Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Paperback. Presents a history of modern physics, as seen through the lives of thirty men and women from the pantheon of physics such as Galileo, Albert Einstein, and Stephen Hawking. This title also offers portraits of their great moments of discovery, their bitter feuds, their relations with family and friends, their religious beliefs, and education. Num Pages: 512 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: BGH; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 964.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 510
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195173246
- ISBN
- 9780195173246
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Condition: New
€ 28.27
€ 28.27
Paperback. The report summarizes data from the TIMSS curriculum analysis and integrates it with teacher questionnaire data from the US, Japan, and Germany on science and mathematics topic coverage and instructional practices. Editor(s): Schmidt, William H. Num Pages: 164 pages, 46 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JN; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 11. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792344414
- ISBN
- 9780792344414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.96
€ 122.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: PDN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556528224
- ISBN
- 9781556528224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.14
€ 17.99
€ 17.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 65 b/w photos & 35 illus. BIC Classification: PDN; PHD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 180 x 15. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613740644
- ISBN
- 9781613740644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.37
€ 19.99
€ 17.37
Paperback. A revised and updated edition of a textbook which contains techniques and examples for a variety of fields using experimental design. It discusses methods for increasing the accuracy of experiments, and analyses of the results of a series of experiments. Series: Wiley Classics Library. Num Pages: 640 pages, tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PBW; PDN; PH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 151 x 28. Weight in Grams: 851.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471545675
- ISBN
- 9780471545675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 266.74
€ 266.74
Paperback. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 240 pages, 19 halftones. 19 line illus. 5 tables. 7 maps. BIC Classification: PDZ; RNPG; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 168 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691173214
- ISBN
- 9780691173214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.82
€ 23.99
€ 17.82
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
€ 42.99€ 37.14
€ 42.99
€ 37.14
The Nature of Science in Science Education. Rationales and Strategies....
William F. . Ed(S): McComas
Paperback. Provides a definition of the elements of the nature of science applicable in instruction with a range of methods by which students and teachers can experience aspects of this important field. This book, designed for all of those involved in the science teaching enterprise, provides the history of the nature of science in science teaching. Editor(s): McComas, William F. Series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education. Num Pages: 390 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792361688
- ISBN
- 9780792361688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 192.26
€ 192.26
The Nature of Science in Science Education. Rationales and Strategies....
William F. . Ed(S): McComas
Hardback. An analysis of the variety of tools developed to assess learning in science in science teaching. It is of interest to science methods instructors, science education graduate students and science teachers. Editor(s): McComas, William F. Series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education. Num Pages: 390 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792350804
- ISBN
- 9780792350804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.43
€ 192.43
Paperback. By explaining how to sire multicolored horses, produce nuts without shells, and create an egg the size of a human head, this title conveys a fascination with tricks and illusions that makes it a work difficult for historians of science to take seriously. Num Pages: 512 pages, 12 halftones. 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 510
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691026022
- ISBN
- 9780691026022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.30€ 55.55
€ 71.30
€ 55.55
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616149130
- ISBN
- 9781616149130
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.16
€ 20.99
€ 19.16
Paperback. This is the only book on the Scientific Revolution that incorporates a world history perspective. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199989331
- ISBN
- 9780199989331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.93
€ 64.93
The Lysenko Controversy as a Global Phenomenon, Volume 1: Genetics and...
William Dejong-Lambert (Ed.)
Hardback. Editor(s): DeJong-Lambert, William; Krementsov, Nikolai. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 191 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; PDX; PSAK; TVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319391755
- ISBN
- 9783319391755
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Condition: New
€ 113.05
€ 113.05
Paperback. Series: Stop Faking it! Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach it. Num Pages: 162 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). .
- Publisher
- National Science Teachers Association - NSTA Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936137282
- ISBN
- 9781936137282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.81
€ 17.81
paperback. This Very Short Introduction explores the history of Western medicine, examining the key turning points, discoveries, and controversies in its rich history from classical times to the present. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 115 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199215430
- ISBN
- 9780199215430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.92
€ 11.99
€ 10.92
Paperback. A spirited volume on the great adventures of science throughout history, for curious readers of all ages Series: Little Histories. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300197136
- ISBN
- 9780300197136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.62
€ 11.99
€ 9.62
Hardback. Reveals why our faith in scientific certainty is a dangerous illusion, and how only by embracing science's inherent ambiguities and paradoxes can we truly appreciate its beauty and harness its potential. This book challenges our most sacredly held beliefs about science, technology, and progress. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 halftones. 3 line illus. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691146843
- ISBN
- 9780691146843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.43
€ 26.99
€ 20.43
Paperback. The author of Dirt and Oak brings to life this quickest, most sustaining, most communicative element of the earth. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393345391
- ISBN
- 9780393345391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.75
€ 33.99
€ 28.75
paperback. Presents a maths course for a wide ability range, and does not go beyond the requirements of Advanced GNVQ. This book introduces key concepts through examples that are set firmly in engineering contexts, which students will find relevant and motivating. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 4KVNV; PDE; TBJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 190 x 19. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750649315
- ISBN
- 9780750649315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.65
€ 63.65
Paperback. An analysis of two heuristic strategies for the development of mechanistic models, illustrated with historical examples from the life sciences. Num Pages: 340 pages, 33 b&w illus. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262514736
- ISBN
- 9780262514736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.50
€ 24.99
€ 18.50
Paperback / so. Series: Kerntechnik in Einzeldarstellungen - Nuclear Engineering Mon. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 6. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1963
- Publisher
- Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663008743
- ISBN
- 9783663008743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.59
€ 68.59
Paperback. Continued economic growth, human welfare, and national security depend upon constant technological progress; and the chief area for innovation in the coming years will be converging technologies, the synergistic combination of the "NBIC" fields: nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology, and new technologies based in cognitive science. Editor(s): Bainbridge, William Sims; Roco, Mihail C. Series: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- New York Academy of Sciences United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573316651
- ISBN
- 9781573316651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.64
€ 129.64
Paperback. Tracing the development of population genetics through the writings of such luminaries as Darwin, Galton, Pearson, Fisher, Haldane and Wright, this text sheds light on this complex field as well as its bearing on other branches of biology. Series: Chicago History of Science & Medicine. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226684642
- ISBN
- 9780226684642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.77
€ 37.99
€ 29.77
Hardback. The problem of Galileo's logical methodology has long interested scholars. This title offers a solution that is backed by documentary evidence. It presents an analysis that starts with an early notebook Galileo wrote at Pisa, and ends with one of the last letters Galileo wrote, stating that in logic he has been a Peripatetic all his life. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 356 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792315773
- ISBN
- 9780792315773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 247.65
€ 247.65