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Science: general issues

Hardcover. As railways, steamships, and telegraph communications brought distant places into unprecedented proximity, previously minor discrepancies in local time-telling became a global problem. Vanessa Ogle s chronicle of the struggle to standardize clock times and calendars from 1870 to 1950 highlights the many hurdles that proponents of uniformity faced." Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; JFFS; PDX; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 244 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674286146
ISBN
9780674286146
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 46.48

Hardback. Offers a historical reconstruction of the evolutionary synthesis of the 1930s and 1940s. This book argues that the evolutionary synthesis was part of a larger process of unifying the biological sciences. It suggests that the drive to unify the sciences of evolution and biology was part of a global philosophical movement toward unifying knowledge. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691033433
ISBN
9780691033433
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.33
€ 83.04

Hardback. Makes a systematic attempt to understand cognitive characteristics of translation by bringing its logical, pragmatic and hermeneutic features together and examining a number of scientific, logical, and philosophical applications. This book is suitable for philosophers of science, linguists, logicians, historians of science, and scientists. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 643.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
321
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402008276
ISBN
9781402008276
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.53

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 58 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 4. Weight in Grams: 109.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1925
Publisher
Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
Edition
6
Number of pages
58
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663007883
ISBN
9783663007883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.39

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; KFF; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Gabler Verlag Germany
Edition
8
Condition
New
SKU
V9783322961303
ISBN
9783322961303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 87.77

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 56 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 3. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1945
Publisher
Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
Number of pages
56
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663005834
ISBN
9783663005834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HR; PDR; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Crossway Books United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781581347319
ISBN
9781581347319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.67

Paperback. A guidebook that addresses the challenges that scientists-in-training face. It offers advice on how to pursue research ethically, manage time, and communicate effectively, especially at academic conferences and with students and peers. It also includes a synopsis of points at the end of the chapters. Series: Chicago Guides to Academic Life. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: JNZ; PD; VSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 168 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226060644
ISBN
9780226060644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.05

Hardback. A collection of twelve essays that explore the relations between music and the scientific culture of Galileo's time. It is suitable for musicologists, historians of science and those interested in interdisciplinary perspectives of the late Renaissance - early Baroque. Editor(s): Coelho, Victor Anand. Series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1230.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792320289
ISBN
9780792320289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.31

Paperback / so. Series: Sammlung Vieweg. Num Pages: 177 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1926
Publisher
Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
Number of pages
177
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663060826
ISBN
9783663060826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.18

Hardback. Proposes the science curriculum concept of Global Science Literacy justifying its use internationally with reference to the nature of science, the probable direction of science in the millennium, the capability for GSL to develop inter-cultural understanding, and its relevance to non-Western cultures and traditions. Editor(s): Mayer, Victor J. Series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402005145
ISBN
9781402005145
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.85

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Prometheus Books United States
Edition
Original
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616145996
ISBN
9781616145996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.04

Hardcover. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 28. Weight in Grams: 533.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Prometheus Books United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616147532
ISBN
9781616147532
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 162 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Springer
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1967
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783211808221
ISBN
9783211808221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.20

Paperback. Translator(s): Niederle, J.; Hlavaty, L. Series: Mathematical Physics and Applied Mathematics. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; TBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402003073
ISBN
9781402003073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.68

Paperback. Translator(s): Pakis, Valentine A. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 104 pages, 16 b/w plates. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 8. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
104
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816678228
ISBN
9780816678228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.14

Paperback. This detailed guide to navigating the bewildering superabundance of information in today's globalizing world draws on the latest work in philosophy and the social sciences to explore how information, and its misuse, can both support and undermine democracy. Num Pages: 329 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFD; PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 204 x 26. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Springer
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319327648
ISBN
9783319327648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.87

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 60 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 3. Weight in Grams: 82.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1967
Publisher
Gabler Verlag United Kingdom
Number of pages
60
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663007678
ISBN
9783663007678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.24

Paperback. This book collects the papers of the conference held in Berlin, Germany, 27-29August 2012, on 'Space, Geometry and the Imagination from Antiquity to the Modern Age'. The conference was a joint effort by the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (Berlin) and the Centro die Ricerca Matematica Ennio De Giorgi (Pisa)." Editor(s): De Risi, Vincenzo. Series: Trends in the History of Science. Num Pages: 327 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBM; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
327
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319379845
ISBN
9783319379845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 188.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 291 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 169 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Old Street Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906964917
ISBN
9781906964917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

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