Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Paperback. Examines 100 extraordinary projects, theories and experiments that have been conducted in the name of science. From spider monkeys to human cyborgs, and from swimming in syrup to chaos theory, the author places each experiment and discovery in its scientific context. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 206 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500292006
- ISBN
- 9780500292006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 5.80
€ 11.99
€ 5.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408840214
- ISBN
- 9781408840214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.62
€ 19.99
€ 14.62
Paperback. Join the hunt for the cosmic beauty in numbers with stories of the discovery of the ten most admired equations of all time. Num Pages: 320 pages, equations. BIC Classification: PBK; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Robinson
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st UK ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845292812
- ISBN
- 9781845292812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.78
€ 14.99
€ 11.78
Paperback. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 408 pages, 100 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691175621
- ISBN
- 9780691175621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.38
€ 29.99
€ 22.38
Hardback. Num Pages: 184 pages, 12 color illustrations, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520275690
- ISBN
- 9780520275690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Paperback. In "Landscapes and Labscapes" Robert E. Kohler explores the people, places and practices of field biology in the United States from the 1890s to the 1950s. Using historical frontiers as models, Kohler shows how biologists created vigorous new border sciences of ecology and evolutionary biology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 39 halftones, 22 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; PDX; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226450100
- ISBN
- 9780226450100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.31
€ 42.99
€ 33.31
Paperback. Technical ideas may be solid or even groundbreaking, but if these ideas cannot be clearly communicated, reviewers of technical documents are likely to reject the argument for advancing these ideas. This book presents a scientific approach to writing that mirrors the sensibilities of scientists and engineers. Series: IEEE PCS Professional Engineering Communication Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CBWT; PD; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118832523
- ISBN
- 9781118832523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.22
€ 57.22
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 346 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HPCD; PDA; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691647913
- ISBN
- 9780691647913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.13
€ 190.13
Paperback. Physics has the reputation of being difficult to understand and remote from everyday life. This book presents a collection of physics demonstrations and experiments that prove that physics can, in fact, be 'made simple.' It uses 'low tech' and inexpensive materials from everyday life to make key principles of physics easy to understand. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 halftones 111 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: PD; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 28.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691028873
- ISBN
- 9780691028873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.00€ 27.39
€ 33.00
€ 27.39
Paperback. Evaluates the evidence for the sort of strange-sounding ideas that can shape our lives. This book takes up issues such as global warming, the dangers of cholesterol, and the effectiveness of placebos. It shows readers how to use the tools of science to judge the accuracy of strange ideas and the trustworthiness of ubiquitous "experts." Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 halftones. 43 line illus. 65 tables. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124049
- ISBN
- 9780691124049
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.79
€ 42.99
€ 30.79
Hardcover. Includes a chapter on multiple linear regression in biomedical research, with sections containing the multiple linear regressions model and least squares; the ANOVA table, parameter estimates, and confidence intervals; partial f-tests; polynomial regression; and analysis of covariance. Num Pages: 712 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MB; PBT; PDE; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1066.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 712
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471394051
- ISBN
- 9780471394051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 219.59
€ 219.59
Hardback. This debate, Fox argues, became a contest for the hearts and minds of the French citizenry. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 408 pages, 16, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405223
- ISBN
- 9781421405223
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.92
€ 79.92
Paperback. Suitable for practicing chemists and students who want to sharpen their mathematics skills while enrolled in general through physical chemistry courses, this book emphasizes the use of mathematics in the context of physical chemistry, as opposed to being simply a mathematics text. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: PDE; PNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 273 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780124158092
- ISBN
- 9780124158092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41
Paperback. Mathematical Physics is an introduction to such basic mathematical structures as groups, vector spaces, topological spaces, measure spaces, and Hilbert space. Geroch uses category theory to emphasize both the interrelationships among different structures and the unity of mathematics. Series: Lectures in Physics. Num Pages: 358 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDE; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 358
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226288628
- ISBN
- 9780226288628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.14
€ 47.99
€ 37.14
Paperback. Provides a range of writing skills that an experimental scientist needs to employ. Chapters cover various types of science writing, from routine forms, such as laboratory notes, abstracts, and memoranda, to the more complex writing required in dissertations, journal articles, and grant proposals. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CBWT; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300117936
- ISBN
- 9780300117936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.64
€ 30.99
€ 22.64
Paperback. What are we to make of the information society? Many prominent theorists have argued it to be the most profound and comprehensive transformation of economy, culture and politics since the rise of the industrial way of life in the 18th century. Series: Digital Media and Society. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745641805
- ISBN
- 9780745641805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.05
€ 27.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 588 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HPCD; PDX; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 33. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 588
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226712116
- ISBN
- 9780226712116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.65
€ 32.99
€ 25.65
Paperback. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 222 pages, illustrations, line drawings. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226712031
- ISBN
- 9780226712031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.81
€ 32.99
€ 25.81
Hardcover. According to the standard interpretation, the principle of survival of the fittest has rendered human behavior, ultimately selfish. Few doubt that Darwinian theory, especially as construed by the master's German disciple, Ernst Haeckel, inspired Hitler and led to Nazi atrocities. The author argues that this orthodox view is wrongheaded. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 color plates, 33 halftones, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226058764
- ISBN
- 9780226058764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.27€ 78.29
€ 94.27
€ 78.29
Paperback. According to the standard interpretation, the principle of survival of the fittest has rendered human behavior, ultimately selfish. Few doubt that Darwinian theory, especially as construed by the master's German disciple, Ernst Haeckel, inspired Hitler and led to Nazi atrocities. The author argues that this orthodox view is wrongheaded. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 color plates, 33 halftones, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226058931
- ISBN
- 9780226058931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00
Paperback. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 718 pages, 38 halftones. BIC Classification: JFCX; JMC; PDA; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 230 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1124.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 718
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226712000
- ISBN
- 9780226712000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.74€ 49.42
€ 57.74
€ 49.42
Paperback. Covers a range of limit theorems useful in mathematical statistics, along with methods of proof and techniques of application. This book emphasizes the manipulation of "probability" theorems to obtain "statistical" theorems. Series: Wiley Series in Probability & Mathematical Statistics. Num Pages: 400 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PBT; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471219279
- ISBN
- 9780471219279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 182.76
€ 182.76
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691639840
- ISBN
- 9780691639840
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.92
€ 119.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268040598
- ISBN
- 9780268040598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.03€ 52.46
€ 53.03
€ 52.46