Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Paperback. Draws on publicly available records and interviews with scientists and healers in Ghana, Madagascar, and South Africa to interpret how African scientists and healers, rural communities, and drug companies have sought since the 1880s to develop drugs from Africa's medicinal plants. Num Pages: 288 pages, 37 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1H; MX; PDX; PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226086026
- ISBN
- 9780226086026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 34.61
€ 43.99
€ 34.61
Hardcover. Using practical discussion and fully developed examples, this book covers modal and harmonic analysis, mechanical and thermal fatigue analysis using finite element method. Test cases explore techniques from riveting to shot peening to material cutting. Num Pages: 344 pages, 64 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; TGBN; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447146360
- ISBN
- 9781447146360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.13
€ 195.13
Hardback. Editor(s): Parrill, Abby L.; Lipkowitz, Kenneth B. Series: Reviews in Computational Chemistry. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: PDN; PN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 782.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781119103936
- ISBN
- 9781119103936
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 218.43
€ 218.43
Paperback. Behavior genetics has always been a breeding ground for controversies. From the "criminal chromosome" to the "gay gene," claims about the influence of genes like these have led to often vitriolic national debates about race, class, and inequality. The author traces the field of behavior genetics back to its origins in the 1950s. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JHB; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226058450
- ISBN
- 9780226058450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Hardcover. Behavior genetics has always been a breeding ground for controversies. From the "criminal chromosome" to the "gay gene," claims about the influence of genes like these have led to often vitriolic national debates about race, class, and inequality. The author traces the field of behavior genetics back to its origins in the 1950s. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JHB; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226058313
- ISBN
- 9780226058313
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.03€ 79.61
€ 94.03
€ 79.61
The result, a masterful combination of science and history, will appeal to a broad audience of specialists as well as general readers. Num Pages: 280 pages, 32, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; PDX; PDZ; PHK; PHVG; RGR; TRLN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801871320
- ISBN
- 9780801871320
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.03
€ 70.03
Hardback. Series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 366 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792305132
- ISBN
- 9780792305132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.74
€ 201.74
Paperback. Mick Mannock, Fighter Pilot is the authoritative life story of Britain and Ireland's most successful fighter pilot of the First World War; a working class hero and staunch socialist who in the skies above the Western Front combined engineering prowess, tactical initiative, and grim determination to become an inspirational squadron commander. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 225 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: D; HBJD; HBJD1; HBW; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349418053
- ISBN
- 9781349418053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
hardcover. This book should also appeal to bright junior high and high school students who are interested in history in general and the history of science in particular. Num Pages: 165 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; FV; PDX; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 185 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Copernicus United States
- Edition
- 1998th Edition
- Number of pages
- 165
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387949352
- ISBN
- 9780387949352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.90
€ 41.99
€ 37.90
Paperback. Providing examples of scientific thoughtfrom all disciplines of Western science, this volume covers everything from Jean-Baptiste Lamark"s theory of evolution of 1809 to the isolation of radium by Marie and Pierre Curie in 1898.' Editor(s): Weber, A. Scott. Num Pages: 500 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551111650
- ISBN
- 9781551111650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.23
€ 57.23
Hardback. This work is a guide to the principles behind sensitivity analysis. It suggests suitable methods for particular types of problem, which allows a greater understanding of the entire causal assessment chain. This makes the impact of source uncertainties and framing assumptions more transparent. Editor(s): Saltelli, A.; Chan, K.; Scott, E. M. Series: Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBT; PBWH; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1042.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471998921
- ISBN
- 9780471998921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.67
€ 191.67
Paperback. Series: Critical Approaches to Children's Literature. Num Pages: 171 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSY; JFC; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 237.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349476480
- ISBN
- 9781349476480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HP; JPA; JPS; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349403042
- ISBN
- 9781349403042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Presents an essay on the development of Chebyshev's theory of approximation of functions, later called 'Constructive function theory', an essay of the development of the calculus of variations, and a study of the history of finite differences, in whose development Soviet mathematicians have played a prominent role. Editor(s): Kolmogorov, A. N.; Yushkevich, A. P. Num Pages: 353 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBG; HBLL; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1998 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764358457
- ISBN
- 9783764358457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.96
€ 134.96
Hardback. This volume presents a unified theory of shock waves corresponding to gravitational and electromagnetic fields and to magnetohydrodynamics in the context of general relativity. The common tool employed is provided by tensor distribution. Series: Mathematical Physics Studies. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792328056
- ISBN
- 9780792328056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.75
€ 199.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 84 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 4. Weight in Grams: 225.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 84
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764309954
- ISBN
- 9783764309954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 38.62
€ 48.99
€ 38.62
Paperback. Editor(s): de Paor, Annraoi. Num Pages: 456 pages, 43 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; 3JH; BGT; PDA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 128 x 38. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Tyndall Scientific
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993242007
- ISBN
- 9780993242007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.61
€ 18.99
€ 17.61
Hardcover. With applications in pattern recognition, data compression and numerical analysis, the wavelet transform is a key area of modern mathematics that brings new approaches to the analysis and synthesis of signals. This book presents the central issues and emphasizes comparison, assessment and how to combine method and application. Series: Pure and Applied Mathematics: A Wiley Series of Texts, Monographs and Tracts. Num Pages: 342 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: PBK; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471967927
- ISBN
- 9780471967927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 213.33
€ 213.33
Paperback. Offers an introduction to the discrete wavelet transform and its applications that is based on a novel approach to discrete wavelets called lifting. This book presents connections of filter theory and defines wavelet packet transforms. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBK; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 255
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540416623
- ISBN
- 9783540416623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 97.02
€ 97.02
Hardcover. Sir Norman Lockyer left Nature, the world's leading scientific journal, as his lasting memorial. But his life, and controversial theories, are an important part of science history. His ideas were at the forefront of public debate, and ranged from brilliant to perverse. This entertaining book is a fascinating insight into his eventful life Series: Macmillan Science. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 677.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230220201
- ISBN
- 9780230220201
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 44.97
€ 53.99
€ 44.97