Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Hardback. For readers of no-nonsense tell-alls such as Being Mortal and Do No Harm, mediagenic doctor and research scientist Paul Offit presents seven breakthroughs that backfired with catastrophic consequences to our health and environment. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426217982
- ISBN
- 9781426217982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.45
€ 24.99
€ 24.45
Paperback. "With a new preface by the author"--Cover. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: MB; MJNA; PD; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452. Bad Science, Risky Medicine, and the Search for a Cure. 328 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. "With a new preface by the author"--Cover. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: MB; MJNA; PD; PS. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight: 452.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231146371
- ISBN
- 9780231146371
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.03
€ 19.99
€ 16.03
Paperback. A renowned researcher vigorously challenges the anti-vaccine movement in this powerful defense of science in the face of fear. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 29. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- First Trade Paper Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465057962
- ISBN
- 9780465057962
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.29
€ 20.99
€ 18.29
Paperback. Editor(s): Schilpp, Paul Arthur. Series: Library of Living Philosophers. Num Pages: 799 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1043.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 799
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875482866
- ISBN
- 9780875482866
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Condition: New
€ 58.89€ 54.68
€ 58.89
€ 54.68
Paperback. We are attracted, whether we know it or not, to the hidden aspects of things and people. Some teenagers enjoy cutting themselves with razors. Some men pay good money to be spanked by prostitutes. The average Briton spends over a day a week watching television. This title examines the science behind these curious desires, attractions and tastes. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099548768
- ISBN
- 9780099548768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.90
€ 14.99
€ 11.90
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474401845
- ISBN
- 9781474401845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 217.95€ 205.36
€ 217.95
€ 205.36
Technologies of Landscape: From Reaping to Recycling
Paul Brassley, James Dickinson, Jacob Wamberg...
Paperback. Drawing on evidence from Europe and America, and from the Renaissance to the present day, the contributors to this volume reconceive of the relationship between technology and landscape as a product of cultural interactions, and as a process embedded in narrative, or time. Editor(s): Nye, David E. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; PDR; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558492295
- ISBN
- 9781558492295
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.78
€ 31.99
€ 31.78
Paperback. Complexity and Postmodernism is an exciting and an original book that should be read by anyone interested in gaining a fresh understanding of complexity, postmodernism and connectionism. Num Pages: 168 pages, 2 line figures, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 9. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415152877
- ISBN
- 9780415152877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.85
€ 50.85
paperback. From quantum to biological and digital, here eminent scientists, philosophers and theologians chart various aspects of information. Editor(s): Davies, Paul; Gregersen, Niels Henrik. Series: Canto Classics. Num Pages: 506 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PDZ; WN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107684539
- ISBN
- 9781107684539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.78
€ 25.99
€ 25.78
Paperback. Is the universe - and our place in it - the result of random chance, or is there an ultimate meaning to existence? Where did the laws of nature come from? Were they created by a higher force, or can they be explained in some other way? This book explores how modern science is beginning to shed light on the mysteries of our existence. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 192. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- New Edition
- SKU
- KKD0001317
- ISBN
- 9780140158151
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
paperback. Explains how the far-reaching discoveries of physics are revolutionizing our world and, in particular, throwing light on many of the questions formerly posed by religion, such as: Why is there a universe? Where did we come from? What is life? How is the world organized? Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HP; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Penguin London
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140134629
- ISBN
- 9780140134629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.82
€ 4.82
paperback. Explains how the far-reaching discoveries of physics are revolutionizing our world and, in particular, throwing light on many of the questions formerly posed by religion, such as: Why is there a universe? Where did we come from? What is life? How is the world organized? Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HP; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206. Good copy showing light age and wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Penguin London
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0025573
- ISBN
- 9780140134629
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.82
€ 4.82
Paperback. Shows how everything from the humble carbon atom to the speed of light and the laws of physics themselves interact. In this book, the author asks questions such as: Is there a theory of everything within our grasp? If there was a big bang, what happened before it? Is there on universe or many? Could we exist within an endless time loop? Num Pages: 368 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141023267
- ISBN
- 9780141023267
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.80
€ 14.99
€ 11.80
Paperback. Bring the fun of a world-famous science museum into your own classroom or home! THE EXPLORATORIUM SCIENCE SNACKBOOK SERIES "Clear, concise, and visual--the best assortment of wonder- filled ideas I have seen. A must-have. Series: Exploratorium Science Snackbook. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations, photographs. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (ES) Secondary; (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 192 x 7. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471115144
- ISBN
- 9780471115144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.49
€ 18.99
€ 16.49
Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRCX6; PDX; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764218651
- ISBN
- 9780764218651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.31
€ 20.31
Hardcover. Applies the well-developed tools of the theory of weak convergence of probability measures to large deviation analysis--a consistent new approach The theory of large deviations, one of the most dynamic topics in probability today, studies rare events in stochastic systems. Series: Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics. Num Pages: 504 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBT; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 40. Weight in Grams: 876.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471076728
- ISBN
- 9780471076728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 250.28
€ 250.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 33 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRAX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816680511
- ISBN
- 9780816680511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.24
€ 29.99
€ 27.24
Hardback. Focuses upon the activities of a group of Midland intellectuals that included the evolutionist and physician Erasmus Darwin, Rev Thomas Gisborne the evangelical philosopher and poet, Robert Bage the novelist, and Charles Sylvester the chemist and engineer. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMD; 3JF; 3JH; JFCX; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719079221
- ISBN
- 9780719079221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.67
€ 159.67
Paperback. Drawing on a diverse collection of institutional archives, personal correspondence and papers, and interviews, the author shows how game theory offered social scientists, biologists, military strategists, and others a common, flexible language that could facilitate wide-ranging thought and debate on some of the most critical issues of the day. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 halftones, 13 line drawings. BIC Classification: PBUD; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226097176
- ISBN
- 9780226097176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.42
€ 41.99
€ 32.42
Hardcover. Drawing on a diverse collection of institutional archives, personal correspondence and papers, and interviews, the author shows how game theory offered social scientists, biologists, military strategists, and others a common, flexible language that could facilitate wide-ranging thought and debate on some of the most critical issues of the day. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 halftones, 13 line drawings. BIC Classification: PBUD; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226097039
- ISBN
- 9780226097039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.21€ 90.12
€ 107.21
€ 90.12
hardcover. In By Parallel Reasoning Paul Bartha proposes a normative theory of analogical arguments and raises questions and proposes answers regarding the criteria for evaluating analogical arguments, the philosophical justification for analogical reasoning, and the place of scientific analogies in the context of theoretical confirmation. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPL; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780195325539
- ISBN
- 9780195325539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.13
€ 146.13
Paperback. Series: Science Essentials. Num Pages: 224 pages, 22 line illus. 16 tables. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAF; PSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691173351
- ISBN
- 9780691173351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.72
€ 24.99
€ 18.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, B/W photos througout. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 27. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465096831
- ISBN
- 9780465096831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.73
€ 18.99
€ 16.73
Hardback. Developing new mathematical tools to study discrete event systems has been a major focus in the fields of systems theory and operations research. This study discusses the two lines of investigation in DES research that have emerged: logical/qualitative issues and temporal/quantitative analysis. Series: Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics. Num Pages: 298 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBK; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471580416
- ISBN
- 9780471580416
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 247.25
€ 247.25