Consensus is an important measure for the success of any business process modeling effort. Although intensively studied in the general literature on group processes, consensus has hardly been considered in business process modeling and never seriously measured. We define consens…
Since the publication of "The New Science of Astrobiology" in the year 2001 - the first edition of the present book - two significant events have taken place raising the subject from the beginning of the present century to its present maturity. Firstly, in 2001 the Galileo Missi…
Since the publication of "The New Science of Astrobiology" in the year 2001 - the first edition of the present book - two significant events have taken place raising the subject from the beginning of the present century to its present maturity. Firstly, in 2001 the Galileo Missi…
"Explores the coast, fields, streets and gardens to reveal over a hundred of Britain's most exciting edible plants, flowers and and seaweeds. This ... guide blends the practical skills of foraging with the best elements of natural history writing. As well as recipes, identificat…
From the mother-eating black-lace weaver spiders to Texas horned lizards that can shoot jets of poisonous blood from their eyes, this book from fearless science blogger Becky Crew will introduce you to a menagerie of the world.s weirdest animals.
From the mother-eating black-lace weaver spiders to Texas horned lizards that can shoot jets of poisonous blood from their eyes, this book from fearless science blogger Becky Crew will introduce you to a menagerie of the world.s weirdest animals.
From the mother-eating black-lace weaver spiders to Texas horned lizards that can shoot jets of poisonous blood from their eyes, this book from fearless science blogger Becky Crew will introduce you to a menagerie of the world.s weirdest animals.
In 1760, the 28-year-old Mutisáunewly appointed as the personal physician of the Viceroy of the New Kingdom of Granadaáuembarked on a 48-year exploration of the natural world of northern South America. His thirst for knowledge led Mutis to study the region's flora, become a prof…
God's Philosophers is a celebration of the forgotten scientific achievements of the Middle Ages - advances which were often made thanks to, rather than in spite of, the influence of Christianity and Islam. --from publisher description.
"Science as Practice and Culture explores one of the newest and most controversial developments within the rapidly changing field of science studies: the move toward studying scientific practice--the work of doing science--and the associated move toward studying scientific cultu…
In an exciting new approach to understanding the British countryside, Peter Friend brings together some of the fascinating recent discoveries about our Earth, thus helping people to enjoy and appreciate the countryside surrounding them.