A copiously illustrated global history of magic books, from ancient papyri to pulp paperbacks “A beautiful production: a typographic and calligraphic treat as treasurable as a …
The first book to chronicle how innovation in laboratory designs for botanical research energized the emergence of physiological plant ecology as a vibrant subdiscipline …
The fascinating stories behind the essential seven units of measurement that allow us to understand the physical world “Entertaining popular science and a literate tale of why …
How herbaria illuminate the past and future of plant science Collections of preserved plant specimens, known as herbaria, have existed for nearly five centuries. These pressed …
The first book to chronicle how innovation in laboratory designs for botanical research energized the emergence of physiological plant ecology as a vibrant subdiscipline …
The fascinating stories behind the essential seven units of measurement that allow us to understand the physical world "e;Entertaining popular science and a literate tale of …
How herbaria illuminate the past and future of plant science Collections of preserved plant specimens, known as herbaria, have existed for nearly five centuries. These pressed …
A lively exploration of how invisibility has gone from science fiction to fact “The science of invisibility remains largely theoretical and abstract. It is in the literature that …
A provocative and original history of the scientists and writers, artists and philosophers who took drugs to explore the hidden regions of the mind A New Yorker Best of the Week …
A provocative and original history of the scientists and writers, artists and philosophers who took drugs to explore the hidden regions of the mind Until the twentieth century, …
