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The Economic Laws of Scientific Research
ISBN: 9780312173067 / Angielski / Miękka / 382 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'Dr Kealey's brave, entertaining and learned book makes a powerful case for his unpopular views. It must give pause to any open-minded student of science policy.' - R.C.O. Matthews 'Not since J.D. Bernal has a practising British scientist challenged conventional arguments about the funding of science so originally, and so powerfully.' - David Edgerton, Imperial College Does government funding of science promote economic and cultural growth? This burning question has come to dominate political and academic thought. The evidence seems mixed: Japan flourishes economically neglecting science...
'Dr Kealey's brave, entertaining and learned book makes a powerful case for his unpopular views. It must give pause to any open-minded student of scie...
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322,01 |
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Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science
ISBN: 9780345336897 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 398 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Carl Sagan, writer and scientist, returns from the frontier to tell us about how the world works. In his delightfully down-to-earth style, he explores and explains a mind-boggling future of intelligent robots, extraterrestrial life and its consquences, and other provocative, fascinating quandries of the future that we want to see today.
Carl Sagan, writer and scientist, returns from the frontier to tell us about how the world works. In his delightfully down-to-earth style, he explores...
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38,49 |
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The Alchemy of the Heavens: Searching for Meaning in the Milky Way
ISBN: 9780385472142 / Angielski / Miękka / 356 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Alchemy Of The Heavens offers an exciting and accessible survey of what we know about our galaxy.The home of the earth, the sun, and countless other stars, the Milky Way has long been an object of human fascintation, but it's been in the last forty years that astromoners and astrophysicists have made the most startling discoveries about our galaxy.Author Ken Croswell reveals that the Milky Way formed as many earlier galaxies collopsed and smashed together; that may of the elements in the galaxy--including the iron and carbon that course through our bodies--were born in exploding...
The Alchemy Of The Heavens offers an exciting and accessible survey of what we know about our galaxy.The home of the earth, the sun, and countl...
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73,22 |
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Routledge Spanish Dictionary of Environmental Technology Diccionario Ingles de Tecnologia Medioambiental: Spanish-English/English-Spanish
ISBN: 9780415152655 / Angielski / Twarda / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This dictionary consists of some 30,000 terms and references in both Spanish and English. Terms are drawn from all the major areas of environmental technology.
This dictionary consists of some 30,000 terms and references in both Spanish and English. Terms are drawn from all the major areas of environmental te...
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1959,09 |
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Routledge Spanish Dictionary of Telecommunications Diccionario Ingles de Telecomunicaciones: Spanish-English/English-Spanish
ISBN: 9780415152662 / Angielski / Twarda / 576 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This dictionary consists of some 30,000 terms and references in both Spanish and English, drawn from all the major areas in the field of Telecommunications including: applications and services; climate control; components & materials; computing; control technology; data; electronics; power systems; procedures; radio based technologies; signalling; switching; telephony & telegraphy; television & video; telecommunications; terminal & peripheral apparatus; testing & procedures; and transmission.
This dictionary consists of some 30,000 terms and references in both Spanish and English, drawn from all the major areas in the field of Telecommunica...
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1812,16 |
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Environmentalism: Critical Concepts in the Environment
ISBN: 9780415206228 / Angielski / Twarda / 2472 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Modern environmentalism is now over 50 years old. This four-volume set provides wide-ranging coverage of the state and scope of environmentalism from its science-driven, physical geography-focused roots to its spread to social science and cultural studies. The articles and accompanying commentaries provide insight into the critical areas of debate in the field's 50-year development.
Modern environmentalism is now over 50 years old. This four-volume set provides wide-ranging coverage of the state and scope of environmentalism from ...
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4407,95 |
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Science Fact and Science Fiction: An Encyclopedia
ISBN: 9780415974608 / Angielski / Twarda / 756 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Science fiction is a literary genre based on scientific speculation. Works of science fiction use the ideas and the vocabulary of all sciences to create valid narratives that explore the future effects of science on events and human beings. Science Fact and Science Fiction examines in one volume how science has propelled science-fiction and, to a lesser extent, how science fiction has influenced the sciences. Although coverage will discuss the science behind the fiction from the Classical Age to the present, focus is naturally on the 19th century to the present, when the Industrial...
