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Paperback. This work is copiously stocked with classic botanical illustrations and contains a comprehensive overview of the world of plants. Of interest to both botanist and amateur, "The Life of Plants" offers a wide-ranging study of the world of plants, and their surrounding environments. Num Pages: 326 pages, 41 plates. BIC Classification: PST; WNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226116150
- ISBN
- 9780226116150
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.86
€ 42.99
€ 32.86
Paperback. Parasites are masterful works of evolutionary art. The tiny mite Hisliostoma laboratorium, a parasite of Drosophila, launches itself, in an incredible display of evolutionary engineering, like a surface- to-air missile at a fruit fly far above its head. Translator(s): Simberloff, Daniel. Num Pages: 280 pages, 70line drawings. BIC Classification: PSGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 170 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226114385
- ISBN
- 9780226114385
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.86
€ 42.99
€ 32.86
Hardcover. What is the difference between right and wrong? Combining cognitive science with a pragmatist philosophical framework, this book argues that appealing solely to absolute principles and values is not only scientifically unsound but even morally suspect. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ; JMR; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226113401
- ISBN
- 9780226113401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.08€ 77.33
€ 94.08
€ 77.33
Paperback. Presents the English translation of "Protogaea", a central text in natural philosophy and an account of terrestrial history. Num Pages: 204 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226113012
- ISBN
- 9780226113012
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.29
€ 52.99
€ 40.29
Hardcover. From cave paintings to the latest Siberian finds, woolly mammoths have fascinated people across the world for centuries. In this volume the large mammal is reconstructed through its history in science, myth and popular culture. Translator(s): Rodarmor, William. Num Pages: 336 pages, 23 halftones, 46 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSVW7; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226112923
- ISBN
- 9780226112923
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 36.58
€ 47.99
€ 36.58
Paperback. Examines the body of work on the intellectual, social and cultural origins of early modern science. Cohen surveys a wide range of scholarship since the 19th century, offering new perspectives on how the Scientific Revolution changed the way we understand the natural world and our place in it. Num Pages: 680 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: HBAH; JFCX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 232 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1052.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 680
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226112800
- ISBN
- 9780226112800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.15€ 51.43
€ 61.15
€ 51.43
Hardcover. Earthquakes have taught us much about our planet's hidden structure and the forces that have shaped it. This title explains how observing networks transformed an instant of panic and confusion into a field for scientific research, turning earthquakes into natural experiments at the nexus of the physical and human sciences. Num Pages: 368 pages, 14 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; PDX; RBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 642.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226111810
- ISBN
- 9780226111810
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Condition: New
€ 94.08€ 77.81
€ 94.08
€ 77.81
Paperback. Series: Wildlife Behavior & Ecology. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: PS. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226110578
- ISBN
- 9780226110578
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.64
€ 52.99
€ 40.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 634 pages, 199figs. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 245 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1058.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 634
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226109534
- ISBN
- 9780226109534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.45€ 47.72
€ 56.45
€ 47.72
Hardcover. Examines the secular creeds of the generation of intellectuals who, in the wake of The Origin of Species, wrested cultural authority from the old Anglican establishment while installing themselves as a new professional scientific elite. Editor(s): Dawson, Gowan; Lightman, Bernard. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12 halftones, 2 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226109503
- ISBN
- 9780226109503
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 42.15
€ 54.99
€ 42.15
Hardcover. Historians of science have long noted the influence of the nineteenth-century political economist Thomas Robert Malthus on Charles Darwin. This book reveals that two evolutionary and political traditions developed in England in the wake of the 1832 Reform Act: one Malthusian, the other decidedly anti-Malthusian. Num Pages: 464 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; JP; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226108490
- ISBN
- 9780226108490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 39.32
€ 50.99
€ 39.32
Paperback. Ten papers by prominent philosophers of science which challenge van Fraassen's thesis from a variety of realist perspectives. Together with van Fraassen's extensive reply, the articles provide a comprehensive picture of the current debate in philosophy of science between realists and anti-realists. Editor(s): Churchland, Paul M.; Hooker, C. A. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8ill. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226106540
- ISBN
- 9780226106540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 36.58
€ 47.99
€ 36.58
