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Hardback. This book discusses the impetus-based physics of the Jesuit natural philosopher and mathematician Honore Fabri (1608-1688), and shows how Fabri, contrary to popular conception, reinterpreted medieval concepts to adapt to emerging concepts of modern science. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 292 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GBC; HPC; JF; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 595.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400716049
- ISBN
- 9789400716049
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.72
€ 128.72
Paperback. In Holy Sci-Fi!, popular writer Paul Nahin explores the fertile and sometimes uneasy relationship between science fiction and religion. It draws connections between science fact, science fiction, philosophy and theological debate over the past five centuries. Series: Science and Fiction. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HP; HRAB; PDA; PDX; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493906178
- ISBN
- 9781493906178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.63
€ 41.99
€ 34.63
Hardcover. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 165 x 237 x 38. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226347325
- ISBN
- 9780226347325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.28€ 45.21
€ 52.28
€ 45.21
Hardback. This book presents a history of classical mechanics, documenting methods of study from Greece in the fourth century BC to late nineteenth-century Europe. The text assesses effectiveness of forces based on the virtual motion of their points of application. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 504 pages, 30 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag Italy
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788847020559
- ISBN
- 9788847020559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 285.56
€ 285.56
Hardback. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764323165
- ISBN
- 9783764323165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.77
€ 90.77
Hardback. Provides history of the pancreas. This title presents a historical review of the science of medicine which is liberally interspersed with anecdotal vignettes of the researchers who have worked on this organ. Num Pages: 729 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MFG; MJR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1749.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 729
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306467424
- ISBN
- 9780306467424
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 434.74
€ 434.74
Paperback. Translator(s): Lemeshko, S. F.; Yanuta, V. G. Num Pages: 139 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; RBP; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 8. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1987
- Number of pages
- 139
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540172352
- ISBN
- 9783540172352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.41
€ 126.41
Paperback. In 1971, J. Folkman hypothesized that tumor growth is angiogenesis-dependent. In 2004, the FDA approved the first angiogenesis inhibitor. This book compiles the relevant literature of that history and emphasizes the antiangiogenic approach to treat tumors. Num Pages: 126 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJCL; MMF; PDX; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 7. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 126
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048181568
- ISBN
- 9789048181568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.14
€ 194.14
Hardback. In 1971, J. Folkman hypothesized that tumor growth is angiogenesis-dependent. In 2004, the FDA approved the first angiogenesis inhibitor. This book compiles the relevant literature of that history and emphasizes the antiangiogenic approach to treat tumors. Num Pages: 126 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBGR; MJCL2; MMF; PDX; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 126
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402095597
- ISBN
- 9781402095597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.48
€ 196.48
Hardback. Presents a historical account of the way in which a new social science field of study, Regional Science, and the formation of the society associated with the field, Regional Science Association International, developed. This work is aimed at regional scientists, economists, sociologists, urban and regional planners, and transportation researchers. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTN; KC; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540009344
- ISBN
- 9783540009344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.20
€ 133.20
Paperback. In this text, prominent psychologists offer insightful, moving, and useful autobiographies. They cover a broad swath of the psychological field during the second half of the 20th century and address both their personal and professional lives. Editor(s): Mos, Leendert P. Series: Path in Psychology. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441927804
- ISBN
- 9781441927804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Paperback. The book describes the major physical theories of comets in the past two millennia. It describes the evolution of ideas about the nature, position, motion and constitution of comets. Unlike many works on the subject, this one focuses on details of each theory. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2008
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048178421
- ISBN
- 9789048178421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 249.42
€ 249.42
Hardcover. In A History of Modern Psychology in Context , the authors resist the traditional storylines of great achievements by eminent people, or schools of thought that rise and fall in the wake of scientific progress. Instead, psychology is portrayed as a network of scientific and professional practices embedded in specific contexts. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JM; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 886.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470276099
- ISBN
- 9780470276099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.52
€ 144.52
Hardback. Num Pages: 766 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; HRQX2; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 200. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1953
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 766
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231087988
- ISBN
- 9780231087988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.81€ 76.74
€ 99.81
€ 76.74
Paperback. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBL; HBTB; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349541874
- ISBN
- 9781349541874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.13
€ 66.13
Hardback. Starting at the dawn of science, this work traces the development of gas theory from its Aristotelian roots to its modern achievements as a global industry. It explores how environmental protection, geographical areas, and the drive for higher purity and efficiency affected development in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Num Pages: 472 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; THFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1109.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306472770
- ISBN
- 9780306472770
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.36
€ 198.36
Hardback. Continued fractions and Pade approximants have played an important role in the development of many branches of mathematics, such as spectral theory of operator the transcendence of +. This book presents a chronological history of continued fractions and Pade approximants. Series: Springer Series in Computational Mathematics. Num Pages: 559 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1075.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 559
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540152866
- ISBN
- 9783540152866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 286.58
€ 286.58
Paperback. Editor(s): Tatnall, Arthur. Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: J; PDX; UBJ; UMZ; UY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 379.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642423147
- ISBN
- 9783642423147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Paperback. Editor(s): Yongxiang, Lu. Num Pages: 508 pages, 344 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 777.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662513897
- ISBN
- 9783662513897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.41
€ 129.41
Paperback. Editor(s): Yongxiang, Lu. Num Pages: 639 pages, 420 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 967.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 639
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662513880
- ISBN
- 9783662513880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 163.74
€ 163.74