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The Ambidextrous Universe: Left, Right, and the Fall of Parity
The Ambidextrous Universe: Left, Right, and the Fall of Parity

The Ambidextrous Universe: Left, Right, and the Fall of Parity

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BookThe Ambidextrous Universe: Left, Right, and the Fall of Parity
PublisherNew American Library, Inc.
ImprintA Mentor Book
Copyright HolderMartin Gardner
IllustratorJohn Mackey
Published in/by Arrangement withBasic Books, Inc.
About/SubjectMathematics, Symmetry
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
LocationUnited States
Copyright1964
First Printing1969-06
Pages / Font254 pages
Catalog NumberMY931
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number64-23953
Price$1.25
ChaptersPreface . . . vii 1. Mirrors . . . 11 2. Lineland and Flatland . . . 16 3. Solidland . . . 23 4. Magic . . . 32 5. Art, Music, and Poetry . . . 39 6. Galaxies, Suns, and Planets . . . 48 7. Plants and Animals . . . 55 8. Asymmetry in Animals . . . 65 9. The Human Body . . . 72 10. The Sinistral Minority . . . 80 11. Crystals . . . 86 12. Molecules . . . 98 13. Carbon . . . 109 14. Living Molecules . . . 121 15. The Origin of Life . . . 129 16. The Origin of Asymmetry . . . 139 17. The Fourth Dimension . . . 143 18. The Ozma Problem . . . 158 19. Mach's Shock . . . 166 20. Parity . . . 182 21. Antiparticles . . . 191 22. The Fall of Parity . . . 204 23. Neutrinos . . . 218 24. Mr. Split . . . 226 25. Is the Ozma Problem Solved? . . . 237 . . . . Answers to Exercises . . . 244 . . . . Index . . . 247
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