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Science: general issues
Paperback. Num Pages: 372 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401164559
- ISBN
- 9789401164559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.75
€ 67.75
Paperback. Tracing the development of population genetics through the writings of such luminaries as Darwin, Galton, Pearson, Fisher, Haldane and Wright, this text sheds light on this complex field as well as its bearing on other branches of biology. Series: Chicago History of Science & Medicine. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226684642
- ISBN
- 9780226684642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.85
€ 37.99
€ 29.85
Paperback. Continued economic growth, human welfare, and national security depend upon constant technological progress; and the chief area for innovation in the coming years will be converging technologies, the synergistic combination of the "NBIC" fields: nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology, and new technologies based in cognitive science. Editor(s): Bainbridge, William Sims; Roco, Mihail C. Series: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- New York Academy of Sciences United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573316651
- ISBN
- 9781573316651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 131.53
€ 131.53
Paperback / so. Series: Kerntechnik in Einzeldarstellungen - Nuclear Engineering Mon. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 6. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1963
- Publisher
- Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663008743
- ISBN
- 9783663008743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.49
€ 70.49
Paperback. An analysis of two heuristic strategies for the development of mechanistic models, illustrated with historical examples from the life sciences. Num Pages: 340 pages, 33 b&w illus. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262514736
- ISBN
- 9780262514736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.64
€ 24.99
€ 18.64
paperback. Presents a maths course for a wide ability range, and does not go beyond the requirements of Advanced GNVQ. This book introduces key concepts through examples that are set firmly in engineering contexts, which students will find relevant and motivating. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 4KVNV; PDE; TBJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 190 x 19. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750649315
- ISBN
- 9780750649315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback. The author of Dirt and Oak brings to life this quickest, most sustaining, most communicative element of the earth. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393345391
- ISBN
- 9780393345391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.03
€ 33.99
€ 29.03
Hardback. Reveals why our faith in scientific certainty is a dangerous illusion, and how only by embracing science's inherent ambiguities and paradoxes can we truly appreciate its beauty and harness its potential. This book challenges our most sacredly held beliefs about science, technology, and progress. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 halftones. 3 line illus. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691146843
- ISBN
- 9780691146843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.68
€ 26.99
€ 20.68
Paperback. A spirited volume on the great adventures of science throughout history, for curious readers of all ages Series: Little Histories. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300197136
- ISBN
- 9780300197136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.62
€ 11.99
€ 9.62
paperback. This Very Short Introduction explores the history of Western medicine, examining the key turning points, discoveries, and controversies in its rich history from classical times to the present. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 115 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199215430
- ISBN
- 9780199215430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.92
€ 11.99
€ 10.92
Hardback. Deals with geologic applications such as custom graphics programming, data input and output, linear and nonlinear regression, Monte Carlo simulation, time series and image analysis, and the visualization and analysis of geologic surfaces. This book shows geologists and geoscientists how to use Mathematica to formulate and solve problems. Num Pages: 394 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; RB; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540402459
- ISBN
- 9783540402459
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.83
€ 129.83
paperback. Traces the impact of Einstein's ideas on astronomy, including the way we interpret observations of stars and galaxies. This title includes comments from principals in important discoveries, illuminating the processes behind these results. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 259 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- 2006th Edition
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387261300
- ISBN
- 9780387261300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.22
€ 35.99
€ 31.22
Hardback. This book examines the Lysenko controversy. It covers the interwar eugenics movement, the Scopes Trial, the popularity of Lamarckism as a theory of heredity prior to the synthesis of genetics and Natural Selection, and the Cold War. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400728394
- ISBN
- 9789400728394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.97
€ 127.97
Paperback. This book examines the Lysenko controversy. It covers the interwar eugenics movement, the Scopes Trial, the popularity of Lamarckism as a theory of heredity prior to the synthesis of genetics and Natural Selection, and the Cold War. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400799158
- ISBN
- 9789400799158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
The Lysenko Controversy as a Global Phenomenon, Volume 1: Genetics and...
William Dejong-Lambert (Ed.)
Hardback. Editor(s): DeJong-Lambert, William; Krementsov, Nikolai. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 191 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; PDX; PSAK; TVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319391755
- ISBN
- 9783319391755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.28
€ 116.28
Paperback. Including the Proceedings of the Eight George Hudson Symposium held at Plattsburgh, New York, April 11-12, 1975 Editor(s): Hartnett, William E. Series: Episteme. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 343.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1977
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401012416
- ISBN
- 9789401012416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.24
€ 66.24
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616149130
- ISBN
- 9781616149130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.13
€ 21.99
€ 20.13
Hardcover. Today's modern nations are using increasingly high-tech information systems to power a 'technology revolution'. This book is based on the work of the TechCast Project, conducted at the George Washington University and draws on the knowledge of 100 CEOs, scientists, academics and other experts to compile the best forecast data ever assembled. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJE; KJK; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 471.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230019546
- ISBN
- 9780230019546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Paperback. By explaining how to sire multicolored horses, produce nuts without shells, and create an egg the size of a human head, this title conveys a fascination with tricks and illusions that makes it a work difficult for historians of science to take seriously. Num Pages: 512 pages, 12 halftones. 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 510
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691026022
- ISBN
- 9780691026022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.34€ 55.88
€ 71.34
€ 55.88
Paperback. Paradoxes provide a vehicle for exposing misinterpretations and misapplications of accepted principles. This book discusses paradoxes surrounding probability theory. It focuses on controversy; others have allegedly been solved, however the accepted solutions are demonstrably incorrect. Series: SpringerBriefs in Philosophy. Num Pages: 79 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; PBT; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 79
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400751392
- ISBN
- 9789400751392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.07
€ 91.07