A history of classical physics: from antiquity to the quantum

By Bernal, J. D

Publishing Date: 1997

Classification: 500

Call Number: 530 BER

Quantum questions: mystical writings of the world's great physicists

Publishing Date: 2001

Classification: 500

Call Number: 530.2

Examines the writings of eight physicists from a mystical worldview.

Optical Color & Simultaneity

By Marx, Ellen

Publishing Date: 1983

Classification: 500

Call Number: 535.6 MAR

"The perception of color resists objective definition. While the density of a photographic filter or the wave lengths in a television image can be measured exactly, the psychological and physiological expression of optical color is, ultimately, a matter of subjective judgment. The human brain is able to discern extraordinarily fine gradations in brightness, hue, and saturation - some 10 million nuances. It is therefore not surprising that every aspect of color theory is open to interpretation. The investigations that Ellen Marx outlines in Optical Color are the result of a painstaking and systematic series of experiments. The reader is invited to enter into a dialog with the demonstrations contained in this book, and to observe first-hand the relationship of optical color to the phenomenon of simultaneity. Although rigorously logical and based on a thorough scientific understanding, the studies that Marx presents do not slight the importance of intuition. The reader can discover both accurate and precise interactions of primary colors while at the same time delving deep into his or her hidden, personal world." --

Dinosaurs the grand tour: everything worth knowing about dinosaurs from Aardonyx to Zuniceratops

By Pim, Keiron

Publishing Date: [2019]

Classification: 500

Call Number: 567.9 PIM

"Now completely revised and updated: a compendium of more than 300 dinosaurs, their key anatomy, geology, and history at a glance"--

Forbidden archeology: the hidden history of the human race

By Cremo, Michael A

Publishing Date: 1998

Classification: 500

Call Number: 573.3 CRE

Over the past two centuries, researchers have found bones and artifacts showing that people like ourselves existed on earth millions of years ago. But the scientific establishment has suppressed, ignored, or forgotten these remarkable facts. Why? Because they contradict dominant views of human origins and antiquity. Forbidden Archeology is a call for a change in today's arbitrarily rigid mindset. Cremo and Thompson challenge us to rethink our understanding of human origins, identity, and destiny.

Biocentrism: how life and consciousness are the keys to understanding the true nature of the universe

By Lanza, Robert

Publishing Date: 2010

Classification: 500

Call Number: 576.31 LAN

The startling discovery that the world was not flat challenged and changed the way people perceived themselves and their relationships with the world. This work features the revolutionary view that life creates the universe instead of the other way around.

Man eaters: true tales of animals stalking, mauling, killing, and eating human prey

Publishing Date: 2000

Classification: 500

Call Number: 591.53

Vanishing treasures: a bestiary of extraordinary endangered creatures

By Rundell, Katherine

Publishing Date: [2024]

Classification: 500

Call Number: 591.68 RUN

The world is more astonishing, more miraculous, and more wonderful than our wildest imaginings. In this brilliant and passionately persuasive book, Katherine Rundell takes us on a globe-spanning tour of the world's most awe-inspiring animals currently facing extinction. Consider the seahorse: couples mate for life and meet each morning for a dance, pirouetting and changing colours before going their separate ways, to dance again the next day. The American wood frog survives winter by allowing itself to freeze solid, its heartbeat slowing until it stops altogether. Come spring, the heart kick-starts itself spontaneously back to life. As for the lemur, it lives in matriarchal troops led by an alpha female (it's not unusual for female ring-tailed lemurs to slap males across the face when they become aggressive). Whenever they are cold or frightened, they group together in what's known as a lemur ball, paws and tails intertwined, to form a furry mass as big as a bicycle wheel. But each of these extraordinary animals is endangered or holds a sub-species that is endangered. This urgent, inspiring book of essays dedicated to 23 unusual and underappreciated creatures is a clarion call insisting that we look at the world around us with new eyes to see the magic of the animals we live among, their unknown histories and capabilities, and above all how lucky we are to tread the same ground as such vanishing treasures. Beautifully illustrated, and full of inimitable wit and intellect, Vanishing Treasures is a chance to be awestruck and lovestruck, to reckon with the beauty of the world, its fragility, and its strangeness.

Grizzly years: in search of the American wilderness

By Peacock, Doug

Publishing Date: 1996

Classification: 500

Call Number: 599.74 PEA

"For nearly twenty years, alone and unarmed, author Doug Peacock traversed the rugged mountains of Montana and Wyoming tracking the magnificent grizzly. His thrilling narrative takes us into the bear?s habitat, where we observe directly this majestic animal?s behavior, from hunting strategies, mating patterns, and denning habits to social hierarchy and methods of communication. As Peacock tracks the bears, his story turns into a thrilling narrative about the breaking down of suspicion between man and beast in the wild."--Back cover.