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Science: general issues

Now we look to these fish as an inspiration for engineering new sensors, computer interfaces, autonomous undersea robots, and energy-efficient batteries. Series: Animals, History, Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PHK; PSVW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421409818
ISBN
9781421409818
Condition: New

€ 48.23

Hardcover. Based on extensive reviews of medical literature and archives, this historical perspective on medical decision making and risk highlights personal, professional, and community outcomes. Num Pages: 336 pages, 25, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN; MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421408019
ISBN
9781421408019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.51

Hardback. In dark skirts and bloodied boots, Clara Barton fearlessly ventured on to Civil War battlefields to tend to wounded soldiers. She later founded and ran the American Red Cross. This book tells the story of this charitable organization from its start in 1881, through its humanitarian aid during wars, to its relief efforts of the 1930s. Num Pages: 404 pages, 19, 19 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; MBN; MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 752.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421407388
ISBN
9781421407388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.56

Paperback. org. Editor(s): Keeling, Kara; Kun, Josh. Series: A Special Issue of American Quarterly. Num Pages: 440 pages, 29, 29 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFD; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421405711
ISBN
9781421405711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.39

Her interdisciplinary approach allows a deeper understanding of a time when exploration of the natural world was a culture-wide enchantment. Num Pages: 400 pages, 49, 49 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; DSA; DSBH; PDX; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 30. Weight in Grams: 728.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421405179
ISBN
9781421405179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.16

With it you'll finally understand the why of wayfinding. Num Pages: 272 pages, 126, 67 black & white halftones, 59 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; RGV; TRLN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421405117
ISBN
9781421405117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.20

As Jones shows, it can often pay to take an absurd idea seriously. Num Pages: 280 pages, 47, 8 black & white halftones, 39 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421403304
ISBN
9781421403304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 84.13

With the thoroughness and resourcefulness that characterize the earlier volumes, she recounts the rich history of the courageous and resolute women determined to realize their scientific ambitions. Num Pages: 448 pages, 53, 36 black & white halftones, 17 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSJ1; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 768.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421402338
ISBN
9781421402338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 110.16

User Unfriendly will be valuable to historians of technology, students of American culture, and anyone interested in our modern dependence on machines and gadgets. Num Pages: 296 pages, 13, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; JFFT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421401928
ISBN
9781421401928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.78

The first study on Renaissance theories of weather in five decades, Renaissance Meteorology offers a novel understanding of traditional natural philosophy and its impact on the development of modern science. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; PDX; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 232 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421401874
ISBN
9781421401874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.09

Ironically, transforming the hope of a normal life into a purchasable commodity for people with bleeding disorders made it all too easy to ignore the potential dangers of delivering greater health and autonomy to hemophilic boys and men. Num Pages: 400 pages, 14, 13 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MBX; MJF; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421401157
ISBN
9781421401157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.22

Hardcover. Series: Macmillan Science. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MMGT; PDX; PDZ; RNP; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403944993
ISBN
9781403944993
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.21
€ 45.56

Hardback. Deals with the dynamics of free dendritic growth with convective flow in the melt. This book presents the results obtained in terms of a unified asymptotic approach in the framework of the interfacial wave (IFW) theory. It also explores the effect of the various types of convection flow on the selection and pattern formation of dendritic growth. Series: Advances in Mechanics and Mathematics. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBW; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 537.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2nd ed. 2004
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402079245
ISBN
9781402079245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.77

Hardback. Provides a comprehensive study of the convergence of recurrent neural networks, which is used in applications relating to associative memory, image processing and pattern recognition. This book is suitable for professionals and researchers, as well as advanced graduate level students in neural computations, and neural networks. Series: Network Theory and Applications. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PB; PDX; UYQN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 537.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402076947
ISBN
9781402076947
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.00

Hardback. Contains selected chapters on hardware/software support for high performance scientific and engineering computing from various workshops in the fields such as PACT-SHPSEC, IPDPS-PDSECA and ICPP-HPSECA. This volume is basically divided into six main sections which include invited material from prominent researchers around the world. Editor(s): Yang, Laurence Tianruo; Pan, Yi. Series: The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDN; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402075803
ISBN
9781402075803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.30

Hardback. Presents the results of biological and medical research with the statistical methods used to obtain them. Editor(s): Di Bacco, M.; D'Amore, G. (Universita di Firenze, Italy); Scalfari, F. (Polo Universitario Asti Studi Superiori, Italy). Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PDE; PS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1260.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402075483
ISBN
9781402075483
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.52

Hardcover. This book gives a complete overview of how the different views of scientific progress have developed since the time of the Vienna Circle. In the process, it introduces a completely new, non-relativistic philosophy of science. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1360.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pelican
Edition
4th Corrected ed. 2007, Corr. 3rd printing 2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402063534
ISBN
9781402063534
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.53

Hardback. Addresses key issues concerning visualization in the teaching and learning of science at any level in educational systems. This book focuses on visualization in science education. It draws on the insights from cognitive psychology, science, and education. It unites these with the practice of science education. Editor(s): Gilbert, Professor John K. Series: Models and Modeling in Science Education. Num Pages: 346 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; PD; YQS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402036125
ISBN
9781402036125
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.95

Hardback. This is the first volume in a series aimed at considering the scientific enterprise in light of recent developments in logic and philosophy. This work explores new ways of achieving the integration of science in all its diversity. Editor(s): Rahman, Shahid; Symons, John; Gabbay, Dov M.; Bendegem, Jean Paul van. Series: Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science. Num Pages: 636 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPL; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1072.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
636
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402028076
ISBN
9781402028076
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 242.13

hardcover. Offers a broad picture of the fortune of Galileo's theory of motion in Europe and of the various physical, mathematical, and ontological arguments that were used in favour and against it. Editor(s): Palmerino, Carla Rita; Thijssen, Professor Johannes M. M. H. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; PDX; PHD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Kluwer Boston Incorporated United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
2004th Edition
SKU
V9781402024542
ISBN
9781402024542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.75

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