Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Paperback. This book seeks to explain why, among the innumerable problems faced by societies, some problems in some places become viewed as critical public issues that shape health policy. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; LNTJ; MBX; MJC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421413037
- ISBN
- 9781421413037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.19
€ 34.99
€ 30.19
Paperback. Leads us on a tour of organisms, which differ radically from both animals and plants. This book ponders the impact of microbes on the evolution of civilization. It offers various tales into an account of the nature of fungi. It discusses topics such as the role of fungi in the Irish potato famine. It is intended for science enthusiasts. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 color illus. 43 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PSQ; PSTP; WNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 5th
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691070162
- ISBN
- 9780691070162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.61
€ 37.99
€ 27.61
Paperback. Why is our world comprehensible? This question seems so trivial that few people have dared to ask it. This thoughtful book explores the deep roots of the mystery of rationality. The authors are eminent cosmologists and theologists. Num Pages: 160 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642096372
- ISBN
- 9783642096372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.37
€ 91.37
Num Pages: 554 pages, 112 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 589.
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 554
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486277400
- ISBN
- 9780486277400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Paperback. A collection of practical lessons that demonstrates how the true mathematician learns to draw unexpected analogies, tackle problems from unusual angles, and extract information from the data. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Edition
- 2nd ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140124996
- ISBN
- 9780140124996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.14
€ 13.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. Physicists have discovered a phenomenon that operates outside the confines of space and time: nonlocality - the ability of two particles to act in harmony no matter how far apart they may be. If space isn't what we thought it was, then what is it? In Spooky Action at a Distance, the journalist George Musser sets out to answer that question. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 black and white illustrations, 2 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PHQ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 2. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780374536619
- ISBN
- 9780374536619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.63
€ 19.99
€ 16.63
paperback. Since humans have initiative and can sometimes change the natural course of events, how can we find a system to understand our own actions and the workings of society at large? This book explains the mechanics of change and provides a concept that accounts for the growth and decline of all systems. Num Pages: 433 pages, glossary, notes, further reading, index. BIC Classification: JH; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 40. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 433
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
- SKU
- V9780306455711
- ISBN
- 9780306455711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.54
€ 65.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 70 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189 x 4. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1990th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461596325
- ISBN
- 9781461596325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 95.60
€ 95.60
Darwin's enormous cultural success depended as much on the construction of his argument and the artistry of his language as it did on the power of his ideas. By exploring Darwin as a writer as well as a scientist, this book transforms our understanding of him, giving us a Darwin who is comic rather than tragic and ebullient rather than austere. Num Pages: 272 pages, three black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: DSBF; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 221 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199608430
- ISBN
- 9780199608430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.56
€ 45.56
Paperback. Countering the pervasive view that the facts of Darwin's world must lead to a disenchanting vision of it, the author shows that Darwin's ideas and the language of his books offer an alternative form of enchantment. He makes a case for an enchanted secularism - a commitment to the value of the natural world and the human striving to understand it. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691136394
- ISBN
- 9780691136394
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
Paperback. The age of the baroque - a time of great strides in science and mathematics - also saw the construction of some of the world's most magnificent buildings. Hersey explores the interrelations of the two developments and how they cross-fertilised. Num Pages: 280 pages, 52 colour plates, 106 halftones, 52 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 3JD; ACQB; AMA; PBM; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 187 x 18. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226327846
- ISBN
- 9780226327846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.96
€ 52.99
€ 40.96
Paperback. An inspirational introduction to the physics of the twenty-first century. Illustrator(s): Edwards, Michael. Editor(s): Stannard, Russell. Translator(s): Bozhe, Wu. Num Pages: 272 pages, 53 b/w illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370. George Gamow's Classic Mr Tompkins in Paperback. 272 pages, 53 b/w illus. 2 tables. Illustrator(s): Edwards, Michael. Editor(s): Stannard, Russell. An inspirational introduction to the physics of the twenty-first century. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ; PHM. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 18. Weight: 376. Translator(s): Bozhe, Wu.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 3Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521639927
- ISBN
- 9780521639927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.50
€ 31.99
€ 30.50
Paperback. Series: Dover Books on Mathematics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 128 illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 402. Facts and Speculations of Science. 352 pages, 128 illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PD. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 21. Weight: 396.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486256641
- ISBN
- 9780486256641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.65
€ 23.99
€ 17.65
Paperback. In this indispensable reference, Fix applies the practical language of science to the art of brewing. Num Pages: 189 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: PD; TDCT1; TDCT2; TVSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Brewers Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 189
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780937381748
- ISBN
- 9780937381748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.35
€ 32.99
€ 26.35
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1938
- Publisher
- Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663003250
- ISBN
- 9783663003250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.79
€ 69.79
paperback. Series: Briefings. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: PD; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714529707
- ISBN
- 9780714529707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.31
€ 13.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. How have shifts in power and in assumptions about knowledge affected scientific practice? Who controls the new technologies, and how are moral and professional issues addressed during a time of global change? This work explores such questions of relevance in the current scientific climate. Editor(s): Marcus, George E. Series: Late Editions: Cultural Studies for the End of the Century S. Num Pages: 570 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: JHM; PDA; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 570
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226504445
- ISBN
- 9780226504445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.37
€ 47.99
€ 37.37
Paperback. In 1945 a small group of brilliant engineers and mathematicians gathered at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, determined to build a computer that would make Alan Turing's theory of a 'universal machine' reality. This bok is the story behind how the PC, ipod, smartphone and almost every aspect of modern life came into being. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: PBX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141015903
- ISBN
- 9780141015903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.16
€ 18.99
€ 14.16
Hardcover. This text documents partial differential equation applications, including: heat conduction; wave propagation; vibrations; traffic flow shocks; evolution of population densities; fluid flow; electrostatics; minimal surfaces; gravitation; and quantum mechanics. Num Pages: 735 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 188 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- International Press of Boston
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571460363
- ISBN
- 9781571460363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.98
€ 105.98
Hardcover. Provides the mathematical methods that aspiring scientists and engineers are likely to encounter as students and beginning researchers. This book also provides mathematical relations and their proofs essential to the study of physics and related fields. It focuses on problem-solving skills and active learning, offering numerous chapter problems. Num Pages: 1220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDE; PH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 200 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1802.
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 1220
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 7th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780123846549
- ISBN
- 9780123846549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.19
€ 124.19