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Paperback. A recollection of life in the workshops where nuclear bomb components were constructed during the Manhattan Project. Num Pages: 170 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826335548
- ISBN
- 9780826335548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.56
€ 29.56
Hardback. Closed to conventional passage, the Arctic Ocean and peripheral seas have nevertheless known European explorers since the sixteenth century. Systematic observation, however, dates only from the last years of the nineteenth century, with the epic drift of Fridtjof Nansen's ice ship Fram (1893-1896), the first scientific expedition of the modern era. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QSR; HBT; JPSH; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574887716
- ISBN
- 9781574887716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 38.60
€ 41.99
€ 38.60
Hardback. Editor(s): Corman, Troy; Wise-Gervais, Cathryn. Num Pages: 636 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: PSVW6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 215 x 48. Weight in Grams: 2862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 636
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826333797
- ISBN
- 9780826333797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.21
€ 88.21
Paperback. First published in 1984, this prize-winning history of the Manhattan Project is now available in paperback for the first time, fifty years after the explosion of the first atomic bomb. Num Pages: 233 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JWMN; PHN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826307682
- ISBN
- 9780826307682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.05
€ 27.05
Hardback. This work examines the field of physics dedicated to "strange particles", particles which seemed to have 900 times the mass of electrons and which exist both in charged and neutral varieties. Topics covered include the history of kaon physics and direct CP volation in kaon decays. Num Pages: 640 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PHP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 41. Weight in Grams: 970.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226902289
- ISBN
- 9780226902289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.10
€ 150.10
Paperback. Editor(s): Nordmann, Alfred; Radder, Hans; Scheimann, Gregor. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822961635
- ISBN
- 9780822961635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.45
€ 68.45
Paperback. Offers an accurate picture of science through the examination of nontechnical case studies which illustrate the various roles that experiment plays in science. Examines both sucessful and unsucessful experiments to show how scientists use experimental evidence and critical discussion to expand our knowlege of the natural world. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822959687
- ISBN
- 9780822959687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.78
€ 68.78
Paperback. John Losee looks at rejected scientific theories through an analysis of case studies from the history of science. Each excerpt is of sufficient length to make clear the particular evaluative problem under consideration, and each discussion of scientific evaluative practice includes what scientists and philosophers have written on the topic. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822958734
- ISBN
- 9780822958734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.39
€ 68.39
Hardcover. Originally published in German: Explorative Experimente: Ampaere, Faraday, und die Urspreunge der Elektrodynamik / Friedrich Steinle (Stuttgart: Steiner, 2005). Translator(s): Levine, Alex. Num Pages: 544 pages, 43 Illusrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822944508
- ISBN
- 9780822944508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.77
€ 94.77
Hardcover. Editor(s): Kargon, Robert H.; Fiss, Karen; Low, Morris; Molella, Arthur P. Num Pages: 232 pages, 41 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PD; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822944447
- ISBN
- 9780822944447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.06
€ 43.99
€ 38.06
Hardcover. Num Pages: 376 pages, 97 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822944416
- ISBN
- 9780822944416
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.63
€ 77.63
Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures, graphs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; PDA; PHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822944300
- ISBN
- 9780822944300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.31
€ 77.31
Hardcover. Chronicles America's longtime fascination with dams as represented on picture postcards from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Through over four hundred images, Jackson documents the remarkable transformation of dams and their significance to the environment and culture of America. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour), 1 map (colour). BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJCR; TNFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1021.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822944263
- ISBN
- 9780822944263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.60
€ 52.60
Hardcover. Examines the challenges of social, moral, and legal responsibility faced by scientists. Focusing on moral responsibility, this work argues that scientists have a responsibility not to do work that has harmful outcomes and that they are encouraged to do work that prevents harm. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMG; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822943495
- ISBN
- 9780822943495
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.75
€ 70.75
Hardback. Offers a social history of Chinese paleoanthropology and a cultural - and at times comparative - history of assumptions and debates about what it means to be human. Focusing on issues that push against the boundaries of science and politics, this book offers an innovative approach to modern Chinese history and the history of science. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; PDX; PSXE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 180 x 25. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226738598
- ISBN
- 9780226738598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.21
€ 138.21
Hardback. Elucidates three origins, or geneses, of life - bacteria, cells, and multicellular organisms - and shows how evolution has sculpted life to its biodiversity through four main events: mutation, recombination, natural selection, and geologic cataclysm. This book emphasizes the role of unions in organizing life. Translator(s): Simberloff, Daniel. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 colour plates, 69 halftones. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 180 x 22. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226519319
- ISBN
- 9780226519319
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.87
€ 41.87
Hardback. Evolutionary maternal effects occur whenever a mother's phenotypic traits directly affect her offspring's phenotype, independent of the offspring's genotype. This book reflects advances in genomic, ecological, and behavioral research, as well as fresh understandings of the evolutionary interplay between mothers and their offspring. Editor(s): Maestripieri, Dario; Mateo, Jill M. Num Pages: 352 pages, 9 halftones, 11 line drawings, 10 tables. BIC Classification: PSVH; PSVW7. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226501192
- ISBN
- 9780226501192
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.68
€ 146.68
Hardback. DNA profiling is often heralded as unassailable criminal evidence, a veritable "truth machine" that can overturn convictions based on eyewitness testimony, confessions, and other forms of forensic evidence. This book traces the controversial history of DNA fingerprinting by looking at court cases in the US and UK from the mid-1980s onwards. Num Pages: 416 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: JKVF1; PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226498065
- ISBN
- 9780226498065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.76
€ 122.76
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226416335
- ISBN
- 9780226416335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.82
€ 137.82
Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: TQSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226364957
- ISBN
- 9780226364957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.15
€ 157.15
Paperback. A contribution to ongoing debates in the philosophy of science, aiming to reconceptualize the orientation of the subject. Mobilizing the literature, the authors seek to transform their insights into a new epistemological and ontological basis for studying the enterprise of science. Series: Series in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 428 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 712. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press Ohio
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 428
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821413517
- ISBN
- 9780821413517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.89
€ 45.89
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 643
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821411063
- ISBN
- 9780821411063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 41.60
€ 45.99
€ 41.60
The Essential Naturalist: Timeless Readings in Natural History
. Ed(S): Graham, Michael H.; Parker, Joan; Da...
hardcover. Like nearly various areas of scholarly inquiry, the biological sciences are broken into increasingly narrow fields and subfields, their practitioners divided into ecologists, evolutionary biologists, and more. This title offers a ranging, eclectic collection of writings from more than eight centuries of observations of the natural world. Editor(s): Graham, Michael H.; Parker, Joan; Dayton, Paul K. Num Pages: 560 pages, 4 halftones, 18 line drawings, 39 tables. BIC Classification: PS; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226305691
- ISBN
- 9780226305691
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.77
€ 202.77
Hardback. Series: Interspecific Interactions. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226302133
- ISBN
- 9780226302133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.78
€ 156.78