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Hardcover. The finite element method and the boundary element method are two computational methods available for designing structures ranging from aircraft and ships to dams and tunnels. This text presents the mathematical basis of the joint use of both methods and their computer implementation. Num Pages: 412 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PBKL; PBM; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471971849
- ISBN
- 9780471971849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 224.05
€ 224.05
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226270708
- ISBN
- 9780226270708
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.37€ 55.88
€ 66.37
€ 55.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 227 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370. A Journey Through Portals, Relativity, Worm Holes, and Other Adventures in Time Travel. 224 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ; PGZ. Dimension: 150 x 227 x 14. Weight: 372.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Red Wheel/Weiser
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9781601631503
- ISBN
- 9781601631503
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Condition: New
€ 16.99
€ 16.99
Paperback. Online and mobile technologies are profoundly influencing how we read and write, speak and listen, but not in the ways you might suppose. Always On draws upon a decade of research to reveal how instant messaging, cell phones, multitasking, Facebook, blogs, and internet search functions are reshaping social interaction and written culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: CFB; GTC; JFD; JFFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199735440
- ISBN
- 9780199735440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.73
€ 33.99
€ 33.73
The Man Who Stalked Einstein. How Nazi Scientist Philipp Lenard Change...
Hillman, Bruce J., Md; Ertl-Wagner, Birgit; W...
The story of the conflict between Albert Einstein and chief Nazi physicist Philipp Lenard, who spent a lifetime trying to discredit him. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493010011
- ISBN
- 9781493010011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.26
€ 27.99
€ 22.26
Hardback. BIC Classification: PD. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Da Capo Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306445071
- ISBN
- 9780306445071
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.74
€ 63.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226505237
- ISBN
- 9780226505237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.71
€ 37.99
€ 29.71
Paperback. Traces the development, during the 20th century, of the four central themes in the philosophy of science: inductivism and its critics; conventionalism and the Duhem-Quine thesis; the nature of observation; and the demarcation between science and metaphysics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JFCX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631183587
- ISBN
- 9780631183587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.81
€ 50.81
Paperback. "A fine treatment of this critical time in geology's history. Although it goes against our standard histories of the field, Laudan defends her views convincingly. Her style is direct, with carefully reasoned personal opinions and interpretations clearly defined." Jere H. Lipps, "The Scientist"" Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 290 pages, 16ill. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; PDX; PNV; RBGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 0002-
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226469478
- ISBN
- 9780226469478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 418 pages, 27 halftones 26 figs. 6 tables. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691604978
- ISBN
- 9780691604978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 85.34€ 65.54
€ 85.34
€ 65.54
Hardback. This study examines the way that scientists in the 16th and 17th centuries, who had not studied 'science' formally, used the tools of their literary education to formulate ideas about science and, at the same time, how the remarkableseventeenth-century scientific developments inspired non-scientific writers to make new fictions of discovery. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: DSBD; HBLH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 145 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198704805
- ISBN
- 9780198704805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.38
€ 180.38
Hardback. Growing the Tree of Science examines the creation of a culture of science at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, one of Indias premier scientific institutions founded by Homi Bhabha. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 148 x 29. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199466900
- ISBN
- 9780199466900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.84
€ 72.84
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Green Lion Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781888009286
- ISBN
- 9781888009286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.62
€ 11.62
Hardback. Proceedings of MBR, '98, held December 17-19, 1998, in Pavia, Italy Editor(s): Magnani, Lorenzo; Nersessian, N.J. (Georgia Institute of Technology); Thagard, Paul. Num Pages: 343 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; UGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 343
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306462924
- ISBN
- 9780306462924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 360.56
€ 360.56
paperback. The written word has been a central bearer of culture since antiquity. However, its position is now being challenged by the powerful media of electronic communication. In this book James O'Donnell takes a reading on the promise and the threat of electronic technology for our literate future. Num Pages: 228 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: CFL; GTC; HBG; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780674001947
- ISBN
- 9780674001947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.74
€ 34.99
€ 29.74
Paperback. Shows us how we can, in fact, see microorganisms - and appreciate their vast and varied role in nature and our lives. This title also shows us how to examine, study, and appreciate microbes in the manner of a birdwatcher, by making sightings of microbial activities and thereby identifying particular microbes as well as understanding what they do. Num Pages: 336 pages, 38 figures. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674064096
- ISBN
- 9780674064096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.09€ 48.00
€ 52.09
€ 48.00
Hardcover. Suitable for those interested in popular science, this title focuses on the popular reception of relativity in Britain and demonstrates how abstract science came to be entangled with class politics, media technology, changing sex relations, crime, cricket, and cinematography in the British imagination during the 1920s. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6 halftones, 9 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; PDX; PDZ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226680736
- ISBN
- 9780226680736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.34€ 45.65
€ 53.34
€ 45.65
Paperback. A vivid description of one of the most ambitious scientific projects undertaken in the 19th century, and the men who undertook the measurement of the Himalayas and the mapping of the Indian subcontinent: William Lambton and George Everest. Num Pages: 226 pages, 16 b/w plates (16pp), (+ maps & diagrams). BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; PDZ; TNCB; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 168. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001852
- ISBN
- 9780006531234
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. Editor(s): Muntean, Adrian; Toschi, Federico. Series: CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences. Num Pages: 184 pages, 29 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; PDE; PHS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag GmbH Austria
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783709117842
- ISBN
- 9783709117842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.89
€ 128.89
paperback. Editor(s): Lorimer, David. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907845799
- ISBN
- 9780907845799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.88
€ 25.88
Hardcover. This text examines the effects of the competition of satellite, cable and the Internet on the standards of terrestrial television and considers what can be done to maintain the standards and quality instigated and guaranteed by the establishing instruments at the time of their inception. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APT; JFD; KNTD; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333716465
- ISBN
- 9780333716465
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.41
€ 122.41
Paperback. Essays focusing on how to bridge the communication gap between scientists and the general public Editor(s): Johnsen, Carolyn. Num Pages: 120 pages, 3 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 8. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803220522
- ISBN
- 9780803220522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.27
€ 15.27
Hardback. A reinterpretation of Greek scientific thought before Socrates. Focusing on the scientific tradition of philosophy, this work argues that Presocratic philosophy is not a mere patchwork of different schools and styles of thought. It rejects the common interpretation of the early Ionians as "material monists". Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; PDX; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691125404
- ISBN
- 9780691125404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.09
€ 107.09
Paperback. Digital computer simulation helps study phenomena of great complexity, but how much do we know about the limits and possibilities of this new scientific practice? How do simulations compare to traditional experiments? And are they reliable? The author seeks to answer these questions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: PD; UG; UYM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226902043
- ISBN
- 9780226902043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.59
€ 37.99
€ 29.59