Hidrología en la ingeniería forestal

"La historia de la ciencia está llena de sorpresas, misterios y curiosidades. En este libro vas a conocer descubrimientos increíbles, errores catastróficos y soluciones ingeniosas para problemas impensados. Napoleón ¿murió por el empapelado de su habitación? ¿Quién fue la primera persona que se atrevió a realizar un viaje en auto? ¿Cuál es el inesperado origen de la cámara web y el WiFi? ¿Cómo un químico impidió que dos medallas Nobel fueran descubiertas por los nazis y cómo un biólogo evitó una posible guerra mundial? Rasputín ¿era inmortal? Al terminar la lectura es...

A selection of papers presented at the III South Cone Meeting of Philosophy and History of Science (Águas de Lindóia, SP, Brazil, 27-30 May 2002). Papers are in Portuguese and Spanish.

Physics I: The Gymnasium of the Mind provides undergraduate students with a valuable opportunity to acquire the knowledge and the abilities that are evaluated in the PISA project (Program for International Student Assessment) and will be indispensable in later professional and personal life. The objective of this book is to use carefully analyzed and selected phenomena and adequately designed didactic activities to enable students to become involved and discover that they can learn physics, and with the knowledge and abilities learned, allow them to grow intellectually, emotionally, and...

The book compiles case studies regarding the biodiversity research and monitoring program of Andean species and habitats carefully chosen as indicators to assess the short- and long-term effects of a linear disturbance: the PERU LNG pipeline. Set in a scientifically unexplored region of the Andes, Monitoring Biodiversity clearly articulates the Smithsonian-led conceptual framework for the implementation in the field by scientists. It addresses scientific and conservation questions addressed by the research protocols, the experimental design, and data gathering. Moreover, the book covers a gap ...