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Jed Z. Buchwald is the Doris and Henry Dreyfuss Professor of History at the California Institute of Technology. His books include The Riddle of the Rosetta: How an English Polymath and a French Polyglot Discovered the Meaning of Egyptian Hieroglyphs and The Zodiac of Paris: How an Improbable Controversy over an Ancient Egyptian Artifact Provoked a Modern Debate between Religion and Science (both Princeton).
An authoritative interdisciplinary account...
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A stunning ebook with clear navigation for admirers of astrophotography. This ebook has been built to W3C accessibility guidelines and will work with text to speech. The layout has been redesigned with clear navigation links to each of the competition entries within the Maps section. It is compatible with all ereading apps and devices. From the number one Astronomy publisher, this ebook showcases the most spectacular space photography, taken from...
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In these lively and fascinating essays edited by theoretical physicist Jim Al-Khalili, scientists from around the world weigh in on the latest advances in the search for intelligent life in the universe and discuss just what that might look like.
Since 2000, science has seen a surge in data and interest on several fronts related to E.T. (extraterrestrials); A.I. (artificial intelligence); and SETI (search for extraterrestrial intelligence). The...