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Ruggiero Boscovich’s Theory of Natural Philosophy

Drawing on published works, correspondence and manuscripts, this book offers the most comprehensive reconstruction of Boscovich’s ...

Scenario Logic and Probabilistic Management of Risk in Business and Engineering

In this volume the methodological aspects of the scenario logic and probabilistic (LP) non-success risk management are considered. ...

Sinkholes and Subsidence

"Sinkholes and Subsidence" provides a twenty-first century account of how the various subsidence features in carbonate ...

Slopes and Excavations : Design and Calculation / Bernhard Wietek

Approaches the problems of slopes and excavations with technical knowledge and helps to better control the dangers and thus ...

Springer Handbook of Robotics

The Springer Handbook of Robotics brings a widespread and well-structured compilation of classic and emerging application ...

Structural Dynamics in Earthquake and Blast Resistant Design / BK Raghu Prasad

Focussing on structural dynamics required for earthquake resistant design, the book describes equations of motion, vibrations ...

Student Misconceptions and Errors in Physics and Mathematics Exploring Data from TIMSS and TIMSS Advanced

This book explores the nature and extent of students’ misconceptions and misunderstandings related to core concepts in ...

Symmetry Rules : How Science and Nature are founded on Symmetry

When we use science to describe and understand the world around us, we are in essence grasping nature through symmetry. In ...

The Age of Alternative Logics

This volume reflects the multi-dimensional nature of the interplay between logic and science. It presents contributions from ...

The Bayesian Choice : From Decision-Theoretic Foundations to Computational Implementation

This book covers both the basic ideas of statistical theory, and also some of the more modern and advanced topics of Bayesian ...

The Bionic Human

In The Bionic Human: Health Promotion for People With Implanted Prosthetic Devices, a diverse panel of implant experts surveys ...

The Cellular Automaton Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics

The book presents examples of models that are classical in essence, but can be analysed by the use of quantum techniques, ...

The Challenge of Chance : A Multidisciplinary Approach from Science and the Humanities

This book presents a multidisciplinary perspective on chance, with contributions from distinguished researchers in the areas ...

The Illusion of Risk Control

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.Managers and regulators need conceptual tools to help them develop risk ...

The Modern Algebra of Information Retrieval

This book takes a unique approach to information retrieval by laying down the foundations for a modern algebra of information ...

The Moon that Wasn’t : The Saga of Venus’ Spurious Satellite

This book details the history of one of astronomy’s many spurious objects, the satellite of Venus. First spotted in 1645, ...

Theoretical Aspects of Computing - ICTAC 2006

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Colloquium on Theoretical Aspects of Computing, ...

Theory and Applications of Satisfiability Testing - SAT 2008 : 11th International Conference, SAT 2008, Guangzhou, China, May 12-15, 2008. Proceedings

All current research issues in propositional and quantified Boolean formula satisfiability testing are covered, including ...

Tobacco Control Policy in the Netherlands

Governments have known since the 1960s that smoking results in irreversible health damage. This open access book examines ...

Tunnel Design Methods / Antonio Bobet, Herbert H. Einstein

Covers analytical, numerical and empirical methods for the design of tunnels in soil and in rock. It gives detailed analytical ...

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