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Science: general issues
Paperback. This volume reconciles the modern scientific understanding of reality with our timeless spiritual yearnings for reverence and continuity, examining topics such as evolution, emotions, sexuality, and death. Goodenough writes about the workings of nature and of living creatures in particular. Num Pages: 224 pages, numerous line illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; PDA; PDR; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195136296
- ISBN
- 9780195136296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.87
€ 24.99
€ 21.87
Paperback. Throughout the history of mathematics, maximum and minimum problems have played an important role in the evolution of the field. This book presents fifteen 'stories' that acquaint readers with the central concepts of the theory of maxima and minima, as well as with its illustrious history. Translator(s): Shenitzer, A. Series: Mathematical World. Num Pages: 187 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821801659
- ISBN
- 9780821801659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.02
€ 56.02
Paperback. Our brains are the most enchanting and complex thing in the known universe - but what happens when they go wrong? The author explores: how our minds work, and what makes each of us so uniquely human. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 27. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099537595
- ISBN
- 9780099537595
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Drawing on strange and thought-provoking case studies, an eminent neurologist offers unprecedented insight into the evolution of the uniquely human brain. Num Pages: 384 pages, 45 illustrations. BIC Classification: MJN; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 357
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393340624
- ISBN
- 9780393340624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.84
€ 18.99
€ 17.84
Paperback. Series: Dover Books on Computer Science. Num Pages: 256 pages, 65ill. BIC Classification: PDE; TBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486691152
- ISBN
- 9780486691152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.59
€ 20.99
€ 17.59
Hardcover. Num Pages: 473 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PD; PHK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 186 x 28. Weight in Grams: 988.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 473
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560724469
- ISBN
- 9781560724469
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.65€ 110.80
€ 145.65
€ 110.80
Paperback. Offers an account of Indian work in diophantine equations during the 6th through 12th centuries and Italian work on solutions of cubic and biquadratic equations from the 11th through 16th centuries. The volume traces the historical development of algebra and the theory of equations from ancient times to the beginning of modern algebra. Editor(s): Varadarajan, Veeraualli Seshadri. Series: Mathematical World. Num Pages: 174 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FKA; 3F; 3H; 3J; PBF; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 184 x 10. Weight in Grams: 287.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821809891
- ISBN
- 9780821809891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.04
€ 61.04
Hardback. Editor(s): Valerio, Jannette. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JNF; PB; PD; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633211148
- ISBN
- 9781633211148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.63€ 133.57
€ 192.63
€ 133.57
Hardback. Presents findings from a cross-national study of textbooks - the curriculum analysis of the 1995 Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). This study included an inventory of the mathematics and science content, pedagogy, and other characteristics collected from hundreds of textbooks in over forty countries. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JN; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1050.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 199
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402010330
- ISBN
- 9781402010330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.66
€ 117.66
Paperback. Using Simone Weil's philosophy of science and mathematics as an introduction to the thought of one of the most powerful philosophical and theological minds of the twentieth century, the author investigates Weil's earliest texts on science, in which she lays the foundation for a conception of science rooted in basic human concerns and activities. Num Pages: 240 pages, 18 figures. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268034870
- ISBN
- 9780268034870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.38
€ 26.99
€ 25.38
Hardcover. Using Simone Weil's philosophy of science and mathematics as an introduction to the thought of one of the most powerful philosophical and theological minds of the twentieth century, the author investigates Weil's earliest texts on science, in which she lays the foundation for a conception of science rooted in basic human concerns and activities. Num Pages: 240 pages, 18 figures. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268034863
- ISBN
- 9780268034863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.28
€ 108.28
Hardcover. As railways, steamships, and telegraph communications brought distant places into unprecedented proximity, previously minor discrepancies in local time-telling became a global problem. Vanessa Ogle s chronicle of the struggle to standardize clock times and calendars from 1870 to 1950 highlights the many hurdles that proponents of uniformity faced." Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; JFFS; PDX; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 244 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674286146
- ISBN
- 9780674286146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.41
€ 53.99
€ 45.41
Hardback. Offers a historical reconstruction of the evolutionary synthesis of the 1930s and 1940s. This book argues that the evolutionary synthesis was part of a larger process of unifying the biological sciences. It suggests that the drive to unify the sciences of evolution and biology was part of a global philosophical movement toward unifying knowledge. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691033433
- ISBN
- 9780691033433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.07€ 83.47
€ 108.07
€ 83.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HR; PDR; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Crossway Books United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781581347319
- ISBN
- 9781581347319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.02
€ 34.99
€ 30.02
Paperback. A guidebook that addresses the challenges that scientists-in-training face. It offers advice on how to pursue research ethically, manage time, and communicate effectively, especially at academic conferences and with students and peers. It also includes a synopsis of points at the end of the chapters. Series: Chicago Guides to Academic Life. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: JNZ; PD; VSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 168 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226060644
- ISBN
- 9780226060644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.31
€ 25.99
€ 21.31
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books United States
- Edition
- Original
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616145996
- ISBN
- 9781616145996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.71
€ 21.71
Hardcover. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 28. Weight in Grams: 533.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616147532
- ISBN
- 9781616147532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.65
€ 26.99
€ 25.65
Hardcover. Num Pages: 340 pages, illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 231 x 26. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616144432
- ISBN
- 9781616144432
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 28.86
€ 29.99
€ 28.86
Paperback. Translator(s): Pakis, Valentine A. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 104 pages, 16 b/w plates. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 8. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816678228
- ISBN
- 9780816678228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.82
€ 24.99
€ 22.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 291 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 169 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Old Street Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906964917
- ISBN
- 9781906964917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.27
€ 17.99
€ 14.27
Paperback. A collection of essays discussing the meaning and the philosophical implications of "Darwinism". The contributors to Darwinism and Philosophy are international scholars from the fields of philosophy, science, and history of ideas. Editor(s): Hosle, Vittorio; Illies, Christian. Num Pages: 416 pages, 19 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: DN; HP; JFCX; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268030735
- ISBN
- 9780268030735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.25
€ 26.99
€ 25.25
Paperback. Explores the extraordinary way in which the technology that surrounds us and allows us to live our modern lives has actually been developed. With examples, from laser printers to powerplants, the author reveals how our own problem-solving skills and creative vision can evolve alongside these technologies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: KN; PD; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First British Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141031637
- ISBN
- 9780141031637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.89
€ 14.99
€ 11.89
Hardback. This is a fascinating and illuminating discussion of liberal and contemplative scholarship and adds significantly to the growing body of contemporary philosophical literature. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802079985
- ISBN
- 9780802079985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.97
€ 79.97
Hardback. Mars has captured the human imagination for decades. Since NASA's establishment in 1958, the space agency has looked to Mars as a compelling prize, the one place, beyond the Moon, where robotic and human exploration could converge. This book analyzes the history of the robotic Mars exploration program from its origins to today. Series: New Series in NASA History. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PDK; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421412795
- ISBN
- 9781421412795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.06
€ 64.06