Blaise Pascal (lahir di Clermont-Ferrand, Perancis, 19 Juni 1623 - meninggal di Paris, Perancis, 19 Agustus 1662 pada umur 39 tahun) berasal dari Perancis. Minat utamanya ialah ilsafat dan agama, sedangkan hobinya yang lain adalah matematika dan geometri proyektif.Bersama dengan Pierre de Fermet menemukan teori tentang probabilitas. Pada awalnya minat riset dari Pascal lebih banyak pada bidang …
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From space to technology, the natural world to health and well-being, this fascinating book introduces you to the science behind today's most interesting headlines
STICKMEN'S GUIDE TO Science and Technology Jump aboard the friendly Stickmen's tour of the core subjects of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. Neat nuggets of text, colourfully illustrated, break down each subject into a friendly guide to everything you need to know.
Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government
Conflict is an inevitable part of life, according to this ancient Chinese classic of strategy, but everything necessary to deal with conflict wisely, honorably, victoriously, is already present within us. Compiled more than two thousand years ago by a mysterious warrior-philosopher, The Art of War is still perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world, as eagerly st…
Some beliefs and ideas change our society forever. Discover religions, myths, and more in this informative book, richly illustrated with beautiful images from the British Library collection.
An illustrated notebook of definitions, diagrams, key concepts, and mnemonic devices geared to help middle school students learn science.
This book introduces one hundred of scientists and examines their achievements: the men and women, who, often in the face of extreme skepticism or worse, have striven and succeeded in pushing back the boundaries of human knowledge. This is the story of the ideas that have shaped the world today, and the ideas that will shape the future.