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Victorian science in context captures the essence of this fascination, charting the many ways in which science influenced and was influenced by the larger victorian culture. The greatest science books of 2016 from the sound of spacetime to time travel to the microbiome, by way of polar bears, dogs, and trees. This book is more of a collection of stories than it is a full on story. In contrast, here is a book that relishes equations, which celebrates their power and beauty, and which still manages to explain rather than baffle. Is there really a science to winning the lottery or is it just good old fashion luck.
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