by Library Lin | Dec 20, 2022 | Natural Sciences
591. Books on specific topics in the natural history of animals Further Reading: Marc Bekoff The Emotional Lives of Animals: A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow, and Empathy—and Why They Matter, 2007. Using his original research, scientist Mark Bekoff... 
by Library Lin | Nov 3, 2022 | Natural Sciences
571. Books on physiology & related subjects Further Reading: D’Arcy Thompson On Growth and Form, 1917. This classic study, poetically written by biologist D’Arcy Thompson examines the mathematical and physical factors that make living things take their forms. 573.... 
by Library Lin | Aug 22, 2022 | Natural Sciences
520. Books on astronomy & allied sciences Further Reading: J.L. Heilbron The Sun in the Church: Cathedrals as Solar Observatories, 1999. The truth about the separation of science and religion is more complicated than we think. John Heilbron tells the story of four... 
by Library Lin | Jul 14, 2022 | Natural Sciences
510. Books on mathematics Further Reading: David Alan Grier When Computers Were Human, 2007. How were long computations made before we had computers? Primarily by human beings, both men and women, trained to perform these calculations. David Alan Grier shares the... 
by Library Lin | Apr 25, 2022 | Books, Natural Sciences
A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America’s Hurricanes by Eric Jay Dolin My rating: 5 of 5 stars Do you think hurricanes are just “bad thunderstorms?” Eric Jay Dolin demonstrates they are more like natural war machines delivering amazingly... 
by Library Lin | Mar 8, 2022 | Natural Sciences
591 Specific Topics in Natural History of Animals Further Reading: Marc Bekoff The Emotional Lives of Animals: A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow, and Empathy—and Why They Matter, 2007. Using his original research, scientist Mark Bekoff shares the...