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Science: general issues

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
€ 39.84

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

€ 43.08

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

€ 81.91

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

€ 37.99
€ 29.83

Hardback. Focusing on questions of tradition and innovation and Newton's engaged response to the patterns of his contemporary culture, this title presents a stance that often challenges the scholarly orthodoxies. It includes essays that provide a basis for understanding and clarifying the inner dynamics of Newton's thought. Series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792336174
ISBN
9780792336174
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 191.19

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

€ 15.99
€ 12.20

Paperback. .
Publisher
Royal Botanic Gardens
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842466254
ISBN
9781842466254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.92

Hardback. A study of the Western astronomical tradition from ancient Babylonia to the European Renaissance, with emphasis on the Greek period. The book explores the evidence for the astronomy of the ancient past and how astronomy was practised. Emphasis is placed on the material culture of ancient astronomy. Num Pages: 496 pages, numerous halftones and line figures. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PG; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 283 x 224 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195095395
ISBN
9780195095395
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.61

Paperback. The author has worked closely with NASA in its mission to detect habitable worlds outside our solar system. In this book, he introduces readers to the advanced methodologies being used in this extraordinary quest. It is a suitable for those who have ever dreamed of finding other planets like ours - and perhaps even life like ours - in the cosmos. Series: Science Essentials. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 color illus. 57 halftones. 15 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: PDZ; PG; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156279
ISBN
9780691156279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: BM; JM; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617230158
ISBN
9781617230158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.93

Paperback. The Science of Conjecture provides a history of rational methods of dealing with uncertainty and explores the coming to consciousness of the human understanding of risk. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; PBB; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 40. Weight in Grams: 772.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421418803
ISBN
9781421418803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.00

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pearson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
11th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781292175782
ISBN
9781292175782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 99.09

Hardcover. For engineering and scientific endeavors to progress there must be generally accepted ethical guidelines in place to which engineers and scientists must adhere. This book explores the various scientific and engineering disciplines, examining the potential for unethical behavior by professionals. Series: Wiley-Scrivener. Num Pages: 318 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMG; PD; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470626023
ISBN
9780470626023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.01

Paperback. The life of Richard Feynman and the story of modern physics itself. Num Pages: 560 pages, Section: 16, b&w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BG; PD; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349105321
ISBN
9780349105321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. Winner of the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books 2012, the world's leading prize for popular science writing. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: GL; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 195 x 41. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007225743
ISBN
9780007225743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.42

Paperback. This book brings together all the work in a new field of physics, the chaos theory, an extension of classical mechanics. The author shows how computers have been able to help researchers, by mapping the whole plane of solutions of non-linear equations. Num Pages: 368 pages, Ill.(some col.). BIC Classification: PBWS; PDA; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749386061
ISBN
9780749386061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.40

Paperback. From one of the best writers on science, a remarkable portrait of Isaac Newton. The man who changed our understanding of the universe, of science, and of faith. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007163182
ISBN
9780007163182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.41

Hardback. Editor(s): Fetzer, James H. Series: Studies in Cognitive Systems. Num Pages: 386 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 765.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556080371
ISBN
9781556080371
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.73

Paperback. Editor(s): Fetzer, James H. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 362 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556080524
ISBN
9781556080524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 188.29

hardcover. In this daring book, the author proposes that artistic and literary forms can be understood as modulations of wave forms in the physical world. By the phrase "natural syntax," he means that physical nature enters human communication literally by way of a transmitting wave frequency. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; HPK; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804741781
ISBN
9780804741781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.52

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