Science & Technology
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Science & Technology
Hardback. This volume demonstrates how exploratory multivariate statistical methods such as correspondence analysis and cluster analysis can be used to help investigate, assimilate and evaluate textual data. Series: Text, Speech and Language Technology. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CF; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 548.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792348405
- ISBN
- 9780792348405
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€ 185.52
€ 185.52
Paperback. Proceedings of the 181st Symposium of the International Astronomical Union held in Nice, France, September 30-October 3, 1996 Editor(s): Provost, Janine; Schmider, Francois-Xavier. Series: International Astronomical Union Symposia (Closed). Num Pages: 438 pages, 70 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1450.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792348399
- ISBN
- 9780792348399
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€ 68.68
€ 68.68
Germ-Line Intervention and Our Responsibilities to Future Generations
. Ed(S): Agius, Emmanuel; Busuttil, S.
Hardback. Raises a number of ethical issues concerning the impact of genetic engineering on generations yet to be born. This volume focuses on the concept of human nature: theological and secular perspectives, genetic intervention and the common heritage view, and social responsibilities of geneticists towards future generations. Editor(s): Agius, Emmanuel; Busuttil, S. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1020.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 177
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792348283
- ISBN
- 9780792348283
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Condition: New
€ 184.36
€ 184.36
Hardback. Focuses on the issues of remote control of manipulators in a free workspace. This book presents relatively data on remote control for telerobots. It describes the data and ideas that can be useful in the remote control field, but also in the adjacent fields of robotics and automation. Editor(s): Slutski, Leonid I. Series: Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TJFM1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1150.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792348221
- ISBN
- 9780792348221
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Condition: New
€ 185.16
€ 185.16
Hardback. Bridges the gap between research in optical interconnects and research in computing and communication systems, of which parallel processing is an example. This book also provides an understanding of the advantages and limitations of optics as applied to high-speed communications. Editor(s): Berthome, Pascal; Ferreira, Alfonso. Num Pages: 414 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHJ; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 758.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792348177
- ISBN
- 9780792348177
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Condition: New
€ 188.36
€ 188.36
Hardback. Presents the application of optimization algorithms and heuristics in engineering problems involving smooth and nonsmooth energy potentials. This book is suitable for researchers in mechanics, civil, mechanical and aeronautical engineers, as well as applied mathematicians. Series: Nonconvex Optimization and Its Applications. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1360.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792348122
- ISBN
- 9780792348122
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Condition: New
€ 237.91
€ 237.91
Hardback. Attests to the the world-wide development of a hermeneutical approach to the natural sciences. This title raises such questions: What is a phenomenology of 'scientific' perception? How does meaning arise out of laboratory situations? and more. Editor(s): Crease, Robert. Num Pages: 154 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 405.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from man and world, 30:3, 1997
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792348108
- ISBN
- 9780792348108
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Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Epistemic Logic and the Theory of Games and Decisions
. Ed(S): Bacharach, Michael; Gerard-Varet, Lo...
Hardback. The convergence of game theory and epistemic logic has been in progress for years. This book considers the issues of knowledge, belief and strategic interaction. It focuses on epistemic logic and the representative topics of backward induction arguments and syntax/semantics and the logical omniscience problem. Editor(s): Bacharach, Michael; Gerard-Varet, Louis-Andre; Mongin, Philippe; Shin, H.S. Series: Theory and Decision Library C. Num Pages: 400 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPQ; KC; PBUD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1640.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792348047
- ISBN
- 9780792348047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 270.51
€ 270.51
Paperback. Proceedings of the 179th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union held in Baltimore, MD, USA, August 26-30, 1996 Editor(s): McLean, Brian J.; Golombek, Daniel A. (Space Telescope Science Institute); Hayes, Jeffrey J. E. (Space Telescope Science Institute); Payne, Harry E. (Space Telescope Science Institute). Series: International Astronomical Union Symposia (Closed). Num Pages: 508 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGC; PGG; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 899.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792348030
- ISBN
- 9780792348030
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Condition: New
€ 235.05
€ 235.05
Hardback. Proceedings of the 179th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union held in Baltimore, MD, USA, August 26-30, 1996 Editor(s): McLean, Brian J.; Golombek, Daniel A. (Space Telescope Science Institute); Hayes, Jeffrey J. E. (Space Telescope Science Institute); Payne, Harry E. (Space Telescope Science Institute). Series: International Astronomical Union Symposia (Closed). Num Pages: 508 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGC; PGG; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1197.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792348023
- ISBN
- 9780792348023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 236.89
€ 236.89
Hardback. Describes the excess supply of nutrients and manure to agricultural lands and the resulting problems of groundwater contamination and surface water eutrophication. This book reviews these practices in the main EU countries and in North America and proposes a sustainable approach for dealing with this environmental deterioration. Series: Soil & Environment. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; PSAF; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 504.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792347941
- ISBN
- 9780792347941
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Condition: New
€ 123.18
€ 123.18
Hardback. Divided into three sections, this volume provides coverage of the developments in the fields of 3D QSAR. Editor(s): Kubinyi, Hugo; Folkers, Gerd; Martin, Yvonne Connolly. Series: Three-Dimensional Quantitative Structure Activity Relationships. Num Pages: 362 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PN; TDCW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 774.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792347910
