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Science: general issues

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823244614
ISBN
9780823244614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.34

hardcover. Progress in precision cosmology has complicated our view of the universe, which now features anomalies such as 'dark energy' and the sheer improbability of the preconditions for the Big Bang. This book explores the subject in the context of quantum gravity. Series: Multiversal Journeys. Num Pages: 152 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; PG; PHDV; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 397.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer United States
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441982933
ISBN
9781441982933
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.83

Paperback. Seventy years ago, Erwin Schrodinger posed a profound question: 'What is life, and how did it emerge from non-life?' Scientists have puzzled over it ever since. Addy Pross uses insights from the new field of systems chemistry to show how chemistry can become biology, and that Darwinian evolution is the expression of a deeper physical principle. Series: Oxford Landmark Science. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PN; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 15. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198784791
ISBN
9780198784791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.36

Paperback. This work aims to present a concise, self-taught research management guide for graduate research in engineering and science disciplines. Topics covered will range from how to select an appropriate research problem to how to schedule and execute research tasks. Num Pages: 240 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PD; TBC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 357.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780412588907
ISBN
9780412588907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 421 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PB; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 727.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Basel Switzerland
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983
Number of pages
421
Condition
New
SKU
V9783034858601
ISBN
9783034858601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.69

Paperback. The eighteenth century saw the creation of a number of remarkable mechanical androids. The author investigates two such automata - both depicting piano-playing women. She demonstrates that only in a later age of industrial factory production did mechanical androids instill the fear that societies had become indistinguishable from machines. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JF; PDX; TBX; TJFM1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226034164
ISBN
9780226034164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Hardcover. The eighteenth century saw the creation of a number of remarkable mechanical androids: at least ten prominent automata were built between 1785 and 1810 by clockmakers, court mechanics, and other artisans from France, Switzerland, Austria, and the German lands. This title investigates two such automata depicting piano-playing women. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JF; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226034027
ISBN
9780226034027
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.82
€ 78.49

Hardback. Written before the collapse of the socialist system in Eastern Europe, this book offers a quite objective and serious systematic analysis of the Marxian labor theory of value, Marx's main scientific legacy. After reconstructing the 'prototype' of this theory, it proceeds to a careful and detailed analysis of its foundational problems. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792317784
ISBN
9780792317784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.97

Paperback. Series: Human-Computer Interaction Series. Num Pages: 93 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white tables, 20 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; PDR; UBJ; UYZG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 185.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
93
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447173090
ISBN
9781447173090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.85

Paperback. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 514 pages, x, 504 p., 46 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: MBGR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 834.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
514
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226143743
ISBN
9780226143743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.97
€ 43.65

hardcover. Num Pages: 16 pages, 34ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGA; HP; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Merlin Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
16
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850364705
ISBN
9780850364705
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.65

Paperback. Named by Sigmund Freud as 'one of the ten most significant books' ever written, Darwin's "Descent of Man" continues to shape the way we think about what it is that makes us uniquely human. In this book, the authors call for a radical re-assessment of the book, arguing that its core ideas on race were fired by Darwin's hatred of slavery. Num Pages: 864 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
864
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140436310
ISBN
9780140436310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. .
Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Singapore
Number of pages
268
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9789812700797
ISBN
9789812700797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 763 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MMG; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1058.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1985
Number of pages
763
Condition
New
SKU
V9780412260209
ISBN
9780412260209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.63

Hardback. Collates data and thought on the Einstein, Podolsky, and Rosen (EPR) Paradox, from its original formulation in 1935, to theoretical developments. This book provides 6 different proofs of Bell's Theorem, about 150 references to the literature, and 74 illustrations. It also contains a chapter on the EPR Paradox for pairs of neutral kaons. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; PHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1250.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306458934
ISBN
9780306458934
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.04

Paperback. Series: Systems & Control: Foundations and Applications. Num Pages: 364 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GPFC; PBT; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 563.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Springer Basel Switzerland
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9783034894074
ISBN
9783034894074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.61

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PDA; PHK; PHM; PHQ; TDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 11. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Basel Switzerland
Condition
New
SKU
V9783034872171
ISBN
9783034872171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.88

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 41. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880336352
ISBN
9780880336352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.26
€ 46.67

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PD; UMX; UMZ; UY; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781468454741
ISBN
9781468454741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.37

hardcover. Presents a cross-cultural comparative approach to the art of dyeing and printing with natural dyestuffs in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This book includes data from the vast historical heritage of natural dyestuffs from a range of European cities, to historiographic insights for the understanding of this technology. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; PDX; TDCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
2001st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792370222
ISBN
9780792370222
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.60

Hardback. Num Pages: 302 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 57 colour illustrations, 10 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: MZ; PDE; PSA; PSVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319542737
ISBN
9783319542737
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.27

Hardback. This is a "popular science" book, designed as a sequel to our About Life. The text briefly surveys the nature of science and its emergence in post-Renaissance Europe, and investigates the similarities and differences between biology and other sciences. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; PDA; PDX; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
267
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402088650
ISBN
9781402088650
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.06

Hardback. This basic guide introduces the relationships between observation, perception, and learning that form the substance of hierarchy theory. This theory aims to answer the question of whether there is a basic structure to nature, comprising discreet levels of organization within an overall pattern. Num Pages: 208 pages, 44 H/T, 43 line. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231084802
ISBN
9780231084802
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.40

Paperback. Examines the significance of scientific knowledge and situates the culture of science in relation to other cultural forces in Muslim societies. This title traces the ways in which the realms of scientific knowledge and religious authority were delineated historically. Series: The Terry Lectures. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 line-drawings. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRH; PDR; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300177718
ISBN
9780300177718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.86

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