Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
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€ 27.48
€ 37.99
€ 27.48
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
€ 78.01
€ 78.01
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€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
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
€ 26.99€ 23.61
€ 26.99
€ 23.61
Paperback. Series: Center for the Study of Language and Information Publication Lecture Notes. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PD; UYQE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575864303
- ISBN
- 9781575864303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.02
€ 30.99
€ 24.02
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€ 20.43
€ 26.99
€ 20.43
Paperback. Series: Science and Fiction. Num Pages: 269 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 30 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AS; JHB; JNU; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319542133
- ISBN
- 9783319542133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.17
€ 26.99
€ 25.17
Paperback. With a Foreword by Eureka Co-creator Jaime Paglia Series: Science and Fiction. Num Pages: 308 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 30 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APF; PDR; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319150710
- ISBN
- 9783319150710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.26
€ 34.99
€ 30.26
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
€ 149.75
€ 149.75
Hardcover. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 165 x 237 x 38. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226347325
- ISBN
- 9780226347325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.17€ 44.74
€ 52.17
€ 44.74
Hardback. Includes contributions to the philosophy of science from a historical point of view. This work represents a distinguished selection of the "Third Biennial Meeting of the History of Philosophy of Science Working Group" in Vienna, which was jointly organised by Vienna Circle Institute at the University of Vienna. Editor(s): Heidelberger, Michael; Stadler, Friedrich K. Series: Vienna Circle Institute Yearbook. Num Pages: 442 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 813.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 442
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402005091
- ISBN
- 9781402005091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.91
€ 193.91
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
€ 143.71
€ 143.71
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
€ 99.60€ 75.66
€ 99.60
€ 75.66
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
€ 127.97
€ 127.97
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
€ 154.60
€ 154.60
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
€ 174.61
€ 174.61
Hardcover. Num Pages: 454 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PB; PDX; TBX; UB; UY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 957.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540857891
- ISBN
- 9783540857891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.35
€ 87.35
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€ 40.97
€ 40.99
€ 40.97
Hardback. Editor(s): McCormmach, Russell. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 526 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 526
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691644158
- ISBN
- 9780691644158
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 324.25
€ 324.25
Hardback. Editor(s): McCormmach, Russell. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 570 pages. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 570
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691654324
- ISBN
- 9780691654324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 353.29
€ 353.29
Hardback. Editor(s): McCormmach, Russell. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 198 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691644820
- ISBN
- 9780691644820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.32
€ 127.32
Hardback. Includes the essays that analyze aspects of the work of Galileo, Leibniz, Kant and Whewell, deal with the question of the unity of the sciences and with the question of toleration in academe, share a common philosophical commitment to principle of pragmatism, and show that pragmatism emerges historically in unexpected places. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 719.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792324980
- ISBN
- 9780792324980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.31
€ 192.31
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cengage Learning, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 8th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781305119567
- ISBN
- 9781305119567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 110.59
€ 110.59
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198717331
- ISBN
- 9780198717331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.03
€ 65.03