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Science: general issues
Hardback. A falling apple inspired the law of gravity or so the story goes. Is it true? Perhaps not. But why do such stories endure as explanations of how science happens? "Newton s Apple and Other Myths about Science" brushes away popular misconceptions to provide a clearer picture of scientific breakthroughs from ancient times to the present." Num Pages: 290 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 219 x 29. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674967984
- ISBN
- 9780674967984
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.93
€ 47.99
€ 39.93
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- National Academies Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Spi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780309272278
- ISBN
- 9780309272278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.46
€ 56.46
Hardback. Series: Science and Philosophy. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792312949
- ISBN
- 9780792312949
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Condition: New
€ 128.79
€ 128.79
Hardback. Since the Niels Bohr centenary of 1985 there has been an astonishing international surge of scholarly analyses of Bohr's philosophy. This work features essays on a surprising variety of the different facets of Bohr as the natural philosopher whose 'framework of complementarity' shaped the final phase of the quantum revolution. Editor(s): Faye, Jan; Folse, Henry J. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 416 pages, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 763.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792323785
- ISBN
- 9780792323785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 312.60
€ 312.60
Hardback. Editor(s): Darrigol, Olivier; Duplantier, Bertrand; Raimond, Jean-Michel; Rivasseau, Vincent. Series: Progress in Mathematical Physics. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PHM; PHQ; PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319143156
- ISBN
- 9783319143156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.50
€ 65.50
Hardback. A collection on Nietzsche and the Sciences that features essays addressing truth, epistemology, and the philosophy of science. It also explores Nietzsche's contributions to the philosophy of language and epistemology, and to the social history of truth and the historical and cultural analyses of Serres and Baudrillard. Editor(s): Babich, Babette E.; Cohen, Robert S. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 400 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792357438
- ISBN
- 9780792357438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.96
€ 194.96
Hardback. Ranges from reviews of Nietzsche and the wide variety of epistemic traditions - not only pre-Socratic, but Cartesian, Leibnizian, Kantian, and post-Kantian - through essays on Nietzsche's critique of knowledge via his critique of grammar and modern culture. Editor(s): Babich, Babette E. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792357421
- ISBN
- 9780792357421
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 279.64
€ 279.64
Paperback. A lively introduction to MIT hacks, from the police car on the Great Dome to the abduction of the Caltech cannon. Num Pages: 248 pages, 77 color illus., 65 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JNB; JNM; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 202 x 21. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Edition
- updated edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262515849
- ISBN
- 9780262515849
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.24
€ 31.99
€ 27.24
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
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Condition: New
€ 59.52
€ 59.52
Paperback. Offers an accurate picture of science through the examination of nontechnical case studies which illustrate the various roles that experiment plays in science. Examines both sucessful and unsucessful experiments to show how scientists use experimental evidence and critical discussion to expand our knowlege of the natural world. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822959687
- ISBN
- 9780822959687
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Condition: New
€ 61.12
€ 61.12
Paperback. A new, wide-ranging book from the acclaimed author of The Serpent's Promise and Darwin's Island Num Pages: 384 pages, Integrated photos - on chapter openers. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBTV2; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408705940
- ISBN
- 9781408705940
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408705964
- ISBN
- 9781408705964
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. This book retraces the life and work of Nobel Laureate Wolfgang Pauli, one of the great physicists of the 20th century. Pauli spent most of his professional life in Zurich where he was a professor at the Federal Institute of Technology ETH, and where he was in close contact with the psychology of C.G. Jung. Num Pages: 584 pages, 39 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; JMAJ; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199588152
- ISBN
- 9780199588152
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Condition: New
€ 78.78
€ 78.78
Paperback. The Nobel Prizes in natural sciences have developed to become a measure of scientific excellence. This title traces the strengths and weaknesses of the Nobel system as exemplified by individual prizes. It offers insights into how the laureate selection process has developed to secure optimal choice. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: PDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Singapore
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814299374
- ISBN
- 9789814299374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 40.96
€ 42.99
€ 40.96
Paperback. This is the third book in a series presenting Nobel Prizes in life sciences using the remarkably rich archives of nominations and reviews which are kept secret for 50 years after the awards have been made. The two previous books are Nobel Prizes and Life Sciences (2010) and Nobel Prizes and Nature's Surprises (2013). Num Pages: 580 pages. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 202 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1250.
