Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Paperback. Quantum mechanics describes the behavior of subatomic particles. Since its inception, physicists and philosophers have struggled to work out the meaning of quantum mechanics. This book sets out what we know about the quantum world, how we came to this understanding, where we disagree, and where we are heading in our quest to comprehend it. Translator(s): Malsbary, Gerald. Num Pages: 512 pages, 3 halftones.135 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130378
- ISBN
- 9780691130378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 41.45
€ 52.92
€ 41.45
Hardcover. The book describes experimental techniques used to study surfaces and interfaces, offering descriptions of real experimental setups to illustrate the strength and the limits of the techniques. Reviews new developments and possible extensions of the techniques. Editor(s): Bracco, Gianangelo; Holst, Bodil. Series: Springer Series in Surface Sciences. Num Pages: 686 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDDM; PHFC; PHP; TBN; TTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 177 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1156.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 733
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642342424
- ISBN
- 9783642342424
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 226.97
€ 226.97
This book provides an everyman's guide for understanding and following the discoveries that will soon take place at the famous Large Hadron Collider experiments at CERN. The material is presented accurately yet accessibly, and the book is infectious in its enthusiasm for the project. Num Pages: 288 pages, 36 b/w photographs, 18 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: PDN; PDZ; PGK; PHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199581917
- ISBN
- 9780199581917
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.46
€ 80.46
Paperback. Translator(s): Bergin, T. G.; Fisch, M.H. Num Pages: 496 pages, 1ch. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 32. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Edition
- 3rd Unabridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801492655
- ISBN
- 9780801492655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.09
€ 27.99
€ 26.09
Hardcover. A study of two bridges between science and society: governmental science policy and scientists' voluntary public-interest associations. Num Pages: 239 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JHM; JPQB; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Massachusetts
- Number of pages
- 239
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- y First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0227929
- ISBN
- 9780262194716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This work offers a sustained exploration of modules from developmental and evolutionary perspectives. Contributors discuss what modularity is, how it can be identified and modeled, how it originated and evolved, and why it matters. Editor(s): Schlosser, Gerhard; Wagner, Gunter P. Num Pages: 600 pages, 8 halftones, 133 line drawings, 20 tables. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 38. Weight in Grams: 966.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226738550
- ISBN
- 9780226738550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 44.87
€ 52.92
€ 44.87
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521398381
- ISBN
- 9780521398381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.57
€ 41.99
€ 39.57
Paperback. However much we want certainty in our lives, it feels as if we live in an uncertain and dangerous world. But are we guilty of exaggerating the chances of some unwanted event happening to us? Are we misled by our ignorance of the reality of risk? This title illustrates how we can learn to make sense of statistics and turn ignorance into insight. Num Pages: 320 pages, 35 diagrams, glossary, notes, index. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140297867
- ISBN
- 9780140297867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.65
€ 14.99
€ 11.65
Paperback. In this richly illustrated book, Nobel Laureate Gerard 't Hooft and Theoretical Physicist Stefan Vandoren describe the enormous diversity of natural phenomena that take place at different time scales. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 270 x 14. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Singapore
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814489812
- ISBN
- 9789814489812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.67
€ 26.99
€ 26.67
Hardback. Through lively prose and photos, this revised edition of Uncorked unlocks the door to what champagne is all about. Num Pages: 216 pages, 32 halftones. 13 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; WBXD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 185 x 17. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Revised edition with a New foreword by Hervé This
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691158723
- ISBN
- 9780691158723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.87
€ 29.99
€ 21.87
Hardback. Bruno Latour is among the most important figures in contemporary philosophy and social science. His ethnographic studies have revolutionized our understanding of areas as diverse as science, law, politics and religion. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650623
- ISBN
- 9780745650623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.49
€ 71.49
Paperback. Bruno Latour is among the most important figures in contemporary philosophy and social science. His ethnographic studies have revolutionized our understanding of areas as diverse as science, law, politics and religion. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650630
- ISBN
- 9780745650630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.84
€ 24.99
€ 24.84
Hardback. Series: Solid Mechanics and its Applications. Num Pages: 318 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, 52 colour illustrations, 30 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBWH; PDX; PHD; TGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 259 x 22. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319265919
- ISBN
- 9783319265919
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.58
€ 126.58
Paperback. Reflections on science, culture, and society, by the acclaimed author of The Woods Hole Cantata and The Doctor with Two Heads Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AB; JFCX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004154
- ISBN
- 9780738205977
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Brock traces the complex history of the second information revolution, from its roots in World War II through to the bursting bubble of the internet economy, explaining that it sprang from an interdependent series of technological advances, entrepreneurial innovations and changes to public policy. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: HBT; KNTT; KNTX; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674011786
- ISBN
- 9780674011786
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.38€ 69.04
€ 76.38
€ 69.04
Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Pollack, Ethan. Num Pages: 357 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PD; RBK; TGMF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 267 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Ebner and Sons Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780962689536
- ISBN
- 9780962689536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.97€ 55.00
€ 59.97
€ 55.00
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 418 pages, 27 halftones 26 figs. 6 tables. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691604978
- ISBN
- 9780691604978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.68€ 65.05
€ 84.68
€ 65.05
Hardback. An engaging defence and critique of the various arguments from both science and religion on the fine-tuning of the Universe. Num Pages: 388 pages, 49 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107156616
- ISBN
- 9781107156616
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.23
€ 36.99
€ 28.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552159609
- ISBN
- 9780552159609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.69
€ 20.99
€ 16.69
Hardcover. A Companion to Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome brings a fresh perspective to the study of these disciplines in the ancient world, with 60 chapters examining these topics from a variety of critical and technical perspectives. Editor(s): Irby, Georgia L. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 1096 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBLA; MBX; PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118372678
- ISBN
- 9781118372678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 427.15
€ 427.15