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Paperback. Sheds light on a dilemma that has plagued thinking people since the Renaissance. Instead of having to choose between science and religion, the author asks why do we not opt for the golden resolution that accords dignity and distinction to both? He also delves into the history of science with stories of figures such as Galileo and Darwin. Num Pages: 256 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: HRAB; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 190. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001855
ISBN
9780099284529
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319177885
ISBN
9783319177885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.51

Hardback. Philanthropic societies funded by the Rockefeller family were prominent in the social history of the twentieth century, for their involvement in medicine and applied science. This book provides the first detailed study of their relatively brief but nonetheless influential foray into the field of mathematics. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJG; PBX; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 877.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764364687
ISBN
9783764364687
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.94

paperback. Series: Contributions to Current Research in Geophysics. Num Pages: 416 pages, 46 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 713.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Birkhäuser Switzerland
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1978
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9783034871846
ISBN
9783034871846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.05
€ 46.79

paperback. Editor(s): Mansour, Mohamed; Balemi, Silvano; Truol, Werner. Series: Monte Verita. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PB; PD; TJFM1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Birkhäuser Switzerland
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9783034872706
ISBN
9783034872706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.77

hardcover. Series: Progress in Systems and Control Theory. Num Pages: 678 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1127.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
Edition
1990th Edition
Number of pages
678
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817634704
ISBN
9780817634704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.65

Paperback. Robotics is a key technology in the modern world. Yet, despite these successes, robots have failed to live up to the predictions of the 1950s and 60s. In this Very Short Introduction, Alan Winfield considers how robotics can be both a success story and a disappointment, and how robots can be both ordinary and quite remarkable. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, Approx 18 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; TJFM1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 175 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199695980
ISBN
9780199695980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PHD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691634357
ISBN
9780691634357
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 295.03

Hardback. A collection of laboratory replicable protocols for those scientists engaged in research on RNA. Each protocol has been prepared by an investigator familiar with its development. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDN; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 587.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896034945
ISBN
9780896034945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.78

Paperback. The No.1 SUNDAY TIMES bestseller. A fascinating explanation of how evolution works, from bestselling author of THE GOD DELUSION, Richard Dawkins. Series: Science Masters. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780226897
ISBN
9781780226897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Hardcover. Eugene de Thassy describes life in Hungary between 1920 and 1945. He details his wartime experiences as a young army officer and joining with the antifascist resistance. His absorbing recollections recount efforts to save Jews and others facing persecution at a time of extreme difficulty and danger.

Num Pages: 450 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 36. Weight in Grams: 798.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880336727
ISBN
9780880336727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.56

Paperback. The essays in this volume ask what risks Canadians might be exposed to as fiscal pressures strain the capacity of regulators in areas such as food, drugs, pesticides, fisheries, and the environment. Editor(s): Doern, G. Bruce; Reed, Ted. Series: Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; PDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 605.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802082626
ISBN
9780802082626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.92

Paperback. Shows how our flawed strategies for perceiving risk influence our lives, often with unforeseen and sometimes - tragic consequences. This book uncovers one of the central puzzles of our time: why are the safest people in history living in a culture of fear? Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Virgin Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753515532
ISBN
9780753515532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. Offers an introduction to the discrete wavelet transform and its applications that is based on a novel approach to discrete wavelets called lifting. This book presents connections of filter theory and defines wavelet packet transforms. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBK; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
255
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2001st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783540416623
ISBN
9783540416623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 94.37

Paperback. Winner of the Aventis Science Book Prize. 'A scientific detective story, a brilliant cross between Edgar Allan Poe and Gray's anatomy' J G Ballard, New Stateman Books of the Year Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 33. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753813553
ISBN
9780753813553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardback. By developing the scale that bears his name, Charles Richter not only invented the concept of magnitude as a measure of earthquake size, he turned himself into a household word. This work takes the reader into Richter's life story, setting it in the context of his family and interpersonal attachments, and the history of seismology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 45 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PDZ; RBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128078
ISBN
9780691128078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.32

Hardback. This text presents techniques for the determination of ribozyme structure; for delivery systems for ribozymes; and for their applications. Each is presented with background support in the form of troubleshooting advice, as well as hints and tips geared to the completion of an experiment. Editor(s): Turner, Philip C. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology. Num Pages: 492 pages, 54 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDN; PSD; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1960.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
492
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896033894
ISBN
9780896033894
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.84

Paperback / so. Series: Rheinisch-Westfalische Akademie Der Wissenschaften. Num Pages: 40 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 2. Weight in Grams: 105.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Number of pages
40
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663053569
ISBN
9783663053569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.27

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
United Kingdom
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663040798
ISBN
9783663040798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.04

Hardcover. Num Pages: 390 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Baylor University Press United States
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602584037
ISBN
9781602584037
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.03

Paperback. The Earth that sustains us today was born out of a few remarkable revolutions, started by biological innovations and marked by global environmental consequences. Humanity's planet-reshaping activities may be the latest example. By understanding the past revolutions, we can help steer current global change toward a sustainable outcome. Num Pages: 440 pages, 80 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; PHVG; PHVJ; PSAJ; RBGF; RBGK; RBX; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 764.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199673469
ISBN
9780199673469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.37

Hardcover. Based on the premise that in order to write proofs, one needs to read finished proofs as well as study both their logic and grammar, Revolutions in Geometry depicts how to write basic proofs in various fields of geometry. Series: Pure and Applied Mathematics: A Wiley Series of Texts, Monographs and Tracts. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBM; PDX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 988.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470167557
ISBN
9780470167557
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 150 bw illus. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178. Weight in Grams: 457.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628924787
ISBN
9781628924787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.09

Hardback. Meant for physicists, historians, and philosophers of physics as well as students, this book offers an introduction to debates in relativistic and quantum physics. With contributions by physicists, philosophers, and historians of science, it is designed for use in graduate level courses in the history and philosophy of science. Editor(s): Ashtekar, Abhay; Cohen, Robert S.; Howard, Don; Renn, Jurgen; Sarkar, Sahotra; Shimony, A. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 650 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1116.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
650
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402012846
ISBN
9781402012846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 191.78

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