson is an anti-Semite and the sober Mel Gibson is authentically apologetic, is there a real Mel Gibson? Why did Supreme Court Justice William Douglas claim that he was able to play football and go hiking, when everyone could see that he was paralyzed after his stroke? Why do people willingly give up their money to banks for Christmas accounts (and why dont monkeys do this)? Why do patients on Parkinsons medications become compulsive gamblers? Why do athletes follow routines, like bouncing the ball three times before taking a free throw? Why did Charles Whitman suddenly kill his family and shoot forty six others from the UT Austin tower, and what did this have to do with his brain? How much of who we are is in the genes, and how much in the environment? Does free will exist or not, and how does that affect our view of blameworthiness and credit? The emerging understanding of the brain drastically changes our view of ourselves, shifting us from an intuitive sense that we are at the center of the operations, to a more sophisticated, illuminating, and wondrous view of the situation--Provided by publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1277477 This detailed guide helps you understand the meaning of terms in anatomy and physiology, get to know the bodys anatomical structures, and gain insight into how the structures and systems function. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1393071 The Big Bang is dead and astrophysicist Adam Frank explains how our experience of time will change as a result-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1212458 For twenty years, Mark Hertsgaard investigated climate change, but it took the birth of his daughter to bring the truth home. Another revelation came when an expert advised that, without doubt, global warming had arrived, more than a hundred years earlier than expected. Now, with his daughter and the next generation in mind, Hertsgaard delivers a resounding, motivating message of hope that will spur activism among parents, college students, and all readers. He gives specifics about what we can expect in the next fifty years: Chicagos climate transformed to resemble Houstons; the loss of cherished crops and luxuries, such as California wines; the redesign of U.S. cities. Addressing problems well face very soon and revealing where theyll be most serious, Hertsgaard offers pictures of what unbiased experts expect, and looks at who is taking wise, creative precautions. Hot is, finally, a book about how well survive.--Publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1275036 From the New York Times bestselling author of The Wal-Mart Effect comes a fascinating journey into the secret life of water, a book that upends everything we think we know about the most vital substance in our lives. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1257339 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1236614 When the author heard of the mysterious loss of thousands of bath toys at sea, he figured he would interview a few oceanographers, talk to a few beachcombers, and read up on Arctic science and geography. But questions can be like ocean currents: wade in too far, and they carry you away. His accidental odyssey pulls him into the secretive world of shipping conglomerates, the daring work of Arctic researchers, the lunatic risks of maverick sailors, and the shadowy world of Chinese toy factories. This work is a journey into the heart of the sea and an adventure through science, myth, the global economy, and some of the worst weather imaginable. With each new discovery, he learns of another loose thread, and with each successive chase, he comes closer to understanding where his castaway quarry comes from and where it goes. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1394095 A matter-of-fact guide to mastering the basics of chemistry. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1373101 Get a rock-solid grasp on geology. Whether youre looking to supplement classroom learning or are simply interested in earth sciences, this guide gives you a straightforward introduction to the study of the earth, its materials, and its processes. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1243708 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1645263 Astronomer Ray Jayawardhana discusses the scientific quest to discover other planets and life in the universe, describing breakthroughs into the early twenty-first century, and examining the tools and technology available to scientists seeking life on other worlds. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1393058 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1336102 Uses examples from everyday life to explain the fundamentals of physics, covering such topics as motion, force, kinetic energy, heat and heat flow, magnetism, and gravity. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1377980 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1260743 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1306339 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1295807 Discusses how scientific evidence is increasingly showing a link between the stress of the environment on an individual and the seemingly inherited traits of his or her subsequent generations. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1373662 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1222187 Written in a step-by-step format, this practical guide begins with an introduction to the science of biophysics, covering biophysical techniques and applications. Next, youll learn the principles of physics, biology, and chemistry required to understand biophysics, including free energy, entropy, and statistical mechanics. Biomolecules and the forces that influence their structure and conformation are also covered, as are protein, nucleic acid, and membrane biophysics. Detailed examples and concise explanations make it easy to understand the material, and end-of-chapter quizzes and a final exam help reinforce key concepts. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1304009 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1372769 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1624034 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1304288 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1393700 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1375997 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1299204 From their ability to use energy from sunlight to make their own food, to combating attacks from diseases and predators, plants have evolved an amazing range of life-sustaining strategies. Written with the non-specialist in mind, John Kings lively natural history explains how plants function, from how they gain energy and nutrition to how they grow, develop and ultimately die. New to this edition is a section devoted to plants and the environment, exploring how problems created by human activities, such as global warming, pollution of land, water and air, and increasing ocean acidity, are impacting on the lives of plants. Kings narrative provides a simple, highly readable introduction, with boxes in each chapter offering additional or more advanced material for readers seeking more detail. He concludes that despite the challenges posed by growing environmental perils, plants will continue to dominate our planet-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1367967 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1284010 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1198441 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1278087 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1198117 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1393540 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1243849 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1304985 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1198359 Traces how the author, a physics professor, used the new science of loop quantum gravity to create a simple model of the universe that launched loop quantum cosmology, proposing the theory that the universe undergoes an infinite series of expansions and contractions through time. