Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Paperback. This study examines 17th-century mathematical sciences - astronomy, optics and mechanics - not as abstract ideas, but as vital enterprises that involved practices related to both experience and experiment. Mersenne, Descartes, Pascal, Barrow, Newton, Boyle and the Jesuits are discussed. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JD; JFCX; PB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226139449
- ISBN
- 9780226139449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.27
€ 52.99
€ 41.27
Paperback. Series: Springer Series in Computational Mathematics. Num Pages: 586 pages, 83 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBKS; PBW; PBWH; PDE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 586
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319371238
- ISBN
- 9783319371238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 177.16
€ 177.16
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 94 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GBC; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 6. Weight in Grams: 163.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Birkhauser United States
- Number of pages
- 94
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461598183
- ISBN
- 9781461598183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.94
€ 62.94
Hardback. The column, 20 Things You Didn't Know About is a feature of the "Discover Magazine". This book is based on this column. It is drawn from a wide variety of scientific fields, including: space disasters, garbage, sleep, meteors, death, ancient weapons, rats, aliens, bees, sperm banks, internet, birth, sex in space, weather, duct tape and germs. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 30. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061435645
- ISBN
- 9780061435645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.11
€ 17.99
€ 17.11
Hardback. This illustrated chronicle of discoveries about the brain aims to cover the historical sweep of neuroscience from the second millennium BC to the late 20th century. Editor(s): Marshall, L.H.; Magoun, H. W. Num Pages: 323 pages, 283 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBX; MFC; MJN; PDX; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1216.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 323
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896034358
- ISBN
- 9780896034358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.58
€ 192.58
Paperback. An analysis of two heuristic strategies for the development of mechanistic models, illustrated with historical examples from the life sciences. Num Pages: 340 pages, 33 b&w illus. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262514736
- ISBN
- 9780262514736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.50
€ 24.99
€ 18.50
Paperback. Illustrator(s): DiPalma, Matt. Num Pages: 346 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Pitchstone Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781939578143
- ISBN
- 9781939578143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.69
€ 18.99
€ 18.69
Paperback. The aim of this text is to relay the excitement of science by exploring selected topics in biology and medicine in a way that reveals the process of discovery. Each chapter focuses on the curiosity and creativity that drives scientists. Num Pages: 248 pages, 66. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 180 x 11. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632044528
- ISBN
- 9780632044528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 95.52
€ 95.52
Discrete Event Systems: Modeling and Control: Proceedings of a Joint W...
. Ed(S): Balemi, Silvano; Kozak, P.; Smedinga...
paperback. Editor(s): Balemi, Silvano; Kozak, P.; Smedinga, R. Series: Progress in Systems and Control Theory. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; PD; TGB; TJFM1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 379.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034899161
- ISBN
- 9783034899161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.54
€ 63.54
Paperback. This is a volume of essays and reviews that delightfully explores mathematics in all its moods - from the light and the witty, and humorous to serious, rational, and cerebral; beautifully written articles from three great modern mathematicians. Series: Modern Birkhauser Classics. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PB; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 439.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 1992
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817647742
- ISBN
- 9780817647742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 112.70
€ 112.70
paperback. This text tells the story of the development of artificial light in the 19th century. The book reveals the ways that the technology of artificial light helped forge modern consciousness. It discusses such topics as the political symbolism of street lighting and the rise of nightlife. Translator(s): Davies, Angela. Num Pages: 227 pages, 74 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTB; JH; KNBL; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 288. The Industrialization of Light in the Nineteenth Century. 227 pages, 74 illustrations. This text tells the story of the development of artificial light in the 19th century. The book reveals the ways that the technology of artificial light helped forge modern consciousness. It discusses such topics as the political symbolism of street lighting and the rise of nightlife. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTB; JH; KNBL; PDX. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 14. Weight: 270. Translator(s): Davies, Angela.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 227
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520203549
- ISBN
- 9780520203549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.64
€ 34.99
€ 25.64
Hardcover. Focusing on the development of industry standards, this work is an exposition of display systems and applications that cover display timings, interfaces, specifications, measurement procedures and various forms of display control and identification. Series: Wiley Series in Display Technology. Num Pages: 306 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; TB; TJFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 252 x 172 x 23. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471499466
- ISBN
- 9780471499466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.11
€ 156.11
Paperback. Looks past contemporary assumptions and prejudices to determine what alchemists were actually doing in the context of early modern science. This book examines the ways alchemy and chemistry were studied and practiced between 1400 and 1700. It shows how these approaches influenced their respective practitioners' ideas about nature and the world. Series: New Histories of Science, Technology, and Medicine. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 203 x 14. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674022492
- ISBN
- 9780674022492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.74
€ 34.99
€ 29.74
Paperback. The new idea of using WSNs for large-scale dimensional metrology has led to the design of distributed systems, subverting classic approaches and providing unique advantages such as portability and flexibility. This book explores the cutting edge in this field. Num Pages: 249 pages. BIC Classification: PBWH; PDDM; TGXT; UGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447158394
- ISBN
- 9781447158394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 185.46
€ 185.46
Hardback. Offers an examination of Leibniz's deep and complex engagement with the empirical life sciences of his day, in areas as diverse as medicine, physiology, taxonomy, generation theory, and paleontology. This title shows how these wide-ranging pursuits were not only central to Leibniz's philosophical interests. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 halftone. 5 tables. BIC Classification: HPCD; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141787
- ISBN
- 9780691141787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.76
€ 87.76
Hardcover. Using the tool of adjoint division algebras, with respect to which the division algebras themselves appear in the role of spinor spaces, this book develops some of these structures, including parallelizable spheres, exceptional Lie groups, and triality. Series: Mathematics and its Applications. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBG; PDE; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1994th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792328902
- ISBN
- 9780792328902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 225.59
€ 225.59
Paperback. Naturally occurring DMT may produce prophecy-like states of consciousness and thus represent a bridge between biology and religious experience Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HRLK; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594773426
- ISBN
- 9781594773426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.07
€ 23.99
€ 22.07
Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PD. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780393244083
- ISBN
- 9780393244083
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.78
€ 29.99
€ 25.78
Paperback. Learn all about DNA in this graphic filled guide. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231142717
- ISBN
- 9780231142717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.82
€ 23.99
€ 17.82
Paperback. Does your dog know when you've had a bad day? Can your cat tell that the coffee pot you left on might start a fire? Could a chimpanzee be trained to program your computer? This book debunks some commonly held notions about our furry friends. It argues that it may be romantic to ascribe human qualities to critters, but it's not very realistic. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19 halftones. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126364
- ISBN
- 9780691126364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32