Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Hardback. Shows the proceedings of a symposium on Tarski and his influence on and interchanges with the Vienna Circle. It presents biographical material on Tarski, and assesses his influence on Carnap's evolution from a syntactical view of language, to the more sophisticated and more semantic view. Editor(s): Wolenski, Jan; Kohler, Eckehart. Series: Vienna Circle Institute Yearbook. Num Pages: 357 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DVP; 1KBB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 357
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792355380
- ISBN
- 9780792355380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.17
€ 194.17
Hardback. Deals with the Scientific Revolution, and the resistance encountered by new concepts. The book also looks at these new scientific concepts that rose out of several "centres" of European learning, the mechanisms of their introduction, and the processes of their appropriation at the periphery. Editor(s): Gavroglu, Kostas. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792355489
- ISBN
- 9780792355489
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Condition: New
€ 149.08
€ 149.08
Hardback. Presents progress made on somatic embryogenesis and its prospects for potential applications in improving woody plants. Divided into four sections, this book contains chapters covering topics such as somatic embryogenesis in Ocotea catharinensis, Tilia spp, Swiententia macrophylla, Eucalyptus grandii and E dunni, and Araujia sericifera. Editor(s): Jain, S. Mohan; Gupta, Pramod P. K. (Weyerhaeuser Inc.); Newton, R. J. (Dept. of Biology, East Carolina University Greenville, NC, USA). Series: Forestry Sciences. Num Pages: 349 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDN; PSTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 669.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 349
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792355533
- ISBN
- 9780792355533
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Condition: New
€ 247.25
€ 247.25
Hardback. A collection of papers on multiple criteria decision aid. It covers methodological aspects of decision theory and comparisons between theoretical approaches to multiple criteria decision making. It includes choice procedures, Multiple Attribute Utility Theory (MAUT), outranking methods like Eelectre and Promethee, and verbal decision analysis. Editor(s): Meskens, Nadine; Roubens, Marc. Series: Mathematical Modelling: Theory and Applications. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPQ; PBWH; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792355632
- ISBN
- 9780792355632
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Condition: New
€ 127.37
€ 127.37
Hardback. Contains papers which represent a combination of technical results in pure and applied logic. This volume also includes papers devoted to conceptual analysis rooted in research. It is suitable to logical specialists and scholars interested in critical reflections on the foundations of logic, mathematics and computer science. Editor(s): Cantini, Andrea; Casari, Ettore; Minari, Pierluigi. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBCD; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 592.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792356592
- ISBN
- 9780792356592
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Condition: New
€ 128.59
€ 128.59
Hardback. Studies three MCDA methods - the Simple Multi-Attribute Rating Technique SMART, and the Additive and the Multiplicative AHP, both pairwise-comparison methods which do not suffer from the well-known shortcomings of the original Analytic Hierarchy Process. Series: Applied Optimization. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMD; PBWH; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792356691
- ISBN
- 9780792356691
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Condition: New
€ 128.96
€ 128.96
Hardback. Presents an analysis of literature on in vitro morphogenesis at cell, tissue, organ and whole plant levels. This work covers differentiation of vascular elements, cellular differentiation for secondary metabolite production, and morphological, physiological and biochemical aspects of organogenic, embryogenic and floral differentiation. Editor(s): Soh, Woong-Young; Bhojwani, Sant Saran. Num Pages: 520 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDN; PSTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 929.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792356820
- ISBN
- 9780792356820
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Condition: New
€ 250.89
€ 250.89
Hardback. This overview of the trends in the different disciplines, such as biology, chemistry, earth science, and physics, covers more general subjects, such as science and society, teachers' training, teaching and learning. Editor(s): Bandiera, M.; Caravita, S. (Istituto di Psicologia, CNR, Rome, Italy); Torracca, E. (Dipt. di Ingegneria Meccanica e Industriale, Universita 'Roma Tre', Italy); Vicentini, M. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JNU; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 647.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792356998
- ISBN
- 9780792356998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.59
€ 193.59
Hardback. Selected Contributed Papers of the Tenth International Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science, Florence, August 1995 Editor(s): Dalla Chiara, Maria Luisa; Guintini, Roberto (University of Cagliari, Italy); Laudisa, Frederico (University of Florence, Italy). Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 659.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792357278
- ISBN
- 9780792357278
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Condition: New
€ 193.79
€ 193.79
Hardback. This work describe the contributions of a behavioural perspective to the major issues of philosophy. Topics include the origins of behaviourism as a philosophy of science, the basic principles of behaviourism, ontology, epistemology, values and ethics, and language and verbal behaviour. Editor(s): Thyer, Bruce A. Series: Studies in Cognitive Systems. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMAL; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792357360
- ISBN
- 9780792357360
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Condition: New
€ 128.59
€ 128.59
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
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Condition: New
€ 279.64
€ 279.64
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
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Condition: New
€ 194.96
€ 194.96
Einstein Meets Magritte - an Interdisciplinary Reflection
. Ed(S): Aerts, Diederik; Broekaert, Jan; Mat...
