Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Paperback. The author recasts the widely accepted view of the tension between scientific understanding and use and builds a convincing case that by recognizing the importance of use-inspired basic research, we can frame a new contract between science and government. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 284. Basic Science and Technological Innovation. 150 pages. The author recasts the widely accepted view of the tension between scientific understanding and use and builds a convincing case that by recognizing the importance of use-inspired basic research, we can frame a new contract between science and government. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: PD. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 13. Weight: 320.
- Publisher
- Brookings Institution Press
- Number of pages
- 150
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815781776
- ISBN
- 9780815781776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.48
€ 25.99
€ 25.48
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€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
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
€ 45.99€ 33.35
€ 45.99
€ 33.35
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€ 23.46
€ 26.99
€ 23.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCM; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801015373
- ISBN
- 9780801015373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.85
€ 17.99
€ 17.85
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€ 21.34
€ 32.99
€ 21.34
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
€ 136.33
€ 136.33
Hardback. This text provides students with concise reviews of mathematical topics that are used throughout physical chemistry. By reading these reviews before the mathematics is applied to physical chemical problems, a student will be able to spend less time worrying about the math and more time learning the physical chemistry. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDE; PNR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 204 x 20. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Publisher
- University Science Books,U.S.
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781891389566
- ISBN
- 9781891389566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.18
€ 66.18
Paperback. This text is intended for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in chemistry, physics, maths and engineering. Comprised of more than 2000 problems and 700 worked examples that detail every single step, the book well adapted for self study as well as for course use. Num Pages: 1100 pages, 704 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 198 x 52. Weight in Grams: 2176.
- Publisher
- University Science Books,U.S.
- Number of pages
- 1100
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781891389290
- ISBN
- 9781891389290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 114.97
€ 114.97
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€ 14.15
€ 17.99
€ 14.15
Paperback. Students will find this book a useful aid to learning the unfamiliar mathematical aspects of stochastic processes while applying them to physical processes that he or she has already encountered. Num Pages: 160 pages, 27, 27 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PBWL; PDE; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801868672
- ISBN
- 9780801868672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.42
€ 36.99
€ 31.42
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
€ 93.38€ 83.98
€ 93.38
€ 83.98
Hardback. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3233 x 5193 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823269600
- ISBN
- 9780823269600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.25
€ 91.25
Paperback. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 133 x 26. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823269617
- ISBN
- 9780823269617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.91
€ 29.99
€ 26.91
Hardback. A collection of informal interviews and memoirs of sixteen prominent members of the mathematical community of the twentieth century, many still active. Editor(s): Albers, Donald J.; Alexanderson, Gerald L. Num Pages: 352 pages, 188 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PBX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 249 x 228 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1064.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148298
- ISBN
- 9780691148298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.94
€ 40.99
€ 28.94
Paperback. The amazing story of the 'crypto-currency' Bitcoin and why it could change the world Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: KCY; PDR; UDBM; VSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Unbound
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783520770
- ISBN
- 9781783520770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.48
€ 14.99
€ 11.48
Hardback. Bertoloni Meli's critical study of this key figure and the works of his contemporaries-including Borelli, Swammerdam, Redi, and Ruysch-opens a wonderful window onto the scientific and medical worlds of the seventeenth century. Num Pages: 456 pages, 108, 108 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBJD; MBX; MFC; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 749.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801899034
- ISBN
- 9780801899034
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.87
€ 105.87
Paperback. Bertoloni Meli's critical study of this key figure and the works of his contemporaries-including Borelli, Swammerdam, Redi, and Ruysch-opens a wonderful window onto the scientific and medical worlds of the seventeenth century. Num Pages: 456 pages, 108, 108 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBJD; MBX; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 36. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801899041
- ISBN
- 9780801899041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.62
€ 57.62
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; VFMD; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 195. .
- Publisher
- Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241289396
- ISBN
- 9780241289396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.98
€ 25.99
€ 17.98
Hardback. Explores the history of science, how scientists have sought to explain our incredible universe and how amazing scientific discoveries have been made. This book helps you discover how Galileo worked out his scientific theories of motion and inertia, why Copernicus' ideas were contentious and what the discovery of DNA meant. Series: Big Ideas. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1140.
- Publisher
- Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409350156
- ISBN
- 9781409350156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.60
€ 26.99
€ 18.60
Hardback. Dutch mathematician and philosopher Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer belonged to a special class of genius and was one of the key players in topology. This book details of the life and work of this complex and often controversial genius. Num Pages: 875 pages, 78 black & white illustrations, 19 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBC; PBP; PBX; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1360.
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 853
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447146155
- ISBN
- 9781447146155
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.74€ 74.49
€ 81.74
€ 74.49
Paperback. Series: Dover Books on Mathematics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 41 illustrations. BIC Classification: PB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 282. 256 pages, 41 illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: PB; PDX. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 14. Weight: 266.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 4th Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486602554
- ISBN
- 9780486602554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.13
€ 18.99
€ 14.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 269 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRCV9; PDX; VXPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Regnery Faith
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621572824
- ISBN
- 9781621572824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.06
€ 17.99
€ 16.06
Hardback. Draws on developments in hermeneutic phenomenology and other programs in hermeneutic philosophy to inform an interpretative approach to scientific practices. This book offers a critique of postmodern tendencies in the philosophy of science, and sets out arguments for a feminist hermeneutics of scientific research. Series: Series in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821419762
- ISBN
- 9780821419762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.17
€ 92.17