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Henri Poincaré's 'The Principles of Mathematical Physics' is a seminal work in the field of mathematical physics, offering a comprehensive exploration of the fundamental principles that underlie the……続きを見る

This book gets to the heart of science by asking a fundamental question about its essence: what is the true nature of space and time? Both defy modern physics and scientists find themselves continua……続きを見る

Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch liken science to the Golem, a creature from Jewish mythology, powerful yet potentially dangerous, a gentle, helpful creature that may yet run amok at any moment. Throu……続きを見る

Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer. Leonardo h……続きを見る

THE TIMES SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR FINALIST FOR THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY A revelatory and vibrant story of measurement which will ……続きを見る

The world’s most isolated continent has spawned some of the most unusual words in the English language. In the space of a mere century, a remarkable vocabulary has evolved to deal with the extraordi……続きを見る

Mathematics plays a central role in much of contemporary science, but philosophers have struggled to understand what this role is or how significant it might be for mathematics and science. In this ……続きを見る

In the very successful and widely discussed first volume in the Golem series, The Golem: What You Should Know about Science, Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch likened science to the Golem, a creature f……続きを見る

An insider's history of the world's largest particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider: why it was built, how it works, and the importance of what it has revealed. Since 2008 scientists have co……続きを見る

In the year 2015, 100 years after Fred Hoyle was born, the ideas relating to the cosmic origins of life are slowly gaining credence in scientific circles. Once regarded as outrageous heresy, evidenc……続きを見る

Tables tournantes et parlantes, somnambules et médiums, fantômes et ectoplasmes ont captivé l'attention d'une fraction non négligeable de la communauté scientifique française au tournant du XXe sièc……続きを見る

Mark Di Vincenzo, the New York Times bestselling author of Buy Ketchup in May and Fly at Noon, brings us another book of fascinating, eminently useful facts certain to make you healthier, wealthier,……続きを見る

"Science and Hypothesis" is a study written in 1902, by the French mathematician, Henri Poincaré. It was designed with non-specialist readers in mind, and contains information on mathematics, space,……続きを見る

Factorization algebras are local-to-global objects that play a role in classical and quantum field theory which is similar to the role of sheaves in geometry: they conveniently organize complicated ……続きを見る

L’Autore dopo aver ricevuto sei lusinghieri riconoscimenti letterari per il libro: “Evoluzione della conoscenza dell’Universo e della Terra con riferimenti all’attualità”, edito da Elison Publishing……続きを見る

Why did the US intelligence services fail so spectacularly to know about the Soviet Union's nuclear capabilities following World War II? As Vince Houghton, historian and curator of the International……続きを見る

Originally published in 1937. A short account of the traditional logic, intended to provide the student with the fundamentals necessary for the specialized study. Suitable for working through indivi……続きを見る

Migration is in the news every day. Whether it be the plight of refugees fleeing Syria, or the outbreak of the Zika virus across Latin America, the modern world is fundamentally shaped by movement a……続きを見る

Warum macht Ostdeutschland fast nur mit Krisennachrichten von sich reden? Warum sind so wenige engagierte Stimmen aus der Region zu hören? Eine Mitverantwortung dafür tragen die ostdeutschen Funktio……続きを見る

This volume opens the readers' eyes to the central role of materials in human societies and in the environment by telling the life stories of fifteen materials. In this rich collection of stories, m……続きを見る

In Atomic Bill**, Vincent Kiernan examines the fraught career of** New York Times science journalist, William L. Laurence and shows his professional and personal lives to be a cautionary tale of dan……続きを見る

La obra se inserta dentro de una historia investigativa con aciertos importantes, sobre todo en lo que a la historia de la salud pública se refiere. Heredero de una rica tradición de historiadores d……続きを見る

A "UXB" is an unexploded bomb. What happens when it goes off? All those who know about the Armageddon Conspiracy were aware that detonation was coming. Now it has. In this epic, we describe somethin……続きを見る

"A fascinating and funny guide to history's favorite geniusーand why he still matters." ーA.J. Jacobs, New York Times bestselling author A fascinating look into how Einstein's genius and science con……続きを見る

This volume, originally published in China and translated into four other languages, presents a fascinating and unique account of the history of mathematics, divided into eight chronologically organ……続きを見る

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. It is free to read at Oxford Academic and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locati……続きを見る

You will marvel at these principles of mathematical physics written by Henri Poincare, one of the most famous French mathematicians. Contents: History of Mathematical Physics, The Present Crisis of ……続きを見る

Henri Poincaré's 'The Principles of Mathematical Physics' is a groundbreaking work that explores the intricate connections between mathematics and physics. Written in a clear and concise style, the ……続きを見る

À la fois mathématicien, physicien et astronome, Henri Poincaré, savant universel, est également un philosophe reconnu. Il dresse dans cet ouvrage un panorama de la science et met en perspective la ……続きを見る

Für Leser, die ein tiefes Verständnis der wissenschaftlichen Denkweise suchen, ist 'Wissenschaft und Hypothese' von Henri Poincaré ein unverzichtbares Werk. Durch die Lektüre dieses Buches erhalten ……続きを見る