hardcover. The contributions elaborate on fundamental questions of science, with regard to the contemporary world, and push beyond the borders of traditional approaches. This title presents insights of the speakers of the interdisciplinary Einstein meets Magritte conference (1995, Brussels Free University). Editor(s): Aerts, Diederik; Broekaert, Jan; Mathijs, Ernest. Series: Einstein Meets Magritte: An Interdisciplinary Reflection on Science, Nature, Art, Human Action and Society. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 592.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1999th Edition
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792357575
- ISBN
- 9780792357575
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Condition: New
€ 124.27
€ 124.27
Hardback. Social change is due not only to changes in technology and economy, but also to the changing strategies of social scientists. What will this change lead to in the 21st century? What kind of society lies ahead? This work examines the relationships between social sciences and social changes. Editor(s): Aerts, Diederik; Gutwirth, Serge; Smets, Sonja (Free University of Brussels, Belgium); Langenhove, Luk van. Series: Einstein Meets Magritte: An Interdisciplinary Reflection on Science, Nature, Art, Human Action and Society. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792357599
- ISBN
- 9780792357599
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Condition: New
€ 124.59
€ 124.59
Hardback. How do scientists approach science? Scientists, sociologists and philosophers were asked to write on this intriguing problem and to display their results at the International Congress 'Einstein Meets Magritte'. This book presents the outcome of their effort and includes various views on science. Editor(s): Aerts, Diederik; Smets, Sonja (Free University of Brussels, Belgium); Bendegem, Jean Paul van. Series: Einstein Meets Magritte: An Interdisciplinary Reflection on Science, Nature, Art, Human Action and Society. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1430.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792357629
- ISBN
- 9780792357629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 278.92
€ 278.92
Hardback. Proceedings of the First Conference of the International Society for Hermeneutics and Science Editor(s): Feher, Marta; Kiss, Olga (Department of Philosophy, University of Economics, Budapest, Hungary); Ropolyi, Laszlo (Eotvos University, Budapest, Hungary). Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 399 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 399
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792357988
- ISBN
- 9780792357988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.69
€ 194.69
Hardback. Coverage includes: the topological effects of quantum mechanics, including Bohm-Aharonov and Aharonov-Casher effects and their generalisations; the toroidal moments, anapoles and their generalisations; the numerical investigation of Tonomura experiments testing the foundations of quantum mechanics; and, the time-dependent Bohm-Aharonov effect. Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 675.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 351
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792358008
- ISBN
- 9780792358008
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.97
€ 193.97
Hardback. Serves as a general introduction to the area of mathematical modelling. This book presents the important fundamental concepts of mathematical modelling and demonstrates their use in solving certain scientific and engineering problems. It also considers continuous and discrete modelling, and consists of realistic case studies. Series: Mathematical Modelling: Theory and Applications. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBWH; PDE; TBJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792358206
- ISBN
- 9780792358206
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.30
€ 70.30
Plant Biotechnology and in Vitro Biology in the 21st Century
. Ed(S): Altman, Arie; Ziv, Meira; Izhar, Sha...
hardcover. Proceedings of the IX International Congress of the International Association of Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology, Jerusalem, Israel 14-19 June 1998 Editor(s): Altman, Arie; Ziv, Meira; Izhar, Shamay. Series: Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture. Num Pages: 794 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDN; PSTL; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1288.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1999th Edition
- Number of pages
- 794
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792358268
- ISBN
- 9780792358268
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Condition: New
€ 363.11
€ 363.11
Hardback. 8th European Conference on the Spectroscopy of Biological Molecules, 29 August-2 September, Enschede, The Netherlands Editor(s): Greve, Jan; Puppels, Gerwin Jan; Otto, Cees. Num Pages: 705 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDN; PN; PSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1210.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 705
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792358473
- ISBN
- 9780792358473
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 362.83
€ 362.83