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Introduces students to the best recent writings on the scientific revolution of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuriesoxfam shop bishop's stortford this book introduces students to the best recent writings on the scientific revolution of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuriespresents work by scholars who have been at the forefront of reinterpreting the scientific revolution great condition copy of a excellent book for students and historians of the periodrepresents a broad range of approaches from the seminal to the innovativecovers a wide range of topics including astronomy, science and religion, natural philosophy, technology, medicine and alchemy see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Anyone alive in the 18th century would have known that 'the longitude problem' was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day - and had been for centuriesthe scientific establishment throughout europe - from galileo to sir isaac newton - had mapped the heavens in both hemispheres in its certain pursuit of a celestial answeroxfam bookshop newport the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude, and the unlikely triumph of an english geniusno highlighting or other noteslacking the ability to measure their longitude, sailors throughout the great ages of exploration had been literally lost at sea as soon as they lost sight of landin stark contrast, one man, john harrison, dared to imagine a mechanical solutionthousands of lives, and the increasing fortunes of nations, hung on a resolutionthe quest for a solution had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries when, in , parliament upped the ante by offering a king's ransom (gbp) to anyone whose method or device proved successfulfull of heroism and chicanery, brilliance and the absurd, longitude is also a fascinating brief history of astronomy, navigation and clockmakingtext block clean see oxfam website for delivery information read moreexcellent condition for its age, with little signs of usedust jacket unmarked
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Prothero recounts the scientific detective work that shaped our understanding of geology, from the unearthing of exemplary specimens to tectonic shifts in how we view the inner workings of our planeteach of these breakthroughs filled in a piece of the greater puzzle that is the earth, with scientific discoveries dovetailing with each other to offer an increasingly coherent image of the geologic pastsummarizing a wealth of information in an entertaining, approachable style, the story of the earth in 25 rocks is essential reading for the armchair geologist, the rock hound, and all who are curious about the earth beneath their feetsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein twenty-five chapters-each about a particular rock, outcrop, or geologic phenomenon-donald roxfam bookshop brigg every rock is a tangible trace of the earth's pastprothero follows in the footsteps of the scientists who asked-and answered-geology's biggest questions: how do we know how old the earth is? what happened to the supercontinent pangea? how did ocean rocks end up at the top of mount everest? what can we learn about our planet from meteorites and moon rocks? he answers these questions through expertly chosen case studies, such as pliny the younger's firsthand account of the eruption of vesuvius; the granite outcrops that led a scottish scientist to theorize that the landscapes he witnessed were far older than noah's flood; the salt and gypsum deposits under the mediterranean sea that indicate that it was once a desert; and how trying to date the age of meteorites revealed the dangers of lead poisoningthe story of the earth in 25 rocks tells the fascinating stories behind the discoveries that shook the foundations of geology
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Darwin's book introduced the scientific theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection on the origin of species or, more completely, on the origin of species by means of natural selection, or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life was published on 24 november , is a work of scientific literature by charles darwin which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biologybrown cloth boards with decorative motif and titles on spineoxfam shop darlington hardbackbumping on spine endsthe book presented a body of evidence that the diversity of life arose by common descent through a branching pattern of evolutionlight tanning but no foxing and contents very clean with tight bindingsee oxfam website for delivery information read more published in the world classics series, third impression, by grant richards, january
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His essays on the babylonian findings have their tribute in the scientific worldboards clean with very slight fading around the titles on the spinefascinated by the shaded past of the cultural hub of our civilization there, field dug, dusted and studied to piece together his track of manoxfam shop darlington hardbackillustrated with 28 b/w photographsthe inscription includes " with greeting henry field" and is dated but cannot verify its authenticityhis autobiography is a spirited account of the adventure of science itselffield went eagerly as a young student on his first trip to the excavation grounds at kishffep has a small section (4cm x 1cm) removed to take out surname of inscriptioncontents are clean and binding is tightthere his heart remained for most of the rest of his lifedj has some minor chipsthough his work took him to the caves of altamira and the pyrenees with the abbe breuil, to america where he worked for years in the field museum and saw the construction of its marvellous hall of primitive man, into planning for the developmental exhibit at the chicago world's fair, and into wartime studies for the ugovernment- it was at kish that he did his main body of workpublished by peter daviessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreborn in chicago he spent his childhood in england and was educated at eton and oxfordred top page endsgreen cloth boards protected by unclipped maroon pictorial dust jackethenry field (december – january ) was an american anthropologist and archaeologist