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1453860 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1550686 A balanced, plain-English guide to the politically charged topic of stem cell research. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1117715 As we enjoy the Internets bounties, are we sacrificing our ability to read and think deeply? Carr describes how human thought has been shaped through the centuries by tools of the mind--from the alphabet to maps, to the printing press, the clock, and the computer--and interweaves recent discoveries in neuroscience. Now, he expands his argument into a compelling exploration of the Internets intellectual and cultural consequences. Our brains, scientific evidence reveals, change in response to our experiences. Building on insights of thinkers from Plato to McLuhan, Carr makes a case that every information technology carries a set of assumptions about the nature of knowledge and intelligence. The printed book served to focus our attention, promoting deep and creative thought. In contrast, the Internet encourages rapid, distracted sampling of small bits of information. As we become ever more adept at scanning and skimming, are we losing our capacity for concentration, contemplation, and reflection?--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1171485 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1056989 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1113772 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1295336 The periodic table of the elements is a crowning scientific achievement, but its also a treasure trove of passion, adventure, obsession, and betrayal. These tales follow carbon, neon, silicon, gold, and all the elements in the table as they play out their parts in human history. The usual suspects are here, like Marie Curie (and her radioactive journey to the discovery of polonium and radium) and William Shockley (who is credited, not exactly justly, with the discovery of the silicon transistor)--but the more obscure characters provide some of the best stories, like Paul Emile Franois Lecoq de Boisbaudran, whose discovery of gallium, a metal with a low melting point, gives this book its title: a spoon made of gallium will melt in a cup of tea.--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1170785 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1210531 Documents the recent efforts of scientists to explain the ninety-six percent of the universe not comprised of known matter, drawing on interviews with leading figures to describe the rivalries, collaborations, and discoveries that are redefining current understandings. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1268268 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1185243 Explores intriguing tales about every element of the periodic table, sharing their parts in human history, finance, mythology, war, evil, love, the arts, and the lives of the colorful scientists who discovered them. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1200731 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1090793 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1470754 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1295255 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1163556 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1170484 Cell phone radiation is a national emergency. Scientist Devra Davis presents an array of recent and long-suppressed research which shows that the most popular gadget of our age damages DNA, breaks down the brains defenses, and reduces sperm count while increasing memory loss, the risk of Alzheimers disease, and even cancer. The growing brains of children make them especially vulnerable--and half of the worlds four billion cell phones are used by people under twenty. Davis takes readers through the dark side of this trillion-dollar industry. Health experts have long been frozen out of policy-making decisions about cell phones; federal regulatory standards are set by the cell phone industry itself. One secret memo reveals their war plan against reports of cell phone dangers. As this call to action shows, we can make safer cell phones now. Why put our children at risk of a devastating epidemic of brain illness?--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1199323 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1187105 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1099675 The first popular history of the technology which harnessed electricity and powered the greatest scientific and technological advances of the modern era. Line drawings throughout. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1170217 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1198366 Orbiting at the edge of the outer Solar System, Pluto is an intriguing object in astronomy. Since the fascinating events surrounding its discovery, it has helped increase our understanding of the origin and evolution of the Solar System and raised questions about the nature and benefits of scientific classification. This is a timely and exciting account of Pluto and its satellites. The author uses Pluto as a case study to discuss discovery in astronomy and how remote astronomical bodies are investigated. He also examines the role of classification in science by discussing Plutos recent classification as a dwarf planet. Besides Pluto, the book also explores the rich assortment of bodies that constitute the Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt, of which Pluto is the innermost member. Richly illustrated, this text is written for general readers, amateur astronomers and students alike. Boxed text provides more advanced information especially for readers who wish to delve deeper into the subject-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1056843 To put present and future Mars exploration in context we must first review the history of Mankinds aspirations, investigations and knowledge regarding our planetary neighbour. The most basic facts about Mars, which are summarized in Appendix A, have been obtained as a result of observation spanning hundreds of years, during most of which researchers were limited to observations from the Earth, although latterly through telescopes of considerable size and sophistication--Provided by publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1212272 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1295284 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=964521 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1037924