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The Adaptive Optics Revolution: A History
ISBN: 9780826346919 / Angielski / Twarda / 485 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Robert Duffner has complied a unique history of the invention of laser guide stars and other contributions to adaptive optics made by the Department of Defense. He had access to a collection of primary source material housed in the offices of government scientists and in the Research Library's archives at Kirtland Air Base, Albuquerque.
Robert Duffner has complied a unique history of the invention of laser guide stars and other contributions to adaptive optics made by the Department o...
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Science in Traditional China: a Comparative Perspective
ISBN: 9789622012127 / Angielski / Twarda / 134 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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73,42 |
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Teaching and Learning about Science and Society
ISBN: 9780521082860 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'Science, Technology, and Society' - STS - has become a major educational theme. There are many courses in schools, universities and other institutions, dealing with all sorts of topics such as the history of science, energy policy, industrial innovation, technology assessment, Third World development, scientific method, and so on. But what is this subject really about? Why should it be taught? Who should study it? What should they learn? How should the subject be approached? Who should teach it? These questions are being asked by both teachers and students in many fields of science,...
'Science, Technology, and Society' - STS - has become a major educational theme. There are many courses in schools, universities and other institution...
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A History of Science and Its Relations with Philosophy and Religion
ISBN: 9780521093668 / Angielski / Miękka / 576 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This famous book, first published in 1929 was considerably revised and enlarged in its fourth edition, which is being reprinted now.
This famous book, first published in 1929 was considerably revised and enlarged in its fourth edition, which is being reprinted now.
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Passions and Tempers: A History of the Humours
ISBN: 9780060731175 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Physicians in ancient Greece believed four humours flowed within the human body--blood, phlegm, black bile, and choler--determining a person's health, mood, and character. Not until the seventeenth century would a more complex view of the anatomy begin to emerge. But by then humoural theory had already become deeply ingrained in Western language and thought--and endures to this day in surprising ways. Interweaving the histories of medicine, science, psychology, and philosophy, Passions and Tempers explores the uncanny persistence of these variable, invisible fluids. It will... Physicians in ancient Greece believed four humours flowed within the human body--blood, phlegm, black bile, and choler--determining a person's heal... |
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Owen's Ape and Darwin's Bulldog: Beyond Darwinism and Creationism
ISBN: 9780253220516 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. After Richard Owen criticized Darwin's Origin, he was labeled a "creationist" by many, and his work on ape anatomy was derided by Darwin's "bulldog" Thomas Huxley.In this close analysis of Owen's texts, Christopher E. Cosans argues that Owen's thought was much more sophisticated than Huxley portrayed it.In addition to considering Owen and Huxley's anatomical debate, Owen's Ape and Darwin's Bulldog examines their philosophical dispute.Huxley embraced the metaphysics of Descartes, while Owen felt philosophy of science should rest on Kant's claim that sense-perception does not tell us how... After Richard Owen criticized Darwin's Origin, he was labeled a "creationist" by many, and his work on ape anatomy was derided by Darwin's "bulldog... |
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Constituting Objectivity: Transcendental Perspectives on Modern Physics
ISBN: 9781402095092 / Angielski / Twarda / 544 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In recent years, many philosophers of modern physics came to the conclusion that the problem of how objectivity is constituted (rather than merely given) can no longer be avoided, and therefore that a transcendental approach in the spirit of Kant is now philosophically relevant. The usual excuse for skipping this task is that the historical form given by Kant to transcendental epistemology has been challenged by Relativity and Quantum Physics. However, the true challenge is not to force modern physics into a rigidly construed static version of Kant's philosophy, but to provide Kant's... In recent years, many philosophers of modern physics came to the conclusion that the problem of how objectivity is constituted (rather than merely ... |
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Fracture and Life
ISBN: 9781848162822 / Angielski / Twarda / 500 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is an interdisciplinary review of the effect of fracture on life, following the development of the understanding of fracture written from a historical perspective. After a short introduction to fracture, the first section of the book covers the effects of fracture on the evolution of the Earth, plants and animals, and man. The second section of the book covers the largely empirical control of fracture from ancient times to the end of the nineteenth century. The final section reviews the development of fracture theory as a discipline and its application during the twentieth century...
This book is an interdisciplinary review of the effect of fracture on life, following the development of the understanding of fracture written from a ...
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The Salt of the Earth: Natural Philosophy, Medicine, and Chymistry in England, 1650-1750
ISBN: 9789004161764 / Angielski / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Consisting of a series of case studies, this book is devoted to the concept and uses of salt in early modern science, which have played a crucial role in the evolution of matter theory from Aristotelian concepts of the elements to Newtonian chymistry. No reliable study on this subject has been previously available. Its exploration of natural history's and medicine's intersection with chemical investigation in early modern England demonstrates the growing importance of the senses and experience as causes of intellectual change from 1650-1750. It demonstrates that an understanding of the...
Consisting of a series of case studies, this book is devoted to the concept and uses of salt in early modern science, which have played a crucial role...
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633,15 |
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Physicists: Epoch and Personalities
ISBN: 9789812834164 / Angielski / Twarda / 436 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The book is a collection of memoirs on famous Soviet physicists of the 20th century, such as Tamm, Vavilov, Sakharov, Landau and others. The narrative is situated within a remarkably well-described historical, cultural and social context. Of special interest are the chapters devoted to Soviet and German atomic projects.
