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New edition of the classic account of scientific practice, with an introduction by Ian Hacking reflecting on his life and personality.

One of the world's leading scientists on ageing delivers a revealing and enjoyable account of what ageing is and how we can tackle its more serious side effects.

An accessible synthesis of ethical issues raised by artificial intelligence that moves beyond hype and nightmare scenarios to address concrete questions.Artificial intelligence powers Google's search engine, enables Facebook to target adve

Air and Dreams: An Essay on the Imagination of Movement – by Gaston Bachelard Trans. Edith and Frederick Farrell. Bachelard uses his extensive knowledge of the poetry of Poe, Blake, Shelley, and Nietzsche to amplify the images of the airy elements. THE BAC

Written by the man considered the „Person of the Century“ by Time magazine, this is not a glimpse into Einstein's personal life, but an extension and elaboration into his thinking on science. Two of the great theories of the physical world were created in

Alchemy is perhaps the last true magical art to survive the ravages of the modern world. The exquisite book reveals some of the key concepts and practices.

There's so much we don't know about what lies deep beneath the ocean's surface – and the time to find out is growing increasingly precious . . .Professor Alex Rogers is one of the world's leading experts in marine biology and oceanology, a

A tenth anniversary edition of the iconic book about the wonderful world of mathsSunday Times bestsellerShortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson PrizeThe world of maths can seem mind-boggling, irrelevant and, let's face it, boring. This groundbre ..

From April 1999 Notices of the AMS, announcing that the author was awarded the Leroy P. Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition for his many mathematics books: "Lang's Algebra changed the way graduate algebra is taught, retaining classical topics bu ..

This bestelling introductory course covers all the key areas of algebra including elementary operations, linear equations, formulae, simultaneous equations, quadratic equations, logarithms, variation, laws and sequences.

This bestselling author team explains concepts simply and clearly, without glossing over difficult points. Problem solving and mathematical modeling are introduced early and reinforced throughout, providing students with a solid foundation in the pri ..

AUTHOR Chris McMullen earned his Ph.D. in physics from Oklahoma State University and currently teaches physics at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. He developed the Improve Your Math Fluency series of workbooks to help students beco