Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Paperback. This optimistic and richly-informed book evaluates all the options and explains how we can greatly reduce the amount of material demanded and used in manufacturing, while still meeting everyone's needs. Series: Without the Hot Air. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AMCR; PDZ; RNU; TGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 195 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1100.
- Publisher
- UIT Cambridge Ltd.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Second Edition, Second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906860301
- ISBN
- 9781906860301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.56€ 41.12
€ 52.56
€ 41.12
Hardcover. Quantum theory launched a revolution in physics. But we have yet to understand the revolution's significance for philosophy. Richard Healey opens a path to such understanding. The first part of this book offers a self-contained but opinionated introduction to quantum theory. The second part assesses the theory's philosophical significance. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PHQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198714057
- ISBN
- 9780198714057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.95
€ 108.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHDV; PHK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590. Gravity & Electro-megnetism Redefined. 320 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ; PHDV; PHK. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight: 582.
- Publisher
- Adventures Unlimited Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935487425
- ISBN
- 9781935487425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.18
€ 26.18
Hardcover. A major new volume which examines the significance of six iconic objects throughout American history and within American culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 56 b&w, 80 colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; ACV; HBTB; PDX; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 298 x 247 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1904.
- Publisher
- GILES
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904832973
- ISBN
- 9781904832973
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 39.07
€ 51.99
€ 39.07
Hardback. A billion-year history of movement, from bacteria to Olympic athletes. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSVD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 33. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- Icon Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785780455
- ISBN
- 9781785780455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 17.69
€ 26.99
€ 17.69
paperback. From quantum to biological and digital, here eminent scientists, philosophers and theologians chart various aspects of information. Editor(s): Davies, Paul; Gregersen, Niels Henrik. Series: Canto Classics. Num Pages: 506 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PDZ; WN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107684539
- ISBN
- 9781107684539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.40
€ 25.99
€ 25.40
Paperback. Asks what is meant by complexity and how it might be handled within knowledge practices without generating a chaos of further complexities. Editor(s): Mol, Annemarie. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 b&w photos, 2 tables, 9 figures. BIC Classification: GT; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438. Social Studies of Knowledge Practices. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. 280 pages, 4 b&w photographs. Asks what is meant by complexity and how it might be handled within knowledge practices without generating a chaos of further complexities. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: GT; PDA. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight: 478.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822328469
- ISBN
- 9780822328469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.30
€ 30.99
€ 28.30
Hardback. Illustrator(s): Williams, Mary P. Persis. Series: Princeton Field Guides. Num Pages: 240 pages, 303 color & B&W illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 287 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1270.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156828
- ISBN
- 9780691156828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.94
€ 40.99
€ 28.94
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198716747
- ISBN
- 9780198716747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.49
€ 39.49
Paperback. John Polkinghorne, theoretical physicist and theologian, explores the possibilities of believing in God in an age of science. In this study, Polkinghorne focuses on the collegiality between science and theology, contending that the inquiries of these "intellectual cousins" are parallel. Series: The Terry Lectures. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB1; PDA; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 162 x 10. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300099492
- ISBN
- 9780300099492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.02
€ 10.99
€ 10.02
Hardback. Marking A R Wallace's death in 1913, the author presents in facsimile, with transcription and annotations, the "Species Notebook" of 1855-1859 containing notes from Wallace's Malay expedition that reveal the travels, trials, and genius of the co-discoverer of natural selection - Darwin's equal among pioneers of evolution. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 228 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1450.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Facsimile, Annotated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674724884
- ISBN
- 9780674724884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.01€ 57.42
€ 63.01
€ 57.42
Hardcover. Smell is arguably the most evocative of senses, linked to memories and associations. For most animals it is vital for survival. For us, it enriches our experience of the world, our pleasure in food and drink, and affects all human interaction. Paolo Pelosi describes how scientists are finally unravelling the science of smell. Num Pages: 256 pages, 28 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198719052
- ISBN
- 9780198719052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.19
€ 30.99
€ 22.19
Paperback. Join the hunt for the cosmic beauty in numbers with stories of the discovery of the ten most admired equations of all time. Num Pages: 320 pages, equations. BIC Classification: PBK; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Robinson
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st UK ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845292812
- ISBN
- 9781845292812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.66
€ 14.99
€ 11.66
Paperback. What sets the practice of rigorously tested, sound science apart from pseudoscience? This title seeks to answer this question, known to philosophers of science as "the demarcation problem." Editor(s): Pigliucci, Massimo; Boudry, Maarten. Num Pages: 464 pages, 1 halftone, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226051963
- ISBN
- 9780226051963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.76
€ 43.99
€ 33.76
Paperback. A super-duper rollicking investigation of the social myth and scientific reality of zombies, from the ingredients of Haitian zombie poison to raising decapitated dogs from the dead, and from behavioural control using brain-implanted electrodes to parasitic wasps and nefarious viruses that take over others' bodies. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- oneworld
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851689446
- ISBN
- 9781851689446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.50
€ 11.99
€ 10.50
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€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFR; JFHC; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Feral House,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936239443
- ISBN
- 9781936239443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.98
€ 25.99
€ 18.98
Paperback. Now available in paperback with a new preface by the author, this acclaimed biography will appeal to historians of technology and science, as well as to scientists and engineers who wish to learn more about this remarkable man. Num Pages: 360 pages, 62, 49 black & white halftones, 13 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: BG; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 19. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Johns Hopkins Paperback Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801869099
- ISBN
- 9780801869099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.78
€ 46.99
€ 38.78
Paperback. Recounts the history of the post-war conceptual development of elementary-particle physics. Inviting a reappraisal of the status of scientific knowledge, the text suggests that scientists are not mere passive observers and reporters of nature. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; PDX; PDZ; PHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226667997
- ISBN
- 9780226667997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 37.46
€ 48.99
€ 37.46
paperback. Henri Poincare formulated his Conjecture in 1904 that promised to describe the very shape of the universe, but remained unproved until a huge prize was offered for its solution in 2000. This book explains the maths behind the Conjecture and its proof, and illuminates various personalities surrounding this perplexing conundrum. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: PBP; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141032382
- ISBN
- 9780141032382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.15
€ 17.99
€ 14.15
Paperback. In this richly illustrated book, Nobel Laureate Gerard 't Hooft and Theoretical Physicist Stefan Vandoren describe the enormous diversity of natural phenomena that take place at different time scales. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 270 x 14. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Singapore
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814489812
- ISBN
- 9789814489812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.67
€ 26.99
€ 26.67
Paperback. Pure mathematical gold, this insightful book by established author David Acheson makes mathematics accessible to everyone. The entertaining journey through the subject includes some fascinating puzzles and is accompanied by numerous illustrations and sketches by world famous cartoonists. Num Pages: 192 pages, 92 line and 23 halftone illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 122 x 10. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199590025
- ISBN
- 9780199590025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.04
€ 14.99
€ 12.04
Paperback. A reissue of the classic work by John Horgan wherein he makes the powerful case that science is ending Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 36. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465065929
- ISBN
- 9780465065929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.09
€ 27.09
Paperback. Aimed at enthusiasts and students of planetary sciences alike, this is a comprehensive overview of Man's relationship with his planet's nearest neighbor. This Commemorative Edition includes a foreword by one of the original astronauts and an extra section reviewing the prospect of renewed exploration there. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 404 pages, 160 black & white illustrations, 16 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGS; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1282.
- Publisher
- Springer-Praxis
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387746388
- ISBN
- 9780387746388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 47.51
€ 49.99
€ 47.51