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Drawing on extensive knowledge of the scientific literature on working memory and related topics, carruthers builds an argument that challenges the central assumptions of many philosophersoxfam bookshop preston the centered mind offers a new view of the nature and causal determinants of both reflective thinking and, more generally, the stream of consciousnesshowever, our amodal (non-sensory) propositional attitudes are never actually among the contents of this stream of conscious reflectionit enables sensory images to be sustained and manipulated through attentional signals directed at midlevel sensory areas of the braintop corner is slightly bent but book is otherwise as newpeter carruthers argues that conscious thought is always sensory-based, relying on the resources of the working-memory systemwhen abstract conceptual representations are bound into these images, we consciously experience ourselves as making judgments or arriving at decisionsthis system has been much studied by cognitive scientiststhus one might hear oneself as judging, in inner speech, that it is time to go home, for examplesee oxfam website for delivery information read morewritten with his usual clarity and directness, the centered mind will be essential reading for all philosophers and cognitive scientists interested in the nature of human thought processesour beliefs, goals, and decisions are only ever active in the background of consciousness, working behind the scenes to select the sensory-based imagery that occurs in working memoryin addition to arguing that non-sensory propositional attitudes are never conscious, he also shows that they are never under direct intentional controlthey are never themselves conscious
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In fact, heisenberg never had to face the moral problem of whether he should design a bomb for the nazi regimethis fascinating study is a profound effort to understand one of the twentieth century's great enigmaswhat precisely did heisenberg know about the physics of the atomic bomb? how deep was his loyalty to the german government during the third reich? assuming that he had been able to build a bomb, would he have been willing? these questions, the moral and the scientific, are answered by paul lawrence rose with greater accuracy and breadth of documentation than any other historian has yet achievedoxfam shop kendal very good condition hardback with minimal wearno one better represents the plight and the conduct of german intellectuals under hitler than werner heisenberg, whose task it was to build an atomic bomb for nazi germanyonly when he and his colleagues were interned in england and heard about hiroshima did heisenberg realize that his calculations were wronghe began at once to construct an image of himself as a "pure" scientist who could have built a bomb but chose to work on reactor design insteadthe question of why he did, and why he misrepresented himself afterwards, is answered through rose's subtle analysis of german mentality and the scientists' problems of delusion and self-delusionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis was fiction, as rose demonstrates: in reality, heisenberg blindly supported and justified the cause of german victorydigging deep into the archival record among formerly secret technical reports, rose establishes that heisenberg never overcame certain misconceptions about nuclear fission, and as a result the german leaders never pushed for atomic weaponsthe controversy surrounding heisenberg still rages, because of the nature of his work and the regime for which it was undertaken
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It is said without them the scientific revolution would have been impossiblethis book from the 'everything is mathematical' series invites the reader to explore the importance of calculus and of concepts such as 'derivatives' and 'integrals'published by rba coleccionablesoxfam shop cottingham pushing the limits - infinitesimal calculus by antonio jsee oxfam website for delivery information read morevery good condition
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham there was immense excitement in the scientific community and among the general public when the cobe space probe sent back data that proved not only that the big bang had happened but also that it had happened at more or less exactly the time that astronomers had calculatedwhat does it mean to say that the universe appeared out of nothing? did it need a beginning, and will it ever end? why do we think that most of the universe is invisible?the ideas that cosmologists are wrestling with are challenging and extraordinary: here they are explained with unfailing fluencysee oxfam website for delivery information read morebarrow describes these finds and then goes on to explain how they allow us to reach back and shed light upon events at the dawn of time
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From tales of vegetarian piranha fish and voiceless dogs to the scientific search for the genes that threaten to destroy the cheetah, quammen captures the natural world with precisionplease note - ex-library copya distinguished natural science essayist, quammen's reporting is masterful and thought provoking and his curiosity and fascination with the world of living things is infectioussee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham from the award-winning author of the song of the dodo comes a collection of essays in which various weird and wonderful aspects of nature are examined