The book is a collection of memoirs on famous Soviet physicists of the 20th century, such as Tamm, Vavilov, Sakharov, Landau and others. The narrative...
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A History of Korean Science and Technology
ISBN: 9789971694029 / Angielski / Miękka / 436 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Korean science is closely related to traditional Chinese technology, but Sang-woon Jeon's A History of Korean Science and Technology shows that Korean scientists, engineers and technicians adapted Chinese practice to suit the natural elements, seasons and climate of the Korean peninsula. Jeon develops his thesis by considering the creative legacy of Korean practitioners in a number of different areas, including astronomy and meterology ("the sciences of heavens"), metal, glass and gunpowder ("the sciences of earth and fire"), printing, geography and cartography. He concludes with a comparison...
Korean science is closely related to traditional Chinese technology, but Sang-woon Jeon's A History of Korean Science and Technology shows that Korean...
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A History of Modern Planetary Physics: Volume 2, the Age of the Earth and the Evolution of the Elements from Lyell to Patterson: Transmuted Past
ISBN: 9780521101462 / Angielski / Miękka / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Transmuted Past summarizes the attempts to estimate the age of the Earth during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Transmuted Past summarizes the attempts to estimate the age of the Earth during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
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A History of Modern Planetary Physics: Volume 3, the Origin of the Solar System and of the Moon from Chamberlain to Apollo: Fruitful Encounters
ISBN: 9780521101448 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fruitful Encounters surveys the development of theories of the origin of the solar system in the twentieth century.
Fruitful Encounters surveys the development of theories of the origin of the solar system in the twentieth century.
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The Black Hole War: My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics
ISBN: 9780316016414 / Angielski / Miękka / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. At the beginning of the 21st century, physics is being driven to very unfamiliar territory--the domain of the incredibly small and the incredibly heavy. The new world is a world in which both quantum mechanics and gravity are equally important. But mysteries remain. One of the biggest involved black holes. Famed physicist Stephen Hawking claimed that anything sucked in a black hole was lost forever. For three decades, Leonard Susskind and Hawking clashed over the answer to this problem. Finally, in 2004, Hawking conceded. THE BLACK HOLE WAR will explain the mind-blowing science...
At the beginning of the 21st century, physics is being driven to very unfamiliar territory--the domain of the incredibly small and the incr...
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Electromagnetic Theory, Parts 1, 2 & 3
ISBN: 9780821835630 / Angielski / Twarda / 1717 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The unpublished notes of the author, some of which were found in 1957, contained many discoveries: the ways in which the author's ideas developed. This title features two lengthy appendices that include these.
The unpublished notes of the author, some of which were found in 1957, contained many discoveries: the ways in which the author's ideas developed. Thi...
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Physics and Nuclear Arms Today
ISBN: 9780883186268 / Angielski / Twarda / 390 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Physics and Nuclear Arms Today is a collection of the best articles written about the arms race which appeared in Physics Today between 1976 and 1989. The articles explore a wide variety of topical issues such as the effects of nuclear weapons, nuclear testing, offensive strategic weapons, defensive SDI or Star Wars weapons, nuclear nonproliferation and the social responsibility of scientists as well as a wide selection of articles which chronicle the history of nuclear weaponry. The authors also represent a broad spectrum of well known names in the physics community including Andrei...
Physics and Nuclear Arms Today is a collection of the best articles written about the arms race which appeared in Physics Today between 1976 and 1989....
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ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY
ISBN: 9780821835579 / Angielski / Twarda / 504 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Oliver Heaviside is probably best known to the majority of mathematicians for the Heaviside function in the theory of distribution. However, his main research activity concerned the theory of electricity and magnetism. This book brings together many of Hea
Oliver Heaviside is probably best known to the majority of mathematicians for the Heaviside function in the theory of distribution. However, his main ...
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Electromagnetic Theory, Part 3
ISBN: 9780821835586 / Angielski / Twarda / 666 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Oliver Heaviside is probably best known to the majority of mathematicians for the Heaviside function in the theory of distribution. His main research activity concerned the theory of electricity and magnetism. This book brings together many of Heaviside's published and unpublished notes and short articles written between 1891 and 1912.
Oliver Heaviside is probably best known to the majority of mathematicians for the Heaviside function in the theory of distribution. His main research ...
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Longitude by Wire: Finding North America
ISBN: 9781570038013 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a compelling narrative of how American ingenuity solved an international scientific mystery. At the turn of the nineteenth century, even the most experienced mariners were still risking catastrophe when navigating the North American coastline because they lacked accurate navigational charts. The various means available to chart makers of the era to measure longitude, both celestial and terrestrial, could be off by thousands of feet - a deadly margin of error for ships when facing collision against unknown coastal cliffs, reefs, and shoals. In 1807 the United States Coast Survey was...
This is a compelling narrative of how American ingenuity solved an international scientific mystery. At the turn of the nineteenth century, even the m...
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Femininity, Mathematics and Science, 1880-1914
ISBN: 9780230555211 / Angielski / Twarda / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Through the prism of gender, this volume explores the contrasting cultures and material and social practices of mathematics and science in the decades surrounding 1900. It is demonstrated that gender, far from being a peripheral issue, is central to understanding the development of both pure and practical disciplines at this time.
Through the prism of gender, this volume explores the contrasting cultures and material and social practices of mathematics and science in the decades...
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