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789813144644
- ISBN
- 9789813144644
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 41.19
€ 42.99
€ 41.19
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663008835
- ISBN
- 9783663008835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.41
€ 70.41
Nonlinear Analysis of Gas-water/Oil-water Two-phase Flow in Complex Ne...
Jin, Ning-De; Gao, Zhong-Ke; Wang, Wen-Xu
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Num Pages: 116 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 41 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PDDM; PHF; PHFC; TDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 11. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 60
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642383724
- ISBN
- 9783642383724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.48
€ 73.48
Hardback. Presents a theoretical framework and control methodology for a class of complex dynamical systems characterised by high state space dimension, multiple inputs and outputs, significant nonlinearity, parametric uncertainty, and unmodeled dynamics. Series: Mathematics and its Applications. Num Pages: 510 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; PBWR; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 917.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 510
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792358923
- ISBN
- 9780792358923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.45
€ 133.45
Paperback. Series: Communications and Control Engineering (Paperback). Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GPFC; PBF; PBKA; PBUH; PBW; PD; THR; TJFM1; TRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 785.
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 3rd ed. 1995. Softcover reprint of the original 3r
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447139096
- ISBN
- 9781447139096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 277.25
€ 277.25
Paperback. This book examines the author's recently-introduced theory of equations with piece-wise constant argument of generalized type, demonstrating its use in the modeling of such real world problems as neural networks, blood pressure distribution and others. Series: Atlantis Studies in Mathematics for Engineering and Science. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 361.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Atlantis Press (Zeger Karssen) Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789491216381
- ISBN
- 9789491216381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.50
€ 63.50
Nonlinear Hyperbolic Problems: Theoretical, Applied and Computational ...
. Ed(S): Donato, Andrea; Oliveri, Francesco
Hardback. Editor(s): Donato, Andrea; Oliveri, Francesco. Series: Notes on numerical fluid mechanics. Num Pages: 612 pages. BIC Classification: PDE; PHDS; TBJ; TGMF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate. Dimension: 229 x 162. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Friedrich Vieweg & Sohn Verlagsgesellschaft mbH Germany
- Number of pages
- 612
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783528076436
- ISBN
- 9783528076436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.19
€ 125.19
Hardback. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBKF; PDE; TBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 187 x 17. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594540677
- ISBN
- 9781594540677
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.85€ 141.79
€ 189.85
€ 141.79
paperback. Thoroughly updated and expanded 4th edition of the classic text, including numerous worked examples, diagrams and exercises. An ideal resource for students and lecturers in engineering, mathematics and the sciences it is published alongside a separate Problems and Solutions Sourcebook containing over 500 problems and fully-worked solutions. Series: Oxford Texts in Applied & Engineering Mathematics. Num Pages: 544 pages, black and white line drawings throughout. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PDE; TBJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 31. Weight in Grams: 904.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199208258
- ISBN
- 9780199208258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.53
€ 57.53
Nonlinear Waves and Weak Turbulence with Applications in Oceanography ...
Fitzmaurice, N.; Gurarie, D.; McCaughan, F.; ...
Hardback. Most of the contributions in this book aim to find and apply the proper mathematical and statistical tools to describe fully developed turbulence. A few chapters address a class of stochastic nonlinear non-dispersive waves known as Burgers' turbulence. Series: Progress in Nonlinear Differential Equations and Their Applications. Num Pages: 361 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PDE; PHDF; TBJ; TGMF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 691.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 361
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817636678
- ISBN
- 9780817636678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.24
€ 194.24