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The physiology of taste, or, Meditations on transcendental gastronomy / by Brillat-Savarin; with an introduction by Andrew Machen and embellished with designs by Andrew Johnson.

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by Brillat-Savarin, Jean Anthelme.
Call Number 641.013 BRI
Publication Date 2012
Summary A masterpiece on the subject of cooking as an art and eating as a pleasure, this 1825 classic on the joys of food and drink was written by a French politician and man of letters whose true passion centered on gastronomy. Includes recipes for pheasant, Swiss fondue, and other dishes. 41 illustrations.
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Gastronomy Attractions and Practices in Tourism.

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by Yazicioğlu, İrfan.
Call Number 641.013
Publication Date 2023
Summary This book focuses on scientific studies on the place and importance of gastronomy in tourism. The book is a study that includes practices on sustainable gastronomy, the evaluation of local foods for tourism purposes, and the relationship between tourism-gastronomy-accommodation.
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Gastronomy and Urban Space : Changes and Challenges in Geographical Perspective.

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by Kowalczyk, Andrzej.
Call Number 641.013
Publication Date 2020
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Gastronomy and Food Science.

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by Galanakis, Charis M., author.
Call Number 664
Publication Date 2020
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Textural Characteristics of World Foods / edited by Katsuyoshi Nishinari.

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by Nishinari, Katsuyoshi, editor.
Call Number 641.3 TEX
Publication Date 2020
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The Routledge Handbook of Gastronomic Tourism / edited by Saurabh Kumar Dixit.

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by Dixit, Saurabh Kumar, 1979- editor.
Call Number 641.013 ROU
Publication Date 2019
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The aesthetics of food : the philosophical debate about what we eat and drink / Kevin W. Sweeney.

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by Sweeney, Kevin W., 1945- author.
Call Number 641.013 SWE
Publication Date 2018
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The Taste of Art : Cooking, Food, and Counterculture in Contemporary Practices / edited by Silvia Bottinelli and Margherita d'Ayala Valva.

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by Bottinelli, Silvia, 1965-, editor.
Call Number 641.013 TAS
Publication Date 2017
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Why You Eat What You Eat : the Science Behind Our Relationship with Food.

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by Herz, Rachel.
Call Number 612.3
Publication Date 2017
Summary "In this factual feast, neuroscientist Rachel Herz probes humanity's fiendishly complex relationship with food." --Nature.
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Eat Live Love Die : Selected Essays.

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by Fussell, Betty.
Call Number 641.01300000000003
Publication Date 2016
Summary Betty Fussell is an inspiring badass. She's not just the award-winning author of numerous books ranging from biography and memoir to cookbooks and food history; not just a winner of the James Beard Foundation's Journalism Award who was inducted into their Who's Who of American Food and Beverage" in 2009; and not just an extraordinary person whose fifty years' worth of essays on food, travel, and the arts have appeared in scholarly journals, popular magazines and newspapers as varied as The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Los Angeles Times, Saveur, and Vogue. This is a woman who at eighty-two years old (and despite being half-blind) went deer hunting for the very first time in the Montana foothills with her son, Sam (as described in her 2010 essay for the New York Times Magazine.) She got her deer. This is a woman who declared in a 2005 essay for Vogue that she had to teach herself Latin and German from scratch (on top of teaching herself how to cook) as a young twenty-one year old bride, because "housewifery wasn't enough." Indeed, for Fussell one subject is never enough. Counterpoint is thrilled to be publishing this selected anthology of her diverse essays.
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Taste as Experience : The Philosophy and Aesthetics of Food.

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by Perullo, Nicola.
Call Number XX(280214.1)
Publication Date 2016
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Crumbs from the Round Table : A Feast for Epicures.

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by Barber, Joseph.
Call Number 641.01300000000003
Publication Date 2013
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Apician Morsels : Or, Tales of the Table, Kitchen, and Larder.

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by Secundus, Dick Humelbergius.
Call Number 641.01300000000003
Publication Date 2013
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American Terroir : Savoring the Flavors of Our Woods, Waters, and Fields.

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by Jacobsen, Rowan.
Call Number 641.013
Publication Date 2012
Summary A delicious outgrowth of the slow and local food movements, American Terroir explores many of the North American foods that depend on place for their unique flavor-by a James Beard Award-winning food writer.
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The Physiology of Taste : Or, Transcendental Gastronomy.

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by Brillat-Savarin, Jean Anthelme.
Call Number 641.01300000000003
Publication Date 2012
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The Gastronomica Reader [electronic resource].

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by Goldstein, Darra.
Call Number 641.509
Publication Date 2010
Summary Described in the 2008 Saveur 100 as "At the top of our bedside reading pile since its inception in 2001," the award-winning Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture is a quarterly feast of truly exceptional writing on food. Designed both to entertain and to provoke, The Gastronomica Reader now offers a sumptuous sampling from the journal's pages--including essays, poetry, interviews, memoirs, and an outstanding selection of the artwork that has made Gastronomica so distinctive. In words and images, it takes us around the globe, through time, and into a dazzling array of cultures, investiga.
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Omelette and a Glass Of Wine [electronic resource] / Elizabeth David.

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by David, Elizabeth.
Call Number 641.013 DAV
Publication Date 2009
Summary An Omelette and a Glass of Wine, offers 62 articles originally written by Elizabeth David between 1955 and 1984 for numerous publications including The Spectator, Gourmet magazine, Vogue, and The Sunday Times. This revered classic volume contains delightful explorations of food and cooking, among which are the collection''s namesake essay and other such gems as Syllabubs and Fruit Fools, Sweet Vegetables, Soft Wine, Pleasing Cheeses, and Whisky in the Kitchen. Her subjects range from the story of how her own cookery writing began to accounts of some restaurants in provincial France, of white truffles in Piedmont, wild risottos on the islands of the Venetian lagoon, and odd happenings during rain-drenched seaside holidays in the British Isles. Here we can share her appreciation of books, people who influenced her, places she loved, and the delicious meals she enjoyed.
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The physiology of taste, or, Transcendental gastronomy [electronic resource] / Brillat Savarin ; translated by Fayette Robinson.

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by Brillat-Savarin, 1755-1826.
Call Number 641.013 22
Publication Date 2008 1825
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Kitchen Mysteries : Revealing the Science of Cooking.

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by This, Hervé.
Call Number 641.5015
Publication Date 2007
Summary International celebrity and founder of molecular gastronomy Hervé This answers such fundamental questions as what causes vegetables to change color when cooked and how to keep a soufflé from falling. Sharing the empirical principles chefs have valued for generations, he shows how to adapt recipes to available ingredients and how to modify proposed methods to the utensils at hand. His revelations make difficult recipes easier and allow for even more creativity and experimentation in the kitchen.
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Eating in Eden : food and American utopias / edited by Etta M. Madden and Martha L. Finch.

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by Madden, Etta M., 1962-, editor.
Call Number 641.013 EAT
Publication Date 2006
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Eating out in Europe [electronic resource] : picnics, gourmet dining, and snacks since the late eighteenth century / edited by Marc Jacobs and Peter Scholliers.

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by Jacobs, Marc, 1963 July 15-
Call Number 394.1094 21
Publication Date 2003
Summary "Europeans are eating out in unprecedented numbers - in cafs, pubs, brasseries and restaurants. Globalization brought about changes in patterns of leisure and consumption, as well as a democratization of restaurant culture. But what if we open up this concept of 'eating out' to include any eating that takes place outside the home? What cultural shifts can we see through time? What differences can we discover about pre-industrial, industrial and post-industrial societies?Eating Out in Europe addresses such questions as it examines changes in eating patterns through time. 'Eating out' is broadly conceived to cover everything from nibbling a pizza at work to dining in an exquisite restaurant, from suffering an institutional lunch at the school cafeteria to enjoying the natural world with a picnic. The meaning of eating out clearly varies enormously depending on the setting, circumstances and significance of the meal. The contributors describe and interpret the huge changes that occurred in eating habits throughout Europe by analyzing such factors as urbanization, technological innovation, demographic growth, employment patterns and identity formation. Case studies include the evolution of the pub, the rise of the fast food industry in Britain, picnicking in 19th-century France, snack culture in the Netherlands, industrial canteens in Germany, the rise of restaurants in Norway and countryside traditions in Hungary, among others. Fully comprehensive and illustrated, the contributors draw on examples throughout Europe from the late eighteenth century to the present day."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
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Eating right in the Renaissance / Ken Albala.

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by Albala, Ken, 1964-
Call Number 641.013 22
Publication Date 2002
Summary Eating right has been an obsession for longer than we think. Renaissance Europe had its own flourishing tradition of dietary advice. Then, as now, an industry of experts churned out diet books for an eager and concerned public. Providing a cornucopia of i.
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The coloniality of modern taste : a critique of gastronomic thought / Zilkia Janer.

