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Paperback. Engages with the impact of modern technology on experimental physicists. This study reveals how the increasing scale and complexity of apparatus has distanced physicists from the very science which drew them into experimenting, and has fragmented microphysics into different technical traditions. Num Pages: 977 pages, 8 halftones, 113 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDN; PDR; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1384. Material Culture of Microphysics. 977 pages, 8 halftones, 113 line drawings. Engages with the impact of modern technology on experimental physicists. This study reveals how the increasing scale and complexity of apparatus has distanced physicists from the very science which drew them into experimenting, and has fragmented microphysics into different technical traditions. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: PDN; PDR; PH. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 47. Weight: 1320.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 977
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226279176
- ISBN
- 9780226279176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.06€ 60.12
€ 71.06
€ 60.12
Hardcover. Chemists in the nineteenth century were faced with a particular problem: how to depict the atoms and molecules beyond the direct reach of our bodily senses. This title focuses on the community of organic chemists in Germany to provide the basis for an understanding of the nature of scientific creativity. Series: Synthesis. Num Pages: 416 pages, 44 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; PDX; PNN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226723327
- ISBN
- 9780226723327
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.21€ 50.79
€ 59.21
€ 50.79
Hardback. Presents research on the compression of images and text. This book addresses data compression topics such as vector quantization, fractal compression, optical data compression hardware, massively parallel hardware, LZ methods, arithmetic coding. Editor(s): Storer, James A. Series: The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 691.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792392439
- ISBN
- 9780792392439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.24
€ 194.24
Hardback. Presents an introduction to the algorithms and architectures that form the underpinnings of the image and video compressions standards, including JPEG (compression of still-images), H261 and H263 (video teleconferencing), and MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 (video storage and broadcasting). This book is suitable for the graduate student, researcher or engineer. Series: The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science. Num Pages: 454 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TTB; UYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 1997
- Number of pages
- 454
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399520
- ISBN
- 9780792399520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 334.94
€ 334.94
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 322
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387787466
- ISBN
- 9780387787466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 236.84€ 229.93
€ 236.84
€ 229.93
Hardcover. Brings together contributions by an international all-star team of innovators in the field who share their insights into various key aspects of image database and search engine construction. This title includes discussions of the entire range of image database architecture, indexing and retrieval, transmission, display, and more. Editor(s): Castelli, Vittorio; Bergman, Lawrence D. Num Pages: 608 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: TTB; UN; UYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471321163
- ISBN
- 9780471321163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.79
€ 220.79
paperback. This textbook gives details of recent developments in the field of image processing, machine vision and analysis. Based on the original book published in Czech, this English edition has been expanded to include 3D vision, neural networks and invariants. Series: Chapman & Hall Computing S. Num Pages: 568 pages, 150 illustrations, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: TTB; UYQN; UYS; UYT. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Thomson Learning United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1993rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412455704
- ISBN
- 9780412455704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 125.94
€ 125.94
Hardcover. Addresses connections and differences between jump regression analysis and image processing, with the goal of establishing better communication among research groups in the two areas of statistics. This book discusses procedures that are easy to use, simple to compute, and have proven statistical theory behind them. Series: Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PB; TJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471420996
- ISBN
- 9780471420996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.56
€ 181.56
Hardcover. The techniques and applications in the area of image processing and pattern recognition have been growing tremendously. Num Pages: 552 pages, ill. BIC Classification: TJ; TTBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 924.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470404614
- ISBN
- 9780470404614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.30
€ 180.30
Hardcover. Following the success of the first edition, this thoroughly updated second edition of Image Processing: The Fundamentals will ensure that it remains the ideal text for anyone seeking an introduction to the essential concepts of image processing. Num Pages: 818 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TJ; TTBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1932.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 818
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470745861
- ISBN
- 9780470745861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.44
€ 90.44
