{"product_id":"2940013270169","title":"THE OUTLINE OF SCIENCE VOLUME I","description":"CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION                                                           3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI. THE ROMANCE OF THE HEAVENS                                          7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  The scale of the universe--The solar system--Regions of\u003cbr\u003e    the sun--The surface of the sun--Measuring the speed of\u003cbr\u003e    light--Is the sun dying?--The planets--Venus--Is there\u003cbr\u003e    life on Mars?--Jupiter and Saturn--The moon--The\u003cbr\u003e    mountains of the moon--Meteors and comets--Millions of\u003cbr\u003e    meteorites--A great comet--The stellar universe--The\u003cbr\u003e    evolution of stars--The age of stars--The nebular\u003cbr\u003e    theory--Spiral nebulæ--The birth and death of\u003cbr\u003e    stars--The shape of our universe--Astronomical\u003cbr\u003e    instruments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eII. THE STORY OF EVOLUTION                                            53\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  The beginning of the earth--Making a home for life--The\u003cbr\u003e    first living creatures--The first plants--The first\u003cbr\u003e    animals--Beginnings of bodies--Evolution of\u003cbr\u003e    sex--Beginning of natural death--Procession of life\u003cbr\u003e    through the ages--Evolution of land animals--The flying\u003cbr\u003e    dragons--The first known bird--Evidences of\u003cbr\u003e    evolution--Factors in evolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIII. ADAPTATIONS TO ENVIRONMENT                                      113\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  The shore of the sea--The open sea--The deep sea--The\u003cbr\u003e    fresh waters--The dry land--The air.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIV. THE STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE                                       135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Animal and bird mimicry and disguise--Other kinds of\u003cbr\u003e    elusiveness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eV. THE ASCENT OF MAN                                                 153\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Anatomical proof of man's relationship with a Simian\u003cbr\u003e    stock--Physiological proof--Embryological proof--Man's\u003cbr\u003e    pedigree--Man's arboreal apprenticeship--Tentative\u003cbr\u003e    men--Primitive men--Races of mankind--Steps in human\u003cbr\u003e    evolution--Factors in human progress.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVI. EVOLUTION GOING ON                                               183\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Evolutionary prospect for man--The fountain of change;\u003cbr\u003e    variability--Evolution of plants--Romance of\u003cbr\u003e    wheat--Changes in animal life--Story of the\u003cbr\u003e    salmon--Forming new habits--Experiments in locomotion;\u003cbr\u003e    new devices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVII. THE DAWN OF MIND                                                205\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  A caution in regard to instinct--A useful law--Senses of\u003cbr\u003e    fishes--The mind of a minnow--The mind and senses of\u003cbr\u003e    amphibians--The reptilian mind--Mind in\u003cbr\u003e    birds--Intelligence co-operating with instinct--The\u003cbr\u003e    mind of the mammal--Instinctive aptitudes--Power of\u003cbr\u003e    association--Why is there not more intelligence?--The\u003cbr\u003e    mind of monkeys--Activity for activity's\u003cbr\u003e    sake--Imitation--The mind of man--Body and mind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVIII. FOUNDATIONS OF THE UNIVERSE                                    243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  The world of atoms--The energy of atoms--The discovery of\u003cbr\u003e    X-rays--The discovery of radium--The discovery of the\u003cbr\u003e    electron--The electron theory--The structure of the\u003cbr\u003e    atom--The new view of matter--Other new views--The\u003cbr\u003e    nature of electricity--Electric current--The\u003cbr\u003e    dynamo--Magnetism--Ether and waves--Light--What the\u003cbr\u003e    blue \"sky\" means--Light without heat--Forms of\u003cbr\u003e    energy--What heat is--Substitutes for coal--Dissipation\u003cbr\u003e    of energy--What a uniform temperature would\u003cbr\u003e    mean--Matter, ether, and Einstein--The tides--Origin of\u003cbr\u003e    the moon--The earth slowing down--The day becoming\u003cbr\u003e    longer.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47171760095472,"sku":"2940013270169","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013270169_p0.jpg?v=1763579184","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013270169","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}