Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Paperback. When and where did science begin? Historians have offered different answers to these questions, some pointing to Babylonian observational astronomy. This title examines how students of nature themselves, in various cultures and periods of history, have understood and represented their work. Editor(s): Harrison, Peter; Numbers, Ronald L.; Shank, Michael H. Num Pages: 440 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226317830
- ISBN
- 9780226317830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.83
€ 52.99
€ 40.83
Hardcover. When and where did science begin? Historians have offered different answers to these questions, some pointing to Babylonian observational astronomy. This title examines how students of nature themselves, in various cultures and periods of history, have understood and represented their work. Editor(s): Harrison, Peter; Numbers, Ronald L.; Shank, Michael H. Num Pages: 440 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226317816
- ISBN
- 9780226317816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.24€ 99.21
€ 121.24
€ 99.21
Paperback. A self-contained presentation of the major areas of complex analysis that are referred to and used in applied mathematics and mathematical physics. Topics discussed include infinite products, ordinary differential equations and asymptotic methods. Series: Wiley Classics Library. Num Pages: 672 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PBKD; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 41. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471542896
- ISBN
- 9780471542896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 245.40
€ 245.40
Paperback / so. Translator(s): Bohm, Holger. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HB; PB; PDX; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Vieweg+teubner Verlag United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663117605
- ISBN
- 9783663117605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.64
€ 48.64
Hardback. Issues covered in this collection of essays include: the nature of physical laws; the basic entities that we can expect the world to consist of; the problem of induction; the aim(s) of science; the discovery of natural laws through scientific methods; and natural necessity and its status. Editor(s): Riggs, Peter J. Series: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 559.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792342250
- ISBN
- 9780792342250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.08
€ 127.08
Hardcover. Argues that the social environment of early twentieth-century Britain created a substantial market for science books and magazines aimed at those who had benefited from better secondary education but could not access higher learning. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; PDX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226068633
- ISBN
- 9780226068633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.43€ 50.37
€ 59.43
€ 50.37
Paperback. Metaphysicians should pay attention to quantum mechanics-not because it provides definitive answers to many metaphysical questions, but because it reshapes standard metaphysical debates and opens up unforeseen new possibilities. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190469818
- ISBN
- 9780190469818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.81
€ 70.81
Paperback. An engaging study of a great national institution, exploring the changing roles of museums and the perceived public role of a museum of science and technology. This book illuminates the ways in which we think about the collecting and display of objects and the often difficult relations between the state, business and industry, and museum funding. Editor(s): Morris, Peter. Num Pages: 390 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; GM; HBTB; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137349323
- ISBN
- 9781137349323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.56
€ 65.56
Hardback. Editor(s): Verveer, Peter J. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology. Num Pages: 294 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, 65 colour illustrations, 10 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: PDND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493920792
- ISBN
- 9781493920792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.15
€ 126.15
Hardback. Arguing that all explanations of three-dimensionality hinge on an unreflective geometrical language, this work offers a systematic approach starting out from operational definitions of the spatial forms and proofing that only three planes can intersect pairwise orthogonally. Translator(s): Zook, David. Series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792320258
- ISBN
- 9780792320258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.89
€ 127.89
Paperback / so. Series: Studien Zur Sozialwissenschaft. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF; JP; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531112992
- ISBN
- 9783531112992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.52
€ 75.52
Paperback / so. Series: Forschungsberichte Des Wirtschafts- Und Verkehrsministeriums. Num Pages: 64 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 209.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1956
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663036494
- ISBN
- 9783663036494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.95
€ 68.95
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: KC; KJM; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Publisher
- Gabler Verlag United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783409858113
- ISBN
- 9783409858113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.00
€ 70.00
Paperback / so. Series: Die Versicherung. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: KC; KJM; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1965
- Publisher
- Gabler Verlag United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663146995
- ISBN
- 9783663146995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.11
€ 70.11
Hardback. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 166 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 950.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792303893
- ISBN
- 9780792303893
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.53
€ 126.53
Paperback. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 434 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1430.
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 434
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789027710628
- ISBN
- 9789027710628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 205.71
€ 205.71
Hardcover. Transform theory and methods are useful to many professionals from various mathematical backgrounds. This introduction to the theory and practice of continuous and discrete transforms integrates knowledge from many branches of mathematics. Series: Wiley-Interscience and Canadian Mathematics Series of Monographs and Texts. Num Pages: 332 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBCD; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471008101
- ISBN
- 9780471008101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 231.59
€ 231.59
Paperback. Putting the transfer of technology between nations into historical context, this book considers the degree to which global technologies have made national institutions and traditions of technology redundant. It brings together a cross-disciplinary gathering of scholars from both sides of the Atlantic. Num Pages: 255 pages, illus. BIC Classification: HB; JFFS; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772889474
- ISBN
- 9788772889474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.59
€ 34.59
Hardback. Provides background and analysis of Plaass's treatise on Kant's "Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science" (MF), extends it to include the body of the "MF" and offers a variation on the analysis of the relationship between mathematics and metaphysics in the "MF". Translator(s): Miller, Maria G.; Miller, Alfred E. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 383 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 383
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792327509
- ISBN
- 9780792327509
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.11
€ 189.11
Paperback. Those new to bioscience research as well as experienced practitioners will find that Mouton's explanations are the perfect companion for stereology courses and workshops. Num Pages: 200 pages, 68, 14 black & white illustrations, 40 black & white line drawings, 14 graphs. BIC Classification: PBW; PDND; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801899850
- ISBN
- 9780801899850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.98
€ 57.98
Paperback. Charles Darwin's experiences in the Galapagos Islands in 1835 helped to guide his thoughts toward a revolutionary theory: that species were not fixed but diversified from their ancestors over many generations. This book explains what we have learned about the origin and evolution of new species. Series: Princeton Series in Evolutionary Biology. Num Pages: 224 pages, 120 color illus. 46 line illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSEG; PDZ; PSAJ; PSVW6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691149998
- ISBN
- 9780691149998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 30.89
€ 43.99
€ 30.89
Hardcover. Those new to bioscience research as well as experienced practitioners will find that Mouton's explanations are the perfect companion for stereology courses and workshops. Num Pages: 200 pages, 68, 14 black & white illustrations, 40 black & white line drawings, 14 graphs. BIC Classification: PBW; PDND; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801899843
- ISBN
- 9780801899843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.42
€ 98.42
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, Figures: 6,. BIC Classification: MB; PBW; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231164726
- ISBN
- 9780231164726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.93
€ 33.99
€ 24.93
Paperback. Born in Usk, Gwent, in 1823, Alfred Russel Wallace left school at fourteen and in his mid-twenties spent four years in the Amazon collecting for museums and wealthy patrons, only to lose all his finds in a shipboard fire in mid-Atlantic. This title reveals Wallace as a courageous and unconventional explorer. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; PD; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712665773
- ISBN
- 9780712665773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.79
€ 21.99
€ 16.79