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Science: general issues

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

€ 63.82
€ 58.65

Paperback. Building on his earlier book We Have Never Been Modern, Bruno Latour develops his argument about the Modern fetishization of facts, or the creation of factishes. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 168 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. 168 pages, 4 illustrations. One of the leading figures in science studies offers a provocative look at the way science shatters the "fetishes" of magic and religion only to recreate other sorts of fetishes (factishes) in their place. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: JHMC; PDA. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight: 254.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822348252
ISBN
9780822348252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.25

Hardcover. A fascinating discussion on space and time articulated by the most distinguished scientists of today. Editor(s): Majid, Shahn. Num Pages: 320 pages, 45 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PB; PDA; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 56. 8vo.Good clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cambridge University Press Cambridge
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KEX0289436
ISBN
9780521889261
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 520 pages, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDA; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 35. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
520
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691158068
ISBN
9780691158068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

paperback. Translator(s): Pallister, Janis L. Num Pages: 256 pages, 91 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSVL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780226645636
ISBN
9780226645636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.66

Hardcover. Jacopo Zabarella's two treatises On Methods and On Regressus (1578) are among the most important Renaissance discussions of how scientific knowledge should be acquired, arranged, and transmitted. They belong to a lively debate about the order in which sciences should be taught and the method to be followed in demonstrations. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 412 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
412
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674724808
ISBN
9780674724808
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.07

Hardcover. Jacopo Zabarella's two treatises On Methods and On Regressus (1578) are among the most important Renaissance discussions of how scientific knowledge should be acquired, arranged, and transmitted. They belong to a lively debate about the order in which sciences should be taught and the method to be followed in demonstrations. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674724792
ISBN
9780674724792
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.07

Paperback. This text is a transcription of a course, including both lectures and student discussions, taught by McKeon. It provides an introduction to McKeon's conception of pluralism, a central aspect of neo-Pragmatism, while demonstrating how pluralism works in a classroom setting. Num Pages: 420 pages, 29 line drawings, 13 tables, figures, tables. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226560274
ISBN
9780226560274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.56

Hardcover. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; MBX; MMH; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 31. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226275543
ISBN
9780226275543
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.78
€ 48.72

Hardback. At a time when women could not vote and very few were involved in the world outside the home, Annie Montague Alexander (1867-1950) was an intrepid explorer, skilled markswoman, philanthropist, and founder and patron of two natural history museums at the University of California, Berkeley. This title presents a luminous portrait of this woman. Num Pages: 397 pages, 46 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; GTB; JFSJ1; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press California
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
397
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520227262
ISBN
9780520227262
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.70
€ 49.28

Paperback. D'Arcy Thompson's classic On Growth and Form looks at the way things grow and the shapes they take. Editor(s): Bonner, John Tyler. Series: Canto Classics. Num Pages: 366 pages, 181 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PSC; PSF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Abridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107672567
ISBN
9781107672567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.31

Paperback. Bragg's bestselling account of the greatest figures and discoveries in the history of science from Archimedes to DNA Num Pages: 384 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: BG; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 262. Good clean copy with minimal reading wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Sceptre
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCD0022325
ISBN
9780340712603
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Reproduction is among the most basic of human biological functions, both for our distant ancestors and ourselves. Our reproductive biology unites us as a species, but it has also been an important engine of our evolution. This text tells the story of human reproduction and its evolution. Num Pages: 368 pages, 19 halftones, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; PDZ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674011120
ISBN
9780674011120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.84

Hardback. A captivating historical survey of the key debates, questions, and controversies at the intersection of science and religion Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAM3; PDA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300216172
ISBN
9780300216172
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 22.80

Hardback. Fraud in science is not as easy to identify as one might think. This title looks at actual cases in which fraud was committed or alleged, explaining what constitutes scientific misconduct and what doesn't, and providing readers with the ethical foundations needed to discern and avoid fraud wherever it may arise. Num Pages: 176 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: JFMG; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691139661
ISBN
9780691139661
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. Drawing on tools from rhetoric and poststructuralist theory, the author argues that the ascent of molecular biology, with its emphasis on molecules such as DNA rather than organisms, was enabled by crucial rhetorical "softwares." Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804727655
ISBN
9780804727655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. In this short book Peter Atkins considers the universal questions to which religions have claimed answers. With economy, wit, and elegance, unswerving before awkward realities, Atkins presents what science has to say. While acknowledging the comfort some find in belief, he declares his own faith in science's capacity to reveal the deepest truths. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199660544
ISBN
9780199660544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 82 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 6. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
National Academies Press United States
Number of pages
82
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
3Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780309119702
ISBN
9780309119702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. The contributors to this book examine how CD-ROMs offer alternatives to familiar places, especially classrooms. They argue that CD-ROMs are complex texts worthy of consideration for how they have changed our understanding of space and genre, and how they will affect the development of future media. Editor(s): Smith, Greg M. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; PDR; UG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814780817
ISBN
9780814780817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

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

€ 42.00
€ 39.80

Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP31; MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822944492
ISBN
9780822944492
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 17 color illus. 5 halftones. 12 line illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ; PDZ; PSAJ; PSAK; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 146 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691169781
ISBN
9780691169781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.56

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107692534
ISBN
9781107692534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.92

Paperback. Oceans are the most mysterious places on earth. Their depths remain largely unexplored, yet ninety-five percent of the planet's habitable space lies within them. And now the life they support is in the balance. This title shows the catastrophic impact of humanity on the oceans, and also how we can restore them to life. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. map, port. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBKC; WNCS1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241950708
ISBN
9780241950708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.42

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