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Paperback. Opens with a series of major essays dealing with the history and philosophy of evolutionary biology, with major empirical and theoretical questions in the science, from speciation to adaptation, from paleontology to evolutionary development (evo devo), and concludes with essays on the social and political significance of evolutionary biology. Editor(s): Ruse, Michael; Travis, Joseph. Num Pages: 1008 pages, 145 figures. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 164 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
1008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674062214
ISBN
9780674062214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 43.41

hardcover. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HRAB1; HRAM3; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PR United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190241025
ISBN
9780190241025
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.89

Hardback. In economics, the existence of capital is taken for granted, yet it is difficult to establish for it a robust definition. This title is an exploratory essay on the origins of capital and the foundations of thermodynamics. It is suitable for historians and philosophers of science and economics, and engineering thermodynamicists. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1170.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792347606
ISBN
9780792347606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.66

Hardcover. Overseen by distinguished neuropsychiatrist Dr. Richard Restak, Brainis both a practical owner's manual and a complete guide to the brain's development and function. Num Pages: 240 pages, 272 colour photographs. BIC Classification: MJN; PDZ; VF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 242 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
National Geographic
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426205477
ISBN
9781426205477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 41.56

Paperback. Providing a full-length investigations of Pierre de Fermat's life and work, this title provides rare insight into the mathematical genius of a hobbyist who never sought to publish his work, yet who ranked with his contemporaries Pascal and Descartes in shaping the course of modern mathematics. Num Pages: 456 pages, 67 figs. BIC Classification: 3JD; BG; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
2 Revised
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691036663
ISBN
9780691036663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.69
€ 64.27

Paperback. The author attempts to show that scientific realism is compatible with the presence of idealization in the sciences. His main contention is that idealized theories can be treated as counterfactuals about how things are in worlds that are similar to but simpler than the actual world. Series: New Directions in the Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPL; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349339068
ISBN
9781349339068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.45

Paperback. The Believing Brain is a tour de force integrating neuroscience and the social sciences to explain how irrational beliefs are formed and reinforced. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: JFH; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 29. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780335292
ISBN
9781780335292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardback. Virtually unknown today, Alfred Russel Wallace was the co-discoverer of natural selection with Darwin and an eminent scientist who stood out among his peers as a man of formidable mind and outsized personality. In this biography, Michael Shermer aims to rescue him from the history's sidelines. Num Pages: 448 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195148305
ISBN
9780195148305
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.93

Hardback. The electronic-structural calculations of the properties of specific materials have become increasingly important since the 1970s. This book focuses equally on the different computational methods in relation to traditional quantum chemistry and solid-state physics. Series: Wiley Series in Theoretical Chemistry. Num Pages: 516 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PDE; PHFC; PNRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 834.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st
Number of pages
516
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471979753
ISBN
9780471979753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 407.15

Paperback. The electronic-structural calculations of the properties of specific materials have become increasingly important since the 1970s. This book focuses equally on the different computational methods in relation to traditional quantum chemistry and solid-state physics. Series: Wiley Series in Theoretical Chemistry. Num Pages: 516 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PDE; PHFC; PNRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 798.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
516
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471979760
ISBN
9780471979760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 167.98

paperback. Now available in paperback following huge critical acclaim. In a frank, edgy and entertaining style that pulls no punches, Michael Stebbins says what most scientists and politicians are afraid to about what research can and, perhaps more importantly, cannot deliver. He debunks the myths surrounding some of the most controversial topics in science. Series: Macmillan Science. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDR; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 461.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2006th Edition
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230521124
ISBN
9780230521124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.68

paperback. Based on thousands of letters written by patients and their relatives and on a wide range of other sources, this book provides the first comprehensive account of how early modern people understood, experienced and dealt with common diseases and how they dealt with them on a day-to-day basis. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBL; HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2011
SKU
V9781349318377
ISBN
9781349318377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.75

Hardcover. Sudduth provides a critical exploration of classical empirical arguments for survival-arguments that purport to show that data collected from ostensibly paranormal phenomena constitute good evidence for the survival of the self after death. Utilizing the conceptual tools of formal epistemology, he argues that classical arguments are unsuccessful. Series: Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPM; HRAB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 223 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137440938
ISBN
9781137440938
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.44

Paperback. If humans are to understand and discover ways of addressing complex social and ecological problems, we first need to find intimacy with our particular places and communities. This title argues for the need for ecology to engage with philosophical values and economic motivations in a political process of negotiation. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9 b/w illustrations, 1 map, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PD; PSAF; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520285200
ISBN
9780520285200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.80

Paperback. In this fascinating and engaging book, Michael Friedlander offers the first careful look at the shadowlands of science, examining the hard cases and explaining how one may differentiate science from pseudo-science. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780813390604
ISBN
9780813390604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.88

Paperback. Subtitled 'The First Scientist', this new one-volume biography places science at the centre of Leonardo da Vinci's life and work Num Pages: 384 pages, Integrated: 30, integrated. BIC Classification: AGB; BG; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 52. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349112749
ISBN
9780349112749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Groundbreaking biography of Galileo, one of the greatest scientists and religious heretics in history Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BGH; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753822104
ISBN
9780753822104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

hardcover. Insurgency Online shows that online activism is a ripe, new territory for non-governmental actors to raise awareness and develop support around the world. Series: Digital Futures. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JPW; PDR; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802087478
ISBN
9780802087478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.27

Hardcover. Developing and implementing strategies for routine, non-routine, and standard bioanalytical methods and on the entire equipment hardware and software qualification process, is the topic of this book. It includes guidelines on qualification of certified standards and in-house reference material as well as on people qualification. Num Pages: 526 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBGL; PDN; PNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 150 x 34. Weight in Grams: 978.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
526
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470476598
ISBN
9780470476598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.63

Paperback / so. Series: Forschungsberichte Des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen. Num Pages: 64 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 4. Weight in Grams: 141.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1963
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663066347
ISBN
9783663066347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.03

Hardback. Provides proofs of the asymptotic behavior of solutions to various important cases of linear and nonlinear problems in the theory of elliptic and parabolic partial differential equations. This book is suitable for graduates and researchers in applied mathematics and for engineers. Series: Birkhauser Advanced Texts / Basler Lehrbucher. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1000.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764366469
ISBN
9783764366469
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.13

Paperback. The most accessible and exhaustive introduction to Foucault's thought to date, including every extant interview made by Foucault from the mid-60s until his death in 1984. Translator(s): Johnston, John; Hochroth, Lysa. Series: Semiotext(e) / Foreign Agents. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 674.
Publisher
Autonomedia United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570270185
ISBN
9781570270185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.81

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 438 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 757.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
Gabler Verlag United Kingdom
Number of pages
438
Condition
New
SKU
V9783409950046
ISBN
9783409950046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 line art illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st University of Minnesota Press Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816648818
ISBN
9780816648818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.61

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