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Paperback. Brings to life science's efforts to detect cosmic gravitational waves. This title offers readers an unprecedented view of gravitational wave research and explains what it means for an analyst to do work of this kind. Num Pages: 392 pages, 19 halftones, 7 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: PDX; PHN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226052298
- ISBN
- 9780226052298
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.83
€ 37.99
€ 29.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, plans. BIC Classification: PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 10. Weight in Grams: 264.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226070735
- ISBN
- 9780226070735
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.74
€ 40.99
€ 31.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 498 pages, 116 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PHJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 35. Weight in Grams: 790.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 498
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226078861
- ISBN
- 9780226078861
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Condition: New
€ 59.15€ 50.41
€ 59.15
€ 50.41
Paperback. This text focuses on the social and intellectual world of 19th-century German physics. In providing a biography of Hertz and his scientific community, Buchwald aims to reconstitute the tacit knowledge - the shared, unwritten assumptions, values and understandings - that shapes the work of science. Num Pages: 496 pages, 2 halftones, 83 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; BG; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 27. Weight in Grams: 707.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226078885
- ISBN
- 9780226078885
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Condition: New
€ 65.07€ 55.55
€ 65.07
€ 55.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226121093
- ISBN
- 9780226121093
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.77
€ 37.99
€ 29.77
Paperback. In examining the role that timing can play in the establishment of theory and explanation, this book argues that the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics was accepted not because it was better than David Bohm's (who supplied an alternative explanation), but because it appeared first. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 328 pages, 13 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226132044
- ISBN
- 9780226132044
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Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 46.02
€ 53.24
€ 46.02
Paperback. Presents a detailed account of the principles of classical physics, evolutionary theory, and plant biology in order to explain the complex interrelationships among plant form, function, environment, and evolutionary history. Num Pages: 448 pages, 42 halftones, 43 line drawings, 9 tables. BIC Classification: PHVN; PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 682.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226150819
- ISBN
- 9780226150819
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 38.20
€ 48.99
€ 38.20
Paperback. This work extends the author's consideration of the catastrophe theory of the universe begun in "Mathematics and the Unexpected", by drawing on literary sources, particularly the Norse saga of Saint Olaf, and such current topics as chaos theory, information theory and particle physics. Translator(s): Volk, Carol. Num Pages: 190 pages, 2 halftones, 14 line drawings. BIC Classification: PBT; PBW; PHP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226199924
- ISBN
- 9780226199924
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.26
€ 25.99
€ 21.26
Paperback. This volume presents, with some amplification, the notes on the lectures on nuclear physics given by Enrico Fermi at the University of Chicago in 1949. Num Pages: 258 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PHM; PHN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226243658
- ISBN
- 9780226243658
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.34
€ 47.99
€ 37.34
Paperback. In this new edition of the text, Arthur Fine looks at Einstein's philosophy of science and develops his own views on realism. A new afterword discusses the reaction to Fine's own theory. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226249490
- ISBN
- 9780226249490
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.64
€ 40.99
€ 31.64
Paperback. Computation is the process of applying a procedure or algorithm to the solution of a mathematical problem. This book covers three broad topics: the computation process and its limitations, the search for computational efficiency, and the role of quantum mechanics in computation. Series: Chicago Lectures in Physics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PBW; PHU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226288550
- ISBN
- 9780226288550
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.74
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Paperback. Series: Synthesis. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MMN; PDX; PHN; PNRL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 37. Weight in Grams: 772.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226323961
- ISBN
- 9780226323961
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.85
€ 34.99
€ 27.85
Paperback. Feynman diagrams have revolutionized nearly every aspect of theoretical physics since the middle of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 376 pages, 2 tables, 15halftones, 73line drawings. BIC Classification: PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 147 x 27. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226422671
- ISBN
- 9780226422671
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.07
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Paperback. This text provides a critique of the subjective Bayesian view of statistical inference, and proposes the author's own error-statistical approach as an alternative framework for the epistemology of experiment. It seeks to address the needs of researchers who work with statistical analysis. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 510 pages, 12 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JHBC; PDA; PDN; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 231 x 38. Weight in Grams: 782.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 510
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226511986
- ISBN
- 9780226511986
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Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 45.88
€ 53.24
€ 45.88
Paperback. Electrodynamics is a comprehensive study of the field produced by and interacting with charged particles, which in practice means almost all matter. This text offers a treatment of this branch of physics, from fundamental physical principles through to a relativistic Lagranian formulism. Series: Chicago Lectures in Physics. Num Pages: 252 pages, 54 line drawings. BIC Classification: PHK; PHP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226519586
- ISBN
- 9780226519586
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.83
€ 37.99
€ 29.83
Hardcover. These days, the idea of the cyborg is less the stuff of science fiction and more a reality, as we are all, in one way or another, constantly connected, extended, wired, and dispersed in and through technology. The author focuses on a man who is permanently attached to assemblages of machines, devices, and collectivities of people: Stephen Hawking. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: JHMC; PD; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226522265
- ISBN
- 9780226522265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.47€ 88.89
€ 106.47
€ 88.89
Paperback. These days, the idea of the cyborg is less the stuff of science fiction and more a reality, as we are all, in one way or another, constantly connected, extended, wired, and dispersed in and through technology. The author focuses on a man who is permanently attached to assemblages of machines, devices, and collectivities of people: Stephen Hawking. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: JHMC; PD; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384. Stephen Hawking and the Anthropology of the Knowing Subject. 272 pages, 14 halftones. These days, the idea of the cyborg is less the stuff of science fiction and more a reality, as we are all, in one way or another, constantly connected, extended, wired, and dispersed in and through technology. The author focuses on a man who is permanently attached to assemblages of machines, devices, and collectivities of people: Stephen Hawking. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JHMC; PD; PH. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226522289
- ISBN
- 9780226522289
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.58
€ 41.99
€ 32.58
Hardcover. Suitable for those interested in popular science, this title focuses on the popular reception of relativity in Britain and demonstrates how abstract science came to be entangled with class politics, media technology, changing sex relations, crime, cricket, and cinematography in the British imagination during the 1920s. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6 halftones, 9 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; PDX; PDZ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226680736
- ISBN
- 9780226680736
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Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 46.02
€ 53.24
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Paperback. Describes what the study of stars reveals about fundamental particle interactions, presenting the many uses of stellar astrophysics for research in basic particle physics. The text focuses primarily on the properties and nongravitational interactions of elementary particles. Series: Theoretical Astrophysics. Num Pages: 686 pages, 188 line drawings, 34 tables, graphs, figures. BIC Classification: PHP; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 920.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 686
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226702728
- ISBN
- 9780226702728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.91€ 75.36
€ 89.91
€ 75.36
Paperback. Nuclear astrophysics is, in essence, a science that attempts to understand and explain the physical universe beyond the Earth by studying its smallest particles. This text serves as a basic introduction to these endeavors. It provides students and scientists a survey of the accomplishments, goals, and methods of nuclear astrophysics. Series: Theoretical Astrophysics. Num Pages: 580 pages, 14 halftones, 198 line drawings. BIC Classification: PHN; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 31. Weight in Grams: 968.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 580
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226724577
- ISBN
- 9780226724577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.78€ 48.88
€ 56.78
€ 48.88