Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Paperback. familiar examples from everyday life and modern technology, this book explains the seemingly inexplicable phenomena we encounter all around us. Num Pages: 736 pages, Illustrations,. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 274 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 736
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470170663
- ISBN
- 9780470170663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.90
€ 48.90
Paperback. Offers the possibility to become permanently less stress-prone, to break bad habits, to improve our collaboration. Relaying the story of his own transformational experience as well as including the stories of others who try to describe an event that is truly indescribable, the author brings a paradigm for deep and lasting change. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HRLK; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Hay House UK Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781807071
- ISBN
- 9781781807071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.56
€ 19.56
Paperback. At a time when science is seen as an engine of economic growth, Paula Stephan brings a keen understanding of the cost benefit calculations made by individuals and institutions as they compete for resources and reputation in scientific fields. She highlights especially the growing gap between the biomedical sciences and physics/engineering." Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JNF; KCG; PDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 226 x 31. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088160
- ISBN
- 9780674088160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.61
€ 31.99
€ 27.61
Hardcover. Astound your friends! Impress party guests! Annoy your relatives! This book contains 100 science puzzles. The answers to each problem explains a scientific principle in easy-to-understand terms, so not only are you solving puzzles, you are having fun while you learn. Num Pages: 144 pages, 50 b/w line artworks. BIC Classification: PDZ; WDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Carlton Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KRS0029347
- ISBN
- 9781847325280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Answers to 20 of the most mindbending and perplexing mathematical questions. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782069485
- ISBN
- 9781782069485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Hardback. A profound, unsettling and very funny new book from the cult artist, nominated for the Turner Prize 2013 Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: PDZ; VSP; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440. At the Centre of the Inside of The Human Brain's Mind. 208 pages, illustrations. A profound, unsettling and very funny new book from the cult artist. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ; VSP; WH. Dimension: 198 x 146 x 21. Weight: 448.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857867216
- ISBN
- 9780857867216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.18
€ 23.99
€ 16.18
Paperback. Charles Darwin's experiences in the Galapagos Islands in 1835 helped to guide his thoughts toward a revolutionary theory: that species were not fixed but diversified from their ancestors over many generations. This book explains what we have learned about the origin and evolution of new species. Series: Princeton Series in Evolutionary Biology. Num Pages: 224 pages, 120 color illus. 46 line illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSEG; PDZ; PSAJ; PSVW6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691149998
- ISBN
- 9780691149998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.13
€ 43.99
€ 31.13
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226270708
- ISBN
- 9780226270708
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.89€ 56.60
€ 66.89
€ 56.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226270845
- ISBN
- 9780226270845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.78
€ 25.99
€ 23.78
Paperback. The fascinating stories behind their design, construction, and marketing reveal in rich detail how these buildings became cultural symbols that shaped the urban landscape. Series: Studies in Industry and Society. Num Pages: 328 pages, 46 black & white halftones, 1 black & white halftones, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; PDR; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421419923
- ISBN
- 9781421419923
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.69
€ 41.99
€ 34.69
Hardcover. The fascinating stories behind their design, construction, and marketing reveal in rich detail how these buildings became cultural symbols that shaped the urban landscape. Series: Studies in Industry and Society. Num Pages: 328 pages, 48, 46 black & white halftones, 1 black & white halftones, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; PDR; PDX; RGL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801899874
- ISBN
- 9780801899874
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.50€ 58.57
€ 64.50
€ 58.57
Hardback. Honeybees make decisions collectively - and democratically. This book reveals that these incredible insects have much to teach us when it comes to collective wisdom and effective decision making. It presents an account of scientific discovery. It investigates how evolution has honed the decision-making methods of honeybees over millions of years. Num Pages: 280 pages, 30 color illus. 30 halftones. 26 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSVP; PSVT7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 218 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1018.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691147215
- ISBN
- 9780691147215
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.40
€ 37.99
€ 27.40
Hardback. Homology - a similar trait shared by different species and derived from common ancestry, such as a seal's fin and a bird's wing - is one of the most fundamental yet challenging concepts in evolutionary biology. This book provides a mechanistically based theory of what homology is and how it arises in evolution. Num Pages: 496 pages, 25 halftones. 105 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156460
- ISBN
- 9780691156460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.63€ 46.89
€ 57.63
€ 46.89
Paperback. When did the first people arrive here? What did they look like? How did they survive? Who were the Neanderthals? The author takes us back to when it was so tropical we lived alongside hippos, elephants and sabre-toothed tigers or to times so cold we hunted reindeer and mammoth, and to others even colder when we were forced to flee a wall of ice. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; JHMP; PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 111 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141018133
- ISBN
- 9780141018133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; HRCM; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 357.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Orbis Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570753022
- ISBN
- 9781570753022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.69
€ 27.99
€ 24.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 illus. BIC Classification: APF; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231142816
- ISBN
- 9780231142816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.67
€ 26.99
€ 20.67
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 246 pages, 1 halftone 4 line illus. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691600512
- ISBN
- 9780691600512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.75€ 42.44
€ 53.75
€ 42.44
Hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 246 pages, 1 halftone 4 line illus. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691654317
- ISBN
- 9780691654317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.71
€ 155.71
Hardcover. In A History of Modern Psychology in Context , the authors resist the traditional storylines of great achievements by eminent people, or schools of thought that rise and fall in the wake of scientific progress. Instead, psychology is portrayed as a network of scientific and professional practices embedded in specific contexts. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JM; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 886.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470276099
- ISBN
- 9780470276099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.87
€ 142.87
Hardback. Num Pages: 766 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; HRQX2; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 200. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1953
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 766
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231087988
- ISBN
- 9780231087988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.33€ 76.64
€ 100.33
€ 76.64
Hardback. Num Pages: 1036 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; HRQX2; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1407.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1943
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1036
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231087957
- ISBN
- 9780231087957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.21
€ 133.21
Hardback. Why is it that Japan, with few natural resources, has become one of the world's leading economies but not Latin America, which is so rich in natural resources? This anthropological essay questions the Euro-centric notion of modernity and modernization and argues that Latin America has to find its own form of modernity. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571810120
- ISBN
- 9781571810120
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.94
€ 160.94
Hardback. A study of the Western astronomical tradition from ancient Babylonia to the European Renaissance, with emphasis on the Greek period. The book explores the evidence for the astronomy of the ancient past and how astronomy was practised. Emphasis is placed on the material culture of ancient astronomy. Num Pages: 496 pages, numerous halftones and line figures. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PG; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 283 x 224 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195095395
- ISBN
- 9780195095395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.77
€ 183.77
Paperback. Observation is the most pervasive and fundamental practice of all the modern sciences, both natural and human. This collection offers an examination of the history of scientific observation in its own right, as both epistemic category and scientific practice. Editor(s): Daston, Lorraine; Lunbeck, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 440 pages, 5 colour plates, 42 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226136783
- ISBN
- 9780226136783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.76
€ 40.99
€ 31.76