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26 produkter
Fowler's Concise Dictionary of Modern English Usage
E-bok, 2016
139 kr
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Fowler''s Concise Dictionary of Modern English Usage is an invaluable reference work that offers the best advice on English usage. Known in previous editions as the ''Pocket Fowler'', this third edition is a descendant of the original 1926 edition of A Dictionary of Modern English Usage by Henry …
Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage
E-bok, 2015
240 kr
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Why literally shouldn''t be taken literally. Why Americans think home in on something is a mistake and Brits think hone in is. Is it OK to spell OK okay? What''s wrong with hence why? Was Alanis Morrisette ever ironic? Fowler''s Dictionary of Modern English Usage is the world-famous guide to …
Quantum Entanglements
Selected Papers
Av Rob Clifton, Hans Halvorson m. fl.
E-bok, 2004
1907 kr
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Rob Clifton was one of the most brilliant and productive researchers in the foundations and philosophy of quantum theory; he died tragically at the age of 38. Jeremy Butterfield and Hans Halvorson present fourteen of his finest papers, all of which combine exciting philosophical discussion with …
Damp Squid
The English Language Laid Bare
E-bok, 2008
101 kr
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How many words are there in the English language and where were they born? Why does spelling ''wobble'' and why do meanings change? How do words behave towards each other - and how do we behave towards words? And what does this all mean for dictionary-making in the 21st century?This entertaining …
Damp Squid
The English Language Laid Bare
E-bok, 2008
101 kr
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How many words are there in the English language and where were they born? Why does spelling ''wobble'' and why do meanings change? How do words behave towards each other - and how do we behave towards words? And what does this all mean for dictionary-making in the 21st century?This entertaining …
Oxford A-Z of English Usage
E-bok, 2013
76 kr
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Readers and writers of all levels will find the Oxford A-Z of English Usage essential. Based on Oxford''s world-leading dictionary research programmes and contemporary language monitoring, and giving examples of real usage, this book provides the essential information about usage and correct …
The Arguments of Time
Av Butterfield, Jeremy Butterfield
Häftad, 2006
528 kr
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These nine essays, commissioned on the initiative of the Philosophy section of the British Academy, address fundamental questions about time in philosophy, physics, linguistics, and psychology. Are there facts about the future? Could we affect the past? In physics, general relativity and quantum …
The Philosophy and Physics of Duality
Av Sebastian De Haro, Jeremy Butterfield
Inbunden, 2025
1849 kr
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The Philosophy and Physics of Duality discusses what dualities are and the philosophical questions they raise. This book also examines the main examples of duality—from quantum mechanics and electrodynamics to statistical mechanics, quantum field theory, and string theory.Part I conceptualizes …
Quantum Entanglements
Selected Papers
Av Rob Clifton, Jeremy Butterfield m. fl.
Inbunden, 2004
2929 kr
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Rob Clifton was one of the most brilliant and productive researchers in the foundations and philosophy of quantum theory; he died tragically at the age of 38. Jeremy Butterfield and Hans Halvorson present fourteen of his finest papers, all of which combine exciting philosophical discussion with …
Damp Squid
The English Language Laid Bare
Häftad, 2009
149 kr
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How many words are there in the English language and where were they born? Why does spelling 'wobble' and why do meanings change? How do words behave towards each other - and how do we behave towards words? And what does this all mean for dictionary-making in the 21st century?This entertaining book …
Oxford A-Z of English Usage
Av Jeremy Butterfield, Jeremy Butterfield
Häftad, 2013
116 kr
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Readers and writers of all levels will find the Oxford A-Z of English Usage essential. Based on Oxford's world-leading dictionary research programmes and contemporary language monitoring, and giving examples of real usage, this book provides the essential information about usage and correct English …
Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage
Av Jeremy Butterfield, Jeremy Butterfield
Inbunden, 2015
345 kr
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Why literally shouldn't be taken literally. Why Americans think home in on something is a mistake and Brits think hone in is. Is it OK to spell OK okay? What's wrong with hence why? Was Alanis Morrisette ever ironic? Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage is the world-famous guide to English …
Fowler's Concise Dictionary of Modern English Usage
Häftad, 2016
176 kr
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Fowler's Concise Dictionary of Modern English Usage is an invaluable reference work that offers the best advice on English usage. Known in previous editions as the 'Pocket Fowler', this third edition is a descendant of the original 1926 edition of A Dictionary of Modern English Usage by Henry …
Language Mind and Logic
Av Butterfield, Jeremy Butterfield
Häftad, 2009
699 kr
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This is a collection of eleven original essays in analytical philosophy by British and American philosophers, centring on the connection between mind and language. Two themes predominate: how it is that thoughts and sentences can represent the world; and what having a thought - a belief, for …
From Physics to Philosophy
Av Jeremy Butterfield, Constantine Pagonis
Häftad, 2010
732 kr
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This collection of essays by leading philosophers of physics was first published in 2000, and offers philosophical perspectives on two of the central elements of modern physics, quantum theory and relativity. The topics examined include the notorious 'measurement problem' of quantum theory and the …
From Physics to Philosophy
Av Jeremy Butterfield, Constantine Pagonis
Inbunden, 1999
1520 kr
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This collection of essays by leading philosophers of physics was first published in 2000, and offers philosophical perspectives on two of the central elements of modern physics, quantum theory and relativity. The topics examined include the notorious 'measurement problem' of quantum theory and the …
Non-locality and Modality
Av Tomasz Placek, Tomasz Placek m. fl.
