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Hardback. Examines the role of scientific theory and empirical fact in the growth of mathematical knowledge. This book then examines the role of abstraction, analysis and axiomatization. It also raises the question of whether the growth of mathematical knowledge constitutes progress, and how progress may be understood. Editor(s): Grosholz, Emily R.; Breger, Herbert. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 416 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBB; PBCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 840.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792361510
ISBN
9780792361510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 278.24

Hardcover. The Growth of Humanity Barry Bogin The growth of human populations and human physical growth are intimately related, and their combined study links several fields including anthropology, demography, economics, and history. Series: Foundation of Human Biology. Num Pages: 336 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JHBD; JHM; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 265 x 188 x 24. Weight in Grams: 792.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471354482
ISBN
9780471354482
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 992 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1378.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
992
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674364462
ISBN
9780674364462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 45.10

Paperback. This three-volume work contains articles collected on the occasion of Alexander Grothendieck's sixtieth birthday and originally published in 1990. The articles were offered as a tribute to one of the world's greatest living mathematicians. Editor(s): Cartier, Pierre; Illusie, Luc; Katz, Nicholas M.; Laumon, Gerard; Manin, Yuri I.; Ribet, Kenneth A. Series: Modern Birkhauser Classics. Num Pages: 495 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 310 x 30. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
Edition
Reprint of the 1990 ed
Number of pages
495
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817645687
ISBN
9780817645687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 160.78

Paperback. Offers a comprehensive account of the Gross-Zagier formula on Shimura curves over real fields relates the heights of Heegner points on abelian varieties to the derivatives of L-series. This title begins with a conceptual formulation of the Gross-Zagier formula in terms of incoherent quaternion algebras and incoherent automorphic representations. Series: Annals of Mathematics Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PBMW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691155920
ISBN
9780691155920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 109.08
€ 82.56

Hardback. Offers a comprehensive account of the Gross-Zagier formula on Shimura curves over real fields relates the heights of Heegner points on abelian varieties to the derivatives of L-series. This title begins with a conceptual formulation of the Gross-Zagier formula in terms of incoherent quaternion algebras and incoherent automorphic representations. Series: Annals of Mathematics Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PBMW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691155913
ISBN
9780691155913
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 207.49
€ 154.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, B&W illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: PDZ; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 457.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632865687
ISBN
9781632865687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.01

Hardcover. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: TDCW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
Edition
Volume 2
SKU
V9781119159674
ISBN
9781119159674
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 213.21

Hardcover. The pharmaceutical industry is one of the most important industries in the world, offering new medicines, vaccines, and cures to a global population. It is a massive industry, worthy of a deep and thorough examination of its processes and chemistry, with a view toward sustainability. Num Pages: 800 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PN; TDCB; TDCW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1184.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
Edition
Volume 1
SKU
V9780470626030
ISBN
9780470626030
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 244.41

hardcover. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: PN; TDCB; TDCW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
Edition
Volume 3
SKU
V9781119183761
ISBN
9781119183761
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 276.58

Hardcover. The Future of Petroleum Operations This state-of-the-art text analyzes some of the most contentious issues in the energy industry, covering new and greener processes for engineers and scientists and urging them to move petroleum operations closer to sustainability. Series: Wiley-Scrivener. Num Pages: 860 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: THFP; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 238 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1356.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
860
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470625903
ISBN
9780470625903
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 298.65

Paperback. A highly illustrated, practical handbook on eco-friendly self-building Series: Sustainable Building. Num Pages: 288 pages, over 100 colour photos and 50 line drawings. BIC Classification: RNC; TNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 358 x 253 x 117. Weight in Grams: 1004.
Publisher
Green Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903998731
ISBN
9781903998731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 26.96

Hardback. Suitable for those who are interested in green development - including policy makers, architects, developers, builders, and homeowners - this practical guide focuses on the central question of how to conserve biodiversity in neighborhoods and to minimize development impacts on surrounding habitats. Num Pages: 205 pages, 17 b/w photographs, 10 line illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271104
ISBN
9780520271104
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.70
€ 57.54

Hardback. New book by the bestselling author of A Universe From Nothing, award-winning physicist and public intellectual, Lawrence Krauss tells the dramatic story of the scientific discoveries that see through the visible world and create our grand vision of the universe and our place within it. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 25. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471158377
ISBN
9781471158377
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.33

Paperback. Charles Darwin's masterpiece, "On the Origin of Species", shook society to its core on publication in 1859. This title takes on creationists, including followers of 'Intelligent Design' and all those who question the fact of evolution through natural selection. Num Pages: 480 pages, 32-pages colour picture sections, plus 100 B&Wur picture sections, plus B&W line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552775243
ISBN
9780552775243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. In the sweltering summer of 1858, the stink of sewage from the polluted Thames was so offensive that it drove Members of Parliament from the chamber of the House of Commons. The engineer entrusted by Parliament with this enormous task was Sir Joseph Bazalgette. This book presents an account of his life and work. Num Pages: 224 pages, 80 b&w illustrations, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: BGH; TBX; TQSR1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750925808
ISBN
9780750925808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.56

Hardback. It is a must-have reference for biologists, psychologists, neuroscientists, and readers interested in animal behavior, ecology, and evolution. Num Pages: 296 pages, 18, 4 black & white halftones, 14 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PSVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801893476
ISBN
9780801893476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.99

Paperback. There are some mathematical problems whose significance goes beyond the ordinary - like Fermat's Last Theorem or Goldbach's Conjecture. This book explains why these problems exist, why they matter, what drives mathematicians to incredible lengths to solve them and where they stand in the context of mathematics and science as a whole. Editor(s): Davey, John. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Profile Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846683374
ISBN
9781846683374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.15

Hardback. This book illustrates the unnaturalness of modern science and technology by tracing their cognitive, evolutionary, and religious origins. It elaborates that all premodern knowers faced inherent limits, and the West was able to develop modern science and technology because of its inherent contradictions forcing the transcendence of limitations. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFH; 3J; HBG; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137527936
ISBN
9781137527936
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.54

Paperback. Examines how the staggering growth in mobile phone usage is transforming business, politics and daily life in India Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFF; PDR; TJKT1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849043137
ISBN
9781849043137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.63

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