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The Guinness Encyclopedia: The Nature of the Universe The Universe, Space, and Astronomy The Universe and Cosmology Time Stars and Galaxies The Sun and the Solar System The Inner Planets The Outer Planets The History of Astronomy Space Exploration Physics Motion and Force Forces affecting Solids and Fluids Thermodynamics Quantum Theory and Relativity Wave Theory Acoustics Optics Electromagnetism Electricity in Action Atoms and Subatomic Particles Chemistry What is Chemistry? Elements and the Periodic Table Chemical Bonds Chemical Reactions Small Molecules Metals Natural Compounds Man-made Products Chemicals in Everyday Life The Art of Science The Scientific Method The History of Science Mathematics Mathematics and its Applications Number Systems and Algebra Sets and Paradoxes Correspondence, Counting and Infinity Functions, Graphs and Change Probability: Chance and Choice The Restless Earth Forming the Earth The Earth╒s Structure and Atmosphere Plate Tectonics Earthquakes Volcanoes The Formation of Rocks Features of the Earth Mountains Caves Ice Deserts Rivers and Lakes Coasts Islands The Oceans Climate Weather Climatic and Vegetation Regions The Living Planet Life Itself The Classification of Life The Beginnings of Life Evolution Genetics and Inheritance Plants Plant Physiology Fungi, Algae and Non-Flowering Plants Flowering Plants Animals 1 Primitive Animals Arthropods 1: Crustaceans, Myriapods and Arachnids Arthropods 2: Insects Fishes Amphibians Dinosaurs Reptiles Birds of the Sea and Air Birds of the Land and Water Early Mammals Monotremes and Marsupials Edentates, Pangolins and the Aardvark Animals 2 Bats Insectivores Rodents, Lagomorphs and Hyraxes Carnivores 1: Cats, Civets, Hyenas Carnivores 2: Dogs, Bears, Raccoons, Elephants and Perissodactyls: Horses, Rhinos, Tapirs, Weasels Artiodactyls 1: Pigs, Peccaries, Hippos, Camels Artiodactyls 2: Deer, Giraffes, Bovids, etc. Marine Mammals Primates Animal Behaviors Animal Communication Territory, Mating, Social Organization Migration How Animals Move Parasitism and Symbiosis Ecosystems The Biosphere Ecosystems: Aquatic Ecosystems: Coniferous and Temperate Forests Ecosystems: Tropical Forests Ecosystems: Grasslands Ecosystems: Extreme Using Earth's Bounty Arable Farming Livestock Farming Forestry Fishing Food Processing The Human Organism Physical Man Physical Evolution Reproduction Physical Development How People Move Food, Diet and Digestion The Body's Systems Respiration and Circulation The Immune System Glands and Hormones Touch, Taste and Smell Seeing and Hearing The Nervous System The Brain Man and Interaction Perception The Power of Speech Body Language Learning, Creativity and Intelligence Sleep and Dreams Mental Disorders Medicine Non-Infectious Diseases Infectious Diseases Surgery Medical Technology Preventing Disease Drug Abuse The History of Medicine Alternative Medicine The World Today Social Interaction Age Roles and Rites of Passage The Family Social Stratification and Divisions Education Politics and Law Deviance, Crime and Law Enforcement The Law: Criminal and Civil Government and the People Political Theories of the Left Political Theories of the Right Business Economic Systems Microeconomics Macroeconomics Trade From Raw Material to the Consumer Business Organization and Accounting International Organizations The United Nations Others Politics of Change Armament and Disarmament Civil and Human Rights The Women╒s Movement Youth Movements Our Changing World Population and Hunger The Third World and the Developed World Threats to the Environment Technology and Industry Traditional Industry Energy 1: Coal, Oil and Nuclear Energy 2: Other Sources Engines Oil and Gas Mining, Minerals and Metals Iron and Steel Rubber and Plastics Textiles Chemicals and Biotechnology Communications Printing Photography and Film Radio, Television and Video Sound Recording Telecommunications High-Technology Seeing the Invisible Computers Artificial Intelligence Construction Building Construction Civil Engineering Transportation Ships 1: Development Ships 2: The Modern Ship Railways Aircraft 1: