Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Hardcover. Takes a fresh approach to the 'science and religion' debate, taking a scientist's reading of the enigmatic and beautiful Book of Job as a centrepiece, and asking what science might ultimately be for. Rather than conflicting with faith, science can be seen as a deeply religious activity. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 144 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198702610
- ISBN
- 9780198702610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 45.30
€ 46.99
€ 45.30
Paperback. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 309 pages, 156 black & white illustrations, 88 colour illustrations, 60 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; PDX; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 246 x 20. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Birkhauser
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319305622
- ISBN
- 9783319305622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.96
€ 59.96
Hardback. Failure is a book that seeks to make science more appealing by exposing its faults. In this sequel to Ignorance, Stuart Firestein shows us that scientific enterprise is riddled with failures, and that this is not only necessary but good. Num Pages: 304 pages, With illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 185 x 29. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199390106
- ISBN
- 9780199390106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.64
€ 31.99
€ 27.64
Paperback. This volume presents Steven Weinberg's essays which each struggle in one way or another with the necessity of facing up to the discovery that the laws of nature are impersonal, with no hint of a special status for human beings. Num Pages: 306 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674011205
- ISBN
- 9780674011205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.90
€ 45.99
€ 37.90
hardcover. An intimate look at the people behind some of the great discoveries of our time. Num Pages: 176 pages, 85 duotone photographs. BIC Classification: AJCP; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 302 x 259 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780393061185
- ISBN
- 9780393061185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 41.72
€ 43.99
€ 41.72
Hardback. Since its early days of mass production in the 1850s, the sewing machine has been intricately connected with the global development of capitalism. This title traces the machine's journey into and throughout Japan, where it not only transformed manners of dress, but also helped change patterns of daily life, class structure, and the role of women. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 304 pages, 35 b/w photographs, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558. The Sewing Machine in Modern Japan. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. 304 pages, Illustrations. Since its early days of mass production in the 1850s, the sewing machine has been intricately connected with the global development of capitalism. This title traces the machine's journey into and throughout Japan, where it not only transformed manners of dress, but also helped change patterns of daily life, class structure, and the role of women. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC; PDR. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 24. Weight: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520267855
- ISBN
- 9780520267855
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.81€ 65.26
€ 84.81
€ 65.26
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 190. .
- Publisher
- Braun Publish,Csi
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783721209655
- ISBN
- 9783721209655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.15
€ 40.99
€ 34.15
Paperback. An anthology which plots the development of modern science from Leonardo da Vinci to chaos theory. The book consists of accounts by scientists themselves - astronomers, physicists, biologists, chemists, psychologists - who talk about their moments of breakthrough. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 43. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571179015
- ISBN
- 9780571179015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.14
€ 23.99
€ 16.14
Paperback. The world's first mountain-top observatory and America's first big-science research center, Lick Observatory exemplifies astronomy's dramatic development in the past century. This book presents Lick Observatory from the point of view of the people who breathed life into its giant telescopes. Num Pages: 326 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520268692
- ISBN
- 9780520268692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.42
€ 40.99
€ 29.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 X 8pp colour. BIC Classification: MFG; PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444737776
- ISBN
- 9781444737776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Updated edition with a New preface by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691165653
- ISBN
- 9780691165653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.00
€ 23.99
€ 18.00
Hardback. Editor(s): Chrulew, Matthew; Rose, Deborah Bird; van Dooren, Thom. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAF; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231178808
- ISBN
- 9780231178808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.11€ 80.02
€ 105.11
€ 80.02
Paperback. Editor(s): Rose, Deborah Bird; van Dooren, Thom; Chrulew, Matthew. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAF; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231178815
- ISBN
- 9780231178815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.65
€ 37.99
€ 27.65
Paperback. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFK; JFS; PDA; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816628384
- ISBN
- 9780816628384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.55
€ 31.99
€ 30.55
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461478904
- ISBN
- 9781461478904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.88
€ 26.99
€ 25.88
Paperback. Reveals the extraordinary lives and times of remarkable explorers and scientists Editor(s): Glover, Denise M.; Harrell, Stevan; McKhann, Charles Fremont. Series: McLellan Book. Num Pages: 320 pages, 71 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTP; PDX; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991184
- ISBN
- 9780295991184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.41
€ 37.99
€ 34.41
Hardcover. Originally published in German: Explorative Experimente: Ampaere, Faraday, und die Urspreunge der Elektrodynamik / Friedrich Steinle (Stuttgart: Steiner, 2005). Translator(s): Levine, Alex. Num Pages: 544 pages, 43 Illusrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822944508
- ISBN
- 9780822944508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.77
€ 94.77
Paperback. The experiments in this manual are designed in a discovery format and the majority require only small quantities of reagents. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDN; PN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc Dublin, Ireland
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471126997
- ISBN
- 9780471126997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 183.90
€ 183.90
Paperback. Conway, JPL's historian, offers an insider's perspective into the changing goals of Mars exploration, the ways in which sophisticated computer simulations drove the design process, and the remarkable evolution of landing technologies over a thirty-year period. Series: New Series in NASA History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 21, 11 black & white halftones, 10 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JM; PDX; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 249 x 30. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421421223
- ISBN
- 9781421421223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.24
€ 38.99
€ 33.24
Paperback. In celebration of the Peabody's 150th anniversary year, a gorgeously illustrated tour of the museum's renowned scientific collections Num Pages: 136 pages, 48 b/w + 146 color illus. BIC Classification: JHM; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 281 x 12. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933789057
- ISBN
- 9781933789057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.89
€ 24.99
€ 18.89
Hardback. A reinterpretation of Greek scientific thought before Socrates. Focusing on the scientific tradition of philosophy, this work argues that Presocratic philosophy is not a mere patchwork of different schools and styles of thought. It rejects the common interpretation of the early Ionians as "material monists". Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; PDX; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691125404
- ISBN
- 9780691125404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.58€ 68.78
€ 89.58
€ 68.78
Paperback. A consideration of whether scientific knowledge is objective and universal or socially mediated, whether scientific truths are independent of human values and beliefs. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 344 pages, 56figs. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226292069
- ISBN
- 9780226292069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.81
€ 40.99
€ 31.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761858690
- ISBN
- 9780761858690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.15
€ 64.15
Hardcover. Bestselling author Theodore Gray is back with 50, all new, visually spectacular experiments that demonstrate basic principles of chemistry and physics in the most unconventional, thrilling and memorable ways. Num Pages: 240 pages, 200 colour photos. BIC Classification: PDN; PDZ. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 261 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1108.
- Publisher
- Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781579129323
- ISBN
- 9781579129323
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.65
€ 30.99
€ 20.65