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Born in his life was beset by troubles: he was imprisoned for debt, turned out of his home, his work was plagiarised, his wife went insane and the scientific establishment shunned himits maker was a farmer's son named william smithsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit was not until , when a yorkshire aristocrat recognised his genius, that he was returned to london in triumph: the map that changed the world is his storyhidden behind velvet curtains above a stairway in a house in london's piccadilly is an enormous and beautiful hand-coloured map - the first geological map of anywhere in the worldoxfam bookshop cheltenham following the hugely successful hardback, this extraordinary tale of the father of modern geology looks set to be the non fiction paperback for
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After living with such a master for almost seven years, the author gives an account of  surat shabd yoga, the yoga of the audible life stream, which is the scientific system through which the masters attain the highest degree of spiritual developmentoxfam shop west hampstead this book is a comprehensive statement of sant mat, the teachings of the great spiritual masterssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreshow some signs of shelf-wear, but the book is otherwise in very good conditionthe edges of the d
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To give the reader some sense of how mesopotamian civilization has been mediated and interpreted in its transmission through time, bottero begins with an account of assyriology, the discipline devoted to the ancient culturesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop leeds 311ppour ancestors, the mesopotamians, invented writing and with it a new way of looking at the worldin this collection of essays, the french scholar jean bottero attempts to go back to the moment which marks the very beginning of historythis transmission, compounded with countless discoveries, would not have been possible without the surprising decipherment of the cuneiform writing systembottero also focuses on divination in the ancient world, contending that certain modes of worship in mesopotamia, in their application of causality and proof, prefigure the "scientific mind
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Oxfam bookshop preston what does reality encompass? is reality exclusively physical? or does reality include nonphysical -mental, and perhaps 'abstract' -aspects? what is it to be physical or mental, or to be an abstract entity? what are the elements of being, reality's raw materials? how is the manifest image we inherit from our culture and refine in the special sciences related to the scientific image as we have it in fundamental physics? can physics be understood as providing a 'theory of everything', or do the various sciences make up a hierarchy corresponding to autonomous levels of reality? is our conscious human perspective on the universe in the universe or at its limits? what, if anything, makes ordinary truths, truths of the special sciences, and truths of mathematics true? and what is it for an assertion or judgment to be 'made true'? in the universe as we find it, john heil offers answers to these questions framed in terms of a comprehensive ontology of substances and properties inspired by descartes, locke, their successors, and their latter day exemplarssubstances are simple, lacking parts that are themselves substancessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreheil argues that the deep story about the nature of these truthmakers can only be told by fundamental physicsproperties are modes -particular ways particular substances are -and arrangements of propertied substances serve as truthmakers for all the truths that have truthmakers
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It begins with the description of the new discoveries made at the turn of the previous century, which have culminated in the scientific knowledge we have todaythis paperback is in very good condition with all pages clean and intactsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop thame this book is a must read for everyone interested in the future role and direction of scienceas it chronicles the development of modern science it opens a new window on our understanding of science at the most fundamental level of knowledgethe book then discusses the fundamental constants of nature and how they inter-relate and how they may have come to be what they arethis second book compliments and adds a vast new tranche of knowledge to book i of the series, but is at the same time entirely readable in its own right
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But in the sacred depths of nature, eminent biologist ursula goodenough shows us that the scientific world view need not be a source of despairindeed, it can be a wellspring of solace and hopelooking at topics such as evolution, emotions, sexuality, and death, goodenough writes with rich, uncluttered detail about the workings of nature in general and of living creatures in particular
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Book has black boards with gilt lettering to the spineoxfam shop mutley plain comprehensive account with b/w photographs of instruments held in the science museum at maynooth college, county kildare, irelandsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreinside pages are clean throughout and securely bounddust jacket is clean with wrinkles to top and bottom edgesprinted in , first edition
