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EPSA Philosophical Issues in the Sciences
Launch of the European Philosophy of Science Association
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2010
This volume collects papers presented at the Founding Conference of the European Philosophy of Science Association meeting, held November 2007. It provides an excellent overview of the state of the art in philosophy of science in different European countries.
Recurrence Plots and Their Quantifications: Expanding Horizons
Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Recurrence Plots, Grenoble, France, 17-19 June 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2016
The chapters in this book originate from the research work and contributions presented at the Sixth International Symposium on Recurrence Plots held in Grenoble, France in June 2015. Scientists from numerous disciplines gathered to exchange knowledge on recent applications and developments in recurrence...
Rain Formation in Warm Clouds
General Systems Theory
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2015
This book aims to promote the understanding of some of the basic mathematical and scientific issues in the subjects relating to climate dynamics, chaos and quantum mechanics. It is based on substantial research work in atmospheric science carried out over twenty years.
Atmospheric flows exhibit...
Scientific Method
How Science Works, Fails to Work, and Pretends to Work
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
This book shows how science works, fails to work, or pretends to work, by looking at examples from such diverse fields as physics, biomedicine, psychology, and economics. Social science affects our lives every day through the predictions of experts and the rules and regulations they devise. Sciences...
by Bhisham C. Gupta, Irwin Guttman
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2013
A solutions manual to accompany Statistics and Probability with Applications for Engineers and Scientists
Unique among books of this kind, Statistics and Probability with Applications for Engineers and Scientists covers descriptive statistics first, then goes on to discuss the fundamentals...
How to Change Minds About Our Changing Climate
Let Science Do the Talking the Next Time Someone Tries to Tell You…The Climate Isn't Changing; Global Warming is Actually a Good Thing; Climate Change is Natural, Not Man-Made...and Other Arguments It's Time to End for Good
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2014
The book to spark action on the defining challenge of our time
In our post-truth world, there’s only one place to turn to if we want to live in reality: science. And the research on climate change is clear: It’s real, it threatens us all, and human activity is the primary cause. This essential...
by Stephen Burt
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2012
The Weather Observer's Handbook provides a comprehensive, practical and independent guide to all aspects of making weather observations. Automatic weather stations today form the mainstay of both amateur and professional weather observing networks around the world and yet – prior to this book –...
The Dappled World
A Study of the Boundaries of Science
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 1999
It is often supposed that the spectacular successes of our modern mathematical sciences support a lofty vision of a world completely ordered by one single elegant theory. In this book Nancy Cartwright argues to the contrary. When we draw our image of the world from the way modern science works - as...
by Orrin H. Pilkey, Rob Young
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2010
On Shishmaref Island in Alaska, homes are being washed into the sea. In the South Pacific, small island nations face annihilation by encroaching waters. In coastal Louisiana, an area the size of a football field disappears every day. For these communities, sea level rise isn’t a distant, abstract...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2015
Practical Handbook of Soybean Processing and Utilization is a single source of information on all aspects of soybean processing and utilization written by experts from around the globe. Written in an easy-to-read format, this title covers a wide range of topics including the physical and chemical...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2009
Since the 17th century, autobiography has an honorable place in the study of history. In 1930, the preeminent historian of psychology, Edwin Boring, writes that a science separated from its history lacks direction and promises a future of uncertain importance. To understand what psychology is and...
Land Surface — Atmosphere Interactions for Climate Modeling
Observations, Models and Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
It is well known that the interactions between land surfaces and the atmosphere, and the resulting exchanges in water and energy have a tremendous affect on climate. The inadequate representation of land-atmosphere interactions is a major weakness in current climate models, and is providing the motivation...
Talking Renewables
A Renewable Energy Primer for Everyone
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2018
Renewable energy (RE) is a subject of great interest today. It is one of the two main means for implementing climate change mitigation programmes, and presently the only perceived means for replacing the declining global fossil fuel reserves. It also helps fight poverty and assists in the global quest...
by Derek K. Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
A rich and multi-faceted history of heroes and villains interwoven with the profound changes in human knowledge that took place between the Renaissance and the Enlightenment.
Spanning some of the most vibrant and fascinating eras in European history, Cambridge historian Derek Wilson reveals...