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Name: The Nature of Science
Author: Jame Trefil

With lively prose and whimsical analogies, science popularizer James Trefil takes readers on a remarkable A‑to‑Z tour of the wonder and workings of the universe’s major laws. The book presents around two hundred brief essays covering grand theories such as Kepler’s laws and Mendel’s genetics, as well as everyday phenomena like airplane flight and polarized sunglasses. Extensive cross‑references illuminate how each law connects across disciplines, weaving a web of unifying principles that span from the smallest cell to the largest galaxy. Timelines in each entry trace the evolution of the law while biographical sidebars spotlight the quirky stories of the scientists who discovered them, making the science both informative and enjoyable.

First publish date: 2003

Genre: Science/Physics

Authors: Jame Trefil

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