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Science & Technology
Num Pages: 464 pages, 109 figures. BIC Classification: PSVP; PSVW6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 196 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1270.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231146784
- ISBN
- 9780231146784
Condition: New
€ 123.06
€ 123.06
Technological progress and the evolving political order march to different drummers. Science advances at an accelerating pace while religion and politics move along a zigzag course. This divergence will widen and endanger the survival of all nations. This book outlines various measures that aims to help us avert the worst disaster. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM9; JPWL; JWK; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139526
- ISBN
- 9780231139526
Condition: New
€ 70.14
€ 70.14
Science has long treated religion as a set of personal beliefs that have little to do with a rational understanding of the mind and the universe. This work attempts to bridge this gap by launching an unbiased investigation into the history and practices of science and Buddhist contemplative disciplines. Series: Columbia Series in Science and Religion. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HRE; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138345
- ISBN
- 9780231138345
Condition: New
€ 117.90
€ 117.90
Surveys the materials and experimental practices of radioactivity research in early twentieth century Vienna, focusing on radioactive materials, instruments, women's work in physics, and gendered skills. This title shows how experimental cultures in radioactivity are constructed and reshaped by politics as well as scientists of different genders. Series: Gutenberg-E. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JJC; HBTB; PDN; PDX; PN; TBX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135580
- ISBN
- 9780231135580
Condition: New
€ 101.51
€ 101.51
The northern Adriatic Sea is transient, most recently flooded between 18,000 to 6,000 years ago following the last glacial maximum, and it will drain again with the onset of the next glacial period. This book enables us to understand better the ecological structure of the Adriatic's floor. Series: The Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology. Num Pages: 328 pages, 47 halftones, 49 line drawings, 27 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1QS; PSAF; PSPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231132428
- ISBN
- 9780231132428
Condition: New
€ 108.29
€ 108.29
Covering a vast array of scientific fields and recent discoveries, this book tracks a remarkable substance in its liquid, solid, and gaseous states as it cycles through the seas, the atmosphere, land, icecaps and under the earth. Robert Kandel describes what we humans are doing to the water cycle and the climate and explains where we are heading. Num Pages: 272 pages, 21 line drawings. BIC Classification: HBT; PDZ; PHVG; RBGL; RBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231122443
- ISBN
- 9780231122443
Condition: New
€ 130.67
€ 130.67
Through the ages, salt has conferred status, preserved foods, and mingled in the blood, sweat, and tears of humanity. Mixing literary analysis, history, biology, physics, economics, art history, political science, chemistry, and linguistics, this book talks about the everyday substance that rocked the world and brings zest to the ordinary. Translator(s): Mader, Mary Beth. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: HBT; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231121989
- ISBN
- 9780231121989
Condition: New
€ 55.36
€ 55.36
Paperback. Andrews offers a new plan for making decisions as individuals and as a society based on emerging issues of ethics and science by providing the first detailed glimpse into how genetic testing can change your self-image, your relationships with loved ones, and your expectations about your children. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; PSAD; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 185 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231121637
- ISBN
- 9780231121637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.29
€ 47.29
Paperback. A NASA space scientist maps out the coming solar cycle-and its catastrophic potential to disrupt worldwide power and communications systems. He includes a history of the record of auroral sightings, accounts of communications blackouts from the 20th century, industries sensitive to solar storms, and radiation and health issues. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 halftones / 15 color photos. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231120791
- ISBN
- 9780231120791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.05
€ 45.05
Paperback. This new approach to the study of multiculturalism focuses on its applications to science and technology. It explores new studies that describe the role of culture and power in the making of theories, facts and machines. Num Pages: 350 pages, 4 tables, 7 figs. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231101974
- ISBN
- 9780231101974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.63
€ 49.63
Paperback. Places the converging disciplines of wildlife management and captive management in the context of the developing field of population and habitat viability analysis. The contributors explore the science of the demographic management of small populations, both in zoos and in the wild. Editor(s): Ballou, Jonathan D.; Gilpin, Michael; Foose, Thomas J. Series: Issues, Cases, and Methods in Biodiversity Conservation. Num Pages: 375 pages, 20 tables,72 figs. BIC Classification: PSVS; RNF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231101776
- ISBN
- 9780231101776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.23
€ 76.23
Outlining a plan for mapping phytodiversity in the next half century, this book focuses on the protocols and procedures for collecting, documenting, storing, and preserving specimens and consider methods of retaining images for plants that cannot be sampled, surveying advanced computerized video applications including virtual reality. Editor(s): Stuessy, Tod F.; Sohmer, S.H. Num Pages: 384 pages, 35 illus. BIC Classification: PSAB; PSTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231101363
- ISBN
- 9780231101363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.89
€ 118.89
Num Pages: 808 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; HRQX2; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Publication date
- 1958
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 808
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231088015
- ISBN
- 9780231088015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.64
€ 121.64
Num Pages: 766 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; HRQX2; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 200. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Publication date
- 1953
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 766
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231087995
- ISBN
- 9780231087995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.41
€ 127.41
Num Pages: 767 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; HRQX2; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1044.
- Publication date
- 1934
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 767
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231087971
- ISBN
- 9780231087971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.33
€ 127.33
Num Pages: 827 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; HRQX2; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Publication date
- 1934
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 827
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231087964
- ISBN
- 9780231087964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.13
€ 128.13
Num Pages: 835 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; HRQX2; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 145 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1135.
- Publication date
- 1964
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 835
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231087940
- ISBN
- 9780231087940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.23
€ 128.23
In a sophisticated (but clear and understandable) exposition, Rosen (physiology and biophysics, Dalhousie U.) rejects both the necessity and the sufficiency of the mechanistic model/metaphor for biological life, and proposes an alternative, drawn equally from experience in biology, physics, and mat Series: Complexity in Ecological Systems. Num Pages: 285 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231075640
- ISBN
- 9780231075640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 136.84
€ 136.84
Documents the challenges and the social, political, and economic factors involved in the planning and technological achievement of the Mariner 10 mission, and features more than one hundred high-resolution photographs of the surface of Mercury. Num Pages: 162 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PGS; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231039963
- ISBN
- 9780231039963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 115.47
€ 115.47
Num Pages: 663 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PSVD; PSVP; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 166 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1135.
- Publication date
- 1960
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 663
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231001212
- ISBN
- 9780231001212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 187.22
€ 187.22