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Paperback. Contemporary philosophy of science has paid close attention to the understanding of scientific practice, in contrast to the previous focus on scientific method. This work shows the deficiencies of many widespread ideas about the nature of knowledge. It argues that the only feasible explanation of any scientific success is a historical account. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 139 x 5. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Fourth Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844674428
- ISBN
- 9781844674428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.12
€ 23.99
€ 21.12
After-sales Service of Engineering Industrial Assets
Crespo Marquez, Adolfo; Gonzalez-Prida Diaz, ...
Hardback. After-sales Service of Engineering Industrial Assets Num Pages: 340 pages, 102 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: KJMV6; TBC; TGPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319037097
- ISBN
- 9783319037097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.03
€ 187.03
After-Sales Service of Engineering Industrial Assets
Gonzalez-Prida Diaz, Vicente; Crespo Marquez,...
Paperback. This book features a proposal for a warranty management framework, with an account of the different methods that can be used to improve decision making and strategies for strengthening the structure and foundations of the framework. Num Pages: 340 pages, 102 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, 3 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: KJMV6; TBC; TGPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319346793
- ISBN
- 9783319346793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 185.94
€ 185.94
paperback. The fascinating story of how a harsh terrain that resembled modern Anarctica has been transformed gradually into the forests, grasslands, and wetlands we know today". . . . offers a chance to travel through 20,000 years of environmental change from varied perspectives".--Robert T. Lackey, Bioscience. Photographs. Num Pages: 376 pages, 259 line drawings, maps, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1KB; PS; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226668123
- ISBN
- 9780226668123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.96
€ 32.99
€ 25.96
Hardback. Science, rhetoric, and speaking about the post-human future Num Pages: 331 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; HPQ; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 331
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602586857
- ISBN
- 9781602586857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.86
€ 49.86
Hardcover. The Age of Mammals, the Cenozoic Era, has never had its Jurassic Park, but it was an amazing time in earth's history, populated by a wonderful assortment of bizarre animals. This book presents their story, which is part of a larger story of a world emerging from the greenhouse conditions of the Mesozoic. Series: Life of the Past. Num Pages: 384 pages, 248 b&w photos, 10 plates. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 186 x 28. Weight in Grams: 984.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253347336
- ISBN
- 9780253347336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.06
€ 45.06
Hardcover. The philosophy of the humanistic sciences has been a blind-spot in analytic philosophy. This book argues that by adopting an appropriate pragmatic analysis of explanation and interpretation it is possible to show that scientific practice of humanistic sciences can be understood on similar lines to scientific practice of natural and social sciences. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230348561
- ISBN
- 9780230348561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.81
€ 63.81
Paperback. The philosophy of the humanistic sciences has been a blind-spot in analytic philosophy. This book argues that by adopting an appropriate pragmatic analysis of explanation and interpretation it is possible to show that scientific practice of humanistic sciences can be understood on similar lines to scientific practice of natural and social sciences. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPK; HPS; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349345670
- ISBN
- 9781349345670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.03
€ 63.03
Hardback. Some think that issues to do with scientific method are stale debate; Popper was an advocate of methodology, but Kuhn, Feyerabend, and others are alleged to have brought the debate about its status to an end. This volume shows that issues in methodology are alive. Some of the papers reinvestigate issues in the debate over methodology. Editor(s): Nola, Robert; Sankey, Howard. Series: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792360322
- ISBN
- 9780792360322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.72
€ 127.72
Paperback. Some think that issues to do with scientific method are last century's stale debate; Popper was an advocate of methodology, but Kuhn, Feyerabend, and others are alleged to have brought the debate about its status to an end. This work contains papers that investigate issues in the debate over methodology. Editor(s): Nola, Robert; Sankey, Howard. Series: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402002465
- ISBN
- 9781402002465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 135.83
€ 135.83
Paperback. Reexamines the ancient and long-disregarded concept of visual reasoning and reasserts its potential as a formidable tool in our ability to grasp various kinds of geometrical knowledge. A detailed philosophical case study, this text will be useful for scholars in the fields of mathematics and philosophy. Series: Lecture Notes. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Centre for the Study of Language & Information United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575865102
- ISBN
- 9781575865102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.99
€ 26.99
€ 21.99
