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037			_cGifted _nSumesh P -- L1620
041			_aEnglish
082			_a500 _bCAS/PA
100			_aCasti, John L
245			_aPARADIGMS LOST _b: Images of Man In Mirror of Science
250			_a1
260			_aGreat Britain _bAbacus Books _c1997
300			_g565
500			_aIntended for both the layman and the scientist, this book presents an overview of some of today's great scientific questions, from the way in which we acquire language and the fundamental nature of our thinking processes, to the possible existence of life elsewhere in the universe. Each chapter is constructed in the form of a trial, with the conventional scientific wisdom presented by the prosecution and alternative views put forward by the defence . The author, who aims to be both informative and entertaining, subsequently steps in to act as juror , offering explanations of his verdicts.
650			_aScience
650			_aNatural sciences and mathematics
650			_aMathematics
942			_cLEN
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