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by Janer, Zilkia, author.
Call Number 641.013 JAN
Publication Date 2023
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Eat Your Words : The Definitive Dictionary for the Discerning Diner (For Readers of The Flavor Bible and The Modernist Bread Book).

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by Convery, Paul.
Call Number 929.60500000000002
Publication Date 2019
Summary Eat Your Words brings to the table a compilation of 6,000 often unusual and unfamiliar terms across twenty-one fact-packed courses, offering the reader a unique feast of learning as well as a fun and flavor-filled dip into the fascinating language of food and eating.
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French Gastronomy and the Magic of Americanism.

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by Fantasia, Rick.
Call Number 641.0130944
Publication Date 2018
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Eating eternity : food, art and literature in France / John Baxter.

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by Baxter, John, author.
Call Number 641.0130944 BAX
Publication Date 2017
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Strange foods [electronic resource] : bush meats, bats and butterflies ; an epicurean adventure around the world / by Jerry Hopkins ; photography by Michael Freeman.

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by Hopkins, Jerry.
Call Number 641.013 HOP
Publication Date 2014
Summary In this gastrological romp, Jerry Hopkins, shares tales of gustatory tidbits from six continents. Weaving history and autobiography, Hopkins regales with an array of startling facts about the world's eating habits. Strange Foods begins with rat tales from the Roman Empire and imperial China and continues on to stories from locales where rat remains a mouth-watering hors d'oeuvre or hearty entrée today. There are at least 40 serving suggestions for crocodile alone! And there are more than 250 photographs from acclaimed photographer Michael Freeman, whose aim is true and who eats what he shoots
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In The Devil's Garden : A Sinful History of Forbidden Food.

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by Allen, Stewart.
Call Number 641.01309
Publication Date 2013
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Molecular gastronomy [electronic resource] : exploring the science of flavor

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by This, Hervé
Call Number 641.5 THI
Publication Date 2012
Summary Hervé This (pronounced ""Teess"") is an internationally renowned chemist, a popular French television personality, a bestselling cookbook author, a longtime collaborator with the famed French chef Pierre Gagnaire, and the only person to hold a doctorate in molecular gastronomy, a cutting-edge field he pioneered. Bringing the instruments and experimental techniques of the laboratory into the kitchen, This uses recent research in the chemistry, physics, and biology of food to challenge traditional ideas about cooking and eating. What he discovers will entertain, instruct, and intrigue cooks
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Double Entry : How the Merchants of Venice Shaped the Modern World - and How Their Invention Could Make or Break the Planet.

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by Gleeson-White, Jane.
Call Number 657
Publication Date 2011
Summary A fascinating exploration of how a simple system used to measure and record wealth spawned a cultural revolution. Prepare to have your idea of accounting changed forever.
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Smart Casual [electronic resource] : The Transformation of Gourmet Restaurant Style in America

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by Pearlman, Alison.
Call Number 641.0130973
Publication Date 2013
Summary Fine dining and the accolades of Michelin stars once meant chandeliers, white tablecloths, and suited waiters with elegant accents. The stuffy attitude and often scant portions were the punchlines of sitcom jokes-it was unthinkable that a gourmet chef would stoop to plate a burger or a taco in his kitchen. And yet today many of us will queue up for a seat at a loud, crowded noodle bar or eagerly seek out that farm-to-table restaurant where not only the burgers and fries are organic but the ketchup is homemade-but it's not just us: the critics will be there too, ready to award distinction
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A Bite-Sized History of France : Gastronomic Tales of Revolution, War, and Enlightenment.

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by Henaut, Stéphane, author.
Call Number 394.120944 HEN
Publication Date 2018
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F*ck, That's Delicious : An Annotated Guide to Eating Well.

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by Bronson, Action.
Call Number 641.5
Publication Date 2017
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Interpreting Food at Museums and Historic Sites.

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by Moon, Michelle.
Call Number 394.12074
Publication Date 2015
Summary Interpreting Food offers a framework for understanding the big ideas in food history, suggesting best practices for linking objects, exhibits and demonstrations with the larger story of change in food production and consumption over the past two centuries - a story in which your visitors can see themselves, and explore their own relationships to food. This book can help you develop food interpretation with depth and significance, making relevant connections to contemporary issues and visitor interests.
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Gastronomy [electronic resource] / editors Vijay Ganji, Claire Seaman, Bernie Quinn.

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by Ganji, Vijay.
Call Number 641.013 GAS
Publication Date 2014
Summary It is perhaps timely that this special edition of Gastronomy appears now. In recent years many issues have come further to public conscience in relation to our consumption of food and drink across the world. Our use and abuse of our resources have hit headlines around the world and at last there is perhaps the stirrings of unitary effort to try and feed not only ourselves but concerted effort to feed our neighbours in a sustainable manner. Consider though, food injustices for they are many.We have witnessed nations that are unable to feed themselves, we have heard statistics compare previously unheard of levels of obesity with similar numbers who starve or do not have enough food. We live in a time of plenty for some whom through bureaucratic legislation are forced to discard perfectly good fresh food - the north sea common policies of ?throwing back? fish because, for various reasons, it should not have been caught is one example of madness that surely our descendants will look back upon with incredulity. Our supermarkets stock out of season foodstuffs on a daily basis that costs countless thousands of food miles annually yet the paradox is that we have now engineered societies in developing nations who are dependant upon that business and income. Vast food producing companies have developed such complex food supply chain systems that is difficult to sometimes know the true origin of what we put into our stomachs. There are many others that could be listed but this journal intends to inspire and highlight hope and positive endeavours.
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Scribes of Gastronomy : Representations of Food and Drink in Imperial Chinese Literature / edited by Isaac Yue and Siufu Tung.

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by Yue, Isaac, editor.
Call Number 895.109 SCR
Publication Date 2013
Summary This volume of eight essays examines the scribes of gastronomy - an interesting but vital theme in imperial Chinese literature. From stanzas on food and wine in the Classics of Poetry to the articulation of refined dining in The Dream of the Red Chamber and Su Shi's literary recipe for attaining culinary perfection, lavish textual representations help explain the unique appeal of food and its overwhelming cultural significance within Chinese society. The volume offers a colourful tour to the topic and explicates the importance of tea in poetry, "morality of drunkenness", and food's role in objectifying women, etc.
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American Home Cooking : A Popular History.

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by Miller, Tim.
Call Number 394.120973
Publication Date 2017
Summary Tim Miller takes us on a fascinating tour of home cooking and eating in America - where it's been and where it's going - as well as a vivid accounting of our stubborn unwillingness to give it up all together in the face of easy, processed, and prepared meals.
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The Food Snob's Dictionary : An Essential Lexicon of Gastronomical Knowledge.

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by Kamp, David.
Call Number 641.50300000000004
Publication Date 2009
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Current Issues in Tourism, Gastronomy, and Tourist Destination Research : Proceedings of the International Conference on Tourism, Gastronomy, and Tourist Destination (TGDIC 2021), Jakarta, Indonesia, 2 December 2021 / edited by Hera Oktadiana [and 3 others] .

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by Oktadiana, Hera, editor.
Call Number 641.013 CUR
Publication Date 2022
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Beyond Sustenance : An Exploration of Food and Drink Culture in Ireland.

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by Murphy, Brian.
Call Number 394.12
Publication Date 2022
Summary The book examines the products we associate with gastronomy in Ireland and the uniquely Irish places in which they are consumed. Places considered include the Irish pub, the traditional Irish butcher shop and the Irish whiskey distillery.
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We Are What We Eat : A Slow Food Manifesto.

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by Waters, Alice.
Call Number 641.013
Publication Date 2021
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Cook, taste, learn : how the evolution of science transformed the art of cooking / Guy Crosby.

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by Crosby, Guy, author.
Call Number 641.013 CRO
Publication Date 2019
Summary Cooking food is one of the activities that makes humanity unique. It's not just about what tastes good: advances in cooking technology have been a constant part of our progress, from the ability to control fire to the emergence of agriculture to modern science's understanding of what happens at a molecular level when we apply heat to food. Mastering new ways of feeding ourselves has resulted in leaps in longevity and explosions in population--and the potential of cooking science is still largely untapped. In Cook, Taste, Learn, the food scientist and best-selling author Guy Crosby offers a lively tour of the history and science behind the art of cooking, with a focus on achieving a healthy daily diet. He traces the evolution of cooking from its earliest origins, recounting the innovations that have unraveled the mysteries of health and taste. Crosby explains why both home cooks and professional chefs should learn how to apply cooking science, arguing that we can easily improve the nutritional quality and gastronomic delight of everyday eating. Science-driven changes in the way we cook can help reduce the risk of developing chronic diseases and enhance our quality of life. The book features accessible explanations of complex topics as well as a selection of recipes that illustrate scientific principles. Cook, Taste, Learn reveals the possibilities for transforming cooking from a craft into the perfect blend of art and science.
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Routledge handbook of sustainable food and gastronomy [electronic resource] / edited Philip Sloan, Willy Legrand and Claire Hindley.

