Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
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
€ 71.30€ 59.65
€ 71.30
€ 59.65
Hardback. Sixteen prominent scientists examine whether the sciences are, or ever were, unified by a single theoretical view of nature or a methodological foundation. Editor(s): Galison, Peter; Stump, David J. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 584 pages, 16 half-tones, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 39. Weight in Grams: 966.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804724364
- ISBN
- 9780804724364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.72
€ 191.72
Paperback. Here, sixteen prominent scientists examine whether the sciences are, or ever were, unified by a single theoretical view of nature or a methodological foundation. Editor(s): Galison, Peter; Stump, David J. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 584 pages, 16 half-tones, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 33. Weight in Grams: 779.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804725620
- ISBN
- 9780804725620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.60
€ 46.99
€ 41.60
Hardcover. Data Fitting in the Chemical Sciences Peter Gans, School of Chemistry, The University of Leeds, Leeds, UK Data fitting is a technique of central importance in modern experimental science. It is the means by which data is tested against a model of the experimental system, be it a theoretical or empirical model. Num Pages: 270 pages, references. BIC Classification: PDE; PDN; PN; UYAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471934127
- ISBN
- 9780471934127
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 452.54
€ 452.54
Paperback. Series: Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Philosophy. Num Pages: 200 pages, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: PDA; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691174679
- ISBN
- 9780691174679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.36
€ 30.99
€ 22.36
Paperback / so. Series: Fachbucher Fur Die Wirtschaft. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 4. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1957
- Publisher
- Gabler Verlag United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663127567
- ISBN
- 9783663127567
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Condition: New
€ 68.53
€ 68.53
Paperback. Series: Simple Guides S. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 113 x 12. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Kuperard United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857334968
- ISBN
- 9781857334968
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Condition: New
€ 11.36
€ 11.36
Paperback. Quadrupoles are dynamic mass analyzers with very complex behaviour. This book proceeds from an explanation of the action of radio frequency quadrupole fields to the description of their use in mass analyzers, the monopole, the 3-D quadrupole ion trap and various time-of-flight spectrometers. Editor(s): Dawson, Peter H. Num Pages: 374 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDN; PHV; PNFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 240 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- American Institute of Physics United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563964558
- ISBN
- 9781563964558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.89
€ 127.89
Paperback. Bestselling manifesto on how to improve the lives of the "bottom billion" through revolutions in technology. Num Pages: 432 pages, index, notes. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 29. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781451616835
- ISBN
- 9781451616835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.22
€ 17.99
€ 12.22
Paperback. Peter Diamandis's and Steven Kotler's eye-opening New York Times bestseller Bold, now in paperback, advocates for harnessing technology to better the world and arms today's entrepreneurs with the tools to meet tomorrow's challenges. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 images thru-out. BIC Classification: J; PDZ; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476709581
- ISBN
- 9781476709581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.94
€ 18.99
€ 17.94
Paperback. When and where did science begin? Historians have offered different answers to these questions, some pointing to Babylonian observational astronomy. This title examines how students of nature themselves, in various cultures and periods of history, have understood and represented their work. Editor(s): Harrison, Peter; Numbers, Ronald L.; Shank, Michael H. Num Pages: 440 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226317830
- ISBN
- 9780226317830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.83
€ 52.99
€ 40.83
Hardcover. When and where did science begin? Historians have offered different answers to these questions, some pointing to Babylonian observational astronomy. This title examines how students of nature themselves, in various cultures and periods of history, have understood and represented their work. Editor(s): Harrison, Peter; Numbers, Ronald L.; Shank, Michael H. Num Pages: 440 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226317816
- ISBN
- 9780226317816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.21€ 99.21
€ 121.21
€ 99.21
Paperback / so. Series: Kerntechnik in Einzeldarstellungen - Nuclear Engineering Mon. Num Pages: 108 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 6. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1962
- Publisher
- Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663008903
- ISBN
- 9783663008903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.95
€ 68.95
Paperback. A self-contained presentation of the major areas of complex analysis that are referred to and used in applied mathematics and mathematical physics. Topics discussed include infinite products, ordinary differential equations and asymptotic methods. Series: Wiley Classics Library. Num Pages: 672 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PBKD; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 41. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471542896
- ISBN
- 9780471542896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 245.40
€ 245.40
Paperback / so. Translator(s): Bohm, Holger. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HB; PB; PDX; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Vieweg+teubner Verlag United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663117605
- ISBN
- 9783663117605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.64
€ 48.64
Hardback. Issues covered in this collection of essays include: the nature of physical laws; the basic entities that we can expect the world to consist of; the problem of induction; the aim(s) of science; the discovery of natural laws through scientific methods; and natural necessity and its status. Editor(s): Riggs, Peter J. Series: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 559.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792342250
- ISBN
- 9780792342250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.08
€ 127.08
Hardcover. Argues that the social environment of early twentieth-century Britain created a substantial market for science books and magazines aimed at those who had benefited from better secondary education but could not access higher learning. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; PDX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226068633
- ISBN
- 9780226068633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.42€ 50.79
€ 59.42
€ 50.79
Paperback. Metaphysicians should pay attention to quantum mechanics-not because it provides definitive answers to many metaphysical questions, but because it reshapes standard metaphysical debates and opens up unforeseen new possibilities. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190469818
- ISBN
- 9780190469818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.81
€ 70.81
Paperback. An engaging study of a great national institution, exploring the changing roles of museums and the perceived public role of a museum of science and technology. This book illuminates the ways in which we think about the collecting and display of objects and the often difficult relations between the state, business and industry, and museum funding. Editor(s): Morris, Peter. Num Pages: 390 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; GM; HBTB; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137349323
- ISBN
- 9781137349323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.56
€ 65.56
Hardback. Editor(s): Verveer, Peter J. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology. Num Pages: 294 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, 65 colour illustrations, 10 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: PDND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493920792
- ISBN
- 9781493920792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.15
€ 126.15