Exploring Science | Washoe County Library System

1) Elemental: how the periodic table can now explain (nearly) everything

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If you want to understand how our world works, the periodic table holds the answers. When the seventh row of the periodic table of elements was completed in June 2016 with the addition of four final elementsnihonium, moscovium, tennessine, and oganessonwe at last could identify all the ingredients necessary to construct our world.In Elemental, chemist and science educator Tim James provides an informative, entertaining, and quirkily illustrated guide...

2) Visual galaxy: the ultimate guide to the Milky Way and beyond

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"This visual wellspring of the cosmos is the perfect companion for every stargazer. FILLED WITH PAGE AFTER PAGE OF MAGNIFICENT PHOTOGRAPHS, this book offers a deep dive into the past, present, and future of our home galaxy: the Milky Way. Embark on this dramatic journey by witnessing the stunning birth, life, and death of stars--including story of our own sun and the solar system it sustains. Continue on to discover our galaxy within the known universe...

3) Liquid rules: the delightful and dangerous substances that flow through our lives

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Miodownik, Mark

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A tour of the scientific world of liquids is set on an overseas flight and explores the properties and power of examples ranging from molecules and rain to everyday beverages and ocean waves. By the author of Stuff Matters. 75,000 first printing.

4) Thing explainer: complicated stuff in simple words

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Munroe, Randall

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The creator of the popular webcomic "xkcd" uses line drawings and common words to provide simple explanations for how things work, including microwaves, bridges, tectonic plates, the solar system, the periodic table, helicopters, and other essential concepts.

5) Star maps for beginners

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Levitt, Israel Monroe

6) bumper book of nature a users guide to the outdoor

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7) Space atlas: mapping the universe and beyond

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Trefil, James

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"Filled with lavish illustrations, this book is a grand tour of the universe. Three ever widening domains are presented--the planets, the stars, and the large scale universe itself--each including the ones before it and extending outward"--

8) dinosaurs the grand tour everything worth knowing

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9) The bee book

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"Discover the wonder of bees and how to protect them for generations to come"--

10) W.E.B Du Bois's data portraits: visualizing Black America : the color line at the turn of the twentieth century

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Du Bois, W. E. B

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"The colorful charts, graphs, and maps presented at the 1900 Paris Exposition by famed sociologist and black rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois offered a look behind the veil into the lives of black Americans to convey a literal and figurative representation of what Du Bois famously termed "the color line," and became the talk of the Expo. From advances in education to the lingering effects of slavery, these prophetic infographics--beautiful in design...

11) Sierra Nevada wildflowers

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Horn, Elizabeth L

12) Sierra Nevada wildflowers: a field guide to common wildflowers and shrubs of the Sierra Nevada, including Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon National Parks

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Wiese, Karen

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A Falcon guide

13) Sagebrush country: a wildflower sanctuary

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Taylor, Ronald J

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Book, Reference

14) In search of mycotopia: citizen science, fungi fanatics, and the untapped potential of mushrooms

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Bierend, Doug

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"An engaging and thrilling tour of the new frontiers in mycology-from ecology to fermentation to medicine-introducing the reader to the fascinating characters involved in the fungal Renaissance. Fungi are fundamental to life. As decomposers, they are critical to the formation and sustenance of soils and ecosystems. As endlessly innovative chemists, they devise and secrete enzymes that can break down a vast variety of materials, mitigate bacterial...

15) Stargazing for dummies

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Owens, Steve

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For dummies

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Introduces the art of stargazing, discussing the equipment required, tips for identifying constellations, star photography and navigating the stars through the different seasons in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

16) The 50 best sights in astronomy and how to see them: observing eclipses, bright comets, meteor showers, and other celestial wonders

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Schaaf, Fred

17) The backyard astronomer's guide

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Dickinson, Terence

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This classic, groundbreaking guide has been the go-to field guide for both beginning and experienced amateur astronomers for nearly 30 years. The fourth edition brings Terence Dickinson and Alan Dyer's invaluable manual completely up-to-date. Setting a new standard for astronomy guides, it will serve as the touchstone for the next generation of stargazers as well as longtime devotees. Technology and astronomical understanding are evolving at a breathtaking...

18) Backyard ballistics: build potato cannons, paper match rockets, Cincinnati fire kites, tennis ball mortars, and more dynamite devices

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Gurstelle, William

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This step-by-step guide enables ordinary folks to construct 13 awesome ballistic devices using inexpensive household or hardware store materials. Clear instructions, diagrams, and photographs show how to build projects ranging from the simple, a match-powered rocket, to the more complex, a tabletop catapult, to the classic, the infamous potato cannon, to the offbeat, a Cincinnati fire kite. With a strong emphasis on safety, Backyard Ballistics also...

19) The invent to learn guide to fun

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Burker, Josh

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Summary: The Invent To Learn Guide to Fun features an assortment of insanely clever classroom-tested "maker" projects for learners of all ages. Josh Burker kicks classroom learning-by-making up a notch with step-by-step instructions, full-color photos, open-ended challenges, and sample code. Learn to paint with light, make your own "Operation Game," sew interactive stuffed creatures, build "Rube Goldberg" machines, design artbots, produce mathematically...

20) Frequently asked questions about the universe

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Cham, Jorge

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"You've got questions: about space, time, gravity, and your odds of meeting your older self inside a wormhole. All the answers you need are right here. As a species, we may not agree on much, but one thing brings us all together: a need to know. We all wonder, and deep down we all have the same big questions. Why can't I travel back in time? Where did the universe come from? What's inside a black hole? Can I rearrange the particles in my cat and turn...