A Cultural History of Plants in the Post-Classical Era covers the period from 500 to 1400, ranging across northern and central Europe to the Mediterranean, and from the Byzantine and Arabic Empires to the Persian World, India, and China.
Japan is a place where powerful earthquakes have occurred more frequently and have caused more harm in the modern era than they have in all but a handful of other locations on the planet.
This book consists of stories of struggles in science education presented by a network of science educators working in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Britain, and the United States.
This book provides undergraduate physics majors and students of related sciences with a sound understanding of basic electronics and how it is used in the physical sciences.
This new book provides a wealth of information on plants in the Lamiaceae family, noted for their essential oils and bioactives and pharmacological properties.
This book discusses advanced knowledge about the synthesis and application of materials in the medical field for diagnostic and therapeutic conditions.
Japan is a place where powerful earthquakes have occurred more frequently and have caused more harm in the modern era than they have in all but a handful of other locations on the planet.
This extended new edition offers a multifaceted insight into a period of intellectual history in the West in which the balance between speculative theories and experiential science was reset.
This multidisciplinary work celebrates Wayne Orchiston's career and accomplishments in historical and cultural astronomy on the occasion of his 80th birthday.
This book consists of stories of struggles in science education presented by a network of science educators working in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Britain, and the United States.
Using an innovative multidisciplinary approach which is deeply invested in posthumanist thought, this book demonstrates how reading science fiction shapes the way we engage with lived environments.
Volume 2 of Identity, Culture, and the Science Performance investigates performances that illuminate the hidden recesses and inscrutable mysteries of the natural and human-made worlds.
Ob nun die Angst vor Schlangen, die Abscheu vor Geiern oder der Ekel vor Spinnen – das menschliche Verhältnis zu vielen Tieren ist von tiefer Ablehnung geprägt.
Como premisa fundamental para la consolidación de relaciones multisectoriales alrededor del proceso científico, las sociedades del conocimiento han asumido retos y alternativas frente a las dinámicas de ciencia, tecnología e innovación, para involucrar a los distintos actores comprometidos en la construcción del desarrollo tecnológico.
The Palgrave Handbook of the History of Human Sciences offers a uniquely comprehensive and global overview of the evolution of ideas, concepts and policies within the human sciences.
We have tried our best in this scientific book to prepare analysis regarding great work of literature or even some newly written works by some postmodern poets in a new and psychological way; opening doors into the complex networks of the mind; proving once more that our imagination and creativity can outweigh the rigid AI and its cronies.
Como si de un paseo por su laboratorio se tratase, Jalalvand recrea con ingenio la relación entre los grandes temas filosóficos y los descubrimientos científicos.
Since the beginning of humanity's existence, plants have provided us with everything we need for our survival - they sustain us with air to breathe, food to eat, materials to make clothes and shelter with, and medicine to treat and prevent disease.
From Anatomy to Function of the Central Nervous System: Clinical and Neurosurgical Applications features neuroradiologic images that represent today, one of the most effective resources able to detect the anatomy of the nerve structures.
"e;A lighthearted history of lying"e;-from the international bestselling author of Humans: A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up (Kirkus Reviews).
The Palgrave Handbook of the History of Human Sciences offers a uniquely comprehensive and global overview of the evolution of ideas, concepts and policies within the human sciences.
Part of Sterling's extremely popular Milestones series, this illustrated exploration of computer science ranges from the ancient abacus to superintelligence and social media.
Following the hugely successful The Science Book and The Math Book comes a richly illustrated chronology of physics, containing 250 short, entertaining, and thought-provoking entries.