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by Sloan, Philip,
Call Number 338.190286 ROU
Publication Date 2015
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Asian food [electronic resource] : the global and the local / edited by Katarzyna J. Cwiertka with Boudewijn C. A. Walraven.

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by Cwiertka, Katarzyna Joanna, 1968-
Call Number 394.1095 ASI
Publication Date 2013 2002
Summary By documenting, analysing and interpreting the transformations in the local diets of Asian peoples within the last hundred years, this volume pinpoints the consequences of the tension between homogenisation and cultural heterogenisation, which is so characteristic for today's global interaction.
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Culture of the fork [electronic resource] : a brief history of everyday food and haute cuisine in Europe / Giovanni Rebora

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by Rebora, Giovanni
Call Number 394.1094 REB
Publication Date 2010
Summary The Renaissance and the age of discovery introduced Europeans to exotic cultures, mores, manners, and ideas. That kitchen revolution led to the development of new utensils and table manners. Rebora discusses the availability of resources, how people kept from starving in the winter, how they farmed, how tastes developed, what the lower classes ate, and what the aristocracy enjoyed.
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Modern Gastronomy [electronic resource] : A to Z

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by Adria, Ferran.
Call Number XX(150666.1)
Publication Date 2009
Summary Guru to a new generation of chefs from Chicago to Copenhagen, Spain's Ferran Adrià has been featured on Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people of our times and touted by the press as an alchemist and a genius. His restaurant, El Bulli, was ranked first on Restaurant Magazine's Top 50 list in 2006, 2007, and 2008, and has retained this title in 2009. Considered food's preeminent futurist, a mad Catalonian scientist, and the godfather of culinary foam and other gastronomic advances, the Alicia Foundation distills Adrià's culinary knowledge into a practical handbook that will mor
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Gastronomy and Local Development : The Quality of Products, Places and Experiences.

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by Bellini, Nicola.
Call Number 641.013
Publication Date 2018
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Eating with Peter : A Gastronomic Journey.

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by Buckley, Susan Washburn.
Call Number 641.013
Publication Date 2018
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The perfect meal [electronic resource] : the multisensory science of food and dining / Charles Spence & Betina Piqueras-Fiszman ; foreword by Heston Blumenthal.

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by Spence, Charles.
Call Number 641.013 SPE
Publication Date 2014
Summary The authors of The Perfect Meal examine all of the elements that contribute to the diner's experience of a meal (primarily at a restaurant) and investigate how each of the diner's senses contributes to their overall multisensory experience. The principal focus of the book is not on flavor perception, but on all of the non-food and beverage factors that have been shown to influence the diner's overall experience. Examples are: the colour of the plate (visual)the shape of the glass (visual/tactile)the names used to describe the dishes (cognitive)the background music playing inside the restaura
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Building a meal [electronic resource] : from molecular gastronomy to culinary constructivism

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by This, Hervé
Call Number 641.5 THI
Publication Date 2009
Summary An internationally renowned chemist, popular television personality, and bestselling author, Hervé This heads the first laboratory devoted to molecular gastronomy& mdash;the scientific exploration of cooking and eating. By the testing recipes that have guided cooks for centuries, and the various dictums and maxims on which they depend, Hervé This unites the head with the hand in order to defend and transform culinary practice.With this new book, Hervé This's scientific project enters an exciting new phase. Considering the preparation of six bistro favorites& mdash;hard-boiled eg
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Italian cuisine : a cultural history / Alberto Capatti & Massimo Montanari ; translated by Aine O'Healy.

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by Capatti, Alberto, 1944-
Call Number 641.594509 21
Publication Date 2003
Summary This magnificent new book demonstrates the development of a distinctive, unified culinary tradition throughout the Italian peninsula. Thematically organized and beautifully illustrated, Italian Cuisine is a rich history of the ingredients, dishes, techniques, and social customs behind the Italian food we know and love today.
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Food words : essays in culinary culture / Peter Jackson and the CONANX group ; foreword by Warren J. Belasco.

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by Jackson, Peter, 1955-
Call Number 641.50014 23
Publication Date 2015
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Food words [electronic resource] : essays in culinary culture / Peter Jackson and the CONANX group ; foreword by Warren J. Belasco.

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by Jackson, Peter, 1955-
Call Number 641.50014 23
Publication Date 2013
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Balzac's Omelette : A Delicious Tour of French Food and Culture with Honore'de Balzac.

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by Muhlstein, Anka.
Call Number 843.7
Publication Date 2011
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Insatiable : Tales from a Life of Delicious Excess.

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by Greene, Gael.
Call Number 641.092 B
Publication Date 2007
Summary Combining the mouth-watering memoir of Gael Greene's decades as food critic for New York magazine with her intimate revelations of bedding the likes of Elvis, Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds, this is a feast for the senses and an aphrodisiac for the soul.
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Eating Peru : A Gastronomic Journey.

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by Bradley, Robert C.
Call Number XX(308891.1)
Publication Date 2023
Summary This delightful book is the product of twenty-five years of exquisite digressions from what Bradley might call his "real job"--the culmination of decades of personal discoveries about the food of Peru and the history that led to its current culinary florescence.
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Southern Provisions [electronic resource] : The Creation and Revival of a Cuisine

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by Shields, David S.
Call Number 641.5975
Publication Date 2015
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The Pleasures and Horrors of Eating : The Cultural History of Eating in Anglophone Literature.

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by Gymnich, Marion.
Call Number 820.93564
Publication Date 2010
Summary Browsing through books and TV channels we find people pre-occupied with eating, cooking and competing with chefs. Eating and food in today's media have become a form of entertainment and art. A survey of literary history and culture shows to what extent eating used to be closely related to all areas of human life, to religion, eroticism and even to death. In this volume, early modern ideas of feasting, banqueting and culinary pleasures are juxtaposed with post-18th- and 19th-century concepts in which the intake of food is increasingly subjected to moral, theological and economic reservations. In a wide range of essays, various images, rhetorics and poetics of plenty are not only contrasted with the horrors of gluttony, they are also seen in the context of modern phenomena such as the anorexic body or the gourmandizing bête humaine. It is this vexing binary approach to eating and food which this volume traces within a wide chronological framework and which is at the core not only of literature, art and film, but also of a flourishing popular culture.   Reihe Representations & Reflections Studies in Anglophone Literatures and Cultures - Band 001.
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Principles of astronomy / editor, Donald R. Franceschetti.

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by Franceschetti, Donald R., 1947- editor.
Call Number 520 23
Publication Date 2016
Summary This new resource introduces students and researchers to the fundamentals of astronomy. Entries are written in easy-to-understand language, so readers can use these entries as a solid starting-off point to develop a thorough understanding of this oftentimes confusing subject matter. Entries are arranged into easy-to-use subject areas. Salem Press Principles of Science: Astronomy covers: Celestial Bodies -- Stars & Constellations -- Space Missions -- Space Technology -- Theoretical Astrophysics. This new resource is a helpful tool for students and researchers who are just beginning their study of astronomy and need a solid background of the key terms and elements in the field. A must for all high school and undergraduate science programs. -- Amazon.com.
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Lost feast : culinary extinction and the future of food / Lenore Newman.

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by Newman, Lenore, 1973- author.
Call Number 363.8 NEW
Publication Date 2019
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Bella Figura : How to Live, Love and Eat the Italian Way.

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by Mohammadi, Kamin.
Call Number 945.092
Publication Date 2018
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Eat History : Food and Drink in Australia and Beyond.

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by Eriksson, Sofia.
Call Number 306.4
Publication Date 2013
Summary Eat History offers fascinating new insights into the emerging field of gastronomic studies and its intersection with cultural history, and includes the writing of nine leading historians on topics ranging from vodka to patty cakes. Though primarily focused on Australia, the transnational nature of many of the essays widens the scope to include Russia and the British Empire, as well as Italy. With its engaging and entertaining tone, the volume will prove to be of interest not only to research...
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The Art of Dining in Medieval Byzantium.

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by Frentrop, Lara.
Call Number 394.1209495
Publication Date 2023
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Guidebook for the scientific traveler [electronic resource] : visiting astronomy and space exploration sites across America / Duane S. Nickell.

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by Nickell, Duane S.
Call Number 520.973 22
Publication Date 2008
Summary A one-of-a-kind guidebook for planning astronomy and space-themed trips across America--50 space-related and astronomical attractions grouped by theme; state-by-state index of destinations; detailed descriptions, visitor information and websites for every site. Albert Einstein Memorial * Adler Planetarium * Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center * Keck Telescope * Meteor Crater * NASA Exhibit of Buzz Aldrin?s boot print * Rose Center for Earth and Space Science and many, many more!
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Rice talks [electronic resource] : food and community in a Vietnamese town / Nir Avieli.