Science fiction is a literary genre based on scientific speculation. Works of science fiction use the ideas and the vocabulary of all sciences to crea...
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1077,50 |
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Writing Successfully in Science
ISBN: 9780419252405 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Writing Successfully in Science pays particular attention to the needs of scientists whose first language is not English, explaining how to avoid the main pitfalls of English grammar and how to present work in a clear and logical fashion. It combines practical tips for the first-time writer with useful instructions for experienced contributors wishing to improve their technique
Writing Successfully in Science pays particular attention to the needs of scientists whose first language is not English, explaining how to avoid the ...
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186,06 |
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Evolution's Workshop
ISBN: 9780465038114 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. More than any other place on Earth, the Galapagos Islands are the workshop of evolution. Isolated and desolate, they were largely overlooked by early explorers until Charles Darwin arrived there in the 1830's. It was Darwin who recognized that Galapagos' isolation and desolation were advantages: the paucity of species and lack of outside influences made the workings of natural selection crystal clear. Since then, every important advance and controversy in evolutionary thinking has had its reflection on the Galapagos. In every sense-intellectually, institutionally, and culturally-the history...
More than any other place on Earth, the Galapagos Islands are the workshop of evolution. Isolated and desolate, they were largely overlooked by early ...
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124,93 |
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What Evolution Is
ISBN: 9780465044269 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. At once a spirited defense of Darwinian explanations of biology and an elegant primer on evolution for the general reader, What Evolution Is poses the questions at the heart of evolutionary theory and considers how our improved understanding of evolution has affected the viewpoints and values of modern man.Science Masters Series
At once a spirited defense of Darwinian explanations of biology and an elegant primer on evolution for the general reader, What Evolution Is poses the...
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124,93 |
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The Origin of the Universe: Science Masters Series
ISBN: 9780465053148 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There is no more profound, enduring or fascinating question in all of science than that of how time, space, and matter began. Now John Barrow, who has been at the cutting edge of research in this area and has written extensively about it, guides us on a journey to the beginning of time, into a world of temperatures and densities so high that we cannot recreate them in a laboratory. With new insights, Barrow draws us into the latest speculative theories about the nature of time and the "inflationary universe," explains "wormholes," showing how they bear upon the fact of our own existence, and...
There is no more profound, enduring or fascinating question in all of science than that of how time, space, and matter began. Now John Barrow, who has...
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114,15 |
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The Age of Science: What We Learned in the 20th Century
ISBN: 9780465057559 / Angielski / Twarda / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When historians of the future come to examine western civilization in the twentieth century, one area of intellectual accomplishment will stand out above all others: more than any other era before it, the twentieth century was an age of science. Not only were the practical details of daily life radically transformed by the application of scientific discoveries, but our very sense of who we are, how our minds work, how our world came to be, how it works and our proper role in it, our ultimate origins, and our ultimate fate were all influenced by scientific thinking as never before in human...
When historians of the future come to examine western civilization in the twentieth century, one area of intellectual accomplishment will stand out ab...
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169,55 |
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Encyclopedia of the Human Genome, 5 Volume Set
ISBN: 9780470016183 / Angielski / Twarda / 5280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Remarkably comprehensive, this set contains articles dealing with both current aspects and historical development of human genomic analysis, interpreted broadly." CHOICE
"An excellent addition to library collections supporting genome research; recommended for academic libraries." LIBRARY JOURNAL The Encyclopedia of the Human Genome (EHG) is devoted to the scientific basis of human genetics and genomics research and its ethical, philosophical, and commercial ramifications. Presenting a comprehensive and rigorously detailed overview of... "Remarkably comprehensive, this set contains articles dealing with both current aspects and historical development of human genomic analysis, inter...
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8831,11 |
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Compendium of Organic Synthetic Methods, Volume 9
ISBN: 9780471145790 / Angielski / Twarda / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Organic transformations are the heart of synthetic organic chemistry. The Compendium of Organic Synthetic Methods series facilitates the search for the most useful functional group transformations in organic chemistry. Compendium of Organic Synthetic Methods, Volume 9, provides quick access to proven protocols for the newest, most useful reactions and transformations. It contains both functional group transformations and bond-forming reactions, and focuses on the use of reagents readily available or easily prepared and handled in the laboratory. This valuable desktop resource contains over...
