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Science: general issues
Paperback. This book provides a glimpse of the diverse and important roles that modern computational technology is playing in various areas of biomechanics. It includes unique chapters on ab initio quantum mechanical, molecular dynamic and scale coupling methods. Editor(s): De, Suvranu; Guilak, Farshid; Mofrad, Mohammad R. K. Num Pages: 589 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MQW; PBW; PDE; PHVN; TBJ; TGMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 896.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 589
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400790988
- ISBN
- 9789400790988
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Condition: New
€ 197.03
€ 197.03
Paperback. Editor(s): Brandl, Bernhard R.; Stuik, Remko; Katgert-Merkelijn, J. K. Num Pages: 550 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 550
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400791169
- ISBN
- 9789400791169
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Condition: New
€ 198.52
€ 198.52
Paperback. This unique book presents an overview of believers and disbelievers in a cerebral seat of human morality. With depth and clarity, the book presents their positions and arguments, and offers an explanation for these attempts to localise our moral sense. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMM; MBX; PDA; PDX; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400791268
- ISBN
- 9789400791268
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Condition: New
€ 127.97
€ 127.97
The Philosophy of Zoology Before Darwin. A Translated and Annotated Ve...
McBirney, Alex; Cook, Stanton
paperback. This long-overdue survey eschews Darwin and follows the work of naturalists of many nationalities who used paleontology, comparative anatomy, and embryology in order to establish a linear continuity of evolving life though the long span of geological time. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PSA; PSAJ; PSV; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400791459
- ISBN
- 9789400791459
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Condition: New
€ 194.08
€ 194.08
Paperback. Editor(s): Suarez, Mauricio; Dorato, Mauro; Redei, Miklos. Num Pages: 351 pages, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPL; HPS; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 539.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 351
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400791510
- ISBN
- 9789400791510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.70
€ 194.70
The Social and Economic Roots of the Scientific Revolution. Texts by B...
. Ed(S): Freudenthal, Gideon; McLaughlin, Pet...
Paperback. This book presents classics of Marxist historiography of science: Boris Hessen's, "The Social and Economic Roots of Newton's Principia;" Henryk Grossman's, "The Social Foundation of Mechanistic Philosophy and Manufacture;" and Descartes' New Ideal of Science. Editor(s): Freudenthal, Gideon; McLaughlin, Peter. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; PDA; PDX; YQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400791930
- ISBN
- 9789400791930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.14
€ 194.14
The Sciences Media Connection Public Communication and its Repercuss...
. Ed(S): Rodder, Simone; Franzen, Martina; We...
Paperback. This book presents the underlying theories of the different approaches for modeling cracking of concrete and offers a survey of the state-of-the-art in computational concrete mechanics. It covers a broad spectrum of topics related to modeling of cracks. Editor(s): Rodder, Simone; Franzen, Martina; Weingart, Peter. Series: Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook. Num Pages: 392 pages, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400792487
- ISBN
- 9789400792487
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Condition: New
€ 195.10
€ 195.10
Paperback. In this book, leading scholars in early modern philosophy and specialists in contemporary philosophy focus on specific aspects of theories of perception, thought formation and judgment, and on questions of the norms of desirable epistemic and moral practices. Editor(s): Lenz, Martin; Waldow, Anik. Series: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400793170
- ISBN
- 9789400793170
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Condition: New
€ 126.80
€ 126.80
Paperback. Educators now believe that 'argumentation' (which includes debate and persuasion) in learning activities can develop students' critical thinking and reasoning skills. This volume covers theory, best practice and research in argumentation in the classroom. Editor(s): Khine, Myint Swe. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNC; JNKH; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 468.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400793217
- ISBN
- 9789400793217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.84
€ 127.84
Paperback. This book provides an overview of the water technologies developed by a number of ancient civilizations, from those of Mesopotamia and the Indus valley to later societies such as the Mycenaeans, Minoans, Persians, and the ancient Egyptians. Editor(s): Mays, Larry. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HD; PDX; RNF; TQSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400793361
- ISBN
- 9789400793361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 227.27
€ 227.27
Paperback. This book offers a framework that presents imagination as founded in the placement of appearances, and traces the development of the concept from Plato to Descartes to Kant, and on through recent theorists as diverse as Wittgenstein, Benjamin and Bachelard. Series: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 542 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 542
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400793897
- ISBN
- 9789400793897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 196.07
€ 196.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 229 pages, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; PNR; PNRD; PNRP; TDC; TGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 361.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400794313
- ISBN
- 9789400794313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. In celebration of the centenary of our discovery of cosmic rays, this volume recounts the incredible story of astroparticle physics, a field full of excitement and surprise. Expert commentators from a range of disciplines explore its roots and development. Editor(s): Falkenburg, Brigitte; Rhode, Wolfgang. Num Pages: 356 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGC; PHVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400794559
- ISBN
- 9789400794559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.68
€ 194.68
Paperback. This book provides an entirely new interpretation of the impact of the early-modern Aristotelian tradition upon the rise of British Empiricism. It also reexamines the fundamental shift from a humanist logic to epistemology and facultative logic. Series: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPL; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 421.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400794894
- ISBN
- 9789400794894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.30
€ 127.30
Paperback. Editor(s): Grasswick, Heidi E. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GT; HPJ; HPK; HPQ; HPS; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400795044
- ISBN
- 9789400795044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 205.19
€ 205.19
Paperback. The essays in this survey of the 'new science' of the seventeenth century offer a fresh historiographical paradigm for the Enlightenment's cultural ambience, viewing the epoch's key figures, from Kepler to Newton, through the prism of Baroque culture. Editor(s): Gal, Ofer; Chen-Morris, Raz. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HB; HPC; PDA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400795136
- ISBN
- 9789400795136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 183.00
€ 183.00
Paperback. This book presents general relativity as a cornerstone of modern theoretical physics. It covers both classical general relativity and supergravity and offers plenty of historical background on the physicists relevant to the theories presented. Num Pages: 356 pages, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHDV; PHR; PHS; PHU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400795440
- ISBN
- 9789400795440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 161.26
€ 161.26
Paperback. More's centrality in seventeenth-century metaphysics is undisputed. This sustained examination of More's own highly systematic philosophy offers readers a rounded assessment and provides fresh insights thus far missed in the secondary literature. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 420 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HRA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400795464
- ISBN
- 9789400795464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 283.74
€ 283.74
Paperback. This book shows that, based on Newton's classical physics and by rational reconstruction, the theory of Special Relativity as well as Quantum Mechanics can be obtained by partly eliminating or attenuating the metaphysical hypotheses, without additional hypotheses. Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics. Num Pages: 155 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 155
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400795709
- ISBN
- 9789400795709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.25
€ 126.25
Paperback. Here is a systematic account of the role of language in the development and interpretation of physics. Coverage includes analysis showing how a revised interpretation of physics impacts on philosophical issues: conceptual revolutions, realism and reductionism. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400795761
- ISBN
- 9789400795761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78