Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Smartly conceived and fast paced, his book offers something for anyone curious about math and its impacts. Num Pages: 200 pages, 16, 1 black & white halftones, 15 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421414911
- ISBN
- 9781421414911
Condition: New
€ 41.13
€ 41.13
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
Paperback. Asks what is meant by complexity and how it might be handled within knowledge practices without generating a chaos of further complexities. Editor(s): Mol, Annemarie. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 b&w photos, 2 tables, 9 figures. BIC Classification: GT; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438. Social Studies of Knowledge Practices. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. 280 pages, 4 b&w photographs. Asks what is meant by complexity and how it might be handled within knowledge practices without generating a chaos of further complexities. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: GT; PDA. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight: 478.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822328469
- ISBN
- 9780822328469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.08
€ 37.99
€ 34.08
Paperback. Shows us how we can, in fact, see microorganisms - and appreciate their vast and varied role in nature and our lives. This title also shows us how to examine, study, and appreciate microbes in the manner of a birdwatcher, by making sightings of microbial activities and thereby identifying particular microbes as well as understanding what they do. Num Pages: 336 pages, 38 figures. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674064096
- ISBN
- 9780674064096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.32€ 48.63
€ 52.32
€ 48.63
Paperback. Galileo is aptly known as 'the father of modern science'. But there is much more to him than his well-known discoveries in physics and astronomy, and his infamous clash with the Catholic church. John Heilbron's wonderfully rounded new biography presents a multi-talented but difficult man - writer, philosopher, scientist, musician, and artist. Num Pages: 528 pages, 60 black and white line drawings and 1 16pp plate section. BIC Classification: BGT; PDZ; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 40. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199655984
- ISBN
- 9780199655984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.71
€ 23.99
€ 17.71
Paperback. In Oppositions and Paradoxes, John L. Bell uses conceptual puzzles and paradoxes as a window into fundamental concepts of mathematics and physics. Num Pages: 170 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PBB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Broadview Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554813025
- ISBN
- 9781554813025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.66
€ 49.99
€ 35.66
hardcover. The 'Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science' offers an overview of the field of science and its development over the past few generations, ranging from biographies on Galileo and Dorothy Hodgkin to the discussions chronicling the change of science from simply a tool of learning to a major force in society. Editor(s): Heilbron, John L. Num Pages: 994 pages, numerous halftones and figures and 8 pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 3J; GB; PDA; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 188 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1551.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Academic United States
- Number of pages
- 994
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780195112290
- ISBN
- 9780195112290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.83
€ 175.83
Paperback. Breaking down the complicated concepts of speed, acceleration, torque, fluid mechanics, and surface physics, this book provides an introduction to the basic science underlying the sport of sailing. It also explores how the spectrum, reflection, and polarization of light lead sailors to 'see' wind on the water. Num Pages: 296 pages, 143 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: PDZ; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781420073768
- ISBN
- 9781420073768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.40
€ 72.40
Paperback. A vivid description of one of the most ambitious scientific projects undertaken in the 19th century, and the men who undertook the measurement of the Himalayas and the mapping of the Indian subcontinent: William Lambton and George Everest. Num Pages: 226 pages, 16 b/w plates (16pp), (+ maps & diagrams). BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; PDZ; TNCB; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 168. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001852
- ISBN
- 9780006531234
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 halftones, 31 line illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674440753
- ISBN
- 9780674440753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.35
€ 38.99
€ 35.35
Paperback. A reissue of the classic work by John Horgan wherein he makes the powerful case that science is ending Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 36. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465065929
- ISBN
- 9780465065929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.83
€ 28.83
Paperback. Through a penetrating analysis of reason and intellect, spiritual imagination, and the light of faith, this book addresses fundamental questions pertaining to our search for meaning. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: HRLK; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- World Wisdom Books United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780941532679
- ISBN
- 9780941532679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.82
€ 18.99
€ 17.82
Paperback. The book that transforms our understanding of what we are and where we came from Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 261 x 63. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Publisher
- Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780715651216
- ISBN
- 9780715651216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.21
€ 23.99
€ 17.21
hardcover. An essential step-by-step guide on the construction of scientific apparatus for all scientists and students in physics, chemistry, biology and engineering. Num Pages: 658 pages, 552 figures. BIC Classification: PDN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 220 x 63. Weight in Grams: 1680. 662 pages, 552 figures. Essential step-by-step guide on the construction of scientific apparatus for all scientists and students in physics, chemistry, biology and engineering. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PDN. Dimension: 247 x 220 x 63. Weight: 1668.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 658
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521878586
- ISBN
- 9780521878586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.50
€ 134.50
Paperback. More a prehistory of invention and a biography of ideas and their originators than an exposition of technological advances, the stories explicate the evolution of ideas that eventually result in the historic naming of an inventor. Num Pages: 288 pages, numerous halftones and figures. BIC Classification: PBX; PDR; TBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195341201
- ISBN
- 9780195341201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.08
€ 22.08
paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 45 halftones & 23 line illus. BIC Classification: P; PDZ; TBD; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195167313
- ISBN
- 9780195167313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.12
€ 35.12
Hardcover. What if Isaac Newton had never lived? Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley, whose place in history has been overshadowed by the giant figure of Newton, were pioneering scientists within their own right, and instrumental in establishing the Royal Society. Num Pages: 384 pages, (8-page colour plate section), Index. BIC Classification: HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 159. Weight in Grams: 270. Good clean copy in dustwrapper with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004193
- ISBN
- 9780008220594
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Quantum theory is so shocking that Einstein could not bring himself to accept it. It is so important that it provides the fundamental underpinning of all modern sciences. This title tells the story of quantum mechanics. It investigates the atom, radiation, time travel, the birth of the universe, super conductors and life itself. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552125550
- ISBN
- 9780552125550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. Accessible exploration of one of the most exciting areas of scientific inquiry - the nature of light. Num Pages: 272 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: PD; PHJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857994025
- ISBN
- 9781857994025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
Paperback. The world around us can be a complex, confusing place. Earthquakes happen without warning, stock markets fluctuate, weather forecasters seldom seem to get it right - even other people continue to baffle us. How do we make sense of it all? This title illuminates the harmony underlying our existence. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPFC; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141007229
- ISBN
- 9780141007229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88