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18 produkter
Exploring the Limits of Preclassical Mechanics
A Study of Conceptual Development in Early Modern Science: Free Fall and Compounded Motion in the Work of Descartes, Galileo and Beeckman
Av Peter Damerow, Gideon Freudenthal m. fl.
Inbunden, 2004
1532 kr
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The question of when and how the basic concepts that characterize modern science arose in Western Europe has long been central to the history of science. This book examines the transition from Renaissance engineering and philosophy of nature to classical mechanics oriented on the central concept of …
What Functions Explain
Functional Explanation and Self-Reproducing Systems
Häftad, 2007
797 kr
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This 2001 book offers an examination of functional explanation as it is used in biology and the social sciences, and focuses on the kinds of philosophical presuppositions that such explanations carry with them. It tackles such questions as: why are some things explained functionally while others …
What Functions Explain
Functional Explanation and Self-Reproducing Systems
Av Peter McLaughlin, Michael Ruse
Inbunden, 2000
1579 kr
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This 2001 book offers an examination of functional explanation as it is used in biology and the social sciences, and focuses on the kinds of philosophical presuppositions that such explanations carry with them. It tackles such questions as: why are some things explained functionally while others …
Mentally Tough
The Principles of Winning at Sports Applied to Winning in Business
Av James E. Loehr, Peter McLaughlin
Häftad, 1988
167 kr
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Sport Psychologist Dr. Jim Loehr and marketing consultant Peter Mclaughlin outline techniques that can be used to achieve the mental toughness displayed by professional athletes. They take these techniques--including visualization, motivation, performance ritual, breath control, and more--and …
Social and Economic Roots of the Scientific Revolution
Texts by Boris Hessen and Henryk Grossmann
Av Gideon Freudenthal, Peter McLaughlin
Inbunden, 2009
1641 kr
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The texts of Boris Hessen and Henryk Grossmann assembled in this volume are important contributions to the historiography of the Scienti?c Revolution and to the methodology of the historiography of science. They are of course also historical documents, not only testifying to Marxist discourse of …
Social and Economic Roots of the Scientific Revolution
Texts by Boris Hessen and Henryk Grossmann
Av Peter McLaughlin, Gideon Freudenthal
E-bok, 2009
2111 kr
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The texts of Boris Hessen and Henryk Grossmann assembled in this volume are important contributions to the historiography of the Scienti?c Revolution and to the methodology of the historiography of science. They are of course also historical documents, not only testifying to Marxist discourse of …
Exploring the Limits of Preclassical Mechanics
A Study of Conceptual Development in Early Modern Science: Free Fall and Compounded Motion in the Work of Descartes, Galileo and Beeckman
Av Peter Damerow, Gideon Freudenthal m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
1532 kr
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The question of when and how the basic concepts that characterize modern science arose in Western Europe has long been central to the history of science. This book examines the transition from Renaissance engineering and philosophy of nature to classical mechanics oriented on the central concept of …
The Rhodesian War
Fifty Years On
Av Paul Moorcraft, Peter McLaughlin
E-bok, 2021
126 kr
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Fifty years on, this superb and exciting book depicts the military history of Southern Rhodesia from the first resistance to colonial rule, through the period of UDI by the Smith government to the Lancaster House agreement that transferred power. There are vivid accounts of the operations against …
Rhodesian War
Fifty Years On
Av Peter McLaughlin, Paul L. Moorcraft
E-bok, 2016
87 kr
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A political and military analysis of this conflict in southern Africa with maps, photos, and a new introduction assessing its long aftermath. A half century after the Universal Declaration of Independence, this superb book depicts the military history of Southern Rhodesia from the first resistance …
Exploring the Limits of Preclassical Mechanics
A Study of Conceptual Development in Early Modern Science: Free Fall and Compounded Motion in the Work of Descartes, Galileo and Beeckman
Av Jurgen Renn, Peter McLaughlin m. fl.
E-bok, 2013
1948 kr
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The question of when and how the basic concepts that characterize modern science arose in Western Europe has long been central to the history of science. This book examines the transition from Renaissance engineering and philosophy of nature to classical mechanics oriented on the central concept of …
Exploring the Limits of Preclassical Mechanics
A Study of Conceptual Development in Early Modern Science: Free Fall and Compounded Motion in the Work of Descartes, Galileo and Beeckman
Av Jurgen Renn, Peter McLaughlin m. fl.
E-bok, 2013
1174 kr
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The question of when and how the basic concepts that characterize modern science arose in Western Europe has long been central to the history of science. This book examines the transition from Renaissance engineering and philosophy of nature to classical mechanics oriented on the central concept of …
Rhodesian War
A Military History
Av Peter McLaughlin, Paul L. Moorcraft
E-bok, 2008
88 kr
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A military history of the former British colony of Southern Rhodesia—now Zimbabwe—spanning from 1890 to the 1970s.In this exciting book, authors Paul Moorcroft and Peter McLaughlin examine the military history of Southern Rhodesia, from the first resistance to colonial rule through the period of …
Rhodesian War
A Military History
Av Peter McLaughlin, Paul Moorcroft
E-bok, 2021
126 kr
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This book depicts the military history of Southern Rhodesia from the first resistance to colonial rule, through the period of U.D.I. (Unilateral Declaration of Independence) by the Smith government to the Lancaster House agreement that transferred power. There are vivid accounts of the operations …
Idea of Progress
Av Arnold Burgen, Peter McLaughlin m. fl.
Inbunden, 1997
1441 kr
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No detailed description available for "The Idea of Progress".
Idea of Progress
Av Jurgen Mittelstra, Peter McLaughlin m. fl.
E-bok, 2012
1505 kr
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Social and Economic Roots of the Scientific Revolution
Texts by Boris Hessen and Henryk Grossmann
Av Gideon Freudenthal, Peter McLaughlin
Häftad, 2014
1641 kr
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The texts of Boris Hessen and Henryk Grossmann assembled in this volume are important contributions to the historiography of the Scienti?c Revolution and to the methodology of the historiography of science. They are of course also historical documents, not only testifying to Marxist discourse of …
