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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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 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

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 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

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

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

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

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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