Hardback. Image segmentation is a process for dividing an image into its constituent parts. This volume presents an algorithm that models the statistical dependence among image blocks by two dimensional hidden Markov models (HMMs). It is useful for researchers and engineers working in statistical signal processing or image processing. Series: The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science. Num Pages: 141 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TTB; UYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 141
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792378990
- ISBN
- 9780792378990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.20
€ 190.20
Hardback. Serves as a reference for both academic and professional researchers in the fields of image technology, image processing and coding, image display, and image quality. This work bridges the gap between academic research on visual perception and image quality and applications of such research in the design of imaging systems. Series: The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science. Num Pages: 544 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TTB; UYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 37. Weight in Grams: 964.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402074615
- ISBN
- 9781402074615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.20
€ 198.20
Hardcover. Data registration refers to a series of techniques for matching or bringing similar objects or datasets together into alignment. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: TJ; UYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 251 x 17. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118702468
- ISBN
- 9781118702468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.91
€ 107.91
Hardback. Fractal analysis has become an important field in materials science and engineering with applications to theoretical analysis and quantitative description of microstructures of materials. This book attempts to introduce the fundamentals and the basic methods of fractal description of microstructures, with digital imaging and computer technologies. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402075070
- ISBN
- 9781402075070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.55
€ 128.55
Paperback / so. Series: Ebs-Forschung, Schriftenreihe Der European Business School S. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: AMC; KJS; TD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Deutscher Universit?tsverlag United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783824406005
- ISBN
- 9783824406005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.95
€ 71.95
Hardback. Editor(s): Mazliak, Laurent; Tazzioli, Rossana; Jouve, Guillaume. Series: Trends in the History of Science. Num Pages: 321 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DST; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319400808
- ISBN
- 9783319400808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.83
€ 189.83
Paperback. Ten papers by prominent philosophers of science which challenge van Fraassen's thesis from a variety of realist perspectives. Together with van Fraassen's extensive reply, the articles provide a comprehensive picture of the current debate in philosophy of science between realists and anti-realists. Editor(s): Churchland, Paul M.; Hooker, C. A. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8ill. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226106540
- ISBN
- 9780226106540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.34
€ 47.99
€ 37.34
Hardcover. This book reviews a great range of Images of Time, that is, theories of time, from a diversity of perspectives: historical, religious, biological, mathematical and scientific. It trains the reader to develop a critical ability to distinguish those Images of Time that are metaphysical and those that could in principle be put to empirical test. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198718062
- ISBN
- 9780198718062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.87
€ 57.87
Paperback. 'Norton writes with wit and a fine eye for the poetry in the scientific world..funny and gripping.' The Guardian Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444732580
- ISBN
- 9781444732580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. Lucid exploration of central themes from science, philosophy, literature and religious ideas. Accessible and provocative discussion of the imagination and time. Warnock is a leading public figure in the UK. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPM; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631190196
- ISBN
- 9780631190196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.09
€ 50.09
Hardback. This book invites the reader to imagine new worlds, new geometries and new forms. The text conveys new relationships between mathematics, imagination and culture, casting in a new perspective past figures and events that can help to explain phenomena of today. Editor(s): Emmer, Michele. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag Italy
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788847028883
- ISBN
- 9788847028883
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.96€ 46.79
€ 51.96
€ 46.79
Hardback. While the Jesuits claimed Xu as a convert, he presented the Jesuits as men from afar who had traveled from the West to China to serve the emperor. Num Pages: 384 pages, 17, 15 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JB; 3JD; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421406060
- ISBN
- 9781421406060
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.04
€ 70.04
Paperback. Editor(s): Boulton, Alan A.; Baker, Glen B.; Boisvert, Donald P. J. Series: Neuromethods. Num Pages: 442 pages, 79 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
- Number of pages
- 442
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489941114
- ISBN
- 9781489941114
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.79
€ 124.79
Hardback. These "images of the fetus may be produced by machines,the authors write, "but they live vividly in the human imagination." Num Pages: 336 pages, 17, 15 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBX; MJT; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407937
- ISBN
- 9781421407937
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.56
€ 66.56