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by Avieli, Nir
Call Number 394.12095975
Publication Date 2012
Summary Rice Talks explores the importance of cooking and eating in the everyday social life of Hoi An, a properous market town in central Vietnam known for its exceptionally elaborate and sophisticated local cuisine. In a vivid and highly personal account, Nir Avieli takes the reader from the private setting of the extended family meal into the public realm of the festive, extraordinary, and unique. He shows how foodways relate to class relations, gender roles, religious practices, cosmology, ethnicity, and even local and national politics. This evocative study departs from conventional anthropolo
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Eating Identities [electronic resource] : Reading Food in Asian American Literature / Wenying Xu.

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by Xu, Wenying
Call Number 810.93559 XU
Publication Date 2008
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Astronomy [electronic resource] / by Geoff Holt and Nancy W. West.

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by Holt, Geoff, 1963-
Call Number 520.78 22
Publication Date 2011
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Cleomedes' lectures on astronomy : a translation of The heavens / with an introduction and commentary by Alan C. Bowen and Robert B. Todd.

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by Cleomedes.
Call Number 520 22
Publication Date 2004
Summary This is a clear and idiomatic English translation of 'The Heavens', along with an informative introduction, detailed notes and technical diagrams.
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Eating the enlightenment [electronic resource] : food and the sciences in Paris, 1670-1760 / E. C. Spary.

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by Spary, E. C. (Emma C.)
Call Number 394.120944 SPA
Publication Date 2013
Summary Eating the Enlightenment offers a new perspective on the history of food, looking at writings about cuisine, diet, and food chemistry as a key to larger debates over the state of the nation in Old Regime France. Embracing a wide range of authors and scientific or medical practitioners-from physicians and poets to philosophes and playwrights-E. C. Spary demonstrates how public discussions of eating and drinking were used to articulate concerns about the state of civilization versus that of nature, about the effects of consumption upon the identities of individuals and nations, an
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Turn left at Orion [electronic resource] : a hundred night sky objects to see in a small telescope-- and how to find them / Guy Consolmagno and Dan M. Davis ; illustrations by Karen Kotash Sepp, Anne Drogin, and Mary Lynn Skirvin.

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by Consolmagno, Guy, 1952-
Call Number 523 22
Publication Date 2000
Summary "A guidebook for beginning amateur astronomers, Turn Left at Orion provides all the information you need to observe the Moon, the planets and a whole host of celestial objects. Large format diagrams show these objects exactly as they appear in a small telescope (50-70 mm or 2-3" aperture) and for each object there is information on the current state of our astronomical knowledge." "Thoroughly revised and updated, this new edition contains a chapter describing spectacular deep sky objects visible from the southern hemisphere, as well as tips on how to observe the upcoming transits of Venus. It also includes a discussion of Dobsonian telescopes, with hints on using your personal computer and the internet as aids for planning an observing session." "Unlike many guides to the night sky, this book is specifically written for observing using small telescopes. Clear and easy-to-use, this book will appeal to skywatchers of all ages and backgrounds. No previous knowledge of astronomy is needed."--Jacket.
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Study of the universe / [contributors, Raymond D. Benge, Jr. [and others].

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by Benge, Raymond D.
Call Number 520 23
Publication Date 2013
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The solar system [electronic resource] / editors, David G. Fisher, Richard R. Erickson.

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by Fisher, David G.
Call Number 523.2 22
Publication Date 2010
Summary Provides coverage of all major aspects of Earth's solar system, from major planets to their satellites, small bodies, interplanetary phenomena, and cosmological context.
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Probing the new solar system [electronic resource] / John Wilkinson.

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by Wilkinson, John.
Call Number 523.2 22
Publication Date 2009
Summary Discoveries made about our Solar System using ground-based and space probe technology.
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Heavenly errors : misconceptions about the real nature of the universe / Neil F. Comins.

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by Comins, Neil F., 1951-
Call Number 520 21
Publication Date 2001
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Our universe : the thrill of extragalactic exploration as told by leading experts / edited by S. Alan Stern.

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by Stern, Alan, 1957-
Call Number 523.1 22
Publication Date 2001
Summary The Universe in which we live is unimaginably vast and ancient, with countless star-systems, galaxies and extraordinary phenomena as different and strange as blackholes, dark-matter, gamma-ray bursts and nearly-invisible galaxies. From our earliest days humankind has looked to these heavens in awe. Our Universe is a fascinating collection of articles on extra-galactic astronomy and cosmology at the dawn of the 21st century. This accessible, wonderfully illustrated book has been written by some of the world's foremost astrophysicists. Some are theorists, some computational modellers, some observers, but all provide deep insight into the most cutting-edge, difficult, and bizarre topics of astrophysics. These highly personal perspectives, however, reveal more than the wonders and achievements of modern astronomy, more than its techniques and state of knowledge. Our Universe also describes what drives these extraordinary scientists and how their careers and very lives have been shaped by a burning desire to understand our Universe.
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Kepler's philosophy and the new astronomy [electronic resource] / Rhonda Martens.

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by Martens, Rhonda, 1964- author.
Call Number 521.3 22
Publication Date 2000
Summary Johannes Kepler contributed importantly to every field he addressed. He changed the face of astronomy by abandoning principles that had been in place for two millennia, made important discoveries in optics and mathematics, and was an uncommonly good philosopher. Generally, however, Kepler's philosophical ideas have been dismissed as irrelevant and even detrimental to his legacy of scientific accomplishment. Here, Rhonda Martens offers the first extended study of Kepler's philosophical views and shows how those views helped him construct and justify the new astronomy. Martens notes that since Ke.
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The black hole at the center of the Milky Way [electronic resource] / Andreas Eckart, Rainer Schödel, Christian Straubmeier.

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by Eckart, Andreas.
Call Number 523.8875 22
Publication Date 2005
Summary Reviewing the fundamental instrumental techniques and current observational results, this book unveils the mysteries of the physical processes in the central parsec of our Milky Way: the super-massive black hole embedded in a central stellar cluster as well as the gas and dust in the circumnuclear region. The observations described cover the entire electromagnetic spectrum from decimeter radio-waves to high energy X-ray and -rays, and a comprehensive summary of up-to-date astrophysical interpretations is given. The emphasis is put on observational techniques, image processing aspects, and a detailed presentation of the most cutting-edge work carried out in the near-infrared wavelength regime. These recent results include both the first orbits of stars around the central black hole and the multiwavelength variability of the central source.
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A skywatcher's year / Jeff Kanipe.

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by Kanipe, Jeff, 1953-
Call Number 520 21
Publication Date 1999
Summary Through 52 essays, A Skywatcher's Year guides readers to celestial events and phenomena that occur or are visible with the naked eye and binoculars for each week of the year. It acquaints readers not only with up-to-date astronomical information on stars, nebulae, meteors, the Milky Way, and galaxies, but also conveys the beauty and wonder of the night sky. Covering both the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere, A Skywatcher's Year helps readers find prominent stars and constellations, bright star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies, and explains how and when to observe prominent annual meteor showers.
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The Yelp : A Heartbreak in Reviews.

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by Compton, Chase.
Call Number 306.7662092 B
Publication Date 2016
Summary Entertaining and touching--a vibrant memoir for anyone who's had a broken heart. When Chase Compton met the love of his life at a dirty dive bar on Manhattan's Lower East Side, he had no idea how far from comfort the relationship would take him. Their story played out at every chic restaurant, caf#65533;, and bar in downtown New York City. Ravenous hunger, it seemed, was their mutual attraction to one another--until suddenly the appetite was spoiled, and Chase was left to pick up the pieces of a romance gone wrong. Left high, dry, and starving for affection (and cheeseburgers), Chase turned to an unlikely audience in a moment of desperation: Yelp.com. Detailed in the Yelp reviews is the story of how to survive a broken heart. Every meal and cocktail shared is a reminder of times spent with the ever elusive "Him." In recounting the bites devoured and the drunken fits of passion that propelled the relationship, the author chronicles his whirlwind relationship with the man of his dreams, revisiting the key places where the couple ate, drank, and fell in and out of love in the West Village and beyond. The Yelp is a memoir of personal transformation and self-realization, or more simply--a memoir of food and love, played out on a map of modern Manhattan's culinary scene. The book includes the original twenty-eight Yelp reviews, with interwoven narrative chapters that provide context, insight, and delight to Chase's story.
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High energy radiation from black holes : gamma rays, cosmic rays, and neutrinos / Charles D. Dermer, Govind Menon.

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by Dermer, Charles, author.
Call Number 523.8875 22
Publication Date 2009
Summary Beginning with Einstein's special and general theories of relativity, the authors give a detailed mathematical description of fundamental astrophysical radiation processes, including Compton scattering of electrons and photons, synchrotron radiation of particles in magnetic fields, and much more.
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Food, consumption, and the body in contemporary women's fiction / Sarah Sceats.

