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The five biggest ideas in science
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The five biggest ideas in science

Author: Charles M Wynn; Arthur W Wiggins; Sidney Harris
Publisher: New York : Wiley, ©1997.
Edition/Format: Book : Secondary (senior high) school : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Presents five basic scientific hypotheses: the atomic model, the periodic law, the big bang theory, plate tectonics, and evolution.
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Material Type: Secondary (senior high) school, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Charles M Wynn; Arthur W Wiggins; Sidney Harris
ISBN: 0471138126 9780471138129
OCLC Number: 35222942
Description: vii, 200 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents: The road to discovery: The method of science -- Big idea #1: Physics' model of the atom: Seeing the unseeable -- Big idea #2: Chemistry's periodic law: Sorting the elements -- Big idea #3: Astronomy's big bang theory: Tracing the elements' roots -- Big idea #4: Geology's plate tectonics model: Down to Earth -- Big idea #5: Biology's theory of evolution: Life begins and branches out -- The method of science: Further insights -- Benefit/risk analysis: Potential applications of scientific knowledge -- Epilogue -- Idea folders -- Additional reading -- Index.
Responsibility: Charles M. Wynn and Arthur W. Wiggins ; with cartoon commentary by Sidney Harris.
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Presents five basic scientific hypotheses: the atomic model, the periodic law, the big bang theory, plate tectonics, and evolution.

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