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The Significance of the Hypothetical in the Natural Sciences
De Gruyter 2009; US$ 126.00How was the hypothetical character of theories of experiencethought about throughout the history of science? The essays cover periods from the middle ages to the 19th and 20th centuries. It is fascinating to see how natural scientists and philosophers were increasingly forced to realize that a natural science without hypotheses is not possible. more...
Laboratory Safety for Chemistry Students
Wiley 2010; US$ 72.95"...this substantial and engaging text offers a wealth of practical (in every sense of the word) advice...Every undergraduate laboratory, and, ideally, every undergraduate chemist, should have a copy of what is by some distance the best book I have seen on safety in the undergraduate laboratory." Chemistry World, March 2011 Laboratory... more...
Fossils as Information
Cambridge University Press 1989; US$ 34.00This book discusses the procedure for handling information derived from fossil record, and the application of this information to solve problems. more...
The Ferment of Knowledge
Cambridge University Press 1980; US$ 48.00The thirteen original essays in this book examine the status and development of the sciences in the eighteenth century. more...
Promoting Experimental Learning
Cambridge University Press 1991; US$ 40.00An account by a leading student of the early Royal Society of the practice of experiment at its meetings between 1660 and 1727. more...
An Introduction to the Historiography of Science
Cambridge University Press 1987; US$ 40.00This book introduces the methodological and philosophical problems with which modern history of science is concerned, offering a comprehensive and critical review through description and evaluation of significant historiographical viewpoints. Incorporating discussion of key problems in general historical writing, with examples drawn from a range of... more...
The Nature of Scientific Evidence
University of Chicago Press 2010; US$ 30.00An exploration of the statistical foundations of scientific inference, The Nature of Scientific Evidence asks what constitutes scientific evidence and whether scientific evidence can be quantified statistically. Mark Taper, Subhash Lele, and an esteemed group of contributors explore the relationships among hypotheses, models, data, and inference... more...
Error and Inference
Cambridge University Press 2010; US$ 30.00Explores the nature of error and inference, drawing on exchanges on experimental reasoning, reliability, and the objectivity of science. more...
Demon-Haunted World
Random House Publishing Group 2011; US$ 17.00"A glorious book . . . A spirited defense of science . . . From the first page to the last, this book is a manifesto for clear thought." *Los Angeles Times "POWERFUL . . . A stirring defense of informed rationality. . . Rich in surprising information and beautiful writing." *The Washington Post Book World How can we make intelligent decisions... more...
From Galileo to Gell-Mann
Templeton Press 2011; US$ 14.99From time to time, the diligent science student huddled over dense volumes of research findings and highly technical data will stumble upon a truly rare treasure: the author?s answer to the question of, ?Why?? Why did the authors of these volumes commit themselves so ardently to life in the laboratory? What was it that motivated them to keep their... more...