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by Sceats, Sarah.
Call Number 823.91409355 21
Publication Date 2000
Summary "This study explores the subtle and complex significance of food and eating in contemporary women's fiction. Sarah Sceats reveals how preoccupations with food, its consumption and the body are central to the work of writers such as Doris Lessing, Angela Carter, Margaret Atwood and others. Through close analysis of their fiction, Sceats examines the multiple metaphors associated with these themes, making powerful connections between food and love, motherhood, sexual desire, self-identity and social behaviour."--Jacket.
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At the first table : food and social identity in early modern Spain / Jodi Campbell.

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by Campbell, Jodi, 1968- author.
Call Number 394.120946 CAM
Publication Date 2017
Summary "Research on European food culture has expanded substantially in recent years, telling us more about food preparation, ingredients, feasting and fasting rituals, and the social and cultural connotations of food. At the First Table demonstrates the ways in which early modern Spaniards used food as a mechanism for the performance of social identity. People perceived themselves and others as belonging to clearly defined categories of gender, status, age, occupation, and religion, and each of these categories carried certain assumptions about proper behavior and appropriate relationships with others. Food choices and dining customs were effective and visible ways of displaying these behaviors in the choreography of everyday life. In contexts from funerals to festivals to their treatment of the poor, Spaniards used food to display their wealth, social connections, religious affiliation, regional heritage, and membership in various groups and institutions and to reinforce perceptions of difference. Research on European food culture has been based largely on studies of England, France, and Italy, but more locally on Spain. Jodi Campbell combines these studies with original research in household accounts, university and monastic records, and municipal regulations to provide a broad overview of Spanish food customs and to demonstrate their connections to identity and social change in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries"--
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California Cuisine and Just Food [electronic resource].

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by Fairfax, Sally K.
Call Number 394.12
Publication Date 2012
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The observing guide to the Messier marathon [electronic resource] : a handbook and atlas / Don Machholz.

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by Machholz, Don, 1952-
Call Number 522 21
Publication Date 2002
Summary The Messier Catalogue lists one hundred and ten galaxies, star clusters and nebulae. With over 90 easy-to-use star maps, and tips for a successful night of observing, this book will help amateurs with a small telescope to complete the Messier Marathon, or to observe the Messier Objects throughout the year.
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Kepler's cosmological synthesis [electronic resource] : astrology, mechanism and the soul / by Patrick J. Boner.

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by Boner, Patrick, author.
Call Number 523.1092 23
Publication Date 2013
Summary Spanning the course of his career, this book brings new light to Kepler's vitalistic views and their central place in his world picture. It challenges our view of Kepler as a nascent mechanical philosopher who fell back on an older form of physics.
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Unseen Cosmos : the Universe in Radio.

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by Graham-Smith, Francis.
Call Number 522.7 23
Publication Date 2013
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Adventures in cosmology [electronic resource] / editor, David Goodstein.

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by Goodstein, David L., 1939-
Call Number 523.1 22
Publication Date 2011
Summary This volume tells of the quest for cosmology as seen by some of the finest cosmologists in the world. It starts with "Galaxy Formation from Start to Finish" and ends with "The First Supermassive Black Holes in the Universe," exploring in between the grand themes of galaxies, the early universe, expansion of the universe, dark matter and dark energy. This up-to-date collection of review articles offers a general introduction to cosmology and is intended for all probing into the profound questions on where we came from and where we are going.
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New perspectives on Aristotle's De caelo [electronic resource] / edited by Alan C. Bowen and Christian Wildberg.

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by Bowen, Alan C.
Call Number 520 22
Publication Date 2009
Summary Aristotle's great ambition in his "De caelo" was to determine the nature and structure of the geocentric universe. This collection of essays addresses key epistemological and methodological issues raised by the numerous arguments that Aristotle offers.
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Practical statistics for astronomers [electronic resource] / J.V. Wall, C.R. Jenkins.

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by Wall, J. V.
Call Number 520.727 22
Publication Date 2003
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Extreme ultraviolet astronomy / Martin A. Barstow, Jay B. Holberg.

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by Barstow, Martin A. (Martin Adrian), 1958-
Call Number 522.68 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary Describes the development of astronomy in the Extreme Ultraviolet wavelength range, from the first rocket-based experiments to the latest satellite missions. This timely book for graduate students and researchers comes at the end of a major phase of discovery in the field.
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Mindsteps to the cosmos [electronic resource] / Gerald S. Hawkins.

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by Hawkins, Gerald S.
Call Number 523 19
Publication Date 2002
Summary Mindsteps to the Cosmos shows how modern global civilization depends on giant leaps of understanding that have been made in the past. Science and technology have been inspired and formulated by the sky - the cosmos in which we live. Human development could not have taken place on a cloud-shrouded planet. Mathematics was invented to track the movements of the sun, moon and stars even though back then these were thought to be gods. The space program has taken us beyond the earth, and satellite systems are exploring to the ends of the visible universe. This book provides the reader with algorithm.
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Planetary astronomy : from ancient times to the third millennium / Ronald A. Schorn.

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by Schorn, Ronald A. (Ronald Anthony), 1935-
Call Number 523.409 21
Publication Date 1998
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Space-time of the Bororo of Brazil / Stephen Michael Fabian.

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by Fabian, Stephen Michael.
Call Number 305.8984081 20
Publication Date 1992
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Space-time of the Bororo of Brazil / Stephen Michael Fabian.

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by Fabian, Stephen Michael.
Call Number 305.8984081 20
Publication Date 1992
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Dark matter, neutrinos, and our solar system [electronic resource] / Nirmala Prakash.

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by Prakash, Nirmala.
Call Number 523.18 23
Publication Date 2013
Summary Dark Matter, Neutrinos, and Our Solar System is a unique enterprise that should be viewed as an important contribution to our understanding of dark matter, neutrons and the solar system. It describes these issues in terms of links, between cosmology, particle and nuclear physics, as well as between cosmology, atmospheric and terrestrial physics. It studies the constituents of dark matter (classified as hot, warm and cold) first in terms of their individual structures (baryonic and non-baryonic, massive and non-massive, interacting and non-interacting) and second, in terms of facilities available to detect these structures (large and small). Neutrinos (an important component of dark matter) are treated as a separate entity. A detailed study of these elusive (sub-atomic) particles is done, from the year 1913 when they were found as byproducts of beta decay - until the discovery in 2007 which confirmed that neutrino flavors were not more than three (as speculated by some). The last chapter of the book details the real-time stories about the "regions" that were not explored thus far, for lack of advanced technology. Their untold fascinating stories (which span up to 2010) are illustrated here date wise in full. The book concludes with the latest news that the Large Hadron Collider team at CERN has finally succeeded in producing 7 trillion electronic volts of energy by creating head-on-collisions of protons and more protons (in search of God-particle). The energy produced was three times more than previous records.
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Black holes [electronic resource] : new horizons / editor, Sean Alan Hayward.

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by Hayward, Sean Alan.
Call Number 523.8875 22
Publication Date 2013
Summary Black holes, once just fascinating theoretical predictions of how gravity warps space-time according to Einstein's theory, are now generally accepted as astrophysical realities, formed by post-supernova collapse, or as supermassive black holes mysteriously found at the cores of most galaxies, powering active galactic nuclei, the most powerful objects in the universe. Theoretical understanding has progressed in recent decades with a wider realization that local concepts should characterize black holes, rather than the global concepts found in textbooks. In particular, notions such as trapping horizon allow physically meaningful quantities and equations, describing how a black hole evolves. This has led to discoveries in fields as diverse as classical and numerical general relativity, differential geometry, thermodynamics, quantum field theory, and quantum gravity. There is heretofore no one volume which covers all the main aspects, so this volume collects together summaries and recent research, each chapter written by an expert or experts in a given field. This is intended for readers at a graduate level upwards, who wish to learn about the wide range of research concerning black holes.
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Black holes : evolution, theory, and thermodynamics / Alois J. Bauer and Diethelm G. Eiffel, editors.

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by Bauer, Alois J.
Call Number 523.8875 23
Publication Date 2011
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Black holes and galaxy formation [electronic resource] / Adonis D. Wachter and Raphael J. Propst, editors.

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by Wachter, Adonis D.
Call Number 523.8875 22
Publication Date 2010
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An introduction to black holes, information, and the string theory revolution : the holographic universe / Leonard Susskind, James Lindesay.

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by Susskind, Leonard.
Call Number 523.8875 22
Publication Date 2005
Summary Over the last decade the physics of black holes has been revolutionized by developments that grew out of Jacob Bekenstein's realization that black holes have entropy. Steven Hawking raised profound issues concerning the loss of information in black hole evaporation and the consistency of quantum mechanics in a world with gravity.
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Very high energy cosmic gamma radiation : a crucial window on the extreme universe / F.A. Aharonian.

