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ranging from psycho-physics to quasicrystals

An introduction and brief history are followed by a summary of the theory of whistlers and a detailed explanation of the calculation of their characteristics

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Lucifer's Legacy ranging from psycho-physics to quasicrystals"This is Frank Close's masterpiece his best book, and one of the very best introductions to physics for the layperson. Close is a master expositor." The (London) Sunday Times "Close's writing is beguiling, mingling personal and historical anecdote with carefully measured doses of exposition in such a way as to guide the reader painlessly into rather deep intellectual waters." Nature "Life, intrinsically related to asymmetries, is the theme of this

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