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Astronauts wanted! the scientific community is abuzz over signs of a mysterious planet located at the edge of our solar systembut despite all of their efforts, so far they have been unable to provide substantial evidence of its existence
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Watson & son company exhibited in the scientific section at stand noin , an advertisement in the british industries fair catalogue announced an optical, scientific and photographic exhibitthe exhibition featured manufacturers of microscopes for medical, industrial, and educational purposes and for the amateur, prism binoculars, astronomical and portable telescopes, photographic lenses and cameras, surveying and measuring instruments, photometers, and scientific apparatus of every descriptionin , the name was changed to wby the s, the company moved into lanterns, slides and associated equipmentwatson & son and by this time were located at 313 high holborn, londonconstructed of black japanned metal and chrome plate knobs and inserts24 the optical microscope, often referred to as the light microscope, is a type of microscope that commonly uses visible light and a system of lenses to magnify images of small objectsoften used in the classroom and at home unlike the electron microscope which is used for closer viewingin , the firm became wwatson & sons ltdin the s, the company added photographic equipment and became known as a leading manufacturer of the highest class photographic instruments and apparatus in englandoptical microscope by wi'ts in reasonably good condition, though could do with some tlcmagnification x 4, x 10, x 50watson & sons london  circaoptical microscopes are the oldest design of microscope and were possibly invented in their present compound form in the 17th centurythis is a service ii microscope serial numberinto the s, the company remained at 313 high holborn, london, englandthis item was originally used in the zoological department of liverpool universityin , the william watson business was established in london for the manufacture of optical instrumentsbasic optical microscopes can be very simple, although many complex designs aim to improve resolution and sample contrastincludes three original watson & son ltd objective lenses - on turret wheel5 kg dimensions 40 cm x 12 cm x 22 cm see oxfam website for delivery information read morewatson and son was an optical instrument makeroxfam shop smithdown road w
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A scientific, antiquarian, and picturesque tour: john lee in england, wales and ireland, , is a critical edition of the travel diaries and sketchbooks of dr john lee frs (né fiott, ), published for the first timea scientific, antiquarian and picturesque tour hardback edition by angela byrne see oxfam website for delivery information read morebest known later in life as an astronomer, antiquary, liberal campaigner for women's suffrage, and generous philanthropist, lee's lifelong interest in mineralogy, antiquities, industry, and popular culture, and his concern for the poor, are evident throughout these early diariesthe volume includes an annotated transcription of lee's five diaries and notes from his three sketchbooks, reproductions of some of his sketches, and a critical introduction setting lee's diaries within their historical, cultural, and intellectual contextsoxfam shop arnold brand new, hardback copy, was donated with original receipt which shows the price paid for this book was over £100his observations paint a picture of irish social, cultural, and political life in the aftermath of the and rebellions, and the act of unionthese observations are laid against the backdrop of lee's assessments of the irish landscape, evaluated verbally and pictorially within the frameworks of the sublime and picturesquelee also paid much attention to the physical remains of irish history (earthen forts, early-christian religious sites) and to the endurance of gaelic culture (the irish language, gaelic games, ?pattern' days) that made ireland exotic to the english visitorthe memory of looms large in the diaries, as lee recorded conversations with witnesses and participants on both sidesit makes lee's detailed observations available to researchers for the first time, a valuable resource for irish social, cultural, and political history, local history, and the histories of travel and antiquarianismshortly after graduating from cambridge university, lee set out on a seven-month walking tour through england, wales, and ireland on 31 julymost of the content relates to ireland, where lee arrived on 29 august and remained until 6 marchhis itinerary included most of the key sites on the ?home tour', such as llangollen, the lakes of killarney, and the wicklow mountains, but also less- visited sites such as the blasket islands, co
