Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
hardcover. This title treats the polysemy of science fiction film. It examines the science fiction genre and analyzes the nature of science and its representation in western culture, especially in the 50s when the film medium assumes significance for the genre. Num Pages: 264 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; APF; JFC; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810840232
- ISBN
- 9780810840232
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.38
€ 132.38
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 631
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780915144716
- ISBN
- 9780915144716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.61
€ 33.99
€ 24.61
Paperback. In this volume the thinkers responsible for the "modern synthesis" of evolutionary biology and genetics come together to analyze that remarkable event. Ernst Mayr explains that scientists in different biological disciplines differed considerably in their degree of acceptance of Darwin's theories. Editor(s): Mayr, Ernst; Provine, William B. Num Pages: 504 pages, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674272262
- ISBN
- 9780674272262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.69€ 47.52
€ 51.69
€ 47.52
Paperback. This book contains essays by Ernst Mayr, the most eminent evolutionary biologist of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: PDA; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521700344
- ISBN
- 9780521700344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.88
€ 41.99
€ 41.88
Paperback. What we do and do not know about evolution, by one of the field's pioneering thinkers. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps, port. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; YQSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753813683
- ISBN
- 9780753813683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
Hardback. Num Pages: 147 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, 50 colour illustrations, 70 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJC; PDR; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319516226
- ISBN
- 9783319516226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.40
€ 38.99
€ 33.40
paperback. Series: Routledge Library Editions: 20th Century Science. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138997745
- ISBN
- 9781138997745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.30
€ 58.30
Hardcover. Compared to well established circadian rhythms, scientific evidence for biological clocks linked to the Moon has only recently become recognized. This book describes the growing evidence for lunar influences on animal behaviour, and considers whether humans may be affected too. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 144 x 27. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198724216
- ISBN
- 9780198724216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.56
€ 30.99
€ 27.56
Paperback. This collection of essays examines the relationship between the Roman Catholic Church and Galileo. This volume gives an account of Galileo and his turbulent relationship with the Roman Catholic Church. Contributors provide careful analyses of the interactions of the Church and Galileo between 1612 and 1642. Editor(s): McMullin, Ernan. Series: Studies in Science & the Humanities from the Reilly Centre for Science, Technology & Values. Num Pages: 472 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: HRC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 170 x 27. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268034849
- ISBN
- 9780268034849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.75
€ 36.99
€ 33.75
Hardcover. This collection of essays examines the relationship between the Roman Catholic Church and Galileo. This volume gives an account of Galileo and his turbulent relationship with the Roman Catholic Church. Contributors provide careful analyses of the interactions of the Church and Galileo between 1612 and 1642. Editor(s): McMullin, Ernan. Series: Studies in Science & the Humanities from the Reilly Centre for Science, Technology & Values. Num Pages: 472 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: HRC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 803.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268034832
- ISBN
- 9780268034832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.78
€ 170.78
Paperback. This is the third book in a series presenting Nobel Prizes in life sciences using the remarkably rich archives of nominations and reviews which are kept secret for 50 years after the awards have been made. The two previous books are Nobel Prizes and Life Sciences (2010) and Nobel Prizes and Nature's Surprises (2013). Num Pages: 580 pages. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 202 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1250.
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789813144644
- ISBN
- 9789813144644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 40.61
€ 42.99
€ 40.61
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- National Science Teachers Association
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781941316146
- ISBN
- 9781941316146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.73
€ 63.73
Hardback. Offers insights into the nature of expeditions and the human relationships that shaped them. This title examines, collected materials as well as museum and archive records, the contributors shed light on the complex social life and intimate work practices of the researchers involved in these expeditions. Num Pages: 250 pages, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: JHM; PDX; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Bard Graduate Center, Exhibitions Department United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781941792001
- ISBN
- 9781941792001
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.63€ 49.03
€ 57.63
€ 49.03
Paperback. Integrates gender analysis with the global history of science and medicine from the late Middle Ages to the present by focusing on masculinity. In exploring scientific masculinities, this book asks: how has masculinity been defined, and what are the mechanisms by which it operates in science? Editor(s): Milam, Erika Lorraine; Nye, Robert A. Series: Osiris. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226267616
- ISBN
- 9780226267616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.12
€ 36.99
€ 29.12
Hardback. This groundbreaking narrative explores the surprising power of suggestibility and how our minds can shape our response to pain, major diseases and everyday events. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 235 x 28. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426217890
- ISBN
- 9781426217890
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.01
€ 26.99
€ 23.01
Atmospheric Science at NASA critically examines this politically controversial science, dissecting the often convoluted roles, motives, and relationships of the various institutional actors involved-among them NASA, congressional appropriation committees, government weather and climate bureaus, and the military. Series: New Series in NASA History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 30, 19 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PDX; PHVJ; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801889844
- ISBN
- 9780801889844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.67
€ 71.67
Paperback. Conway, JPL's historian, offers an insider's perspective into the changing goals of Mars exploration, the ways in which sophisticated computer simulations drove the design process, and the remarkable evolution of landing technologies over a thirty-year period. Series: New Series in NASA History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 21, 11 black & white halftones, 10 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JM; PDX; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 249 x 30. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421421223
- ISBN
- 9781421421223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.17
€ 38.99
€ 32.17
Hardcover. A New York Times Bestseller A revolution is under way. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white line drawings, figures, graphs. BIC Classification: KC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393239355
- ISBN
- 9780393239355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.24
€ 30.99
€ 27.24
Paperback. A New York Times Bestseller. A "fascinating" (Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times) look at how digital technology is transforming our work and our lives. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: KCY; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393350647
- ISBN
- 9780393350647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.22
€ 18.99
€ 17.22
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556435072
- ISBN
- 9781556435072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 23.70
€ 35.99
€ 23.70