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Hardback. "The Historical Development of Quantum Theory" is science, history, and biography, all wrapped in the story of a great human enterprise. Its lessons will be an aid to those working in the sciences and humanities alike. Series: The historical Development of Quantum Theory. Num Pages: 672 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1316.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387989716
- ISBN
- 9780387989716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 376.77
€ 376.77
Paperback. A key result of the contemporary study of discovery and creativity concerns the availability of descriptive and normative models for explaining discovery and creative processes. This book addresses these models and the changes they induced within methodology. Editor(s): Nickles, Thomas. Series: Origins: Studies in the Sources of Scientific Creativity. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400731523
- ISBN
- 9789400731523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HPC; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349317882
- ISBN
- 9781349317882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.74
€ 65.74
Paperback / so. Series: Mathematik Im Kontext. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; HB; PB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662441497
- ISBN
- 9783662441497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.14
€ 91.14
The Philosophy of Zoology Before Darwin: A translated and annotated ve...
McBirney, Alex; Cook, Stanton
Hardback. This long-overdue survey eschews Darwin and follows the work of naturalists of many nationalities who used paleontology, comparative anatomy, and embryology in order to establish a linear continuity of evolving life though the long span of geological time. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ; PSV; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048130085
- ISBN
- 9789048130085
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.61
€ 199.61
Hardback. During World War I, Italian mathematician Volterra, who deeply supported the Allied war effort, corresponded with French colleagues Borel, Hadamard and Picard. This book collects these letters, exploring the role of a scientist during wartime. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 194 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBW; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048127399
- ISBN
- 9789048127399
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.78
€ 164.78
Hardback. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 199 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; PDX; PSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 199
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319399218
- ISBN
- 9783319399218
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.03
€ 128.03
Paperback. This book examines quantum mechanics, one of humanity's most remarkable intellectual achievements, through interviews with seventeen leading scientists and philosophers. They illuminate the discipline, offering valuable insight on its past, present and future. Editor(s): Schlosshauer, Maximilian A. Series: The Frontiers Collection. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PDZ; PHJ; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642269813
- ISBN
- 9783642269813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.33
€ 78.33
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JNU; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 177.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1913
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642485169
- ISBN
- 9783642485169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.79
€ 70.79
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JNU; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 3. Weight in Grams: 109.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1937
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642985997
- ISBN
- 9783642985997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.30
€ 70.30
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GBCR; HP; PDX; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 3. Weight in Grams: 86.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1925
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642898037
- ISBN
- 9783642898037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.12
€ 70.12
Hardback. Editor(s): D'Onofrio, Mauro. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 814 pages, 53 black & white illustrations, 69 colour illustrations, 20 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PG; PHR; PHVB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 814
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319310046
- ISBN
- 9783319310046
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 254.95
€ 254.95
Hardback. Galileo's trial over his theories on the Earth's motion ended with his condemnation by the Inquisition. This book judiciously compares and contrasts that trial and the subsequent controversy over the rightness of that condemnation continuing to our day. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 393 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 393
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048132003
- ISBN
- 9789048132003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.80
€ 201.80
Hardback. Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKF; PBWH; PDX; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319279008
- ISBN
- 9783319279008
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.36
€ 67.36
Paperback. Leading scholars in the history of science address the historical, methodological, and ideological motivation behind scientists' use of language metaphors, such as "reading" the human genome, "rewriting" the genetic code, and developing programming "language." Editor(s): Dorries, Matthias. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804744423
- ISBN
- 9780804744423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
hardcover. Leading scholars in the history of science address the historical, methodological, and ideological motivation behind scientists' use of language metaphors, such as "reading" the human genome, "rewriting" the genetic code, and developing programming "language." Editor(s): Dorries, Matthias. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804744416
- ISBN
- 9780804744416
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.31
€ 129.31
Hardback. Uses the figure of A S Eddington (1882-1944) - a pioneer in astrophysics, relativity, and the popularization of science, and a devout Quaker - to show how religious and scientific values can interact without compromising the integrity of either. This book questions many common assumptions about the relationship between science and spirituality. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: HRCX6; PDX; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226770970
- ISBN
- 9780226770970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.47€ 46.16
€ 53.47
€ 46.16
Hardcover. Explores the overlap and shift between theistic and naturalistic science through a parallel study of two major scientific figures: James Clerk Maxwell, a devout Christian physicist, and Thomas Henry Huxley, the iconoclast biologist who coined the word agnostic. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HRAM3; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226164878
- ISBN
- 9780226164878
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.06€ 79.61
€ 95.06
€ 79.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226422336
- ISBN
- 9780226422336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.17
€ 32.99
€ 26.17
Paperback. At the close of the 19th century, strange new forms of energy arrested the American public's attention in ways that no scientific discovery ever had before. This groundbreaking cultural history tells the story of the first nuclear culture, one whose lasting effects would be seen in the familiar "atomic age" of the post-war twentieth century. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 258 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349455478
- ISBN
- 9781349455478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 148.84
€ 148.84