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by Aharonian, Felix A.
Call Number 522.6862 22
Publication Date 2004
Summary Gamma ray astronomy, the branch of high energy astrophysics that studies the sky in energetic [symbol]-ray photons, is destined to play a crucial role in the exploration of nonthermal phenomena in the Universe in their most extreme and violent forms. The great potential of this discipline offers impressive coverage of many "hot topics" of modern astrophysics and cosmology, such as the origin of galactic and extragalactic cosmic rays, particle acceleration and radiation processes under extreme astrophysical conditions, and the search for dark matter. The recent observational results and exciting theoretical predictions provide a strong rationale for a deep study of cosmic radiation with forthcoming satellite-borne and ground-based detectors in the so-called very high energy domain of the electromagnetic spectrum above 1010 eV. This invaluable book presents the motivations and highlights the principal objectives of the field, as well as demonstrates its intrinsic links to other branches of high energy astrophysics. Preference is given to three topical areas: (i) origin of cosmic rays; (ii) physics and astrophysics of relativistic jets; (iii) observational gamma ray cosmology. Also, an essential part of the book is devoted to the discussion of the principal mechanisms of production and absorption of energetic [symbol]-rays in different astrophysical environments, as well as to the description of the detection methods of high energy cosmic [symbol]-radiation.
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The edge of infinity [electronic resource] : supermassive black holes in the universe / Fulvio Melia.

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by Melia, Fulvio.
Call Number 523.8875 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary Answers to some of the most intriguing questions now being asked about black holes.
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Nonlinear gravitodynamics : the Lense-Thirring effect : a documentary introduction to current research / editors, Remo Ruffini, Costantino Sigismondi.

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by William Fairbank Meeting on the Lense-Thirring Effect (3rd : 1998 : Rome, Italy, and Pescara, Italy)
Call Number 521.4 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary This book gives a detailed, up-to-date account of the Lense-Thirring effect and its implications for physics and astrophysics. Starting from a profound intuition of Lense and Thirring in 1918, based on a simple solution to the linearized Einstein field equations, this has emerged in the past four decades as a phenomenon of extraordinary importance in cosmology, radio jets in quasars, and the physics of neutron stars and black holes, besides leading to some of the most sophisticated experiments ever performed in the space surrounding our planet. The book contains the contributions presented at the "Third William Fairbank Meeting" which have been expanded by adding a complete set of classical and prominent contemporary papers on this subject and a general introduction by R Ruffini.
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Celestial objects for modern telescopes / Michael A. Covington.

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by Covington, Michael A., 1957-
Call Number 522 22
Publication Date 2002
Summary In addition to the more standard techniques, this unique guide introduces the latest modern resources available to today's astronomer, including personal computers, the Internet, and computerized telescopes. It offers detailed practical advice for observing the Sun, Moon, planets, and 200 stars and deep-sky objects with modest-sized telescopes under suburban conditions.
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Out of the blue : a 24-hour skywatcher's guide / John Naylor.

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by Naylor, John C. (John Caldicott), 1945-
Call Number 551.565 22
Publication Date 2002
Summary Why is the sky blue? How can I see an eclipse? Skywatcher John Naylor offers practical advice on where and when you should look for natural phenomena in both the day and night sky. Out of the Blue is for all those curious or puzzled about things optical and astronomical.
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The galaxies of the Local Group / Sidney van den Bergh.

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by Van den Bergh, Sidney, 1929-
Call Number 523.112 21
Publication Date 2000
Summary A masterful summary of what is currently known about the Local Group (thirty-five member galaxies that includes the Milky Way), and expertly places this knowledge in the wider context of understanding galaxy formation and evolution, the cosmic distance scale, and the early Universe. Includes many important previously unpublished results.
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Dark matter in astrophysics and particle physics [electronic resource] : proceedings of the 7th International Heidelberg Conference, Dark 2009, Christchurch, New Zealand, 18-24 January 2009 / editors, Hans Volker Klapdor-Kleingrothaus, Irina V. Krivosheina.

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by DARK 2009 (2009 : Christchurch, N.Z.)
Call Number 523.1126 22
Publication Date 2010
Summary Dark matter and dark energy are one of the central mysteries in modern physics, although modern astrophysical and cosmological observations and particle physics experiments can and will provide vital clues in uncovering its true nature. The DARK 2009 Conference brought together World's leading researchers in both astrophysics and particle physics, providing an opportunity and platform to present their latest results to the community. The topics covered are wide-ranging, from terrestrial underground experiments to space experimental efforts to search for dark matter, and on the theoretical aspects, from the generating of a fifth family as origin of dark matter, extra dimensions and dark matter to non-standard Wigner classes and dark matter. One of the new highlights was certainly a possible connection between a neutrino mass as observed by nuclear double beta decay and the dark energy. Highly important and relevant in its field, the book presents a vital snapshot of the sometimes seemingly disparate areas of dark matter research and offers an exciting overview of current ideas and future directions.
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Copernicus and the Aristotelian tradition [electronic resource] : education, reading, and philosophy in Copernicus's path to heliocentrism / by Andé Goddu.

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by Goddu, André, 1945-
Call Number 520.92 22
Publication Date 2010
Summary Taking into account the most important results of the scholarly literature since 1973 and the best Polish scholarship of the past century, this is the first comprehensive study of Copernicus's achievement in English that examines Copernicus's path to heliocentrism from the perspective of late medieval philosophy, the Renaissance recovery of ancient literature and science, and early-modern editions of books that Copernicus used. The principal goals are to explain his commitment to the existence of celestial spheres, and the logical foundations for his views about hypotheses. In doing so, the wo.
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Diffraction-limited imaging with large and moderate telescopes [electronic resource] / Swapan K. Saha.

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by Saha, Swapan K.
Call Number 522.6 22
Publication Date 2007
Summary This book deals with the fundamentals of wave optics, polarization, interference, diffraction, imaging, and the origin, properties, and optical effects of turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere. Techniques developed during the last few decades to overcome atmospheric image degradation (including passive methods, speckle interferometry in particular, and active methods such as adaptive optics), are highlighted. Also discussed are high resolution sensors, image processing, and the astronomical results obtained with these techniques.
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Dark matter in the universe / edited by John Bahcall, Tsvi Piran, Steven Weinberg.

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by Jerusalem Winter School for Theoretical Physics (4th : 1986 : Jerusalem)
Call Number 523.1 22
Publication Date 2004
Summary If standard gravitational theory is correct, then most of the matterin the universe is in an unidentified form which does not emit enoughlight to have been detected by current instrumentation. This book isthe second editon of the lectures given at the 4th Jerusalem WinterSchool for Theoretical Physics, with new material added. The lecturesare devoted to the "missing matter" problem in the universe, thesearch to understand dark matter. The goal of this volume is to makecurrent research work on unseen matter accessible to students withoutprior experience in this area and to provide insights for.
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The dark universe [electronic resource] : matter, energy and gravity : proceedings of the Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium, held in Baltimore, Maryland, April 2-5, 2001 / edited by Mario Livio.

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by Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium (2001 : Baltimore, Md.)
Call Number 523.1 22
Publication Date 2003
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A single sky [electronic resource] : how an international community forged the science of radio astronomy / David P.D. Munns.

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by Munns, David P. D., 1972-
Call Number 522.682 23
Publication Date 2013
Summary How radio astronomers challenged national borders, disciplinary boundaries, and the constraints of vision to create an international scientific community.
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Exploration of the solar system by infrared remote sensing / R.A. Hanel [and others].

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by Hanel, R. A.
Call Number 523.2 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary This book describes all aspects of the theory, instrumental techniques and observational results of the remote sensing of objects in our Solar System through studies of infrared radiation. Fully revised since publication of the first edition in 1992, it now incorporates the latest technologies, new mission results and scientific discoveries. It also includes a fully up-dated bibliography to reflect the advances made in this field during the past ten years. All planets from Mercury to Pluto, many of their satellites, asteroids and comets are discussed. The presentation will appeal to advanced students and professional planetary science researchers, although some chapters are of wider interest. The authors have drawn on their extensive experience at the NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center to produce a definitive account of what can be learned from infrared studies of our planetary system.
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Galileo on the world systems : a new abridged translation and guide / Maurice A. Finocchiaro.

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by Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642, author.
Call Number 520 20
Publication Date 1997
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Journey of the universe / Brian Thomas Swimme and Mary Evelyn Tucker.

