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Science: general issues

Paperback. A study of the pervasiveness of diagnostic testing and the potential it offers institutions to classify, categorize and ultimately control individuals. The ethical, social and legal implications of technologies that can lead to new forms of discrimination are also included. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMBT; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226571294
ISBN
9780226571294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.92

Hardback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199653119
ISBN
9780199653119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.24

Paperback. Discusses the common ground between the physical sciences and philosophy Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253001191
ISBN
9780253001191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.37

Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: CJA; JN; PD. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634834285
ISBN
9781634834285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.03
€ 88.23

paperback. Donna J. Haraway refigures our current epoch, moving away from the Anthropocene toward the Chthulucene: an epoch in which we stay with the trouble of living and dying on a damaged earth while living with and understanding the nonhuman in complex ways conducive to building more livable futures. Series: Experimental Futures. Num Pages: 312 pages, 31 illustrations, incl. 2 in color. BIC Classification: JFFK; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362241
ISBN
9780822362241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Paperback. Explains the urgent need to maintain both the originality and freedom of expression that is so vital to our economic growth and scientific development. This book changes our understanding of the politics of scientific achievement. It is suitable for scientists, policy makers, and concerned laypeople. Num Pages: 198 pages, Illustrations , maps, ports. BIC Classification: PDK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471488521
ISBN
9780471488521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 102.63

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Linse, Pat. Num Pages: 392 pages, 39 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JFM; KJG; MBN; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253024541
ISBN
9780253024541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

Hardback. Illustrator(s): Williams, Mary P. Persis. Series: Princeton Field Guides. Num Pages: 240 pages, 303 color & B&W illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 287 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156828
ISBN
9780691156828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. This introduction to the physical sciences and engineering of the Islamic world is the first to trace the full extent of the Muslim scientific achievement in the period 750-1500. It describes how Muslim scientists and engineers contributed enormously to the technology of medieval Europe. Series: The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys. Num Pages: 256 pages, 21 halftones, 52 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; JFSR2; PD; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748604555
ISBN
9780748604555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.31

Paperback. Demonstrates that technology is affected at a fundamental level by the social context in which it develops. This book features arguments about the relation of technology to society. It examines different types of technology and argues that social scientists have tended to ignore the question of what shapes technology? Num Pages: 480 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JHM; PDR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 173 x 28. Weight in Grams: 834.
Publisher
Open University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780335199136
ISBN
9780335199136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages, x, 292 p. BIC Classification: HBAH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226897226
ISBN
9780226897226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.13

Paperback. Traces the development, during the 20th century, of the four central themes in the philosophy of science: inductivism and its critics; conventionalism and the Duhem-Quine thesis; the nature of observation; and the demarcation between science and metaphysics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JFCX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631183587
ISBN
9780631183587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.19

Hardcover. Series: IEEE Press Series on Electromagnetic Wave Theory. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDE; PHK; TBJ; TJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
I.E.E.E.Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780780310223
ISBN
9780780310223
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 203.08

Paperback. The world's first mountain-top observatory and America's first big-science research center, Lick Observatory exemplifies astronomy's dramatic development in the past century. This book presents Lick Observatory from the point of view of the people who breathed life into its giant telescopes. Num Pages: 326 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520268692
ISBN
9780520268692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Hardback. The air we breathe is twenty-one percent oxygen, an amount higher than on any other known world. While we may take our air for granted, Earth was not always an oxygenated planet. How did it become this way? This title tells an account of the history of atmospheric oxygen on Earth. Series: Science Essentials. Num Pages: 216 pages, 8 color illus. 20 halftones. 35 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBP; WNW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691145020
ISBN
9780691145020
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. "Don Hoffman .. combines a deep understanding of the logic of perception, a gift for explaining it with simple displays that anyone can-quite literally-see, and a refreshing sense of wonder at the miracle of it all."--Steven Pinker, author of How the Mind Works Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 full-color and 130 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMM; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393319675
ISBN
9780393319675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 88 figures. BIC Classification: AK; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 19. .
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262528948
ISBN
9780262528948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 22.67

Hardback. "Statistical Mechanics" is the extended version of McQuarrie's earlier text - "Statistical Thermodynamics" (USB 1984). This text (previously published by Longman Education) is an accessible introduction to the subject containing a large number of problems at the end of each chapter. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBT; PDE; PHD; PNR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 267 x 183 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1349.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Science Books,U.S.
Edition
1st
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9781891389153
ISBN
9781891389153
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.63

paperback. Henri Poincare formulated his Conjecture in 1904 that promised to describe the very shape of the universe, but remained unproved until a huge prize was offered for its solution in 2000. This book explains the maths behind the Conjecture and its proof, and illuminates various personalities surrounding this perplexing conundrum. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: PBP; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141032382
ISBN
9780141032382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JP; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1965
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674794856
ISBN
9780674794856
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.58
€ 85.38

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