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Science: general issues

Paperback. 9780226241364 Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226241364
ISBN
9780226241364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.89

Paperback. A preeminent science studies scholar shows how feminist and postcolonial science studies challenge the problematic modernity versus tradition binary. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822342823
ISBN
9780822342823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Hardcover. Argues that the long-standing scientific and philosophical deference to reductive explanations founded on simple universal laws, linear causal models, and predict-and-act strategies fails to accommodate the kinds of knowledge that many contemporary sciences are providing about the world. Num Pages: 176 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226532622
ISBN
9780226532622
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.93
€ 78.78

Paperback. The author argues that the long-standing scientific and philosophical deference to reductive explanations founded on simple universal laws, linear causal models, and predict-and-act strategies fails to accommodate the kinds of knowledge that many contemporary sciences are providing about the world. Num Pages: 160 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226006628
ISBN
9780226006628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.12

Hardcover. This book presents the mathematical study of vortices of the two-dimensional Ginzburg-Landau model. It acts a guide to the various branches of Ginzburg-Landau studies, provides context for the study of vortices, and presents a list of open problems in the field. Series: Progress in Nonlinear Differential Equations and Their Applications. Num Pages: 322 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBKF; PBKJ; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Birkhäuser
Edition
2007th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817643164
ISBN
9780817643164
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.10

Paperback. This book examines polarization physics of high energy particles, presenting the theoretical prefaces of polarization, a description of essential experiments including instrumentation, paramaters and more, and a review of important achievements in the field. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 448 pages, 112 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDDM; PHFP; PHM; PHP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642321627
ISBN
9783642321627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.61

Paperback. The imperitives and character of industry are quite different from those of graduate school or college. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PD; VSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470460047
ISBN
9780470460047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.09

Hardback. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: PD. Dimension: 254 x 178. Weight in Grams: 18000.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691635569
ISBN
9780691635569
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.94

Hardback. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: PD. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 16000.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691635132
ISBN
9780691635132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: PD. Dimension: 234 x 160. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691606378
ISBN
9780691606378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: PD. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 11. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
Publisher
Princeton University Press
SKU
V9780691606873
ISBN
9780691606873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. This Very Short Introduction provides a concise overview of the main themes of contemporary philosophy of science. It explores the fundamental questions and challenges in the field, and looks at philosophical issues in particular sciences, including the problem of classification in biology, and the nature of space and time in physics. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 black and white images. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Dimension: 174 x 111. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198745587
ISBN
9780198745587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBDP; MBP; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Scribe Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781925228694
ISBN
9781925228694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.54

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 189 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 10. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764313388
ISBN
9783764313388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.98

Paperback. Conveys the substance, methods, and profound oddities of the field. This work contains an overview of quantum mechanics. It sketches the early development of the field by Einstein, Bohr, Heisenberg, Schrodinger, and others, and makes clear how the quantum outlook flies in the face of common sense. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 tables 14 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691103006
ISBN
9780691103006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? This title includes tales that follow carbon, neon, silicon, gold and every single element on the table as they play out their parts in human history, finance, mythology, conflict, the arts, medicine and the lives of the mad scientists who discovered them. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552777506
ISBN
9780552777506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. For centuries, scientists had only one way to study the brain: wait for misfortune to strike - and see how the victims changed afterwards. This book explores the brain's secret passageways and recounts the forgotten tales of the ordinary individuals whose struggles, resilience and deep humanity made neuroscience possible. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 54. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784161033
ISBN
9781784161033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

paperback. Sam Harris, bestselling author of THE END OF FAITH takes on one of today's liveliest issues: whether or not we actually have free will. Num Pages: 96 pages, French flaps; rough front. BIC Classification: HPS; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 148 x 7. Weight in Grams: 128.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Free Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9781451683400
ISBN
9781451683400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 8.70

Paperback. Our failure to address questions of meaning and morality through science has now become the primary justification for religious faith. This book intends to link morality to the rest of human knowledge. It argues that science can do more than tell how we are; it can, in principle, tell us how we ought to be. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAM1; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Black Swan Books, Limited
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552776387
ISBN
9780552776387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Written by a neuroscientist, and a "new atheist", this book is suitable for the increasingly large numbers of people who follow no religion, but who suspect that Jesus, Buddha, Lao Tzu, Rumi, and the other saints and sages of history could not have all been epileptics, schizophrenics, or frauds. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; HRAM3; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784160029
ISBN
9781784160029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.82

Hardback. Translator(s): Gentile De Fraia, Laura. Series: Springer Biographies. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. 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
V9783319543185
ISBN
9783319543185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.92

Hardback. Aims to elucidate the scientific and philosophical backgrounds that play a role in the debate taking place on the relation between selection and self-organization. This book is intended for biologists, philosophers of science, systems scientists, mathematicians, physicists, sociologists of science. Editor(s): Vijver, Gertrudis van de. Num Pages: 450 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 813.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792352600
ISBN
9780792352600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 227.90

Editor(s): Salmon, Wesley C. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
317
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872205611
ISBN
9780872205611
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.57
€ 43.00

Paperback. In the fall of 1980, Genentech, Inc, a little-known California genetic engineering company, became the overnight darling of Wall Street, raising $38 million in its initial public stock offering. This title provides portraits of the people significant to Genentech's science and business, and focuses on how personality affects the growth of science. Series: Synthesis. Num Pages: 232 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPN; KNDH1; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226045511
ISBN
9780226045511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.33

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