Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Hardback. Aims to bridges analytic and hermeneutic and phenomenological philosophy of science. This book features resources for students of the philosophy and history of quantum mechanics and the Copenhagen Interpretation, cognitive theory and the psychology of perception, and the history and philosophy of art. Editor(s): Babich, Babette E. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 500 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 901.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402002342
- ISBN
- 9781402002342
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 247.94
€ 247.94
Hardback. A biography of Hermann von Helmholtz, a 19th-century scientist renowned for the co-discovery of the second law of thermodynamics and his invention of the ophthalmoscope. It relates how von Helmholtz also made contributions to the fields of physiology, philosophy of science and mathematics. Editor(s): Cahan, David. Series: California Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 704 pages, 12 photographs, 19 figures. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 50. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520083349
- ISBN
- 9780520083349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.85€ 72.70
€ 94.85
€ 72.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 173 color illus. BIC Classification: FXZ; HPC; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691168692
- ISBN
- 9780691168692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.55
€ 26.99
€ 20.55
Paperback. John Waller describes the changing ideas concerning heredity from antiquity to the modern biological understanding, considering both the efforts over the centuries to identify the physiological mechanisms involved and how views of heredity have been used to justify or condemn inequalities of class, gender, and race. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 23 black and white images. BIC Classification: HBTB; PDX; PSAK. Dimension: 174 x 111. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198790457
- ISBN
- 9780198790457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.41
€ 14.99
€ 13.41
Hardcover. Series: Leonardo Book Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 54 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ8; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 12. .
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262035729
- ISBN
- 9780262035729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 43.86
€ 50.99
€ 43.86
Paperback. Discovers the source of life and how it has developed into the wonder around us today. From ant-colonies to zinc mining, this book takes us on a journey around the world and from the top of the food-chain to the very chemicals of which we are made, and explores how the fate of humanity is in our own hands. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 195 x 13. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241950739
- ISBN
- 9780241950739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.77
€ 20.99
€ 16.77
Hardback. Series: Springer Biographies. Num Pages: 284 pages, 96 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PHF; PHU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319148502
- ISBN
- 9783319148502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.97
€ 65.97
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Zoche, Peter. Series: Technik, Wirtschaft, Und Politik. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: KC; PD; TJK; UY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Physica-Verlag GmbH & Co Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783790807905
- ISBN
- 9783790807905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Paperback. About 375 million people are infected with the hepatitis B virus. The discovery of this virus and the vaccine against it was one of the triumphs of twentieth-century medicine. This book describes how Baruch Blumberg and a team of researchers found a virus they were not looking for and created a vaccine for a disease they knew little about. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 table, 16 halftones, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: BG; MJJ; MMFM; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691116235
- ISBN
- 9780691116235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.78
€ 42.99
€ 30.78
Hardback. Henry More (1614-1687), the Cambridge Platonist, is often presented as an elusive and contradictory figure, who defended the existence of witchcraft and wrote on the nature of the soul and the world of spirits. This book places his religious and philosophical preoccupations centre-stage, and provides a coherent interpretation of his work. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402015021
- ISBN
- 9781402015021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.04
€ 191.04
Hardback. Editor(s): Hutton, Sarah. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 559.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792300953
- ISBN
- 9780792300953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 242.77
€ 242.77
Hardback. Provides cutting-edge methods for research on hemostasis and thrombosis, as well as their diagnostics. This work reflects the major advances that have occurred in our understanding of the molecular genetics of normal hemostasis and its variants. It enables investigators to master the complexities of research on molecular hemostasis and thrombosis. Series: Methods in Molecular Medicine. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJD; PDN; PSAK; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896034198
- ISBN
- 9780896034198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.55
€ 129.55
Num Pages: 554 pages, 112 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 589.
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 554
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486277400
- ISBN
- 9780486277400
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Paperback. Editor(s): Brier, Soren; Glanville, Ranulph. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 250 x 173 x 10. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907845911
- ISBN
- 9780907845911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.77
€ 25.77
Hardback. This collection of essays on Heinrich Hertz brings together an international group of physicists, philosophers, and historians. It includes investigations of Hertz's background, his theoretical and experimental contributions, his philosophy of science, and his influence in the 20th century. Editor(s): Baird, Davis; Hughes, R. I. G. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792346531
- ISBN
- 9780792346531
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 222.78
€ 222.78
Hardback. Did you know that as you read these words showers of high-speed particles from exploding stars are raining down on you? This book reveals the startling ways life on Earth is touched by our cosmic environment, and demonstrates why without such contact, life itself wouldn't be possible. Num Pages: 264 pages, 54 halftones. 5 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691129464
- ISBN
- 9780691129464
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Hardback. Provides access to various paradoxes of the natural world. This book explains that some occur through the prevalence of pseudosciences such as astrology and UFO-logy and some enter the public conscience through the bad astronomy of science-fiction movies. It aims to present the reader with the methods for identifying and replacing incorrect ideas. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231116442
- ISBN
- 9780231116442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.34€ 79.12
€ 104.34
€ 79.12
Hardcover. With each methodology given its own chapter, this monograph is a thorough exploration of theories that can be used to find explicit formulas for heat kernels for both elliptic and sub-elliptic operators. The authors show just how diverse those methods are. Series: Applied and Numerical Harmonic Analysis. Num Pages: 436 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBKD; PBKF; PBKJ; PBMP; PBT; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 813.
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817649944
- ISBN
- 9780817649944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.85
€ 132.85
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691134307
- ISBN
- 9780691134307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.15
€ 30.99
€ 22.15
Paperback. Num Pages: biography. BIC Classification: KCQ; MBN; MBNS; MMR; PDZM. 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
- V9783319524450
- ISBN
- 9783319524450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.60
€ 40.99
€ 33.60
Paperback. Burnham's sweeping narrative makes sense of medical practice, medical research, and human frailties and foibles, opening the door to a new understanding of our current concerns. Num Pages: 616 pages, 142, 99 black & white halftones, 43 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBN; MBX; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 39. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421416083
- ISBN
- 9781421416083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.51
€ 38.99
€ 34.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 204 x 39. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Broadway Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553446791
- ISBN
- 9780553446791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.00
€ 18.99
€ 14.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 80 b/w photos. BIC Classification: PDZ; TJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 180 x 12. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556527791
- ISBN
- 9781556527791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.42
€ 17.99
€ 17.42
Paperback. These days, the idea of the cyborg is less the stuff of science fiction and more a reality, as we are all, in one way or another, constantly connected, extended, wired, and dispersed in and through technology. The author focuses on a man who is permanently attached to assemblages of machines, devices, and collectivities of people: Stephen Hawking. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: JHMC; PD; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384. Stephen Hawking and the Anthropology of the Knowing Subject. 272 pages, 14 halftones. These days, the idea of the cyborg is less the stuff of science fiction and more a reality, as we are all, in one way or another, constantly connected, extended, wired, and dispersed in and through technology. The author focuses on a man who is permanently attached to assemblages of machines, devices, and collectivities of people: Stephen Hawking. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JHMC; PD; PH. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226522289
- ISBN
- 9780226522289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.46
€ 41.99
€ 32.46