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Science: general issues
Hardback. To ordinary people, science used to seem infallible. Scientists were heroes, selflessly pursuing knowledge for the common good. More recently, a series of scientific scandals, frauds and failures have led us to question science s pre-eminence. Num Pages: 140 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JHB; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745682037
- ISBN
- 9780745682037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.12
€ 54.12
Hardback. Showing how our ability to see the Earth from 'necessary distance' has profound cultural and ethical implications, this book reveals a split between the ancient idea of the Earth as mother and its more recent conception as a resource to be exploited. The global change revealed by satellites should convince us of the need to act more responsibly. Num Pages: 149 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHR; RNFY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319406022
- ISBN
- 9783319406022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.05
€ 41.99
€ 34.05
paperback. Second edition of a very well received title which demystifies science and is highly readable on complex subjects. Series: Canto Classics. Num Pages: 204 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 312. What You Should Know About Science. Series: Canto Classics. 212 pages, Illustrations. Second edition of a very well received title which demystifies science and is highly readable on complex subjects. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PDX. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 10. Weight: 302.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 204
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107604650
- ISBN
- 9781107604650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.07
€ 21.07
Hardback. This book explains how and why our understanding of nature, and in particular of physics and the laws governing it, has changed radically since the days of ancient Greece. It examines these changes through landmark experiments as well as theories. Num Pages: 153 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 38 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHD; PHM; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 240 x 16. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319042916
- ISBN
- 9783319042916
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.16
€ 83.16
Paperback. This book explains how and why our understanding of nature, and in particular of physics and the laws governing it, has changed radically since the days of ancient Greece. It examines these changes through landmark experiments as well as theories. Num Pages: 153 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 38 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHD; PHM; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 153
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319377933
- ISBN
- 9783319377933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.44
€ 65.44
Paperback / so. Translator(s): Niehaus-Osterloh, M. Num Pages: colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PD; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Basel Switzerland
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034850742
- ISBN
- 9783034850742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.82
€ 58.82
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 124 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1963
- Publisher
- Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663031826
- ISBN
- 9783663031826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.73
€ 70.73
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PBW; PDDM; TJFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 753.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Edition
- 2
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783528140892
- ISBN
- 9783528140892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 102.56
€ 102.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWM; PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403906434
- ISBN
- 9781403906434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.41
€ 61.41
Paperback. Translator(s): Caregnato, Massimo. Series: I blu. BIC Classification: PDZ. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer Milan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788847011748
- ISBN
- 9788847011748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.05
€ 21.99
€ 21.05
Paperback. Series: Science and Fiction. Num Pages: 86 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, 15 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZM; PHV; UB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 7. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319290652
- ISBN
- 9783319290652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.81
€ 27.81
Hardback. Discusses issues surrounding the impact of instant access on cities, daily lives, transportation, privacy, social and economic networks, community and education. Editor(s): Miller, Harvey J. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 719.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402054266
- ISBN
- 9781402054266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.58
€ 201.58
Paperback. Editor(s): Miller, Harvey J. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 587.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048173655
- ISBN
- 9789048173655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 195.01
€ 195.01
paperback. Physical Relativity is a critical examination of one of the foundations of modern science, Einstein's 1905 special theory of relativity. Harvey Brown defends an original interpretation of the theory, and hence of the nature of space and time, which combines Einstein's insights with those of his immediate precursors. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PGZ; PHR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199232925
- ISBN
- 9780199232925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.42
€ 69.42
Paperback. This work introduces the origins and current status of the world's emerging space powers. It includes countries such as Iran and Brazil, and the programs of Japan and India from 1999 to 2007. The book concludes by speculating how these programs may evolve. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 400 pages, 100 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441908735
- ISBN
- 9781441908735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.70€ 51.53
€ 52.70
€ 51.53
Hardcover. This book exhibits deep philosophical quandaries and intricacies of the historical development of science lying behind a simple item of common sense in modern science: the composition of water as H2O. It offers a unique new advocacy for pluralism in science. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 337 pages, 45 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400739314
- ISBN
- 9789400739314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 372.51
€ 372.51
Paperback. This book exhibits deep philosophical quandaries and intricacies of the historical development of science lying behind a simple item of common sense in modern science: the composition of water as H2O. It offers a unique new advocacy for pluralism in science. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 337 pages, 45 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; PDA; PDX; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 242 x 17. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 337
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400796461
- ISBN
- 9789400796461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 427.23
€ 427.23
Paperback. Editor(s): Aref, Hassan. Series: IUTAM Bookseries (Closed). Num Pages: 460 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBW; PDE; PHD; TGMD; TGMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1135.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400732315
- ISBN
- 9789400732315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 198.64
€ 198.64
paperback. Series: Forschungsberichte Des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen. Num Pages: 62 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1961
- Publisher
- VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1961st Edition
- Number of pages
- 62
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783322980205
- ISBN
- 9783322980205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.82
€ 70.82
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 602 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PD; WNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 999.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 602
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691631554
- ISBN
- 9780691631554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 389.19
€ 389.19