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by Swimme, Brian.
Call Number 523.1 22
Publication Date 2011
Summary "Today we know what no previous generation knew: the history of the universe and of the unfolding of life on Earth. Through the astonishing combined achievements of natural scientists worldwide, we now have a detailed account of how galaxies and stars, planets and living organisms, human beings and human consciousness came to be. And yet ... we thirst for answers to questions that have haunted humanity from the very beginning. What is our place in the 14-billion-year history of the universe? What roles do we play in Earth's history? How do we connect with the intricate web of life on Earth? In Journey of the Universe Brian Thomas Swimme and Mary Evelyn Tucker tell the epic story of the universe from an inspired new perspective, weaving the findings of modern science together with enduring wisdom found in the humanistic traditions of the West, China, India, and indigenous peoples. The authors explore cosmic evolution as a profoundly wondrous process based on creativity, connection, and interdependence, and they envision an unprecedented opportunity for the world's people to address the daunting ecological and social challenges of our times. Journey of the Universe transforms how we understand our origins and envision our future. Though a little book, it tells a big story one that inspires hope for a way in which Earth and its human civilizations could flourish together. This book is part of a larger project that includes a documentary film, an educational DVD series, and a website. The film and the DVD series will be released in 2011. For more information, please consult the website, journeyoftheuniverse.org"--
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The recipe reader : narratives, contexts, traditions / edited by Janet Floyd and Laurel Forster.

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by Floyd, Janet, author.
Call Number 641.3 FLO
Publication Date 2010 2003
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Artificial black holes [electronic resource] / edited by Mário Novello, Matt Visser, Grigori Volovik.

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by Novello, M.
Call Number 523.8875015118 22
Publication Date 2002
Summary "Physicists are pondering the possibility of simulating black holes in the laboratory by means of various "analog models". These analog models, typically based on condensed matter physics, can be used to help us understand general relativity (Einstein's gravity); conversely, abstract techniques developed in general relativity can sometimes be used to help us understand certain aspects of condensed matter physics. This book contains 13 chapters - written by experts in general relativity, particle physics, and condensed matter physics - that explore various aspects of this two-way traffic."--Jacket.
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Neutron Stars / Katia Moskvitch.

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by Moskvitch, Katia, author.
Call Number 523.8874 23
Publication Date 2020
Summary The astonishing science of neutron stars and the stories of the scientists who study them.Neutron stars are as bewildering as they are elusive. The remnants of exploded stellar giants, they are tiny, merely twenty kilometers across, and incredibly dense. One teaspoon of a neutron star would weigh several million tons. They can spin up to a thousand times per second, they possess the strongest magnetic fields known in nature, and they may be the source of the most powerful explosions in the universe. Through vivid storytelling and on-site reporting from observatories all over the world, Neutron Stars offers an engaging account of these still-mysterious objects.Award-winning science journalist Katia Moskvitch takes readers from the vast Atacama Desert to the arid plains of South Africa to visit the magnificent radio telescopes and brilliant scientists responsible for our knowledge of neutron stars. She recounts the exhilarating discoveries, frustrating disappointments, and heated controversies of the past several decades and explains cutting-edge research into such phenomena as colliding neutron stars and fast radio bursts: extremely powerful but ultra-short flashes in space that scientists are still struggling to understand. She also shows how neutron stars have advanced our broader understanding of the universe--shedding light on topics such as dark matter, black holes, general relativity, and the origins of heavy elements like gold and platinum--and how we might one day use these cosmic beacons to guide interstellar travel.With clarity and passion, Moskvitch describes what we are learning at the boundaries of astronomy, where stars have life beyond death.
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Behind the scenes of the universe : from the Higgs to dark matter / Gianfranco Bertone.

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by Bertone, Gianfranco, 1975- author.
Call Number 523.1 23
Publication Date 2013
Summary An extraordinary discovery has recently shaken the foundations of Cosmology and Particle Physics, sparking a scientific revolution that has profoundly modified our understanding of our Universe and that is still far from over. Pioneering astronomers in the 1920s and 1930s had already noticed suspicious anomalies in the motion of celestial bodies in distant galaxies and clusters of galaxies, but it wasn't until the late 20th century that the scientific community was confronted withan astonishing conclusion: the Universe is filled with an unknown, elusive substance that is fundamentally differen.
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The astronomical tables of Giovanni Bianchini [electronic resource] / by José Chabás and Bernard R. Goldstein.

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by Chabás, José, 1948-
Call Number 528 22
Publication Date 2009
Summary This book describes and analyses, for the first time, the astronomical tables of Giovanni Bianchini of Ferrara (d. after 1469), explains their context, inserts them into an astronomical tradition that began in Toledo, and addresses their diffusion.
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The light/dark universe [electronic resource] : light from galaxies, dark matter and dark energy / James M. Overduin, Paul S. Wesson.

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by Overduin, J. M. (James Martin), 1965-
Call Number 523 22
Publication Date 2008
Summary To the eyes of the average person and the trained scientist, the night sky is dark, even though the universe is populated by myriads of bright galaxies. Why this happens is a question commonly called Olbers' Paradox, and dates from at least 1823. How dark is the night sky is a question which preoccupies astrophysicists at the present. The answer to both questions tells us about the origin of the universe and the nature of its contents - luminous galaxies like the Milky Way, plus the dark matter between them and the mysterious dark energy which appears to be pushing everything apart. In this book, the fascinating history of Olbers' Paradox is reviewed, and the intricate physics of the light/dark universe is examined in detail. The fact that the night sky is dark (a basic astronomical observation that anybody can make) turns out to be connected with the finite age of the universe, thereby confirming some event like the Big Bang. But the space between the galaxies is not perfectly black, and data on its murkiness at various wavelengths can be used to constrain and identify its unseen constituents.
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Heart of darkness : unraveling the mysteries of the invisible universe / Jeremiah P. Ostriker and Simon Mitton.

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by Ostriker, J. P., author.
Call Number 523.1 23
Publication Date 2013
Summary "Heart of Darkness describes the incredible saga of humankind's quest to unravel the deepest secrets of the universe. Over the past thirty years, scientists have learned that two little-understood components--dark matter and dark energy--comprise most of the known cosmos, explain the growth of all cosmic structure, and hold the key to the universe's fate"--Book jacket.
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Dark matter and cosmic web story / Jaan Einasto.

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by Einasto, Jaan, author.
Call Number 523.1126 23
Publication Date 2013
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Black holes, cosmology and extra dimensions [electronic resource] / Kirill A. Bronnikov and Sergey G. Rubin.

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by Bronnikov, Kirill A.
Call Number 530.11 23
Publication Date 2012
Summary Assuming foundational knowledge of special and general relativity, this book guides the reader on issues surrounding black holes, wormholes, cosmology, and extra dimensions. Its first part is devoted to local strong field configurations (black holes and wormholes) in general relativity and the most relevant of alternative theories: scalar?tensor, f(R) and multidimensional theories. The second part is on cosmology, including inflation and a unified description of the whole evolution of the universe. The third part concerns multidimensional theories of gravity and contains a number of original r.
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Fluid flows to black holes [electronic resource] : a tribute to S. Chandrasekhar on his birth centenary / editors, D.J. Saikia, Virginia Trimble.

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by Saikia, D. J.
Call Number 523.01 22
Publication Date 2011
Summary This unique book contains a biographical portrait, accounts of Chandrasekhar's role and impact on modern science, historical perspectives and personal reminiscences, several of which appeared in Physics Today, and reviews by leading experts in areas which Prof. Chandrasekhar pioneered. The reviews, which appeared in the Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of India, are either based on papers presented by scholars in the Chandrasekhar Centennial Symposium at the University of Chicago during 15-17 October 2010, or were additional reviews covering topics not represented at the conference by other distinguished astrophysicists. It provides a glimpse of some of the most exciting areas of modern astrophysics as a tribute to Prof Chandrasekhar on his birth centenary.
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Hindsight and popular astronomy [electronic resource] / Alan B. Whiting.

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by Whiting, Alan B.
Call Number 809.9336 22
Publication Date 2011
Summary There are many books that endeavor to bridge the gap between scientists and laymen, yet too many overemphasize the presentation of scientific findings as hard facts and end up alienating readers from the critical thinking processes involved in science. Whiting attempts to break away from the norm in this revolutionary review of popular astronomy books written from 1833 to 1944. He examines these important works by acknowledged authorities in the field to see how they have stood the test of time. Where the luminaries have failed, he looks for clues that the layman reader could have used to rais.
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The great Melbourne telescope / Richard Gillespie.

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by Gillespie, R. (Richard)
Call Number 522.299451 23
Publication Date 2011
Summary Erected at Melbourne Observatory in 1869, the telescope was the second largest in the world, designed to explore the nature of the nebulae in the southern skies. Richard Gillespie, head of the History and Technology department at the Melbourne museum has written an entertaining account of the telescope's extraordinary history and tells the story through an amazing cast of characters whose lives intersected with the telescope.
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Agnes Mary Clerke and the rise of astrophysics [electronic resource] / M.T. Brück.

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by Brück, M. T. (Mary T.)
Call Number 520.92
Publication Date 2002
Summary Born in Ireland in the mid-nineteenth century, Agnes Mary Clerke achieved fame as the author of A History of Astronomy during the Nineteenth Century. This biography describes the life of the woman who became the leading commentator of her time on astronomy and astrophysics in the English-speaking world.
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Cosmic magnetic fields / edited by J. Sánchez Almeida and M.J. Martínez González.

