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Bibliotheca Osleriana

A Catalogue of Books Illustrating the History of Medicine and Science

By: Sir William Osler,Osler Library

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Bibliotheca Osleriana

A Catalogue of Books Illustrating the History of Medicine and Science

By: Sir William Osler,Osler Library

During his tenure as the Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford from 1905-1919, Sir William Osler amassed a considerable library on the history of medicine and science. A Canadian native, Osler had studied at McGill University and decided to leave his collection of 7,600 items to its Faculty of Medicine. A catalogue, the Bibliotheca Osleriana, was compiled - a labour of love that took ten years to complete and involved W.W. Francis, R.H. Hill, and Archibald Malloch. Osler himself laid down the broad outlines of the catalogue and wrote many of the annotations.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773590501

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9780773590502

Spark from the Deep

How Shocking Experiments with Strongly Electric Fish Powered Scientific Discovery

By: William J. Turkel

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Spark from the Deep

How Shocking Experiments with Strongly Electric Fish Powered Scientific Discovery

By: William J. Turkel

How encounters with strongly electric fish informed our grasp of electricity. Spark from the Deep tells the story of how human beings came to understand and use electricity by studying the evolved mechanisms of strongly electric fish. These animals can shock potential prey or would-be predators with high-powered electrical discharges. William J. Turkel asks completely fresh questions about the evolutionary, environmental, and historical aspects of people’s interest in electric fish. Stimulated by painful encounters with electric catfish, torpedos, and electric eels, people learned to harness the power of electric shock for medical therapies and eventually developed technologies to store, transmit, and control electricity. Now we look to these fish as an inspiration for engineering new sensors, computer interfaces, autonomous undersea robots, and energy-efficient batteries. Praise for Spark from the Deep “This beautifully written and exhaustively researched book traces the links between experiments on strongly electric fish and scientific understanding of electricity . . . Turkel’s book is a joy to read; it will entertain and educate scientists, historians, and anyone with an interest in the natural world.” —Choice “Turkel’s book convincingly reminds us that all the laptops and gadgets we surround ourselves with are remixes; altered versions of strongly electric fish. For that strange and insightful observation, this book ought to be widely read and enjoyed.” —Chris Conway, Endeavour “[I]t is refreshing to explore a book which takes seriously ancient encounters with manifestations of natural electricity as precursors to more recent innovations.” —James F. Stark, The British Journal for the History of Science

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428

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Johns Hopkins University Press+ORM

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1421409941

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9781421409948

In Search of Planet Vulcan

The Ghost in Newton’s Clockwork Universe

By: Richard P. Baum,William Sheehan

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In Search of Planet Vulcan

The Ghost in Newton’s Clockwork Universe

By: Richard P. Baum,William Sheehan

Final showdown in the unlikeliest of places: America's Wild West. Like gunslingers at high noon, determined astronomers of the opposing camps brave Indians and the elements in their attempt to prove once and for all whether the planet exists. They congregate with some of the most illustrious names of their time for the final test: a grand eclipse of the sun.

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317

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Springer

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1489961003

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9781489961006

Discovering Pluto

Exploration at the Edge of the Solar System

By: Dale P. Cruikshank,William Sheehan

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Discovering Pluto

Exploration at the Edge of the Solar System

By: Dale P. Cruikshank,William Sheehan

The story of Pluto and its largest moon, from discovery through the New Horizons flyby--Provided by publisher.

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502

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University of Arizona Press

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0816534314

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9780816534319

The Scientific Papers of John Couch Adams [microform];

By: John Couch Adams,J. W. L. Glaisher,William Grylls Adams

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The Scientific Papers of John Couch Adams [microform];

By: John Couch Adams,J. W. L. Glaisher,William Grylls Adams

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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570

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Franklin Classics Trade Press

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0353083240

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9780353083240

Book's by William Grylls Adams

Bibliotheca Osleriana

Bibliotheca Osleriana

Spark from the Deep

Spark from the Deep

In Search of Planet Vulcan

In Search of Planet Vulcan

Discovering Pluto

Discovering Pluto

The Scientific Papers of John Couch Adams [microform];

The Scientific Papers of John Couch Adams [microform];

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