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Science: general issues

Hardback. Sixteen prominent scientists examine whether the sciences are, or ever were, unified by a single theoretical view of nature or a methodological foundation. Editor(s): Galison, Peter; Stump, David J. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 584 pages, 16 half-tones, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 39. Weight in Grams: 966.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804724364
ISBN
9780804724364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 191.72

Paperback. Here, sixteen prominent scientists examine whether the sciences are, or ever were, unified by a single theoretical view of nature or a methodological foundation. Editor(s): Galison, Peter; Stump, David J. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 584 pages, 16 half-tones, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 33. Weight in Grams: 779.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804725620
ISBN
9780804725620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.92

Hardcover. Data Fitting in the Chemical Sciences Peter Gans, School of Chemistry, The University of Leeds, Leeds, UK Data fitting is a technique of central importance in modern experimental science. It is the means by which data is tested against a model of the experimental system, be it a theoretical or empirical model. Num Pages: 270 pages, references. BIC Classification: PDE; PDN; PN; UYAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471934127
ISBN
9780471934127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 456.22

Paperback. Series: Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Philosophy. Num Pages: 200 pages, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: PDA; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691174679
ISBN
9780691174679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.36

Paperback. Series: Simple Guides S. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 113 x 12. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Kuperard United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857334968
ISBN
9781857334968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.36

Paperback. Bestselling manifesto on how to improve the lives of the "bottom billion" through revolutions in technology. Num Pages: 432 pages, index, notes. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 29. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451616835
ISBN
9781451616835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

Paperback. When and where did science begin? Historians have offered different answers to these questions, some pointing to Babylonian observational astronomy. This title examines how students of nature themselves, in various cultures and periods of history, have understood and represented their work. Editor(s): Harrison, Peter; Numbers, Ronald L.; Shank, Michael H. Num Pages: 440 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226317830
ISBN
9780226317830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.13

Hardcover. When and where did science begin? Historians have offered different answers to these questions, some pointing to Babylonian observational astronomy. This title examines how students of nature themselves, in various cultures and periods of history, have understood and represented their work. Editor(s): Harrison, Peter; Numbers, Ronald L.; Shank, Michael H. Num Pages: 440 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226317816
ISBN
9780226317816
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.67
€ 99.98

Paperback. A self-contained presentation of the major areas of complex analysis that are referred to and used in applied mathematics and mathematical physics. Topics discussed include infinite products, ordinary differential equations and asymptotic methods. Series: Wiley Classics Library. Num Pages: 672 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PBKD; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 41. Weight in Grams: 980.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471542896
ISBN
9780471542896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 247.38

Hardcover. Shows you how the noisy atomic cloud gives rise to the orderly world of the molecular machine - and to life itself. In this title, the author locates the answer to this age-old question at the nanoscale. It takes us from ancient Greece to the laboratories of modern nanotechnology to tell the story of our quest for the machinery of life. Num Pages: 272 pages, figures. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHM; PSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514. How Molecular Machines Extract Order from Chaos. 272 pages, illustrations. Shows you how the noisy atomic cloud gives rise to the orderly world of the molecular machine - and to life itself. In this title, the author locates the answer to this age-old question at the nanoscale. It takes us from ancient Greece to the laboratories of modern nanotechnology to tell the story of our quest for the machinery of life. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ; PHM; PSD. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 25. Weight: 506.
Publisher
Basic Books
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1ST
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465022533
ISBN
9780465022533
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.50

Hardcover. Argues that the social environment of early twentieth-century Britain created a substantial market for science books and magazines aimed at those who had benefited from better secondary education but could not access higher learning. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; PDX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226068633
ISBN
9780226068633
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.15
€ 50.79

Hardcover. Transform theory and methods are useful to many professionals from various mathematical backgrounds. This introduction to the theory and practice of continuous and discrete transforms integrates knowledge from many branches of mathematics. Series: Wiley-Interscience and Canadian Mathematics Series of Monographs and Texts. Num Pages: 332 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBCD; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471008101
ISBN
9780471008101
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 233.46

Paperback. Charles Darwin's experiences in the Galapagos Islands in 1835 helped to guide his thoughts toward a revolutionary theory: that species were not fixed but diversified from their ancestors over many generations. This book explains what we have learned about the origin and evolution of new species. Series: Princeton Series in Evolutionary Biology. Num Pages: 224 pages, 120 color illus. 46 line illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSEG; PDZ; PSAJ; PSVW6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149998
ISBN
9780691149998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.89

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, Figures: 6,. BIC Classification: MB; PBW; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231164726
ISBN
9780231164726
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.93

Paperback. Born in Usk, Gwent, in 1823, Alfred Russel Wallace left school at fourteen and in his mid-twenties spent four years in the Amazon collecting for museums and wealthy patrons, only to lose all his finds in a shipboard fire in mid-Atlantic. This title reveals Wallace as a courageous and unconventional explorer. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; PD; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712665773
ISBN
9780712665773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.79

Paperback. .
Publisher
Newby Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
92
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9781872686226
ISBN
9781872686226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.03

paperback. Argues that global communications and the internet are helping to link the minds of humanity together to form a single, global brain and consciousness with remarkable potential. Num Pages: 262 pages, 15 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Floris Books Edinburgh
Number of pages
262
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863156168
ISBN
9780863156168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.34

Paperback. Teeth are a vital component of vertebrate anatomy and a fundamental part of the fossil record. It was the evolution of teeth, associated with predation, that drove the evolution of the wide array of fish, amphibians, reptiles, and then mammals. Peter S. Ungar looks at how, without teeth, none of these developments could have occurred. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, Approximately 30 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: MMD; PDZ; PSVD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199670598
ISBN
9780199670598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Reproduction is among the most basic of human biological functions, both for our distant ancestors and ourselves. Our reproductive biology unites us as a species, but it has also been an important engine of our evolution. This text tells the story of human reproduction and its evolution. Num Pages: 368 pages, 19 halftones, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; PDZ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674011120
ISBN
9780674011120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.84

Paperback. Basic Mathematics for Chemists aims to teach the maths that chemists need to know through the use of applications, data, examples and problems all drawn from chemistry. The author demystifies the maths, and shows how, where and why it is used in chemistry. Num Pages: 292 pages, index. BIC Classification: PDE; PN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471972846
ISBN
9780471972846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 87.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: HPK; MB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 30. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231164733
ISBN
9780231164733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.00

Paperback. Series: Science Essentials. Num Pages: 208 pages, 11 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691165806
ISBN
9780691165806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.86

Paperback. Editor(s): Weingart, Peter; Padberg, Britta. Num Pages: 204 pages, 2 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JNK; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837626162
ISBN
9783837626162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.66

Paperback. A study of the ethical dilemmas and moral issues surrounding the interaction of humans and technology. Drawing from Heidegger and Foucault, as well as from philosophers of technology such as Don Ihde and Bruno Latour, it locates morality not just in the human users of technology but in the interaction between us and our machines. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 line drawing, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226852935
ISBN
9780226852935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.67

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