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Darwin also relied on correspondence for a lot of his scientific work and used letters to find support for his ideas among friends an colleaguesthe letters offer a lot of insight in matters from the origin of important scientific concepts to religious and philosophical discussions, that are still relevant todayscientific historian janet browne has argued that darwin’s ability to correspond on a daily basis played a crucial role in the development of his theory and his ability to find the support of colleagues¶ british nature researcher charles darwin corresponded with an exceptionally large group of people all over the worldour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storespecial anniversary set in eight volumeshis letters to harvard botanist asa gray for instance show his changing opinions regarding slavery and the american civil warplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe letters also highlight a lot of aspects about darwin and his biography: the development of is ideas, an insight in his character and health, personal opinions about controversial mattersa wrinkle at the top of the spine of volume 1by frederich burkhardt and the editors of the darwin correspondence projectletters in eight volumescondition: minimal signs of storageare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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The scientific establishment throughout europe had mapped the heavens in both hemispheres in its certain pursuit of a celestial answerthis work tells the story of this epic scientific quest, and of harrison's 40-year obsession with building his perfect timekeeper, known today as the chronometeroxfam bookshop coventry anyone alive in the 18th century would have known that "the longitude problem" was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day - and had been for centuriesread by david rintoullacking the ability to measure their longitude, sailors throughout the great ages of exploration had been literally lost at sea as soon as they lost sight of landin stark contrast, one man, john harrison, dared to imagine a mechanical solution - a clock that would keep precise time at sea, something no clock had been able to do on landsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe quest for a solution had occupied scientists, and their patrons for the better part of two centuries when, in , england's parliament upped the ante by offering a king's ransom to anyone whose method or device proved successfulrunning time approximately 3 hoursit also provides a brief history of astronomy, navigation and clockmaking
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Oxfam bookshop hampstead statistical methods, experimental design, and scientific inference by rthis book brings together as a single volume three of fisher's most influential textbooks: statistical methods for research workers, the design of experiments, and statistical methods and scientific inferencehe discusses some of the key issues tackled in the three books and reflects on how the ideas expressed have come to permeate modern statistical practicethe page edge has a few marks and the inside is slightly faded but cleanhis writings (both in paper and book form) have proved to be as relevant to present-day statisticians as they were when first publishedin this new edition frank yates has provided a foreword which sheds fresh light on fisher's thinking and on the writing and reception of each of the booksfisher has had more influence on the development of statistical theory and practice than any other twentieth-century statisticianthe first endpaper has an erased pencilled pricesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe cover corners are bruised and there is an owner's name inside the front coverin good conditionthere are a few marks here and there, mostly dust marks
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The volume is amply illustrated with diagrams from historical scientific papers, photographs of artefacts, and portraits of some of the subject's leading protagoniststhe history of the tides is in part the history of a broad area of science and the subject provides insight into the progress of science as a whole: this book will therefore appeal to all those interested in how scientific ideas developlamb, have all contributed to our understanding of tidesit will particularly interest specialists in oceanography, hydrography, geophysics, geodesy, astronomy and navigation the book is a good readable copy but does have some water damage to base of spine and several pages but this does not impact on the reading areasee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop haverfordwest this book, first published in , provides a history of the study of the tides over two millennia, from the primitive ideas of the ancient greeks to present sophisticated space-age techniquestidal physics has puzzled some of the world's greatest scientists and mathematicians: amongst many others, galileo, descartes, bacon, kepler, newton, bernoulli, euler, laplace, young, whewell, airy, kelvin, g
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The all new willerby brenig outlook bedrooms,the living area has large sliding patio doors, there are 2 freestanding sofas with scatter cushions and an ottoman footstool for extra seating or just for putting your feet up while you are watching televisionthe kitchen/dining area has a dining table with 4 upholstered chairsdouble bedroom is a spacious roomagain upholstered headboard and bedside tables and a vanity table, mirror and stoolthe bathroom is a good size and has an enclosed shower, wc, large hand basin and fixed mirrortwin room with upholstered headboards, bedside table and overhead shelvingthe kitchen itself has an oven with separate grill, extractor fan, space for fridge freezer and a microwave
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Citroen berlingo romahome duo outlook with miles from newit comes fully equipped with sink, 3 way fridge, 2 burner hob, grill, heat source heating, toilet, 12v lighting, 240v sockets, storage, on board water tanks, leisure battery, blinds and netscomes with gas bottle, awning and hook up leadpart exchange and delivery availablethanks for lookingcomes with excellent service history with stamps in the service book and lots of receipts alsoit has all the original citroen manuals and the romahome manualsit has a brand new mot until march with no advisories and comes with a new habitation check covering all appliances, gas and electrics with certificate
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