Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 266 pages, 47 tables 26 line illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; HBJF; HBLA; PDX; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 398.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691605500
- ISBN
- 9780691605500
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Condition: New
€ 78.81
€ 78.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: PD. Dimension: 234 x 160. Weight in Grams: 298.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691606378
- ISBN
- 9780691606378
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Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: PD. Dimension: 254 x 181. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691616360
- ISBN
- 9780691616360
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Condition: New
€ 67.01
€ 67.01
Paperback. This book defines diagrams as tools manipulated by users to produce new kinds of understanding and demonstrates that a modern diagrammatic knowledge emerged in eighteenth-century visual culture to become the foundation of later nineteenth-century science. Num Pages: 296 pages, 48 illustrations (8 colour). BIC Classification: AB; DSB; GT; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 928.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745055
- ISBN
- 9780804745055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.31
€ 40.31
Hardback. Draws on developments in hermeneutic phenomenology and other programs in hermeneutic philosophy to inform an interpretative approach to scientific practices. This book offers a critique of postmodern tendencies in the philosophy of science, and sets out arguments for a feminist hermeneutics of scientific research. Series: Series in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821419762
- ISBN
- 9780821419762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.93
€ 108.93
Hardback. The esteemed historian and philosopher of science Evelyn Fox Keller addresses the nature-nurture debate, arguing that it is riddled by conceptual incoherence. Num Pages: 120 pages, 3 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5499 x 3971 x 13. Weight in Grams: 309.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822347149
- ISBN
- 9780822347149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.95
€ 124.95
Paperback. This book, Goldstein's magnum opus and widely regarded as a modern classic in psychology and biology, grew out of his dissatisfaction with traditional natural science techniques for analyzing living beings. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: JMM; PDA; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 32. Weight in Grams: 640.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Zone Books United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780942299977
- ISBN
- 9780942299977
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Condition: New
€ 47.29
€ 47.29
Paperback. Set in the turbulent post-World War I period, this volume finds Einstein awaiting news of the 1919 British eclipse expedition to test the general relativistic prediction of the deflection of starlight by the sun. It reveals facets of Einstein as he constructively participated in German and European scientific, academic, and cultural life. Translator(s): Hentschel, Ann M. Series: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 190 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691121246
- ISBN
- 9780691121246
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Condition: New
€ 100.87
€ 100.87
paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 274 pages, 21 line illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PG; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691605968
- ISBN
- 9780691605968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.24
€ 82.24
The Myth of Resource Efficiency. The Jevons Paradox.
Polimeni, John M.; Mayumi, Kozo; Giampietro, ...
Paperback. 'The Jevons Paradox', which was first expressed in 1865 by William Stanley Jevons in relation to use of coal, states that an increase in efficiency in using a resource leads to increased use of that resource rather than to a reduction. This book provides a historical overview of the Jevons Paradox. Series: Earthscan Research Editions. Num Pages: 200 pages, Figures, tables, index. BIC Classification: KCA; KNB; PDR; TH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844078134
- ISBN
- 9781844078134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.30
€ 62.30
paperback. Gives a dramatic history of quantum theory, a fundamental scientific revolution and the divisive debate at its core. This book shows how the golden age of physics ignited the greatest intellectual debate of the twentieth century. It focuses on the conflict between Einstein and Niels Bohr over the nature of reality and the soul of science. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16-page b/w picture section. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848310353
- ISBN
- 9781848310353
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 6.28
€ 12.99
€ 6.28
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
€ 56.36
€ 56.36
hardcover. A brilliantly engaging guide to the reproductive habits of creatures great and small. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 666.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780297609506
- ISBN
- 9780297609506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 5.70
€ 19.99
€ 5.70
paperback. Presents a narrative history that reveals the roots of modern science in the medieval world. This book debunks many of the myths about the Middle Ages, showing that medieval people did not think the earth is flat, nor did Columbus 'prove' that it is a sphere; the Inquisition burnt nobody for their science nor was Copernicus afraid of persecution. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Icon Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848311503
- ISBN
- 9781848311503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
hardcover. This is a new account of mathematics-as-language that challenges the coherence of the accepted idea of infinity and suggests a startlingly new conception of counting. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PBB; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 147 x 20. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804721271
- ISBN
- 9780804721271
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.82
€ 150.82
paperback. A book which gives scientific proof of the paranormal. Psychic activity, remote viewing, the power of prayer and homeopathy are all discussed in this book which The Ecologist called 'one of the most thought-provoking reads of the year', and which has already gained a almost cult following. Num Pages: 384 pages, Index. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 274.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Element
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007145102
- ISBN
- 9780007145102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.40
€ 5.40
hardcover. In this daring book, the author proposes that artistic and literary forms can be understood as modulations of wave forms in the physical world. By the phrase "natural syntax," he means that physical nature enters human communication literally by way of a transmitting wave frequency. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; HPK; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804741781
- ISBN
- 9780804741781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.21
€ 176.21
paperback. Knoll explores the deep history of life from its origins on a young planet to the incredible Cambrian explosion, with the very latest discoveries in paleontology integrated with emerging insights from molecular biology and earth system science. 100 illustrations. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 color illus. 25 halftones. 47 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780691165530
- ISBN
- 9780691165530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 15.00
€ 24.99
€ 15.00
An analysis and rebuttal of E.O. Wilson's "Consilience", this volume is a devotion of science to the quantitative and reductionist world, measured against the mysterious, qualitative suggestions of religion and art. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781582431413
- ISBN
- 9781582431413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.52
€ 15.99
€ 14.52
hardcover. Charting an important process in modern Indian history, this book gives an assessment of the introduction of Western science into India. It is intended for scholars of Indian history and those interested in the interaction between Western and Indian traditions of intellectual thought. Series: India in the Modern World. Num Pages: 208 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 17 black & white tables, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FKA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415402095
- ISBN
- 9780415402095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.11
€ 187.11