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Lives of the presidents: fame, shame, and what the neighbors thought
Par Kathleen Krull. 1998
Unusual biographical facts about the personal lives of the presidents of the United States. Discusses the presidents as fathers, husbands,…
pet owners, and neighbors. Provides information on hairstyles, favorite foods, and sports and also some bad habits and fears. For grades 3-6Science in ancient Greece
Par Kathlyn Gay. 1998
Presents scientific and mathematical beliefs held about two thousand years ago. Discusses ancient Greek thinkers: Ptolemy, an astronomer; Pythagoras, Euclid,…
and Archimedes, mathematicians; and Hippocrates, a physician, among others. For grades 5-8Science in ancient Rome
Par Jacqueline Harris. 1998
Discusses how Romans improved their own lives by applying scientific knowledge originally acquired by the Egyptians and Greeks. Describes building…
achievements based on the arch, as well as metalworking, medical advances, and measuring time. For grades 5-8Space and the American imagination
Par Howard McCurdy. 1997
Discusses the development of the U.S. space program in response to public interest spurred by writers of science and science…
fiction. Examines impacts of popular pressures and cultural ideals in shaping policy decisions that led to the creation of the national space venture; explores the resulting discrepancies between expectations and realityConstellations
Par Diane Sipiera. 1997
The New York Times book of science questions and answers
Par C. Ray. 1997
Questions divided into sections on hard and soft science include such inquiries as "why can you see the moon in…
the daytime?" "how does a fabric softener sheet work?" and "are your odds of winning the lottery better if you play the same numbers week after week or if you change the numbers week after week?"Alice Ramsey's grand adventure
Par Don Brown. 1997
On June 9, 1909, Alice Ramsey left New York City to drive across America in a Maxwell automobile. Accompanied by…
three other women, she had to repair the car several times before finally arriving in San Francisco on August 7, 1909. The book describes the small towns, farms, railroad tracks, rivers, and mountains they passed along the way. For grades 2-4The universe and the teacup: the mathematics of truth and beauty
Par K. C Cole. 1998
Explores the use of mathematics in everyday life. Surveys numerical concepts and approaches, including statistics, probability, and risk theory. Cites…
examples from well-known events such as the O.J. Simpson trial and electionsTraces the development of communication systems that led to Samuel F.B. Morse's invention of the telegraph. Discusses its impact on…
American history and society. Explains how the signals were transmitted, on what equipment, by what method, and how the system worked. For junior and senior high and older readersThe science of God: the convergence of scientific and biblical wisdom
Par Gerald Schroeder. 1997
Argues that modern scientific discoveries corroborate, rather than conflict with, biblical revelation. Observes, for example, that the Bible's account of…
the creation of the universe is consistent with Einstein's theory of relativity and with "big bang" cosmologySpace stations
Par Diane Sipiera. 1997
Discusses how the human body changes in space. Presents a brief history of space stations, from Salyut 1 in 1971…
through the planned construction of the International Space Station. Explains ways the new space station will benefit people on Earth. For grades 3-6Earth: the making of a planet
Par Roy Gallant. 1998
Covers the formation of the universe beginning with the big bang theory. Discusses the Earth's features; its atmosphere, landforms, rocks…
and minerals, outer and inner cores, plate movement, weather, and oceans. Briefly treats Pathfinder's discoveries and Earth's future. For grades 5-8 and older readersStairways to the stars: skywatching in three great ancient cultures
Par Anthony Aveni. 1997
The author offers an interdisciplinary study of astronomy as practiced by preliterate people at Stonehenge, by the more sophisticated Mayans,…
and by the highly organized Incans. A concluding chapter highlights the turning points in the development of contemporary astronomy25 mythes à déboulonner en politique québécoise
Par Michel Auger. 2018
" Si les États-Unis ont leur fake news , signe dun pays divisé où on a du mal à trouver…
le sens du compromis et le centre politique, au Québec, ce sont plutôt nos mythes dans les domaines identitaire, politique, social et économique qui tiennent lieu de fake news . Il s'agit d'idées reçues et d'exagérations de la vérité ayant pu être fondées dans un passé lointain, mais qui prennent encore de nos jours une place démesurée dans le discours public. Le but de ce livre est d'amener les lecteurs à déboulonner ces idées reçues en les soumettant à l'épreuve des faits. "Petites histoires de l'histoire
Par Daniel Appriou. 2008
L'histoire de France est parsemée d'anecdotes, de bons mots et de faits divers qui, bien souvent, sont occultés dans les…
manuels. Madame du Barry, terrifiée par l'échafaud, l'arrogance de Landru lors de son procès, les dessous de la fuite de Varennes... autant d'images, de brèves, qui dessinent par petites touches une fresque de plus de vingt siècles d'événements. Savez-vous par exemple par quel habile moyen le médecin de Louis XI sut se garder du cruel souverain, qui avait pourtant l'habitude de faire assassiner sans scrupule quiconque s'opposait à lui ? En lui disant : Je sais bien qu'un beau jour vous m'enverrez où vous avez envoyé tant d'autres, mais vous serez mort huit jours plus tard... Le propos glaça le roi, qui n'osa jamais toucher à un cheveu de son docteur ! Vous a-t-on déjà parlé du sang-froid de Bailly ? À son bourreau qui lui demandait, moqueur : Tu trembles, Bailly ? , ce prêtre, condamné à l'échafaud sous la Révolution, répondit : Oui, mais de froid ! ... Une autre façon, plus vivante, d'appréhender l'histoire. L'envers du décor en quelque sorte... -- 4e de couvLinus Pauling and the chemistry of life
Par Thomas Hager. 1998
Describes the career and personal life of the chemist who won both the 1954 Nobel Prize in chemistry and the…
1962 Nobel Peace Prize. The prolific researcher also taught, wrote influential college textbooks, and protested nuclear testing. He died at the age of ninety-three in 1994. For junior and senior high and older readersWhere am I?: the story of maps and navigation
Par A. G Smith. 1997
A history of how people learned to identify their physical location in the world. Traces the development of maps from…
birch bark and clay tablets dated 2300 B.C. to the techniques of aerial photography. Follows navigational skills from Eratosthenes's astronomical experiments to the discovery of the compass and the use of satellites. For grades 5-8Courtesans and fishcakes: the consuming passions of classical Athens
Par James Davidson. 1997
Investigates the pleasures of the flesh--food, drink, and sex--as indulged in by classical Greeks. Based on ancient literature and history…
of the period from 479 to 323 B.C.E., discusses the Athenians' beliefs, interpretations, and representations of such basic cravings in private and in publicNoah's flood: the new scientific discoveries about the event that changed history
Par William Ryan. 1998
Two geophysicists present the results of years of international research that sought historical data from the mid-sixth millennium B.C. to…
confirm biblical and mythical accounts of a great flood. They explore linguistic, archaeological, and other evidence of an inundation around the Black Sea and hypothesize that a diaspora followedGalaxies
Par Paul Sipiera. 1997