Laboratorio de química orgánica

Everyone has questions about our universe: How hot is Venus? Can you distinguish between a pulsar and a quasar? Is there a universe or a multiverse? Where do we fit into the infinitely grand scheme of things? How do we map the Cosmic Microwave Background? Most tantalizing of all: Is there anyone out there? This small volume encapsulates the terrifying hugeness of the cosmos into bite-sized particles that mere earthlings can understand. It takes you on a cosmic tour, shedding light on the most awesome of objects and places and explaining some very big ideas, concepts, and discoveries. It also...

The rapid growth of the discipline of aquatic ecology has been driven both by scientific interest in the complexities of aquatic ecosystems and by their enormous environmental importance and sensitivity. This book focuses on the remarkably diverse roles played by underwater plants, and is divided into three parts: 10 thematic chapters, followed by 18 case studies, and rounded off by three integrative chapters. The topics range from macrophytes as fish food to macrophytes as mollusc and microbe habitat, making this of interest to aquatic ecologists as well as limnologists, ecosystem...

Biographies and bibliographies of members are included in many of the volumes. Lists of members are usually given on covers of the numbers.

Comprender el vacío ha sido una de las aventuras más apasionantes del conocimiento humano. Desde los tiempos más antiguos, la idea de estudiar algo que no existe entusiasmó a filósofos y científicos. Aristóteles acuñó el término horror vacui para referirse al hecho de que la naturaleza intenta llenar todo el espacio disponible. La física ha ido desafiando esta visión, y el concepto de vacío ha evolucionado desde una entelequia hasta una tecnología capaz de mover millones de euros. Gracias a ello disponemos hoy en día de alimentos que se conservan mejor, luz eléctrica, nuevos...