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by Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics (25th : 2013 : La Laguna, Canary Islands)
Call Number 523.0188 23
Publication Date 2018
Summary An introduction to cosmic magnetic fields on a range of astrophysical and cosmological scales for young researchers and graduate students.
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Mt Stromlo Observatory : from bush observatory to the Nobel prize / Ragbir Bhathal, Ralph Sutherland and Harvey Butcher.

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by Bhathal, R. S., author.
Call Number 522.109947 23
Publication Date 2013
Summary This book tells the story of the Mt Stromlo Observatory in Canberra which began with W.G. Duffield's idealism and vision in 1905. The Observatory began life as a government department, later becoming an optical munitions factory producing gun sights and telescopes during the Second World War, before changing its focus to astrophysics - the new astronomy. In the ensuing years programs were introduced to push the Observatory in new directions at the international frontiers of astronomy. The astronomers built new, better and larger telescopes to unravel the secrets of the universe.
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Nicolas-Louis De La Caille, astronomer and geodesist / by I.S. Glass.

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by Glass, I. S. (Ian S.), author.
Call Number 520.92 23
Publication Date 2013
Summary La Caille was one of the observational astronomers and geodesists who followed Newton in developing ideas about celestial mechanics and the shape of the earth. He provided data to the great 18th-century mathematicians involved in understanding the complex gravitational effects that the heavenly bodies have on one another. Observing from the Cape of Good Hope, he made the first ever telescopic sky survey and gave many of the southern constellations their present-day names. He measured the paths of the planets and determined their distances by trigonometry. In addition, he made a controversial measurement of the radius of the earth that seemed to prove it was pear-shaped. On a practical level, La Caille developed the method of 'Lunars' for determining longitudes at sea. He mapped the Cape. As an influential teacher he propagated Newton's theory of universal gravitation at a time when it was only beginning to be accepted on the European continent. This book gives the most comprehensive overview so far available of La Caille's life and work, showing how he interacted with his often difficult colleagues. It places special emphasis on his life at, and his observations and comments on, the Cape of Good Hope, where he spent the years 1751-53.
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From quantum to cosmos [electronic resource] : fundamental physics research in space / editor, Slava G. Turyshev.

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by Turyshev, Slava G.
Call Number 523.01 22
Publication Date 2009
Summary Space-based laboratory research in fundamental physics is an emerging research discipline that offers great discovery potential and at the same time could drive the development of technological advances which are likely to be important to scientists and technologists in many other different research fields. The articles in this review volume have been contributed by participants of the international workshop "From Quantum to Cosmos : Fundamental Physics Research in Space" held at the Airlie Center in Warrenton, Virginia, USA, on May 21-24, 2006. This unique volume discusses the advances in our understanding of fundamental physics that are anticipated in the near future, and evaluates the discovery potential of a number of recently proposed space-based gravitational experiments. Specific research areas covered include various tests of general relativity and alternative theories, search of physics beyond the Standard Model, investigations of possible violations of the equivalence principle, search for new hypothetical long- and short-range forces, variations of fundamental constants, tests of Lorentz invariance and attempts at unification of the fundamental interactions. The book also encompasses experiments aimed at the discovery of novel phenomena, including dark matter candidates, and studies of dark energy.
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The Music of the Heavens : Kepler's Harmonic Astronomy.

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by Stephenson, Bruce.
Call Number 521 20
Publication Date 2014
Summary Valued today for its development of the third law of planetary motion, Harmonice mundi (1619) was intended by Kepler to expand on ancient efforts to discern a Creator's plan for the planetary system--an arrangement thought to be based on harmonic relationships. Challenging critics who characterize Kepler's theories of harmonic astronomy as ""mystical, "" Bruce Stephenson offers the first thorough technical analysis of the music the astronomer thought the heavens made, and the logic that led him to find musical patterns in his data. In so doing, Stephenson illuminates crucial aspects o
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In the path of the moon [electronic resource] : Babylonian celestial divination and its legacy / by Francesca Rochberg.

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by Rochberg, Francesca, 1952-
Call Number 133.59235 22
Publication Date 2010
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Exoplanets : hidden worlds and the quest for extraterrestrial life / Donald Goldsmith.

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by Goldsmith, Donald, author.
Call Number 523.24 23
Publication Date 2018
Summary Using a variety of innovative techniques, astronomers have recently discovered thousands of planets that orbit stars throughout our Milky Way galaxy. Donald Goldsmith presents the science of exoplanets and the search for extraterrestrial life in a way that Earthlings with little background in astronomy or astrophysics can understand and enjoy. Much of what has captured the imagination of planetary scientists and the public at large is the unexpected strangeness of these distant worlds, which bear little resemblance to the planets in our solar system. The sizes, masses, and orbits of exoplanets detected so far raise new, unanswered questions about how planets form and evolve. Still more tantalizing are the efforts to determine which exoplanets might support life. Astronomers are steadily improving their means of examining planets' atmospheres and surfaces, with the help of advanced spacecraft sent into orbits a million miles from Earth to obtain finer views of the cosmos. These instruments will provide better observations of planetary systems in orbit around the dim red stars that throng the Milky Way. Previously spurned as too faint to support life, these cool stars turn out to possess myriad planets that nestle sufficiently close to maintain Earthlike temperatures. The quest to find other worlds brims with possibility. Exoplanets shows how astronomers have already broadened our planetary horizons, and tells us what may come next, including the ultimate discovery: life beyond our home planet.--
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Where did we come from? : autobiography of an astrophysicist / Chandra Wickramasinghe, Buckingham Center for Astrobiology, University of Buckingham, UK, & University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka ; edited by Kamala Wickramasinghe.

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by Wickramasinghe, Chandra, 1939- author.
Call Number 523.01092
Publication Date 2015
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Where did we come from? : autobiography of an astrophysicist / Chandra Wickramasinghe, Buckingham Center for Astrobiology, University of Buckingham, UK, & University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka ; edited by Kamala Wickramasinghe.

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by Wickramasinghe, Chandra, 1939- author.
Call Number 523.01092
Publication Date 2015
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Living with the stars : how the human body is connected to the life cycles of the Earth, the planets, and the stars / Karel Schrijver and Iris Schrijver.

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by Schrijver, Karel, author.
Call Number 523.1 23
Publication Date 2015
Summary 'Living with the Stars' describes the many fascinating connections between the universe and the human body, which range from the makeup of DNA and human cells, growth and aging, to stellar evolution and the beginning of the universe.
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Star stories : constellations and people / Anthony Aveni.

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by Aveni, Anthony F., author.
Call Number 520.93 23
Publication Date 2019
Summary "Follow an epic animal race, a quest for a disembodied hand, and an emu egg hunt in constellation stories from diverse cultures. We can see love, betrayal, and friendship in the heavens, if we know where to look. A world expert on cultural understandings of cosmology, Anthony Aveni provides an unconventional atlas of the night sky, introducing readers to tales beloved for generations. The constellations included are not your typical Greek and Roman myths, but star patterns conceived by a host of cultures, non-Western and Indigenous, ancient and contemporary. The sky has long served as a template for telling stories about the meaning of life. People have looked for likenesses between the domains of heaven and earth to help marry the unfamiliar above to the quotidian below. Perfect reading for all sky watchers and storytellers, this book is an essential complement to Western mythologies, showing how the confluence of the natural world and culture of heavenly observers can produce a variety of tales about the shapes in the sky"--Jacket
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The clocks are telling lies : science, society, and the construction of time / Scott Alan Johnston.

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by Johnston, Scott Alan, author.
Call Number 389.17 23
Publication Date 2022
Summary "Until the nineteenth century all time was local time. On foot or on horseback, it was impossible to travel fast enough to care that noon was a few minutes earlier or later from one town to the next. The invention of railways and telegraphs, however, created a newly interconnected world where suddenly the time differences between cities mattered. The Clocks Are Telling Lies is an exploration of why we tell time the way we do, demonstrating that organizing a new global time system was no simple task. Standard time, envisioned by railway engineers such as Sandford Fleming, clashed with universal time, promoted by astronomers. When both sides met at the International Meridian Conference in Washington, DC, in 1884 to debate the best way to organize time, disagreement abounded. If scientific and engineering experts could not agree, how would the public? Following some of the key players in the debate, Scott Johnston reveals how people dealt with the contradictions in global timekeeping in surprising ways - from zealots like Charles Piazzi Smyth, who campaigned for the Great Pyramid to serve as the prime meridian, to Maria Belville, who sold the time door to door in Victorian London, to Moraviantown and other Indigenous communities that used timekeeping to fight for autonomy. Drawing from a wide range of primary sources, The Clocks Are Telling Lies offers a thought-provoking narrative that centres people and politics, rather than technology, in the vibrant story of global time telling."--
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