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Science & Technology
Paperback. Essays focusing on how to bridge the communication gap between scientists and the general public Editor(s): Johnsen, Carolyn. Num Pages: 120 pages, 3 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 8. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803220522
- ISBN
- 9780803220522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.40
€ 15.40
Paperback. Offers an informed investigation of the energy developments and issues that will shape our lives in the decades to come. Num Pages: 328 pages, 13 Illustrations, 8 tables. BIC Classification: TH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803228085
- ISBN
- 9780803228085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.67
€ 20.99
€ 20.67
Hardback. Editor(s): French, Francis. Series: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight. Num Pages: 184 pages, 37 photographs. BIC Classification: BGTA; BM; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803262836
- ISBN
- 9780803262836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.06
€ 32.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. The sandhill crane, most often seen, is within easy reach of bird-watchers in the center of the North American continent. Less visible is the whooping crane, struggling back from near extinction. Introducing these two crane species, this title describes their seasonal migrations, natural habitats, breeding biology, call patterns, and dancing. Num Pages: Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PSVW6; WNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 135 x 9. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780803275935
- ISBN
- 9780803275935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.13
€ 14.13
Hardback. Near the end of the Apollo 15 mission, David Scott and fellow moonwalker James Irwin placed on the lunar soil a small tin figurine called "The Fallen Astronaut". By telling the stories of the sixteen astronauts and cosmonauts who died in the quest to reach the moon between 1962 and 1972, this book conveys the human cost of the space race. Series: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight. Num Pages: 448 pages, 50 photographs. BIC Classification: BGT; BK; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 34. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803285095
- ISBN
- 9780803285095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 37.35
€ 40.99
€ 37.35
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PSVW6; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803294981
- ISBN
- 9780803294981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.21
€ 47.21
paperback. Num Pages: 322 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 23. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1940
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804703659
- ISBN
- 9780804703659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.43
€ 32.99
€ 29.43
paperback. Num Pages: 444 pages. BIC Classification: PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5436 x 3556 x 29. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804718622
- ISBN
- 9780804718622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.50
€ 40.99
€ 36.50
Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: PS; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804720014
- ISBN
- 9780804720014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.34
€ 113.34
Hardcover. This work challenges the myth that only modern, large-scale, mechanized, scienti1c agriculture can provide the food needed for the world's rapidly growing population. Num Pages: 416 pages, 31 half-tones. BIC Classification: TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804720618
- ISBN
- 9780804720618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.42
€ 158.42
Paperback. This book examines the arguments and behavior of the scientists who have been locked in conflict over two competing theories to explain why, 65 million years ago, most life on earth--including the dinosaurs--perished. Editor(s): Glen, William. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 521.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804722865
- ISBN
- 9780804722865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.00
€ 40.99
€ 36.00
paperback. For over twenty years, an alarming trend has emerged in the world's fisheries: there are too many fishers chasing too few fish. This book provides a broad overview and fundamental reassessment of fisheries management policies around the world. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: TVT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate; (XT) Teacher text. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804723718
- ISBN
- 9780804723718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.19
€ 40.99
€ 36.19
Hardback. Sixteen prominent scientists examine whether the sciences are, or ever were, unified by a single theoretical view of nature or a methodological foundation. Editor(s): Galison, Peter; Stump, David J. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 584 pages, 16 half-tones, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 39. Weight in Grams: 966.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804724364
- ISBN
- 9780804724364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.01
€ 193.01
Paperback. Here, sixteen prominent scientists examine whether the sciences are, or ever were, unified by a single theoretical view of nature or a methodological foundation. Editor(s): Galison, Peter; Stump, David J. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 584 pages, 16 half-tones, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 33. Weight in Grams: 779.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804725620
- ISBN
- 9780804725620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 41.71
€ 45.99
€ 41.71
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804726207
- ISBN
- 9780804726207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.81
€ 36.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Drawing on tools from rhetoric and poststructuralist theory, the author argues that the ascent of molecular biology, with its emphasis on molecules such as DNA rather than organisms, was enabled by crucial rhetorical "softwares." Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804727655
- ISBN
- 9780804727655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
Hardback. This title argues that a new way of speaking of mathematics and describing it emerged at the end of the 16th century. Leading mathematicians like Hariot, Stevin, Galileo and Cavalieri began referring to their field in terms drawn from the exploration accounts of Columbus and Magellan. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 312 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; PBB; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804732604
- ISBN
- 9780804732604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.24
€ 86.24
Hardback. This book challenges the accepted view of the early Royal Society of London that holds that its fellows did not seriously attempt to implement Francis Bacon's program for the methodological reform of the sciences. Instead, the book shows that Bacon's program shaped the society's earliest work in important, if often contradictory, ways. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JB; 3JD; JFCX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804732918
- ISBN
- 9780804732918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.24
€ 86.24
Hardback. This text is a theoretically informed and empirically grounded study of the social process through which the credibility of expert advice is produced, challenged, and sustained. The author analyzes science advice as a form of performance, examining how advisory bodies work. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJP; DSG; JH; JP; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804736459
- ISBN
- 9780804736459
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.06
€ 133.06
Hardback. Two features of mathematics stand out: its objects and the hieroglyphics of special notations, signs, symbols, and diagrams associated with them. This text challenges the belief in the origins of these objects and the understanding of mathematics, combining the mental and the linguistic aspects. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 184 pages, 6 line diagrams. BIC Classification: PBB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804736831
- ISBN
- 9780804736831
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.77
€ 127.77
Paperback. Two features of mathematics stand out: its objects and the hieroglyphics of special notations, signs, symbols, and diagrams associated with them. This text challenges the belief in the origins of these objects and the understanding of mathematics, combining the mental and the linguistic aspects. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 184 pages, 6 line diagrams. BIC Classification: PBB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 13. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804736848
- ISBN
- 9780804736848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.43
€ 32.99
€ 29.43
Hardback. Leonhart Fuchs's herbal recognized for more than four centuries as a masterpiece of Renaissance botany and one of the most beautiful books ever printed now appears in a facsimile edition, accompanied by a volume of commentary based on three decades of historical and botanical research. Num Pages: 1864 pages, 561 half-tones 100 colour plates. BIC Classification: MMG; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 259 x 366 x 130. Weight in Grams: 6314.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1864
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804738033
- ISBN
- 9780804738033
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 394.01
€ 394.01
Paperback. This tells the story of Douglas Engelbart's revolutionary vision, reaching beyond conventional histories of Silicon Valley to probe the ideology that shaped some of the basic ingredients of contemporary life. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 312 pages, 50 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JH; PDX; UBJ; UKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804738712
- ISBN
- 9780804738712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.99
€ 36.99
€ 33.99
Hardback. This volume consists of a selection of English translations from the extensive writings of Dr. Francisco Hernandez (1515-87). Celebrated in his own day as one of Spain s leading physicians and naturalists, he is now best remembered for his monumental work on the native plants of central Mexico. Editor(s): Varey, Simon. Translator(s): Chamberlin, Cynthia L.; Chabran, Rafael. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 line diagram 65 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KLCM; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH; PDX; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 7112 x 5487 x 25. Weight in Grams: 945.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804739634
- ISBN
- 9780804739634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.27
€ 91.27