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Churchill's bomb : a hidden history of science, war and politics

Farmelo, Graham, author.

Publication Date

2013

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941.084 FAR

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SD_ILS:273632

26.

Slaying the dragons : destroying myths in the history of science and faith

Chapman, Allan, 1946-

Publication Date

2013

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Call Number

215 CHA

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SD_ILS:287242

27.

The lost art of walking : the history, science, philosophy, and literature of pedestrianism

Nicholson, Geoff, 1953-

Publication Date

2008

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Call Number

796.51 NIC

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SD_ILS:170965

28.

Cosmic imagery : key images in the history of science

Barrow, John D., 1952-

Publication Date

2008

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520.222 BAR

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SD_ILS:170975

29.

Sun in a bottle : the strange history of fusion and the science of wishful thinking

Seife, Charles.

Publication Date

2008

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539.764 SEI

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SD_ILS:170555

30.

The cloudspotter's guide : the science, history, and culture of clouds

Pretor-Pinney, Gavin.

Publication Date

2006

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Call Number

551.576 PRE

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SD_ILS:124187

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The immortal game : a history of chess, or, How 32 carved pieces on a board illuminated our understanding of war, art, science, and the human brain

Shenk, David, 1966-

Publication Date

2006

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794.109 SHE

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SD_ILS:130402

32.

Divine wind : the history and science of hurricanes

Emanuel, Kerry A., 1955-

Publication Date

2005

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551.55209 EMA

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SD_ILS:134710

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The history of science and technology : a browser's guide to the great discoveries, inventions, and the people who made them, from the dawn of time to today

Bunch, Bryan H.

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2004

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REF 509 BUN

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SD_ILS:60304

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Dorling Kindersley Limited.

Publication Date

2022

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582.16 TRE

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The inherited mind : a story of family, hope, and the genetics of mental illness

Longman, James (Journalist), author.

Publication Date

2025

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616.89 LON

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SD_ILS:729927

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