Organic transformations are the heart of synthetic organic chemistry. The Compendium of Organic Synthetic Methods series facilitates the search for th...
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1133,95 |
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Fiesers' Reagents for Organic Synthesis, Collective Index for Volumes 1 - 22
ISBN: 9780471429517 / Angielski / Twarda / 1556 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From reviews of previous volumes:
"Essential for chemistry collections at the university and research levels." --The New York Public Library "Highly recommended...lots of succinct, practical information on recent developments...in a format that is easy to use. The reagents are taken up in alphabetical order (common usage names, not CAS indexing code names), sometimes several to a page, sometimes several pages to a reagent. One can expect to find how to make the reagent (in loose terms), or where it can be bought, what it is good for, and where to seek complete... From reviews of previous volumes:
"Essential for chemistry collections at the university and research levels." --The New York Publ... |
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1247,37 |
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Handbook of Monochromatic XPS Spectra: The Elements of Native Oxides
ISBN: 9780471492658 / Angielski / Twarda / 560 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. These three volumes provide comprehensive information about the instrument, the samples, and the methods used to collect the spectra. The spectra are presented on a landscape format and cover a wide variety of elements, polymers, semiconductors, and other materials.
These three volumes provide comprehensive information about the instrument, the samples, and the methods used to collect the spectra. The spectra are ...
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7854,98 |
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The Cambridge Dictionary of Scientists
ISBN: 9780521000628 / Angielski / Miękka / 444 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume is an invaluable one-stop reference book for anyone wanting a brief and accurate account of the life and work of those who created science from its beginnings to the present day. The alphabetically organized, illustrated biographical dictionary has been thoroughly revised and updated, covering over 1,500 key scientists (157 more than in the previous edition) from 40 countries. Physics, chemistry, biology, geology, astronomy, mathematics, medicine, meteorology and technology are all represented and special attention is paid to pioneer women whose achievements and example opened the...
This volume is an invaluable one-stop reference book for anyone wanting a brief and accurate account of the life and work of those who created science...
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191,90 |
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The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Space: Missions, Applications and Exploration
ISBN: 9780521773003 / Angielski / Twarda / 428 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since the lift-off of Sputnik in 1957, over 8,000 satellites and spacecraft have been launched from over thirty countries, costing hundreds of billions of dollars. While only about 350 people have made the incredible journey beyond our atmosphere, we all benefit in countless ways from the missions. An authoriative and accessible source that collects information on man's quest to explore the Universe, The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Space, provides a global perspective of our occupation and use of space, whether for scientific, industrial, commercial, technical, or military purposes. The authors...
Since the lift-off of Sputnik in 1957, over 8,000 satellites and spacecraft have been launched from over thirty countries, costing hundreds of billion...
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409,93 |
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The Cambridge Dictionary of Scientists
ISBN: 9780521806022 / Angielski / Twarda / 444 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume is an invaluable one-stop reference book for anyone wanting a brief and accurate account of the life and work of those who created science from its beginnings to the present day. The alphabetically organized, illustrated biographical dictionary has been thoroughly revised and updated, covering over 1,500 key scientists (157 more than in the previous edition) from 40 countries. Physics, chemistry, biology, geology, astronomy, mathematics, medicine, meteorology and technology are all represented and special attention is paid to pioneer women whose achievements and example opened the...
This volume is an invaluable one-stop reference book for anyone wanting a brief and accurate account of the life and work of those who created science...
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447,10 |
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Metamorphic Rocks: A Classification and Glossary of Terms: Recommendations of the International Union of Geological Sciences Subcommission on the Syst
ISBN: 9780521868105 / Angielski / Twarda / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many common terms in metamorphic petrology vary in their usage and meaning between countries. The International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) Subcommission on the Systematics of Metamorphic Rocks (SCMR) has aimed to resolve this, and to present systematic terminology and rock definitions that can be used worldwide. This 2007 book is the result of discussion and consultation lasting 20 years and involving hundreds of geoscientists worldwide. It presents a complete nomenclature of metamorphic rocks, with a comprehensive glossary of definitions, sources and etymology of over 1200 terms,...
Many common terms in metamorphic petrology vary in their usage and meaning between countries. The International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) Su...
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470,30 |