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Hardback. Reveals the manner in which Newton strove for nearly half a century to rectify universal history by reading ancient texts through the lens of astronomy, and to create a tight theoretical system for interpreting the evolution of civilization on the basis of population dynamics. Num Pages: 544 pages, 54 halftones. 14 line illus. 16 tables. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 190 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1348.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154787
- ISBN
- 9780691154787
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€ 68.92€ 53.41
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Hardback. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 296 pages, 85 halftones. 7 tables. BIC Classification: MBN; MJCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 242 x 21. Weight in Grams: 636.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154626
- ISBN
- 9780691154626
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€ 79.70
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Paperback. Answers some of the most pressing questions about life's nature and value. This title argues that evidence requires the abandonment of many traditional ideas about the soul, free will, and immortality, and shows how brain science matters for fundamental issues about reality, morality, and the meaning of life. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 line illus. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154404
- ISBN
- 9780691154404
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€ 30.99€ 22.15
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Paperback. Mumford-Tate groups are the fundamental symmetry groups of Hodge theory, a subject which rests at the center of contemporary complex algebraic geometry. This book provides a comprehensive exploration of Mumford-Tate groups and domains. Series: Annals of Mathematics Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: PBG; PBKB; PBKD; PBMW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 174 x 15. Weight in Grams: 518.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154251
- ISBN
- 9780691154251
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€ 104.58€ 79.41
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Hardback. Mumford-Tate groups are the fundamental symmetry groups of Hodge theory, a subject which rests at the center of contemporary complex algebraic geometry. This book provides a comprehensive exploration of Mumford-Tate groups and domains. Series: Annals of Mathematics Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: PBG; PBKB; PBKD; PBMW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 263 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 690.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154244
- ISBN
- 9780691154244
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Condition: New
€ 237.67€ 175.79
€ 237.67
€ 175.79
Hardback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 10 line illus. BIC Classification: BM; PBB; PBX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 158 x 34. Weight in Grams: 818.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154237
- ISBN
- 9780691154237
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.81
€ 33.99
€ 24.81
Hardback. A website's ranking on Google can spell the difference between success and failure for a new business. This title offers an account of how scientific rating and ranking methods are created and applied to a variety of uses. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 halftones. 47 line illus. 60 tables. BIC Classification: PBT; PDZ; UY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 259 x 184 x 20. Weight in Grams: 732.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154220
- ISBN
- 9780691154220
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€ 33.99€ 24.81
€ 33.99
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Hardback. Considers the so-called Unlikely Intersections, a topic that embraces well-known issues, such as Lang's and Manin-Mumford's, concerning torsion points in subvarieties of tori or abelian varieties. This book considers algebraic subgroups that meet a given subvariety in a set of unlikely dimension. Series: Annals of Mathematics Studies. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: PBMW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 457.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153704
- ISBN
- 9780691153704
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€ 237.67€ 177.79
€ 237.67
€ 177.79
Paperback. Focuses on the difficult question of existence of Frchet derivatives of Lipschitz maps of Banach spaces into higher dimensional spaces. This book provides a bridge between descriptive set theory and the classical topic of existence of derivatives of vector-valued Lipschitz functions. Series: Annals of Mathematics Studies. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: PBKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 616.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153568
- ISBN
- 9780691153568
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€ 104.58€ 79.12
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Hardback. Focuses on the difficult question of existence of Frchet derivatives of Lipschitz maps of Banach spaces into higher dimensional spaces. This book provides a bridge between descriptive set theory and the classical topic of existence of derivatives of vector-valued Lipschitz functions. Series: Annals of Mathematics Studies. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: PBKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 485.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153551
- ISBN
- 9780691153551
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€ 237.67€ 176.40
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€ 176.40
Paperback. Addresses a basic question in differential geometry that was first considered by physicists Stanley Deser and Adam Schwimmer in 1993 in their study of conformal anomalies. Series: Annals of Mathematics Studies. Num Pages: 568 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PBMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 652.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153483
- ISBN
- 9780691153483
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€ 104.58€ 79.12
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Hardback. Addresses a basic question in differential geometry that was first considered by physicists Stanley Deser and Adam Schwimmer in 1993 in their study of conformal anomalies. Series: Annals of Mathematics Studies. Num Pages: 568 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 799.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153476
- ISBN
- 9780691153476
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€ 237.67€ 176.40
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€ 176.40
Hardback. Develops a general stability analysis and control design framework for nonlinear large-scale interconnected dynamical systems, and presents a treatment on vector Lyapunov function methods, vector dissipativity theory, and decentralized control architectures. Series: Princeton Series in Applied Mathematics. Num Pages: 384 pages, 60 line illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: PBKS; PBUH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 184 x 252 x 27. Weight in Grams: 972.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153469
