Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Hardback. Features themes that include late-phase alchemy, professionalization, chemical education, and the links and relations between chemistry and pharmacy, medicine, agriculture, and geology. Editor(s): Principe, Lawrence M. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402062735
- ISBN
- 9781402062735
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 219.90
€ 219.90
Paperback. Editor(s): Principe, Lawrence M. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048175932
- ISBN
- 9789048175932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 216.53
€ 216.53
Paperback. A provocative account of the astounding new answers to the most basic philosophical questions: where did the universe come from and how will it end? Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471112683
- ISBN
- 9781471112683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.69
€ 13.99
€ 10.69
Paperback. Lawrence M. Principe takes a fresh approach to the story of the scientific revolution, emphasising the historical context of the society and its world view at the time. From astronomy to alchemy and medicine to geology, he tells this fascinating story from the perspective of the historical characters involved. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 15 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199567416
- ISBN
- 9780199567416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.35
€ 13.35
Paperback. Brings alchemy out of the shadows and restores it to its important place in human history and culture. By surveying what alchemy was and how it began, developed, and overlapped with a range of ideas and pursuits, this title illuminates the practice. Series: Synthesis. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 colour plates, 23 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PN; VXWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226103792
- ISBN
- 9780226103792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.29
€ 19.99
€ 17.29
Paperback. A first-rate book that offers practical tips and helpful advice from the real-life experiences of exceptional science professionals. The plethora of information contained in this book will provide its readers with essential strategies, skills, and knowledge to make intelligent career decisions. Editor(s): Flowers, Lawrence O. Num Pages: 176 pages, 23 b&w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PD; VSC; YNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 176 x 10. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810847361
- ISBN
- 9780810847361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.54
€ 91.54
Paperback. Presents a provocative view of Robert Boyle (1627-1691), one of the leading figures of the Scientific Revolution, by revealing his avid and lifelong pursuit of alchemy. This title shows that his alchemical quest positions him more accurately in the intellectual and cultural crossroads of the seventeenth century. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HRQX2; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 231 x 19. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691050829
- ISBN
- 9780691050829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.94€ 46.32
€ 58.94
€ 46.32
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRAM3; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231178402
- ISBN
- 9780231178402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.15
€ 29.99
€ 22.15
Paperback. Reveals the simple techniques needed to estimate virtually anything and illustrates them using an eclectic array of problems. This title shows how to estimate everything from how closely you can orbit a neutron star without being pulled apart by gravity, to the fuel used to transport your food from the farm to the store. Illustrator(s): Edwards, Patricia. Num Pages: 384 pages, 95 halftones. BIC Classification: PBT; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 191 x 115 x 23. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150802
- ISBN
- 9780691150802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.58
€ 23.99
€ 17.58
paperback. Series: Studies in Systems, Decision and Control. Num Pages: 222 pages, 177 black & white illustrations, 12 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBW; PDDM; TTBM; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319365343
- ISBN
- 9783319365343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.44
€ 122.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 218 pages, 126 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HP; PDX; PSAJ; VXQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 343.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493940967
- ISBN
- 9781493940967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 183.68
€ 183.68
Hardback. This book presents applications of spectral methods to problems of uncertainty propagation and quantification in model-based computations, focusing on the computational and algorithmic features of these methods most useful in dealing with models based on partial differential equations, in particular models arising in simulations of fluid flows. Series: Scientific Computation. Num Pages: 552 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; PHDF; PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048135196
- ISBN
- 9789048135196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.17
€ 153.17
paperback. This book presents applications of spectral methods to problems of uncertainty propagation and quantification in model-based computations, focusing on the computational and algorithmic features of these methods most useful in dealing with models based on partial differential equations, in particular models arising in simulations of fluid flows. Series: Scientific Computation. Num Pages: 552 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBD; PBKJ; PDE; PHDF; PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 837.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400731929
- ISBN
- 9789400731929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 113.70
€ 113.70
Paperback. This book aims to provide an introduction to the major techniques of chemoinformatics. It is the first text written specifically for this field. Simple illustrative examples are used to illustrate key concepts, supplemented with case studies from the literature. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDN; PN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 421.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2003. 2nd printing 2007
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402062902
- ISBN
- 9781402062902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 111.94
€ 111.94
Paperback. In considering how scientists persuade colleagues to cross the disciplinary divide, this text examines three scientific monographs in their historical contexts: Dodzhansky's "Genetics and the Origin of Species" (1937); Schrodinger's "What is Life?" (1944); and Wilson's "Consilience" (1998). Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 line drawing, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PSAJ; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226099071
- ISBN
- 9780226099071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.52
€ 40.99
€ 31.52
Paperback. For the first time in a single volume, this offers a comprehensive overview of Bohm's original works from a non-technical perspective. Editor(s): Nichol, Lee. Num Pages: 368 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415261746
- ISBN
- 9780415261746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.78
€ 49.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761858690
- ISBN
- 9780761858690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.09
€ 61.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 44 figures, 13 tables. BIC Classification: JFDV; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262526166
- ISBN
- 9780262526166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.55
€ 20.99
€ 19.55
Paperback. A study of the history of modern insomnia, this book explores how poets, journalists, and doctors of the Victorian period found themselves in near-universal agreement that modernity and sleep were somehow incompatible. It investigates how psychologists, philosophers and literary artists worked to articulate its causes, and its potential cures. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBL; HBTB; MB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349443598
- ISBN
- 9781349443598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.28
€ 63.28
Paperback. Presents an account of the state of modern physics: of how we got from Einstein and Relativity through quantum mechanics to the strange and bizarre predictions of string theory, full of unseen dimensions and multiple universes. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141018355
- ISBN
- 9780141018355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Nothing seems more real than time passing. We experience life as a succession of moments. But just as some of us see God as eternal, so physicists understand the truths of mathematics and the laws of nature as constant, transcending time. This book explains how the true nature of time impacts on us, our world, and our universe. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: PDZ; PG; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141046525
- ISBN
- 9780141046525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.80
€ 14.99
€ 11.80
Paperback. The Life of the Cosmos offers a theory of the universe that is radically different from anything proposed before. It departs from contemporary physicists to explore the idea that the laws of nature may be the partial result of a process of natural selection that occurred before the Big Bang. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 12. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195126648
- ISBN
- 9780195126648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.91
€ 29.99
€ 26.91
Paperback. In this text, prominent psychologists offer insightful, moving, and useful autobiographies. They cover a broad swath of the psychological field during the second half of the 20th century and address both their personal and professional lives. Editor(s): Mos, Leendert P. Series: Path in Psychology. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441927804
- ISBN
- 9781441927804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.33
€ 122.33
paperback. Dedicated to the role of visual representations in the history of early modern science, this book brings together historical case studies from various fields and discusses epistemological questions such as the role of images as mediatory instances between practical and theoretical knowledge, and the interaction between images and texts. Num Pages: 317 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser Switzerland
- Edition
- 2003rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 317
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764324346
- ISBN
- 9783764324346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 178.52
€ 178.52