A brand new edition of an internationally renowned science bestseller Now well into its fourth decade, What is this thing called science? has become something of a classic the world over, available in nineteen languages. Each decade Alan Chalmers has drawn on his experience as a teacher and research[...]
Acute CT is an exciting and challenging area of radiology which has largely replaced the more traditional forms of imaging in terms of emergency practice. Acute CT: A Primer of Emergency Imaging is a precise, up to date volume of a size and format that aims to provide a concise source of reference f[...]
Drawing on the results of his own scholarly research as well as that of others, the author offers, for the first time, a comprehensive and documented history of theories of the atom from Democritus to the twentieth century. This is not history for its own sake. By critically reflecting on the variou[...]
Nyare teorier inom vetenskapsfilosofin har rubbat den etablerade uppfattningen att vetenskapliga teorier kan rättfärdigas med att de härletts ur observationer och experiment. Utvecklingen har visat att denna syn på vetenskapen ofta är felaktig, ändå sätter den sin prägel på mycket av dagen[...]
Nyare teorier inom vetenskapsfilosofin har rubbat den etablerade uppfattningen att vetenskapliga teorier kan rättfärdigas med att de härletts ur observationer och experiment. Utvecklingen har visat att denna syn på vetenskapen ofta är felaktig, ändå sätter den sin prägel på mycket av dagen[...]