- ISBN
- 9780691153469
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€ 140.23€ 105.01
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Paperback. Explores an important aspect of number theory - the theory of exponential sums over finite fields and their Mellin transforms - from a categorical point of view. This book presents fundamentally important results and a plethora of examples, opening up new directions in the subject. Series: Annals of Mathematics Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153315
- ISBN
- 9780691153315
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€ 104.58€ 79.12
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Hardback. Explores an important aspect of number theory - the theory of exponential sums over finite fields and their Mellin transforms - from a categorical point of view. This book presents fundamentally important results and a plethora of examples, opening up new directions in the subject. Series: Annals of Mathematics Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153308
- ISBN
- 9780691153308
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€ 237.67€ 175.79
€ 237.67
€ 175.79
Paperback. Discusses the features that distinguish mathematics from other disciplines of the mind. This title identifies some of the mathematical inspirations of M C Escher's art. It describes compressed sensing, a mathematical field that reshapes the way people use large sets of data. It reports on the use of algorithms in the job market for doctors. Editor(s): Pitici, Mircea. Series: The Best Writing on Mathematics. Num Pages: 416 pages, 68 halftones. 12 line illus. BIC Classification: PBB; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 34. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153155
- ISBN
- 9780691153155
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€ 20.99€ 17.88
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Paperback. The hypoelliptic Laplacian is a family of operators that is supposed to interpolate between the ordinary Laplacian and the geodesic flow. This book uses the hypoelliptic Laplacian to evaluate semisimple orbital integrals in a formalism that unifies index theory and the trace formula. Series: Annals of Mathematics Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, 2 line illus. BIC Classification: PBMS; PBMW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151304
- ISBN
- 9780691151304
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Condition: New
€ 89.13€ 68.15
€ 89.13
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Hardback. Provides an exploration of standard numerical analysis topics, as well as non-traditional ones, including mathematical modeling, Monte Carlo methods, Markov chains, and fractals. This textbook considers modern application areas, such as information retrieval and animation, and classical topics from physics and engineering. Num Pages: 464 pages, 78 halftones. 145 line illus. BIC Classification: PBKS; PBWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 187 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1128.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151229
- ISBN
- 9780691151229
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Condition: New
€ 112.89€ 85.15
€ 112.89
€ 85.15
Hardback. Shows how to adapt democracy to advanced information technologies that can enhance political decision making and enable us to navigate the social rapids ahead. This title demonstrates how these technologies combine to address a problem as old as democracy itself - how to help citizens better evaluate the consequences of their political choices. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: JPHV; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151021
- ISBN
- 9780691151021
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
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Paperback. Weyl group multiple Dirichlet series are generalizations of the Riemann zeta function. Like the Riemann zeta function, they are Dirichlet series with analytic continuation and functional equations, having applications to analytic number theory. This book proves foundational results about these series and develops their combinatorics. Series: Annals of Mathematics Studies. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBH; PBV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150666
- ISBN
- 9780691150666
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Condition: New
€ 68.92€ 53.22
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Paperback. Describes the discoveries being made in the very real science of astrobiology, an intriguing field that blends astronomy, biology, and geology to explore the possibility of life on other planets. This book explains how the search for extraterrestrial life can help bridge the divide that sometimes exists between science and religion. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 color illus. 25 halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691149882
- ISBN
- 9780691149882
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€ 30.99€ 22.15
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Hardback. Recalls the last words of the great Greek mathematician Archimedes before he was slain by a Roman soldier - "Don't disturb my circles" - words that seem to refer to two radically different concerns: that of the practical person living in the concrete world of reality, and that of the theoretician lost in a world of abstraction. Editor(s): Doxiadis, Apostolos; Mazur, Barry. Num Pages: 552 pages, 91 line illus. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 43. Weight in Grams: 972.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691149042
- ISBN
- 9780691149042
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.92€ 53.80
€ 68.92
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Hardback. Spherical trigonometry was at the heart of astronomy and ocean-going navigation for two millennia. This title traces the rich history of this forgotten art, revealing how the cultures of classical Greece, medieval Islam, and the modern West used spherical trigonometry to chart the heavens and the Earth. Num Pages: 208 pages, 11 color plates. 30 halftones. 93 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PBMB; PBX; PG; TRLN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148922
- ISBN
- 9780691148922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.69
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€ 37.69
Hardback. A collection of informal interviews and memoirs of sixteen prominent members of the mathematical community of the twentieth century, many still active. Editor(s): Albers, Donald J.; Alexanderson, Gerald L. Num Pages: 352 pages, 188 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PBX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 249 x 228 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1064.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148298
- ISBN
- 9780691148298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.22
€ 40.99
€ 29.22