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Paperback. Written by the celebrated chemist Helmut Werner, this is the first presentation of his and Fischer's significant work in inorganic chemistry. Since the discovery of ferrocene and the sandwich-type complexes, the field has been a huge scientific success story. Series: Profiles in Inorganic Chemistry. Num Pages: 348 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PNK; PNND; PNRD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 569.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441918925
- ISBN
- 9781441918925
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Condition: New
€ 128.48
€ 128.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PG; PHDV; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441924193
- ISBN
- 9781441924193
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Condition: New
€ 100.48
€ 100.48
Paperback. Dipping into this diverse collection of essays is like rummaging around in the mind of a genius who has a potpourri of interests. The author has not only has rubbed elbows with some of the finest minds in world, he has worked with them and played with them. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCD; KCA; PDX; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441926241
- ISBN
- 9781441926241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.21
€ 37.99
€ 32.21
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. Current advances in experimental brain research are unmatched by advances in theoretical insight. This monograph helps remedy that by deriving certain global features of the brain directly from neurons. It aims to hew entirely new paths of brain research. Num Pages: 226 pages, 100 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HP; PDX; PHU; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441927866
- ISBN
- 9781441927866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.05
€ 194.05
Paperback. This book presents a new didactical approach to the study of optics. It emphasizes the importance of elaborate new experimental demonstrations. The book contains pictorial illustrations, computer simulations and models of optical phenomena to ensure a deeper understanding. Num Pages: 369 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PDX; PHJ; TTBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 569.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 369
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441940810
- ISBN
- 9781441940810
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Condition: New
€ 67.69
€ 67.69
Paperback. Editor(s): Whitaker, Harry A.; Smith, Christopher; Finger, Stanley. Num Pages: 389 pages, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBP; MBX; PDX; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 743.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 389
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441943682
- ISBN
- 9781441943682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 195.97
€ 195.97
Paperback. The 16th-Century intellectual Robert Recorde is chiefly remembered for introducing the equals sign into algebra, yet the greater significance of his work is often overlooked. This book details the man, his achievements and his historical importance. Series: History of Computing. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447158240
- ISBN
- 9781447158240
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Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Paul Levy and Maurice Frechet: 50 Years of Correspondence in 107 Lette...
Barbut, Marc; Locker, Bernard; Mazliak, Laure...
paperback. This fascinating insight into the minds of two great twentieth-century mathematicians affords an insider's view of the birth of modern probability theory as well as a revealing epistolary portrait spanning five decades of Levy and Frechet's academic careers. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 230 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBKF; PBT; PDE; PDX; PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 361.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Nature United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447172628
- ISBN
- 9781447172628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.16
€ 66.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 444 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461267997
- ISBN
- 9781461267997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.41
€ 129.41
Paperback. Editor(s): Rieber, Robert W. Translator(s): Hall, Marie J. Series: Cognition and Language: A Series in Psycholinguistics. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461377214
- ISBN
- 9781461377214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 337.94
€ 337.94
Hardback. Devoted to the scientific legacy of Professor Victor Ambartsumian, this book recounts and builds on his revolutionary ideas in astrophysics and corresponding results, and shows how these ideas are in use in astronomical centers worldwide. Editor(s): Sedrakian, David; Harutyunian, Haik; Kalloghlian, Arsen; Nikoghossian, Arthur. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PDX; PHQ; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461401810
- ISBN
- 9781461401810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Paperback. For those making a serious study of the history of psychology, this book will inspire a wave of discussion and inquiry. With eloquence and passion, it analyzes the many functions religion and psychology play in our understanding of the human life and mind. Series: Library of the History of Psychological Theories. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; HRAB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461426936
- ISBN
- 9781461426936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Paperback. While to a professional physicist the mathematics in Einstein's papers is quite straight forward, the ideas behind the mathematics are not. This book's goal is to make these ideas accessible to a general reader with no more mathematics than one learns in high school. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PG; PHDV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461498186
- ISBN
- 9781461498186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.51
€ 32.99
€ 28.51
Hardback. Included is a famous nineteenth-century debate about scientific reasoning between the hypothetico-deductivist William Whewell and the inductivist John Stuart Mill; and an account of the realism-antirealism dispute about unobservables in science, with a consideration of Perrin's argument for the existence of molecules in the early twentieth century. Editor(s): Achinstein, Peter. Num Pages: 440 pages, 4, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDD; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 749.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801879432
- ISBN
- 9780801879432
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.79
€ 98.79
Hardback. Hunt translates his often-demanding material into engaging and accessible language suitable for undergraduate students of the history of science and technology. Series: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 192 pages, 24, 16 black & white halftones, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX; PH; TBX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801893582
- ISBN
- 9780801893582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.00
€ 61.00
Hardback. For study or hobby, Their Arrows Will Darken the Sun is an entertaining guide to the world of ballistics. Num Pages: 248 pages, 90, 36 black & white halftones, 54 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PBW; PDX; PHV; TTMW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801898563
- ISBN
- 9780801898563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.56
€ 83.56
Hardback. Bertoloni Meli's critical study of this key figure and the works of his contemporaries-including Borelli, Swammerdam, Redi, and Ruysch-opens a wonderful window onto the scientific and medical worlds of the seventeenth century. Num Pages: 456 pages, 108, 108 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBJD; MBX; MFC; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 749.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801899034
- ISBN
- 9780801899034
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.22
€ 111.22
Hardback. This work uses cross-national and longitudinal empirical research to explain the rise, nature, and impact of science as an authoritative worldwide institution. The authors analyze the ever-increasing investment in science, the diffusion of scientific discourse, and the hegemony of scientific organizations. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JFFS; JH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744911
- ISBN
- 9780804744911
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.96
€ 180.96
Hardback. Explores the evolutionary aspects of epistemology by focusing on seven major aspects, since philosophers tend to view evolution from a cultural as well as biological point of view. Series: Studies in Epistemology and Cognitive Theory. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847676156
- ISBN
- 9780847676156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.34
€ 143.34