Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Hardcover. Jacopo Zabarella's two treatises On Methods and On Regressus (1578) are among the most important Renaissance discussions of how scientific knowledge should be acquired, arranged, and transmitted. They belong to a lively debate about the order in which sciences should be taught and the method to be followed in demonstrations. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674724792
- ISBN
- 9780674724792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.25
€ 40.99
€ 33.25
Paperback. This collection of essays looks at Darwin, Darwinism and evolution from several faith perspectives: Buddhism, Christianity, Islam and Judaism. Contributors come from across the globe to examine their particular religious belief and views on evolution. Editor(s): Arnould, Jacques. Num Pages: 183 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- ATF Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 183
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781921817021
- ISBN
- 9781921817021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.82
€ 20.99
€ 16.82
Hardback. In this important new book, Jacques Derrida talks with Bernard Stiegler about the effect of teletechnologies on our philosophical and political moment. Improvising before a camera, the two philosophers are confronted by the very technologies they discuss and so are forced to address all the more directly the urgent questions that they raise. Translator(s): Bajorek, Jennifer. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JHM; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745620367
- ISBN
- 9780745620367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.05
€ 65.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: PD. Dimension: 251 x 177. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- SKU
- V9780691613079
- ISBN
- 9780691613079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.68
€ 40.99
€ 28.68
Hardback. Num Pages: 177 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 177
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628088298
- ISBN
- 9781628088298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.16€ 127.56
€ 188.16
€ 127.56
Hardback. Did you know that as you read these words showers of high-speed particles from exploding stars are raining down on you? This book reveals the startling ways life on Earth is touched by our cosmic environment, and demonstrates why without such contact, life itself wouldn't be possible. Num Pages: 264 pages, 54 halftones. 5 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691129464
- ISBN
- 9780691129464
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.02
€ 40.99
€ 29.02
Paperback. * The author emphasises new post--empirical approaches to the philosophy of science and their application to the social sciences* Rich in examples and makes extensive use of case studies* The book offers an original introduction to the philosophy of social science; it should be widely adopted on undergraduate courses. . Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745614083
- ISBN
- 9780745614083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.64
€ 26.64
Paperback. Describes what the author calls the range wars of the information age - heated battles over intellectual property. This title argues that just as every informed citizen needs to know at least something about the environment or civil rights, every citizen should also understand intellectual property law. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 black-&-white illustration. BIC Classification: LNR; PDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300158342
- ISBN
- 9780300158342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.50
€ 30.99
€ 22.50
Paperback. Thus does Dent, a little-known Supreme Court case, influence how Americans receive health care more than a hundred years after the fact. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LNTJ; MBN; MBX; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 226 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421411422
- ISBN
- 9781421411422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.88
€ 32.88
Hardback. Thus does Dent, a little-known Supreme Court case, influence how Americans receive health care more than a hundred years after the fact. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LNTJ; MBN; MBX; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421411415
- ISBN
- 9781421411415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.72
€ 62.72
Paperback. The story of arsenic in Victorian Britain, looking both at its widespread presence in everything from candles to curtains, and also its more sinister use for murder and suicide. Num Pages: 448 pages, 12 integrated halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199605996
- ISBN
- 9780199605996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.73
€ 20.99
€ 16.73
Hardback. In this first-ever popular introduction to "maglev"-- the use of magnetic forces to overcome gravity and friction--Livingston takes lay readers on a journey of discovery, from maglev nanotechnology to Chinese trains that travel at 250 mph without touching the tracks. He finds magic in "fighting friction by fighting gravity." Num Pages: 288 pages, 33 halftones, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674055353
- ISBN
- 9780674055353
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.30
€ 47.99
€ 39.30
Hardcover. Introduces some of the exciting problems that arise in biology and offers some indication of the wide spectrum of questions that modeling can address. This book is suitable for students interested in mathematical biology. Series: Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics. Num Pages: 553 pages, 64 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; PS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 167 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1038.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387952239
- ISBN
- 9780387952239
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.83€ 104.41
€ 105.83
€ 104.41
Hardback. Editor(s): Gann, Alexander; Witkowski, Jan. Num Pages: 350 pages, 1. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 223 x 29. Weight in Grams: 994.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Atria Books United States
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476715490
- ISBN
- 9781476715490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.31
€ 37.99
€ 33.31
Hardback. Traces the path of electricity through early American culture, exploring how the relationship between human, natural, and divine powers was understood in the 18th Century. This book offers a view of the origins of American science and the cultural meaning of the American Enlightenment. It talks about the revolutionary New World of wonder. Num Pages: 378 pages, 15 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBTB; PDX; PHK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674022997
- ISBN
- 9780674022997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.32
€ 47.99
€ 39.32
Paperback. Facts and figures have been thoroughly updated and the work includes a comprehensive Guide to Resources, incorporating the major published literature along with a vetted list of websites and Internet resources for students and lay readers. Num Pages: 544 pages, 119, 36 black & white illustrations, 83 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- third edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421417752
- ISBN
- 9781421417752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.80
€ 40.99
€ 33.80
Hardback. Facts and figures have been thoroughly updated and the work includes a comprehensive Guide to Resources, incorporating the major published literature along with a vetted list of websites and Internet resources for students and lay readers. Num Pages: 544 pages, 119, 36 black & white illustrations, 83 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 36. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- third edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421417745
- ISBN
- 9781421417745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.94
€ 79.94
Paperback. Saint Domingue (Haiti) was the world's richest colony in the eighteenth century and home to an active society of science - one of only three in the world at that time. This study of the colon raises questions about the relationship between science and society that historians of the colonial experience are grappling with today. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24 figures, 4 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226514673
- ISBN
- 9780226514673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.11
€ 36.99
€ 29.11
Paperback. Ada's Algorithm tells the story of Ada Lovelace's turbulent life, and tells through the story of her life how she could have started the digital revolution two centuries ago but was thwarted by the then prevalent disregard for the intelligence of women. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; PBC; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Gibson Square Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783340712
- ISBN
- 9781783340712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.06
€ 14.99
€ 12.06
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842466254
- ISBN
- 9781842466254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.84
€ 19.99
€ 15.84