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Science: general issues
paperback. This beautifully written history traces the fortunes of Charles Darwin and his contemporaries in Chile. It explains how they showed Chileans a new way to see their own natural environment, teaching a younger generation of scientists there and forging international networks that helped to shape the modern world. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 309 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJK; HBL; HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 397.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- SKU
- V9781349449132
- ISBN
- 9781349449132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. Series: Handbuch Der Forstlichen Dendrologie. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 7. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Birkh?user Switzerland
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764324407
- ISBN
- 9783764324407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.03
€ 75.03
Paperback. Editor(s): Boomgaard, P. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBTQ; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349462513
- ISBN
- 9781349462513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.21
€ 127.21
Paperback. To those interested in a life in science, Sir Peter Medawar, Nobel laureate, deflates the myths of invincibility, superiority, and genius; instead, he demonstrates it is common sense and an inquiring mind that are essential to the scientist's calling. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465000920
- ISBN
- 9780465000920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.98
€ 22.98
Paperback. Some scientific categories seem to correspond to genuine features of the world and are indispensable for successful science in some domain; in short, they are natural kinds . This book gives a general account of what it is to be a natural kind and puts the account to work illuminating numerous specific examples. Series: New Directions in the Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349350353
- ISBN
- 9781349350353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.88
€ 65.88
Paperback. Constructive empiricism is not just a view regarding the aim of science; it is also a view regarding the epistemological framework in which one should debate the aim of science. This is the focus of this book not with scientific truth, but with how one should argue about scientific truth." Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349320073
- ISBN
- 9781349320073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.61
€ 66.61
Hardback. This book presents general relativity as a cornerstone of modern theoretical physics. It covers both classical general relativity and supergravity and offers plenty of historical background on the physicists relevant to the theories presented. Num Pages: 356 pages, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHDV; PHR; PHS; PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400753600
- ISBN
- 9789400753600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 230.72
€ 230.72
paperback. Traces the history of alchemy from its earliest roots through to its influence in modern-day science. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 bw illustrations. BIC Classification: HRQX2; PDX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Continuum
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781441132970
- ISBN
- 9781441132970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 29.39
€ 39.99
€ 29.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 6. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764309336
- ISBN
- 9783764309336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.14
€ 62.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 7. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764310318
- ISBN
- 9783764310318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 44.46
€ 53.99
€ 44.46
Paperback. Mechanics Second Edition P. Smith Department of Mathematics University of Keele, UK and R.C. Smith Open University, UK A revised and updated edition of the authors' highly successful earlier book, this introductory text on Mechanics is designed to give a thorough grounding in particle dynamics and elementary rigid body dynamics. Num Pages: 342 pages, 168 figures, 5 tables, index. BIC Classification: PDE; PHD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 342
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471927372
- ISBN
- 9780471927372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 93.72
€ 93.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; APF; APFV; HBTB; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349439669
- ISBN
- 9781349439669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.30
€ 66.30
Hardcover. A monograph that provides the survey of Floquet theory for partial differential equations with periodic coefficients. It investigates, among others, hypoelliptic, parabolic, elliptic and Schrodinger equations, and boundary value problems arising in applications. It is of interest to specialists in complex analysis and functional analysis. Series: Operator Theory: Advances and Applications. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKD; PBKJ; PDE; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser
- Edition
- 1993rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764329013
- ISBN
- 9783764329013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.15
€ 136.15
Hardcover. Some scientific categories seem to correspond to genuine features of the world and are indispensable for successful science in some domain; in short, they are natural kinds. This book gives a general account of what it is to be a natural kind and puts the account to work illuminating numerous specific examples. Series: New Directions in the Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230369177
- ISBN
- 9780230369177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.24
€ 67.24
Hardback. A collection of methods of DNA analysis currently used in forensic identity testing. The methods include the recovery of DNA from a large range of sample types, analysis of DNA as single and multi-locus VNTR probes, PCR amplification of STR and other loci, and mitochondrial sequencing. Editor(s): Lincoln, P.J. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MFCC; MFGC; MMR; PDN; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896034433
- ISBN
- 9780896034433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.10
€ 130.10
Hardcover. Research in science education is an international activity. This book uses the studies of more than 75 researchers in 15 countries to see to what extent they provide evidence for an identity as a distinctive field of research. It considers trends in the research over time, and looks particularly at what progression in the research entails. Series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JN; PD; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 169 x 18. Weight in Grams: 562. Defining an Identity. Series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education. 266 pages, black & white illustrations. Research in science education is an international activity. This book uses the studies of more than 75 researchers in 15 countries to see to what extent they provide evidence for an identity as a distinctive field of research. It considers trends in the research over time, and looks particularly at what progression in the research entails. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JN; PD; PSAJ. Dimension: 245 x 169 x 18. Weight: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2003rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402014673
- ISBN
- 9781402014673
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.60
€ 129.60
Paperback. Using the studies of more than 75 researchers in 15 countries, this book examines as to what extent they offer evidence for an identity as a distinctive field of research. It addresses the relation between research and practice to see teaching and learning in the science classroom as interdependent with national policies and curriculum traditions. Series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JN; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 850.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402014680
- ISBN
- 9781402014680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 142.67
€ 142.67
Hardback. Editor(s): Tavanec, P.V. Series: Synthese Library S. Num Pages: 441 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1969
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 441
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789027700872
- ISBN
- 9789027700872
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 260.70
€ 260.70
Hardback. Presents an approach to fundamental questions concerning the calculus of variations (and more generally to the theory of optimization) based on a systematic analysis of Young measures. This book focuses on Weak lower semicontinuity and relaxation. Series: Progress in Nonlinear Differential Equations and Their Applications. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764356972
- ISBN
- 9783764356972
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.21
€ 133.21
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PD; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 8. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Publisher
- J.F. Bergmann-Verlag United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783469005618
- ISBN
- 9783469005618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.19
€ 71.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDH; HBJD; HPCB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 27. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691173238
- ISBN
- 9780691173238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.73
€ 31.99
€ 24.73
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 153 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 8. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1961
- Publisher
- Gabler Verlag United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 153
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663126652
- ISBN
- 9783663126652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.75
€ 71.75
Hardback. Editor(s): Nicolacopoulos, Pantelis. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 457 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 457
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792307174
- ISBN
- 9780792307174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 260.75
€ 260.75
Hardback. The attribution of the "Speculum Astronomiae" to Albertus Magnus became a controversial issue when the neo-Thomist historian, Pierre Mandonnet suggested that the author was Roger Bacon rather than Albert. This historiographical case-study considers this debate in the light of an analysis of texts by Albert himself. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3H; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 787.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792313809
- ISBN
- 9780792313809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 231.51
€ 231.51