El nacimiento de los sistemas planetarios

Natalie Angier nos invita a adentrarnos en las principales disciplinas de la ciencia. Por el camino, aprenderemos qué ocurre cuando se deshace un helado o se enfría el café, cómo actúan las células del hígado cuando comemos un caramelo, por qué el caballo es un ejemplo de evolución en el trabajo y la razón por la que estamos hechos de polvo de estrellas. Un libro para todos aquellos que quieran entender los grandes problemas científicos actuales. También está dirigido a todos aquellos padres que, alguna vez, han sentido pánico cuando alguno de sus hijos les ha preguntado cómo...

Describes, in brief text and illustrations, the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of various species of reptiles.

This volume covers the advances in the organometallic chemistry of nickel, palladium and platinum since publication of COMC in 1982. Major applications of the organometallic compounds of the nickel group are in catalytic and stoichiometric organic synthesis and in materials synthesis. This volume covers the fundamental organometallic chemistry which underpins these applications. The level of sophistication in many areas has increased substantially since COMC, for example in the development of chiral organometallics for use in synthesis, in the synthesis and characterization of larger cluster...

The book compiles case studies regarding the biodiversity research and monitoring program of Andean species and habitats carefully chosen as indicators to assess the short- and long-term effects of a linear disturbance: the PERU LNG pipeline. Set in a scientifically unexplored region of the Andes, Monitoring Biodiversity clearly articulates the Smithsonian-led conceptual framework for the implementation in the field by scientists. It addresses scientific and conservation questions addressed by the research protocols, the experimental design, and data gathering. Moreover, the book covers a gap ...