Paperback. Combining insights from paleontology, archaeology, and anthropology, Kirkpatrick Sale points to the beginning of big-game hunting as the origin of humans' damaging estrangement from the natural environment. Num Pages: 200 pages, 9 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RNA; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822339380
- ISBN
- 9780822339380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Paperback. Editor(s): Altvater, Elmar; Brunnengraber, Achim. Series: Energiepolitik und Klimaschutz. Energy Policy and Climate Protection. Num Pages: 194 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; THR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 10. Weight in Grams: 239.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531182919
- ISBN
- 9783531182919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.58
€ 57.58
Hardback. Once the United States landed on the moon in July 1969, it was up to President Nixon to decide what to do in space after Apollo. This book chronicles the decisions he made, including ending space exploration and approving the space shuttle. Those decisions determined the character of the US human space flight program for the next forty years. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 368 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 290 x 202 x 36. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137438522
- ISBN
- 9781137438522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.87
€ 77.87
Afro-European Conference for Industrial Advancement
. Ed(S): Abraham, Ajith; Kromer, Pavel; Snase...
Paperback. Editor(s): Abraham, Ajith; Kromer, Pavel; Snasel, Vaclav. Series: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing. Num Pages: 398 pages, 159 black & white illustrations, 28 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: TJFM1; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 611.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319135717
- ISBN
- 9783319135717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 186.43
€ 186.43
Paperback. Series: Zoophysiology. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1977
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642810756
- ISBN
- 9783642810756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.64
€ 122.64
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cengage Learning EMEA United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 354
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 3rd UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408074336
- ISBN
- 9781408074336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 48.00
€ 49.99
€ 48.00
paperback. Num Pages: black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; JHM; PST. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Lit Verlag
- Edition
- 1.,
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783825890568
- ISBN
- 9783825890568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.81
€ 35.99
€ 30.81
Paperback. Series: Virology Monographs die Virusforschung in Einzeldarstellungen. Num Pages: 79 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 4. Weight in Grams: 141.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag GmbH Austria
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1971
- Number of pages
- 79
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783709139899
- ISBN
- 9783709139899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.03
€ 62.03
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845937164
- ISBN
- 9781845937164
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.93
€ 138.93
Paperback. Tells the story from Africa's greatest living conservationist. This book covers a typical day for the author that involves rescuing baby elephants from poachers; finding homes for orphan elephants, all the while campaigning the ever-present threat of poaching for the ivory trade. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 pages black and white and colour. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 3JJP; 3JM; BM; PSVW7; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780670919710
- ISBN
- 9780670919710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.84
€ 12.99
€ 11.84
Hardback. A much needed examination of contemporary approaches to animal healing in South Africa, and the role of local knowledge. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23, 18 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white line drawings, 18 black and white, 5. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; TVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- James Currey United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010834
- ISBN
- 9781847010834
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.02
€ 62.02
Paperback. Landscape studies provide a crucial perspective into the interaction between humans and their environment. This volume's integrative approach brings all relevant disciplines into the discussion, enhanced by photographs that put the discussion in context. Editor(s): Bollig, Michael; Bubenzer, Olaf. Series: Studies in Human Ecology and Adaptation. Num Pages: 538 pages, 108 black & white illustrations, 41 colour illustrations, 21 black & white tables, biogra. BIC Classification: HD; JFC; PSXE; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 819.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 538
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441926951
- ISBN
- 9781441926951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 239.40
€ 239.40
African Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories and Mitigation Options: Fo...
. Ed(S): Fitzgerald, John F.; Braatz, Barbara...
Paperback. Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 May-2 June 1995 Editor(s): Fitzgerald, John F.; Braatz, Barbara V.; Brown, Sandra; Isichei, Augustine O.; Odada, Eric O.; Scholes, Robert James. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RB; RNF; TVB; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 377.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401072328
- ISBN
- 9789401072328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 184.47
€ 184.47