Mario Salvadori
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From addition and subtraction to plane and space geometry, simultaneous linear equations, and probability, this book explains middle school math with problems that kids want to solve: Seventy-five employees of a company buy a lotto ticket together and win $22.5 million. How much does each employee get? Intriguing facts about the history of math show what a human creation it is, and human errors are revealed through explorations of both Maya and Hindu...
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With fascinating experiments, models, and demonstrations, this scientific survey provides a vivid exploration of natural phenomena. Ideal for budding earth scientists, this in-depth resource demonstrates how to build a seismograph to record a simulated earthquake, compare pressure waves and shear waves the two types of ground shocks with a Slinky, and replicate a tsunamis destructive effect on a coastline built in a bathtub. The chapters answer questions...
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Un fascinante relato de los desastres arquitectónicos e ingenieriles a lo largo de la historia. Empezando por las pirámides de Egipto, pasando por la basílica de Santa Sofía o el Campanile de san Marcos en Venecia, hasta el Empire State Building o las Torres Gemelas, los autores nos llevan a un maravilloso viaje a través de la técnica, el genio, la mala suerte y por supuesto la tragedia que ha rodeado la historia de la arquitectura.