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History of science
Hardback. These historical narratives of scientific behavior reveal the often irrational way scientists arrive at and assess their theories. These little-known yet fascinating stories are told in a clear and engaging style to captivate the scientific-educated reader. Num Pages: 210 pages, 57 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PH; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387710181
- ISBN
- 9780387710181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.87
€ 41.99
€ 34.87
Paperback. This remarkable book gives a comprehensive account of the longest manned space mission of the time. It details the people involved and the crews assigned to operate Salyut. The book ends by looking forward to a continuation of the mission of Salyut. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 454 pages, 103 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 244 x 28. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Number of pages
- 454
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387735856
- ISBN
- 9780387735856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 41.86
€ 48.99
€ 41.86
Hardback. A biography that provides an understanding of William Bateson as well as a reconciliation of diverging views (for example, the hierarchical thinking of Gould and the genocentrism of George Williams and Richard Dawkins). Num Pages: 750 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 169 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1200.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 750
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387756875
- ISBN
- 9780387756875
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.75
€ 199.75
Hardback. Written for the active reader with some background in the topic, this book presents problems in Hilbert space theory, with definitions, corollaries and historical remarks, hints, proofs, answers and constructions. Series: Graduate Texts in Mathematics. Num Pages: 390 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2nd rev. and enlarged ed. 1982
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387906850
- ISBN
- 9780387906850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.32
€ 124.32
Hardback. Proceeds from about 1800 BC to 1800 AD, discussing, for example, the Renaissance method for solving cubic and quartic equations and providing rigorous elementary proof that certain geometrical problems posed by the ancient Greeks cannot be solved by ruler and compass alone. Series: Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics. Num Pages: 341 pages, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX; PBB; PDX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1995. Corr. 2nd printing 1998
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387945446
- ISBN
- 9780387945446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.35
€ 112.35
paperback. Many civilizations produced astronomical texts, and many cultures that left no written records, left monuments ranging from rock paintings to Stonehenge, that show a clear interest in astronomy. This text is the history of such cultures along with the discoveries of Galileo, Kepler and others. Series: Springer Study Edition. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387948225
- ISBN
- 9780387948225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.82
€ 69.82
Paperback. Includes a translation by A.I. Miller of A. Einstein's "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies" Num Pages: 446 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJC; PDX; PGK; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 446
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387948706
- ISBN
- 9780387948706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 134.57
€ 134.57
Paperback. Presents a study of that scientific work and the human struggles that accompanied quantum theory from the beginning. Series: The historical Development of Quantum Theory. Num Pages: 504 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 26. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387951751
- ISBN
- 9780387951751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 510.96
€ 510.96
Hardback. Conveys the excitement and wonder that research in physics generated in the 20th century. Num Pages: 114 pages, 87 black & white illustrations, 41 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 114
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387952475
- ISBN
- 9780387952475
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.93€ 47.60
€ 52.93
€ 47.60
Hardback. From the distinguished philosopher and historian of science Klaus Mainzer, a very brief history of the way we have come to understand, and not understand, time. Translator(s): Eisinger, J. Series: Little book. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 123 x 14. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387952888
- ISBN
- 9780387952888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.54
€ 28.54
Modern Geometry_Methods and Applications: Part III: Introduction to Ho...
Dubrovin, B.A., Fomenko, A.T., Novikov, S.P.
Hardcover. Focuses on homology theory. This volume contains introductions to the contemporary methods for the calculation of homology groups and the classification of manifesto. It is suitable for both scientists and students of mathematics as well as theoretical physics. Translator(s): Burns, Robert G. Series: Graduate Texts in Mathematics. Num Pages: 418 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBM; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 779.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1990th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387972718
- ISBN
- 9780387972718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.05
€ 114.05
Sir Arthur Tansley was the leading figure in ecology for the first half of the 20th century, founding the field, and forming its first professional societies. He was the first President of the British Ecological Society and the first chair of the Field Studies Council. Num Pages: 226 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470671566
- ISBN
- 9780470671566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.15
€ 108.15
This book explores Australia's unique predator communities from pre-historic, historic and current perspectives. Editor(s): Glen, Alistair S.; Dickman, Christopher R. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; PDX; PSV; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 277 x 212 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1748.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- CSIRO Publishing Australia
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780643103108
- ISBN
- 9780643103108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.22
€ 114.22
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780671628185
- ISBN
- 9780671628185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.79
€ 24.99
€ 21.79
Grizzle provides a history of science/religion interactions, with an emphasis on Christianity. He also examines his own history of dialogue, which involves self-reflection and interactions with others on science and religion. He focuses on what we have learned about the structure, history, and functioning of creation. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAM3; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 236 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 110
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761858058
- ISBN
- 9780761858058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 95.51
€ 95.51
Paperback. Jabir ibn Hayyan, for a long time the reigning alchemical authority both in Islam and Latin West, has exercised numerous generations of scholars. The author begins by critically reexamining the historical foundations of the prevalent view that the Jabirian corpus is the work not of an 8th-century individual, but that of Shi'i authors. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1993rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332541
- ISBN
- 9780792332541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 284.95
€ 284.95
The result, a masterful combination of science and history, will appeal to a broad audience of specialists as well as general readers. Num Pages: 280 pages, 32, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; PDX; PDZ; PHK; PHVG; RGR; TRLN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801871320
- ISBN
- 9780801871320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.00
€ 70.00
Bred for Perfection provides the historical context in which this system arose, adding to our understanding of how domestication works and how our welfare-since the dawn of time-has been intertwined with the lives of animals. Series: Animals, History, Culture. Num Pages: 216 pages, 16, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBT; JFFZ; PDX; TVHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801873447
- ISBN
- 9780801873447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.09€ 47.68
€ 51.09
€ 47.68
Paperback. Explores the many ways in which religion - its ideas, attitudes, practices, and institutions - interacted with science from the beginnings of the Scientific Revolution to the end of the nineteenth century. This work explores those interactions by focusing on a sequence of major religious and intellectual movements. Num Pages: 312 pages, 23, 20 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801884009
- ISBN
- 9780801884009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.44
€ 40.44
Atmospheric Science at NASA critically examines this politically controversial science, dissecting the often convoluted roles, motives, and relationships of the various institutional actors involved-among them NASA, congressional appropriation committees, government weather and climate bureaus, and the military. Series: New Series in NASA History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 30, 19 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PDX; PHVJ; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801889844
- ISBN
- 9780801889844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.46
€ 76.46