Paperback. Cheney and Seyfarth enter the minds of vervet monkeys and other primates to explore the nature of primate intelligence and the evolution of cognition. Num Pages: 388 pages, 42 halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: PSVS; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620. Inside the Mind of Another Species. 388 pages, 42 halftones, 4 tables. Cheney and Seyfarth enter the minds of vervet monkeys and other primates to explore the nature of primate intelligence and the evolution of cognition. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: PSVS; PSVW79. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 24. Weight: 618.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226102467
- ISBN
- 9780226102467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
Paperback. These papers are organized into sections on related topics, each introduced with a discussion of their role in subsequent research. Topics include: perspectives on the origins of tropical diversity, plant-animal interactions, patterns of species diversity, and conservation biology. Editor(s): Chazdon, Robin L.; Whitmore, T.C. Num Pages: 850 pages, 169 line drawings. BIC Classification: PST; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 850
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226102252
- ISBN
- 9780226102252
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Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 44.94
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Paperback. Resurrects the largely forgotten figure of Velikovsky and uses his strange career and surprisingly influential writings to explore the changing definitions of the line that separates legitimate scientific inquiry from what is deemed bunk and to show how vital this question remains to us today. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226101729
- ISBN
- 9780226101729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.09
€ 19.99
€ 19.09
Paperback. The National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation together fund more than $40 billion of research annually in the US and around the globe. Suitable for those who want to learn how federal legislation and regulations affect laboratory research, this primer reveals the often obscured intersection of government and science. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNT; PDG; PDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226101651
- ISBN
- 9780226101651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 31.94
€ 41.99
€ 31.94
Paperback. Leads graduate students and postdoctoral fellows through the perils and rewards of their first job search. This volume covers topics ranging from how to pack an overnight bag without wrinkling a suit to the decision-making processes of hiring committees to selecting the right job to apply for in the first place. Num Pages: 176 pages, 12 halftones, 54 line drawing. BIC Classification: JNM; PS; VSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226101309
- ISBN
- 9780226101309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.21
€ 18.99
€ 16.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 656 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1025.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226100951
- ISBN
- 9780226100951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.38€ 73.72
€ 89.38
€ 73.72
Paperback. Originally published anonymously in 1844, "Vestiges" was the first attempt to connect the natural sciences to a history of creation. This volume includes Chambers's earliest works on cosmology, an essay on Darwin and an autobiographical essay. It also features a new introduction by James Secord. Num Pages: 312 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DNF; PSAJ; RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 37. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226100739
- ISBN
- 9780226100739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 37.51
€ 48.99
€ 37.51
Hardcover. Drawing on a diverse collection of institutional archives, personal correspondence and papers, and interviews, the author shows how game theory offered social scientists, biologists, military strategists, and others a common, flexible language that could facilitate wide-ranging thought and debate on some of the most critical issues of the day. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 halftones, 13 line drawings. BIC Classification: PBUD; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226097039
- ISBN
- 9780226097039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.02€ 87.43
€ 107.02
€ 87.43
Paperback. Antipredator Defenses in Birds and Mammals will be of interest to both specialists and general readers interested in ecological issues. Num Pages: 592 pages, 90 tables, 15halftones, 130line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW6; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226094366
- ISBN
- 9780226094366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 49.51
€ 58.80
€ 49.51
Paperback. This text provides a comprehensive account of carnivore social behaviour. Synthesizing more than a decade of research in the wild, it offers a detailed account of the behaviour and ecology of cheetahs. Series: Wildlife Behaviour & Ecology S. Num Pages: 500 pages, 34 halftones, 102 line drawings, 90 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; PSVP; PSVS; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226094342
- ISBN
- 9780226094342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.57€ 43.08
€ 50.57
€ 43.08
Hardcover. In the late fifteenth century, clocks acquired minute hands. A century later, second hands appeared. Tracing debates about the nature of time, causality, and free will, as well as the introduction of modern technologies - telegraphy, photography, cinematography - this title locates the reverberations of this 'perceptual moment' throughout culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; PGZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226093185
- ISBN
- 9780226093185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.08€ 77.81
€ 94.08
€ 77.81
Hardcover. Questions of national identity have long dominated China's political, social, and cultural horizons. This title uses the development of modern geology to explore this complex relationship between science and nationalism in Republican China. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPFN; PDX; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226090405
- ISBN
- 9780226090405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 42.10
€ 54.99
€ 42.10