Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Paperback. Although eugenics is now widely discredited, some groups and individuals claim a new scientific basis for old racist assumptions. Pondering the continuing influence of racist research and thought, despite all evidence to the contrary, Robert Sussman explains why-when it comes to race-too many people still mistake bigotry for science. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JHM; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674660038
- ISBN
- 9780674660038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.57
€ 26.99
€ 23.57
Hardback. In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus publicly defended his hypothesis that the earth is a planet and the sun a body resting near the center of a finite universe. This title reframes this pivotal moment in the history of science, centering the story on a conflict over the credibility of astrology that erupted in Italy just as Copernicus arrived in 1496. Num Pages: 704 pages, 72 b/w photographs, 13 line illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 3JB; PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 190 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1410. Prognostication, Skepticism, and Celestial Order. 704 pages, Illustrations. In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus publicly defended his hypothesis that the earth is a planet and the sun a body resting near the center of a finite universe. This title reframes this pivotal moment in the history of science, centering the story on a conflict over the credibility of astrology that erupted in Italy just as Copernicus arrived in 1496. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 3JB; PDX; PG. Dimension: 255 x 190 x 52. Weight: 1410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254817
- ISBN
- 9780520254817
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.99€ 75.71
€ 97.99
€ 75.71
Hardback. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: PD. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691628844
- ISBN
- 9780691628844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.83
€ 202.83
Paperback. *A controversial but optimistic book about humanity's increasing co-operation and our technological future Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: PBUD; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349113340
- ISBN
- 9780349113340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. The Hubble Space Telescope has produced the most stunning images of the cosmos humanity has ever seen. This book tells the story of this telescope and the visionaries responsible for its extraordinary accomplishments. It takes readers behind the scenes of one of the most ambitious scientific instruments ever sent into space. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 color illus. 24 halftones. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691146355
- ISBN
- 9780691146355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.47
€ 26.99
€ 20.47
Hardcover. Robots may one day rule the world, but what is a robot-ruled Earth like? Many think that the first truly smart robots will be brain emulations or "ems." Robin Hanson draws on decades of expertise in economics, physics, and computer science to paint a detailed picture of this next great era in human (and machine) evolution - the age of em. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: KCY; PDR; PDZ; TJFM1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198754626
- ISBN
- 9780198754626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.30
€ 42.99
€ 38.30
Paperback. Examines how the staggering growth in mobile phone usage is transforming business, politics and daily life in India Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFF; PDR; TJKT1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849043137
- ISBN
- 9781849043137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.57
€ 19.99
€ 19.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: VS; VXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Energy Psychology Press United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition,First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604150629
- ISBN
- 9781604150629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.86
€ 18.99
€ 18.86
Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HBLW3; PDX; T; U. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Purdue Scholarly Publishing Services United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626710368
- ISBN
- 9781626710368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.88
€ 34.88
Hardback. The Italian Antimafia, New Media, and the Culture of Legality is the first book to examine the online battles between the mafia and its growing cohort of opponents. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; DSB; HBJD; JF; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487501105
- ISBN
- 9781487501105
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.05
€ 73.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCA; JMTH; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 235 x 39. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509848027
- ISBN
- 9781509848027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.44
€ 25.99
€ 19.44
Paperback. On October 23, 1852, Professor Augustus De Morgan wrote a letter to a colleague, unaware that he was launching one of the most famous mathematical conundrums in history - one that would confound thousands of puzzlers for more than a century. This book tells the amazing story of how the "map problem" was solved. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 224 pages, 87 color illus. 18 halftones. 60 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Revised Color edition with a New foreword by Ian
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691158228
- ISBN
- 9780691158228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.16
€ 29.99
€ 22.16
Hardback. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Birkh?user Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764312756
- ISBN
- 9783764312756
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.19
€ 62.19
Paperback. Editor(s): Schuler, Rochelle. Num Pages: 109 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JNA; JNK; PDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 10. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634856799
- ISBN
- 9781634856799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 135.31€ 103.00
€ 135.31
€ 103.00
Hardback. Available separately or in a three volume set, this work is a highly practical laboratory manual that will be of great use to students and teachers of developmental biology at all levels. Editor(s): Tuan, Rocky S. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology. Num Pages: 571 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDN; PSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1270.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 571
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896038523
- ISBN
- 9780896038523
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 256.88
€ 256.88
hardcover. Available separately or in a three volume set, this work is a highly practical laboratory manual that should be of use to students and teachers of developmental biology at all levels. Editor(s): Tuan, Rocky S. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology. Num Pages: 505 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDN; PSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1195.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Humana United States
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Number of pages
- 505
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896038530
- ISBN
- 9780896038530
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.56
€ 201.56
Num Pages: 344 pages, 93 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: PDR; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 290 x 35. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442239265
- ISBN
- 9781442239265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.85
€ 29.99
€ 27.85
Hardback. Translator(s): Connor, Peter James. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 530 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PHK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 530
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691635941
- ISBN
- 9780691635941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 344.01
€ 344.01
Hardcover. These essays focus on the life, work and faith of Georges Lemaitre, detailing the historical, cosmological, philosophical and theological issues of Big Bang theory from its beginnings in the pioneering work of Lemaitre through to the modern day. Editor(s): Holder, Rodney Dennis; Mitton, Simon. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642322532
- ISBN
- 9783642322532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.58
€ 229.58
Paperback. Quantum Mechanics in the Geometry of Space-Time continues the fundamental work of Arnold Sommerfeld and David Hestenes formulating theoretical physics in terms of Minkowski space-time geometry. Series: Springerbriefs in Physics. Num Pages: 119 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDE; PHDV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 114 x 10. Weight in Grams: 232. Series: Springerbriefs in Physics. 144 pages, black & white illustrations. Quantum Mechanics in the Geometry of Space-Time continues the fundamental work of Arnold Sommerfeld and David Hestenes formulating theoretical physics in terms of Minkowski space-time geometry. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: PDE; PHDV. Dimension: 235 x 114 x 10. Weight: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 119
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642191985
- ISBN
- 9783642191985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55
paperback. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 399 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBL; MNS; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 399
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1993
- SKU
- V9781349642830
- ISBN
- 9781349642830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.88
€ 67.88
Paperback. Editor(s): Launius, Roger D. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 390 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349445141
- ISBN
- 9781349445141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 151.99
€ 151.99
Paperback. Science is about 6000 years old while physics emerged as a distinct branch some 2500 years ago. This title provides the perspective needed to understand contemporary developments in physics in relation to philosophical traditions as far back as ancient Greece. It presents a history of physics from the early beginning to our day. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 line, 2 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674034877
- ISBN
- 9780674034877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.73
€ 35.99
€ 30.73
Paperback. Included is a famous nineteenth-century debate about scientific reasoning between the hypothetico-deductivist William Whewell and the inductivist John Stuart Mill; and an account of the realism-antirealism dispute about unobservables in science, with a consideration of Perrin's argument for the existence of molecules in the early twentieth century. Editor(s): Achinstein, Peter. Num Pages: 440 pages, 4, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDD; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 171 x 28. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801879449
- ISBN
- 9780801879449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.10
€ 55.10