This book explores the current trends and changes occurring in the world of skateboarding, discussing the top skaters, the latest equipment, and the current tricks and skating competitions.
A biography of ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and philosopher, Archimedes describing his life, education, and discoveries.
Presents an overview of the history of the early American colony of South Carolina, using primary source materials, with information on its founding, settlement, growth as a colony, and role in the American Revolution.
Contains a collection of essays that provide various explanations and theories on how the universe can be understood through mathematics, computer simulations, and exploration.
The Boron group consists of the elements Boron, Aluminum, Gallium, Indium, Thallium. This book covers their properties, histories, and uses, including their roles in medicine and manufacturing.
Examines the life and accomplishments of Johannes Kepler, the seventeenth-century astronomer responsible for discovering how the planets move in their orbits around the sun, and includes a time line, and a selection of primary source transcriptions and images.