- ISBN
- 9780792347910
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Condition: New
€ 234.33
€ 234.33
Hardback. Edith Alicia Muller (1918-1995) was the IAU General Secretary from 1976 to 1979, the first woman to have this responsibility. This title includes the memories about Edith from many friends, students and colleagues, and others who have met her at different occasions. Editor(s): Appenzeller, Immo; Chmielewski, Yves; Pecker, Jean Claude; Reza, Ramiro de la; Tammann, Gustav; Wayman, Patrick A. W. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 151 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BG; PG; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 880.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 151
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792347897
- ISBN
- 9780792347897
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Condition: New
€ 121.76
€ 121.76
Hardback. Proceedings of the First International Conference on Strategies and Techniques for the Investigation and Monitoring of Contaminated Sites Editor(s): Gottlieb, Johannes; Hotzl, Heinz; Huck, Karin; Niessner, Reinhard (Institute of Hydrochemistry, Technical University of Munich, Germany). Num Pages: 426 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNP; TQK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 796.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792347828
- ISBN
- 9780792347828
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Condition: New
€ 188.92
€ 188.92
Hardback. Contains a representative selection of work by Japanese philosophers of science concerned with major issues of late 20th century world interest: epistemology of natural science, philosophy of mind and especially of perception, the logic of inference and of time, causality and evolution. Editor(s): Nagasaka, Francis Gen-Ichiro. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 502.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792347811
- ISBN
- 9780792347811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.46
€ 119.46
Material Identification Using Mixed Numerical Experimental Methods
. Ed(S): Sol, Hugo; Oomens, Cees W.J.
Hardback. Proceedings of the EUROMECH Colloquium held in Kerkrade, The Netherlands, 7-9 April 1997 Editor(s): Sol, Hugo; Oomens, Cees W.J. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TGB; TGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1190.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792347798
- ISBN
- 9780792347798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.39
€ 185.39
Hardback. Statistical mechanics deals with systems in which chaos and randomness reign supreme. The current theory is therefore firmly based on the equations of classical mechanics and the postulates of probability theory. This book presents a unified account of classical mechanical statistics, rather than a collection of unconnected reviews on results. Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics. Num Pages: 367 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHH; PHS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1540.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 367
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792347743
- ISBN
- 9780792347743
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Condition: New
€ 269.89
€ 269.89
Hardback. Describes the basic concepts, language and results of nonlinear dynamical systems. This book is accessible to first-year graduate students in applied mathematics, physics and engineering, and is useful to any theoretically inclined researcher in physical sciences and engineering. Series: Fluid Mechanics and its Applications. Num Pages: 423 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHDS; TGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 774.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 423
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792347729
- ISBN
- 9780792347729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.88
€ 126.88
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Utilization of Biotechnologies in the field of Radioactive and Toxic Wastes Management and Site Restoration, Mol, Belgium, November 28-December 2, 1994 Editor(s): Ronneau, C.; Bitchaeva, O. Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 2. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGB; TQSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1230.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792347699
- ISBN
- 9780792347699
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Condition: New
€ 123.91
€ 123.91
Hardback. Presents the foundations of mathematics, examined by reference to such crucial concepts as the informational independence of quantifiers, the standard-nonstandard distinction, completeness, computability, parallel processing and the extremality of models. Series: Jaakko Hintikka Selected Papers. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792347668
- ISBN
- 9780792347668
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.52
€ 185.52
Paperback. Contains articles which explicitly and intentionally cross boundaries between science and technology, and illuminate one another. This volume argues that we must begin to think about the role that science actually did play when it was explicitly deployed by technologists. Editor(s): Buchwald, Jed Z. (California Institute of Technology). Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: P; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792347620
- ISBN
- 9780792347620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.62
€ 63.62
Hardback. In economics, the existence of capital is taken for granted, yet it is difficult to establish for it a robust definition. This title is an exploratory essay on the origins of capital and the foundations of thermodynamics. It is suitable for historians and philosophers of science and economics, and engineering thermodynamicists. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1170.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792347606
- ISBN
- 9780792347606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.55
€ 123.55
Hardback. What is scientific about the natural and human sciences? Precisely this: the legibility of our worlds and the distinctive reading strategies that they provoke. This study explores the hermeneutical background of Stein's phenomenology and shows that she composed crucial passages of the "Ideen" manuscripts. Series: Phaenomenologica. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792347590
- ISBN
- 9780792347590
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.82
€ 186.82
Hardback. Offers a comprehensive study of coalition formation and collective decision-making in committees. This book discusses the theories including the size principle, conflict of interest theory, dominant player theory, policy distance theory and power excess theory. It covers the fundamental concepts and results of social choice theory. Series: Theory and Decision Library C. Num Pages: 254 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JMH; KC; PBUD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792347507
- ISBN
- 9780792347507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.74
€ 123.74