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Paperback. This is a fascinating account of the lives of two Victorian naturalists. It follows many years of research into Charles Darwin's relationship with his cousin William Darwin Fox. New factual material on Darwin is presented, drawn from his cousin's diaries. Num Pages: 622 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; PDX; PDZ; PSA; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 943.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 622
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400789562
- ISBN
- 9789400789562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 197.32
€ 197.32
Hardback. This book offers useful parameters for gas hydrate exploration and exploitation, including detection, thermo-physical properties, permeability and mechanical properties, geochemical abnormalities, exploitation conditions and modern measurement technologies. Editor(s): Ye, Yuguang; Liu, Changling. Series: Springer Geophysics. Num Pages: 416 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDDM; PHVG; RBGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642311000
- ISBN
- 9783642311000
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.60
€ 196.60
Paperback. This book offers useful parameters for gas hydrate exploration and exploitation, including detection, thermo-physical properties, permeability and mechanical properties, geochemical abnormalities, exploitation conditions and modern measurement technologies. Editor(s): Ye, Yuguang; Liu, Changling. Series: Springer Geophysics. Num Pages: 416 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDDM; PHVG; RBGL; TH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642437403
- ISBN
- 9783642437403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.98
€ 194.98
Paperback. Editor(s): Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale; Scheersoi, Annette. Num Pages: 299 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HP; JNU; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789402400359
- ISBN
- 9789402400359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 149.69
€ 149.69
Hardcover. Natural History Diorama Editor(s): Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale; Scheersoi, Annette. Num Pages: 289 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HP; JNU; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401794954
- ISBN
- 9789401794954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.76
€ 150.76
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
€ 132.98
€ 132.98
Paperback. Editor(s): Riggs, Peter J. Series: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HB; HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 421.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1996
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048147502
- ISBN
- 9789048147502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Paperback. Editor(s): Hunter, I.; Saunders, David. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; JFCX; JPA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349428090
- ISBN
- 9781349428090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Childress, Stephen; Hosoi, Anette; Schultz, William W.; Wang, Jane-Ling. Series: The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications. Num Pages: 332 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; PBKS; PDE; PHDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489999160
- ISBN
- 9781489999160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.15
€ 128.15
Paperback. This volume demonstrates the role and influence of the natural sciences in the development of human thought and perception. It presents a selection of results from various areas of current research. Editor(s): Zwilling, Robert. Num Pages: 228 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MJN; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540575184
- ISBN
- 9783540575184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.24
€ 127.24
Paperback. In Natural Theology William Paley set out to prove the existence of God from the evidence of the beauty and order of the natural world. This edition reprints the original text of 1802, and sets the book in the context of the theological, philosophical, and scientific debates of the nineteenth century. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB1; PDA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199535750
- ISBN
- 9780199535750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Editor(s): De Caro, Mario; Macarthur, David. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231134675
- ISBN
- 9780231134675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. Editor(s): De Caro, Mario; Macarthur, David. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231134668
- ISBN
- 9780231134668
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.39€ 83.75
€ 109.39
€ 83.75
Hardcover. What is a human being? Philosophical anthropology has approached this question with unusual sophistication, experimentalism, and subtlety. This volume explores the philosophical anthropologies of Scheler, Gehlen, Plessner, and Blumenberg in terms of their relevance to contemporary theories of nature, naturalism, organic life, and human affairs. Editor(s): Honenberger, Phillip. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; JHMP; PDA; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137500878
- ISBN
- 9781137500878
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.00
€ 67.00
Hardcover. As a working neuroscientist, Jay Schulkin's ambitious exploration offers reflections on the pragmatic tradition from a fresh perspective, to present not only a scientist's take on the pragmatic tradition, but also a pragmatist's take on the evolution of human problem solving. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPM; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 219 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137026484
- ISBN
- 9781137026484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.77
€ 67.77
hardcover. Editor(s): Shimony, A.; Nails, Debra. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 394 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1987th Edition
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789027723376
- ISBN
- 9789027723376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.76
€ 201.76
Paperback. Editor(s): Shimony, A.; Nails, Debra. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 394 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CF; PDA; WM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 611.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401081689
- ISBN
- 9789401081689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 195.18
€ 195.18
Paperback. Tales of the intrepid early naturalists who set sail on dangerous voyages of discovery in the vast, unknown Pacific Num Pages: 328 pages, 39 col. illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300205404
- ISBN
- 9780300205404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.04
€ 23.99
€ 18.04
Paperback. Crossing the boundaries between 'continental' and 'analytic' philosophical approaches, this book proposes a naturalistic revision of the mathematical ontology of Alain Badiou, establishing links with structuralist projects in the philosophy of science and mathematics. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ; PBB; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 325.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349499212
- ISBN
- 9781349499212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.89
€ 65.89
Hardcover. In identifying that the 'essential tension' is the balance between conservative and innovative approaches in the development of knowledge - tried-and tested or new directions - Kuhn pointed out that these two attitudes are both appropriate. This study adds to this picture the social and psychological dynamics that underpin any such balancing. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400. Thomas Kuhn and the 'Essential Tension'. 224 pages, 4 tables, 7 figures. In identifying that the 'essential tension' is the balance between conservative and innovative approaches in the development of knowledge - tried-and tested or new directions - Kuhn pointed out that these two attitudes are both appropriate. This study adds to this picture the social and psychological dynamics that underpin any such balancing. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 19. Weight: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230240995
- ISBN
- 9780230240995
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.66
€ 66.66