Mary Somerville (1780–1872) would have been a remarkable womanin any age, but as an acknowledged leading mathematician andastronomer at a time when the education of most women was extremelyrestricted, her achievement was extraordinary. Laplace famouslytold her that 'there have been only three women who have understoodme. These are yourself, Mrs Somerville, Caroline Herschel and a MrsGreig of whom I know nothing.' Mary Somerville was in fact MrsGreig. After (as she herself said) translating Laplace's work 'fromalgebra into common language', she wrote On the Connexion of thePhysical Sciences (1834), also reissued in this series. Her nextbook, the two-volume Physical Geography (1848), was a synthesis ofgeography, geology, botany, astronomy and zoology, drawing on themost recent discoveries in all these fields to present an overviewof current understanding of the natural world and the Earth's placein the universe.
The Book of Stones is a new edition of the best-selling guideto some of Earth’s most beautiful natural objects. Two introductorychapters detail the authors’ theories about how to work withcrystals and stones—including the concept of crystal resonance andthe scientific observation that living organisms (such asourselves) are liquid crystalline structures. An illuminatingalphabetical journey through the mineral kingdom, stone by stone,follows. Each entry begins with the stone name and photo, plus itselemental and chakra correspondences, as well as keywords thatindicate its properties. Next comes a de*ion of the crystalstructure, hardness, history, and known locations of each mineral,plus any relevant legend or lore from the past. Each author thenoffers an essay on the subtle energy properties and spiritualapplications of the stone. The entries conclude with summaries ofthe spiritual, emotional, and physical healing qualities of thestone, and an affirmation for evoking its potential benefits.
Can technology and innovation transform world health?Connecting undergraduate students with global problems, RebeccaRichards-Kortum examines the interplay between biomedicaltechnology design and the medical, regulatory, economic, social andethical issues surrounding global health. Driven by case studies,including cancer screening, imaging technologies, implantabledevices and vaccines, students learn how the complexities andvariation across the globe affect the design of devices andtherapies. A wealth of learning features, including classroomactivities, project assignments, homework problems and weblinkswithin the book and online, provide a full teaching package. Forvisionary general science and biomedical engineering courses, thisbook will inspire students to engage in solving global issues thatface us all.