Development Aircraft 2: How Aircraft Work The Motorcar 1: Development The Motorcar 2: How Cars Work Weapons Weaponry A History of the World Prehistory to Egypt/Greece Discovering the Past Human Prehistory The Ancient Near East Ancient Egypt Minoans and Mycenaeans Archaic and Classical Greece Alexander the Great to the Fall of Rome 300 BC - 400 Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World The Celts The Rise of Rome The Roman Empire The Decline of Rome Ancient Civilizations China to the Colonial Age India and Southeast Asia to the Colonial Age Japan to the 20th Century Africa, Australasia and Oceania to the Colonial Age Pre-Columbian America The Rise of Islam European (Colonial Age) 500 - 1850 The Successors of Rome The Invasions Christianity Resurgent The Hundred Years War Crisis in Europe Medieval and Renaissance Economy, Society and Exploration Medieval and Renaissance Culture The Reformation The Spanish and Portuguese Empires The Rise of Britain Louis XIV European Empires in the 17th and 18th Centuries The Enlightenment Expansion in the World 1850 - 1912 The Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions Independence in the Americas The French Revolution The Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars Nationalism in Europe The Expansion of the USA The Peak of Empire WWI Era 1913 - 1922 Industrial Society World War I The Russian Revolutions The Postwar Settlement WWII - Current The Growth of Totalitarianism World War II China in the 20th Century Decolonization The Cold War The Cold War and Beyond The Middle East Religion and Philosophy Religion and its Influence What is Religion? Religions of the Ancient Near East The Primal Religions: Ancient Europe The Primal Religions: Modern Times The Religions of India Buddhism Religions of China and Japan Judaism Christianity: Belief and Practice World Christianity Islam The Philosophy of Religion Worship, Prayer and Pilgrimage Sacred Places and Rituals Good and Evil Philosophy What is Philosophy? Knowledge and Reality Mind and Body Ethics Logic and Argument The Philosophy of Language The Visual Arts Techniques Art Techniques 1: Painting and Drawing Art Techniques 2: Sculpture and Printmaking Early Art Prehistoric Art Art of the Ancient Near East and Egypt Greek and Roman Art Islamic Art The Arts of Southern Asia, Australasia and Oceania Chinese and Japanese Art Native American and African Art Early Medieval and Byzantine Art Art and its Development 1 Gothic Painting and Sculpture Gothic Architecture The Early Renaissance Early Netherlandish and German Art The High Renaissance and Mannerism The Baroque and Classicism The Dutch School Rococo and Neoclassicism Romanticism Architecture and the Applied Arts in the 19th Century Art and its Development 2 Realism Impressionism Post-Impressionism and Fauvism Symbolism, Secession and Expressionism Cubism and Abstraction Dada and Surrealism Architecture and the Applied Arts in the 20th Century Movements in Art since 1945 Photography as Art Film The Silent Cinema Hollywood World Cinema How a Film is Made Music and Dance Music What is Music? Plainsong and Polyphony Music of the Baroque The Classical Period Music of the Romantics Modernists and Others Music since 1945 The Symphony Orchestra and its Instruments Opera Folk Music Popular Music in the 20th Century Music from around the World Dance The World of Dance Folk and Social Dancing Classical Ballet Modern Dance Language and Literature Languages The World╒s Languages Writing Systems The Story of English How Language Works The Language of Signs The Development of Literature The Making of Myths Classical Literature The Literature of Asia Medieval Epic and Romance Medieval Tales Renaissance Theater Renaissance Poetry Classicism in Literature The Beginnings of the Novel Romanticism in Europe The British Romantics Realism and Naturalism The Novel in 19th-Century Britain American Literature of the 19th Century Symbolism, Aestheticism and Modernism Modern Literature and Drama Experimental Theater Modern Drama in Britain and the USA Modern Poetry in English The Modern Novel Popular Literature Literary Theory and Literary Criticism Journalism