Alchemy, Chemistry, and Pharmacy

Written by one of the leading authorities in the field, this is one of the first book's to describe one of today's most important problems in cosmology - the formation of galaxies. The book tackles this great puzzle by discusses the beginnings of the process from cosmological observations and calculations, considers the broad features of galaxies that we need to explain and what we know of their later history. The author compares the competing theories for galaxy formation and considers the progress expected from new generations of powerful telescopes both on earth and in space. An intriguing ...

Adems de conquistar la luna y desintegrar el tomo, la especie humana tambin es responsable de otra proeza que nadie podr celebrar. En slo doce de las sesenta mil generaciones de seres humanos que han vivido sobre el planeta, hemos multiplicado entre mil y diez mil veces la tasa media de extincin de especies vigente durante sesenta millones de aos. Segn el autor, una vez visto hasta dnde hemos llegado, estamos obligados a reeducarnos ambientalmente entre todos y revisar los elementos fallidos de nuestra conducta que hacen peligrar el legado ambiental de las futuras generaciones. La crisis...

Concepcion Abellan Giral y un grupo de reconocidos cientificos tratan temas a partir de ensayos breves, "Lengua, lenguaje... computadoras," "De plata los delgados cuchillos," "Salud, ciencia y sociedad: Un ejemplo de tenacidad," "Sobre la astronomia en el Mexico moderno," "Claude Bernard y la lipasa pancreatica: Un ejemplo de descubrimiento cientifico," "Un paseo por la odontologia" y "Navegacion y ciencia" es el indice de esta recopilacion.

Soil is a pivotal component of the environment and the maintenance of soil quality is critical for ensuring the sustainability of the environment and the biosphere. The use of fertilizers has increased at a faster rate than global food production. Modern agriculture is dependent on phosphorus derived from phosphate rock, which is a non-renewable resource. It is needed to improve P acquisition efficiency for both low input and intensive agroecosystems. However, few studies have focused on cereal-legume interactions with regard to soil P. The objective of this work was to study the effects of...