Inbunden, 2002
1643 kr
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Quantum theory is the most successful of all physical theories: it has a towering mathematical structure, a vast range of accurate predictions, and technological applications. Its interpretation, however, is as unsettled now as in the heroic days of Einstein and Bohr. This book focuses on quantum …
Non-locality and Modality
Av Tomasz Placek, Jeremy Butterfield
Häftad, 2002
1643 kr
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Quantum theory is the most successful of all physical theories: it has a towering mathematical structure, a vast range of accurate predictions, and technological applications. Its interpretation, however, is as unsettled now as in the heroic days of Einstein and Bohr.This book focuses on quantum …
Multiverse
A Philosophical Introduction
Inbunden, 2026
1890 kr
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The Multiverse is an introduction to the idea that our universe is just one of many universes. Philosophers have proposed that all logically possible universes are equally real. In physics, the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics proposes that every possible outcome of a quantum event …
Multiverse
A Philosophical Introduction
Häftad, 2026
616 kr
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The Multiverse is an introduction to the idea that our universe is just one of many universes. Philosophers have proposed that all logically possible universes are equally real. In physics, the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics proposes that every possible outcome of a quantum event …
Metaphor Zoo
Why the English Language Loves Animals
Inbunden, 2026
210 kr
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Ever wondered why it rains cats and dogs? Why some are early birds and others night owls? Or why on earth a cat would wear pyjamas?'Charming, scholarly, boisterously playful, thoroughly engaging.' Benjamin Dreyer, bestselling author of Dreyer's EnglishEnglish is home to a veritable menagerie of …
Non-locality and Modality
Av Jeremy Butterfield, Tomasz Placek
E-bok, 2012
2111 kr
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Quantum theory is the most successful of all physical theories: it has a towering mathematical structure, a vast range of accurate predictions, and technological applications. Its interpretation, however, is as unsettled now as in the heroic days of Einstein and Bohr. This book focuses on quantum …
Reality and Measurement in Algebraic Quantum Theory
NWW 2015, Nagoya, Japan, March 9-13
Av Masanao Ozawa, Jeremy Butterfield m. fl.
Inbunden, 2018
1857 kr
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This volume contains papers based on presentations at the “Nagoya Winter Workshop 2015: Reality and Measurement in Algebraic Quantum Theory (NWW 2015)”, held in Nagoya, Japan, in March 2015. The foundations of quantum theory have been a source of mysteries, puzzles, and confusions, and have …
Reality and Measurement in Algebraic Quantum Theory
NWW 2015, Nagoya, Japan, March 9-13
Av Francesco Buscemi, Yuichiro Kitajima m. fl.
E-bok, 2018
2437 kr
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This volume contains papers based on presentations at the “Nagoya Winter Workshop 2015: Reality and Measurement in Algebraic Quantum Theory (NWW 2015)”, held in Nagoya, Japan, in March 2015. The foundations of quantum theory have been a source of mysteries, puzzles, and confusions, and have …
Reality and Measurement in Algebraic Quantum Theory
NWW 2015, Nagoya, Japan, March 9-13
Av Masanao Ozawa, Jeremy Butterfield m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
1861 kr
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This volume contains papers based on presentations at the “Nagoya Winter Workshop 2015: Reality and Measurement in Algebraic Quantum Theory (NWW 2015)”, held in Nagoya, Japan, in March 2015. The foundations of quantum theory have been a source of mysteries, puzzles, and confusions, and have …
The Arguments of Time
Inbunden, 2000
524 kr
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These nine essays, commissioned on the initiative of the Philosophy section of the British Academy, address fundamental questions about time in philosophy, physics, linguistics, and psychology. Are there facts about the future? Could we affect the past? In physics, general relativity and quantum …
