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History of science
Hardcover. Editor(s): Walsh, Lynda; Boyle, Casey. Num Pages: 260 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319512679
- ISBN
- 9783319512679
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.94
€ 160.94
Hardcover. The International Polar Years and the International Geophysical Year represented a remarkable international collaborative scientific effort that has been largely neglected by historians. This groundbreaking collection seeks to redress that neglect and illuminate critical aspects of the last 150 years of international scientific endeavour. Editor(s): Launius, Roger D.; Fleming, James Rodger; DeVorkin, David H. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 399 pages, 39 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QMP; 3JH; 3JJ; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230105324
- ISBN
- 9780230105324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.78
€ 68.78
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230105331
- ISBN
- 9780230105331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.89
€ 67.89
Hardcover. Offering one of the first analyses of how networks of science interacted within the British Empire during the past two centuries, this volume shows how the rise of formalized state networks of science in the mid nineteenth-century led to a constant tension between administrators and scientists. Editor(s): Bennett, Brett M.; Hodge, Joseph M. Series: Britain and the World. Num Pages: 346 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252288
- ISBN
- 9780230252288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.63
€ 128.63
Hardcover. This book explores the impact of biblical reading practices on scientific thought in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth centuries. It addresses the idea that the natural philosophers of the era forged their new sciences despite, rather than because of, the pervasive bible-centeredness of early modern thought. Editor(s): Killeen, Kevin; Forshaw, Peter J. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HRCG3; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230507074
- ISBN
- 9780230507074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.97
€ 138.97
Hardcover. Consists of 104 biographical articles on eminent contributors to statistical and probabilistic ideas born prior to the 20th Century. This title covers statisticians such as Fermat, Pascal, Huygens, Neumann, Bernoulli, Bayes, Laplace, Legendre, Gauss, Poisson, Pareto, Markov, Bachelier, Borel, and many more. Editor(s): Heyde, C. C.; Seneta, Eugene. Num Pages: 500 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BG; PBT; PBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 243 x 35. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387953298
- ISBN
- 9780387953298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.84
€ 137.84
Hardcover. This volume is a collection of scholarly articles on the Mach Principle, the impact that this theory has had since the end of the 19th century, and its role in helping Einstein formulate the doctrine of general relativity. Editor(s): Barbour, Julian B.; Pfister, Herbert. Series: Einstein Studies. Num Pages: 544 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser
- Edition
- 1995th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817638238
- ISBN
- 9780817638238
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 326.56
€ 326.56
Hardcover. This volume brings together essays from leading thinkers to examine what role Asian traditions of knowledge played in the rise of modern science in Europe, the implications this has for the epistemology of science, and whether pre-modern Asian traditions can provide resources for advancing scientific knowledge in future. Editor(s): Bala, Arun. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137031723
- ISBN
- 9781137031723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
Hardcover. Editor(s): Opitz, Donald L.; Bergwik, Staffan; Tiggelen, Brigitte van. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: HBTB; PDA; PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137492722
- ISBN
- 9781137492722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.59
€ 150.59
Hardcover. This book explores the development of navigation in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It examines the role of men of science, seamen and practitioners across Europe, and the realities of navigational practice, showing that old and new methods were complementary not exclusive, their use dependent on many competing factors. Editor(s): Dunn, Dr. Richard; Higgitt, Rebekah. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBTM; HBTQ; PDX; TRLN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137520630
- ISBN
- 9781137520630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.93
€ 138.93
Hardcover. Makes a contribution towards a more nuanced appreciation of the Jesuits' interaction with "modernity". This work contains six essays that provide a cross-section of the complex Jesuit encounter with the mathematical sciences during the seventeenth century, as well as a factor in the quandary faced by practitioners in their pursuit of science. Editor(s): Feingold, Mordechai. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 270 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JD; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2003rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402008481
- ISBN
- 9781402008481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.89
€ 194.89
Hardcover. The Art of Science Editor(s): Lupacchini, Rossella; Angelini, Annarita. Num Pages: 223 pages, 53 black & white illustrations, 21 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDA; PDX; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319021102
- ISBN
- 9783319021102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.21
€ 67.21
Hardcover. Educational Research: Material Culture and Its Representation Editor(s): Smeyers, Paul; Depaepe, Marc. Series: Educational Research. Num Pages: 230 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFCD; JHBC; JNA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319030821
- ISBN
- 9783319030821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.07
€ 128.07
Hardcover. Editor(s): Gerbino, Anthony. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 332 pages, 105 black & white illustrations, 43 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AMA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319059976
- ISBN
- 9783319059976
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 206.35
€ 206.35
Hardcover. General Relativity, Cosmology and Astrophysics Editor(s): Bicak, Jiri; Ledvinka, Tomas. Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics. Num Pages: 535 pages, 37 black & white illustrations, 80 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGC; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 240 x 33. Weight in Grams: 956.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319063485
- ISBN
- 9783319063485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.98
€ 130.98
Hardcover. Mathematical Aspects of Quantum Field Theories Editor(s): Calaque, Damien; Strobl, Thomas. Series: Mathematical Physics Studies. Num Pages: 556 pages, 119 black & white illustrations, 26 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBWH; PDX; PHQ; PHS; PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 950.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319099484
- ISBN
- 9783319099484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.34
€ 131.34
Hardcover. It From Bit or Bit From It? Editor(s): Aguirre, Anthony; Foster, Brendan; Merali, Zeeya. Series: The Frontiers Collection. Num Pages: 240 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PH; UMB; UYA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 440 x 19. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319129457
- ISBN
- 9783319129457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.30
€ 117.30
Hardcover. Questioning the Foundations of Physics Editor(s): Aguirre, Anthony; Foster, Brendan; Merali, Zeeya. Series: The Frontiers Collection. Num Pages: 274 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGC; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 247 x 20. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319130446
- ISBN
- 9783319130446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.75
€ 67.75
Hardcover. Editor(s): Rafelski, Johann. Num Pages: 439 pages, 62 black & white illustrations, 40 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHM; PHP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 244 x 29. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319175447
- ISBN
- 9783319175447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.40
€ 76.40
Hardcover. Ten years after his death, this book appraises the cultural legacy of Stephen J. Gould, one of the world's greatest writers in the life sciences. Covers Gould's contribution to evolutionary theory and anthropology, his views of genome and development and more. Editor(s): Danieli, Gian Antonio; Minelli, Alessandro; Pievani, Telmo. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag Italy
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788847054233
- ISBN
- 9788847054233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.25
€ 249.25