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Paperback. This book of twelve essays and one dialogue focuses on the effect the use of animals in biotechnology is having on humans and other species. Perspectives include philosophy, cultural theory, art, environmental studies, law, landscape architecture and more. Editor(s): Gigliotti, Carol. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GT; HPQ; PDA; TCBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400705234
- ISBN
- 9789400705234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.86
€ 69.86
Paperback. The author of this book offers a uniquely comprehensive and documented history of theories of the atom from Democritus to the twentieth century. He has drawn on the results of his own scholarly research as well as that of others to produce a challenging work. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400705333
- ISBN
- 9789400705333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 131.00
€ 131.00
Hardback. This state-of-the-art report reflects the current knowledge in the area of in situ assessment of the physical and mechanical properties of wood structures. Nondestructive, semi-destructive and destructive methods are described in a systematic manner. Editor(s): Kasal, Bohumil. Series: RILEM State-of-the-Art Reports. Num Pages: 148 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AC; PD; TDJ; TNKX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400705593
- ISBN
- 9789400705593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.55
€ 130.55
Hardback. This book offers readers a critical assessment of transcendentalism, defined as the understanding of consciousness structured as a system of a priori laws of the mind. It shows how the work of philosophers such as Kant and Husserl informed later thinkers. Editor(s): Tymieniecka, Anna-Teresa. Series: Analecta Husserliana. Num Pages: 740 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPJ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1268.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 740
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400706231
- ISBN
- 9789400706231
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 255.03
€ 255.03
Hardback. This book illustrates life in a city that emphasizes sustainable energy. In it, fourteen researchers offer results from a backcasting study carried out in Stockholm, detailing various aspects of a future sustainable city, such as travel, housing and time use. Num Pages: 488 pages, 80 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: AMVD; KCM; PD; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400706521
- ISBN
- 9789400706521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.23
€ 197.23
hardcover. Exploring allelopathic plant-plant interactions, this volume discusses laboratory and field experiments and future research. Readers will find justifications for procedures used, if-then hypotheses, and pros and cons to make conclusions. Num Pages: 229 pages, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PD; PSG; RBGB; RNC; RP; TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1110.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400706828
- ISBN
- 9789400706828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.43
€ 198.43
Hardcover. This volume covers particle-based techniques, including the discrete element method, the smooth particle hydrodynamic method, and the particle element method. Its target audience is researchers and engineers interested in the fundamentals of particle methods and their applications. Editor(s): Onate, Eugenio; Owen, Roger. Series: Computational Methods in Applied Sciences. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; TBC; TBJ; TGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400707344
- ISBN
- 9789400707344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.63
€ 128.63
Hardback. Socio-scientific issues are open-ended, multifaceted social issues with conceptual links to science. This book offers the latest findings from the innovative practice and systematic investigation of science education in the context of socio-scientific issues. Editor(s): Sadler, Troy. Series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education. Num Pages: 400 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNC; JNKC; JNMT; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 337 x 28. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400711587
- ISBN
- 9789400711587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 251.40
€ 251.40
Hardback. Editor(s): Dieks, Dennis; Gonzalez, Wenceslao J.; Hartmann, Stephan; Uebel, Thomas E.; Weber, Marcel. Series: The Philosophy of Science in a European Perspective. Num Pages: 548 pages, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; HPS; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 979.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 548
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400711792
- ISBN
- 9789400711792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 286.00
€ 286.00
Hardback. In addition to providing a model explaining the spurious signals of the bolometric detectors in the Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) experiment, this volume also shows how to improve its detector operation and data analysis. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 119 pages, 27 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDDM; PHP; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 119
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400712317
- ISBN
- 9789400712317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.29
€ 66.29
Experiments and Numerical Simulations of Diluted Spray Turbulent Combu...
. Ed(S): Merci, Bart; Roekaerts, Dirk (Instit...
Hardback. Reflects the outcome of the 1st International Workshop on Turbulent Spray Combustion held in 2009 in Corsica (France). This book focuses on reporting the progress of experimental and numerical techniques in two-phase flows, with emphasis on spray combustion. Editor(s): Merci, Bart; Roekaerts, Dirk (Institute for Theoretical Physics, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium); Sadiki, Amsini. Series: ERCOFTAC Series. Num Pages: 181 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDDM; PHFC; TGMB; TGMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 181
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400714083
- ISBN
- 9789400714083
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.40
€ 249.40
Hardback. Despite their apparent simplicity, pendulums can be remarkably complicated. This book offers a wide ranging exploration of them. It examines the concept of simple pendulums, the application of pendulums to clocks and how pendulums are used for occult purposes. Series: History of Mechanism and Machine Science. Num Pages: 136 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PB; PDX; PDZ; PHD; TGMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400714144
- ISBN
- 9789400714144
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
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. This book provides a clear, intuitive, accurate model of scientific method, articulating the fundamental tenets in an accessible, informative style. Defines and explains basic scientific principles including hypotheses, theories, testing, evidence and more. Series: SpringerBriefs in Philosophy. Num Pages: 52 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 173 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 52
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400716131
- ISBN
- 9789400716131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.48
€ 72.48
Hardback. Offering a variety of perspectives, this volume combines general reflections on the current state of history and philosophy of science with studies of the relationships between the two disciplines in specific historical and scientific cases. Editor(s): Schmaltz, Tad; Mauskopf, Seymour. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2011
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400717442
- ISBN
- 9789400717442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.48
€ 128.48
Hardback. Through detailed textual and conceptual analysis, and with special attention to the potentially conflicting elements of Bohr's thought, this volume's fresh approach analyzes the relations between realism and antirealism through the prism of complementarity. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 192 pages, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDA; PDX; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2011
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400717473
- ISBN
- 9789400717473
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Hardback. This fresh assessment of Waismann's contribution to philosophy sheds light on his independent contributions to the field, separate from his role as spokesman for Ludwig Wittgenstein. It collates a good deal of material that, previously, had been scattered. Editor(s): McGuinness, B. F. Series: Vienna Circle Institute Yearbook. Num Pages: 372 pages, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 719.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400717503
- ISBN
- 9789400717503
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.85
€ 195.85
Paperback. Nature of science (NOS) is considered to be an useful part of HPS with important implications for teaching science. This monograph provides students and teachers guidelines for introducing various aspects of NOS, based on historical episodes. Series: SpringerBriefs in Education. Num Pages: 43 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNT; JNU; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 111 x 6. Weight in Grams: 98.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 43
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400719194
- ISBN
- 9789400719194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.40
€ 61.40
Hardback. Provides an overview of issues in the philosophy of behavioral biology, covering four main themes: genetic, developmental, evolutionary, and neurobiological explanations of behavior. This title addresses philosophical issues that arise from scientific findings in biological research on human and non-human animal behavior. Editor(s): Plaisance, Kathryn S.; Reydon, Thomas A. C. (University of Leiden). Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; MFN; PDA; PSVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400719507
- ISBN
- 9789400719507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.97
€ 195.97
Hardback. Famed among physicists and astronomers for his anticipation of black holes, John Michell lived a double life-as a clergyman and an experimenting scientist. This, his first full biography, tells his story and includes a complete edition of his known letters. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 490 pages, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: BGT; HPC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 32. Weight in Grams: 892.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 490
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400720213
- ISBN
- 9789400720213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 340.99
€ 340.99