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Science: general issues

Hardback. Are bacteriophage T4 and the long-nosed elephant fish valuable in their own right? Agar defends an affirmative answer to this question by arguing that anything living is intrinsically valuable. The result is a challenge to prevailing definitions of value and a call for a scientifically-informed appreciation of nature. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231117869
ISBN
9780231117869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.09
€ 100.69

Paperback. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PSAK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 34. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781251416
ISBN
9781781251416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.24

Paperback. Series: Science Essentials. Num Pages: 224 pages, 22 line illus. 16 tables. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAF; PSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173351
ISBN
9780691173351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.73

Hardback. Series: Science Essentials. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 halftones. 22 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 243 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691155371
ISBN
9780691155371
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 67 pages. BIC Classification: PB; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 161 x 8. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
67
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616682910
ISBN
9781616682910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.88
€ 44.90

paperback. How can something as complex as a human body create itself from a single fertilized egg? Drawing on ideas from physics and network theory as well as genetics and embryology, Jamie Davies describes the fascinating picture emerging from the latest research, in which complexity builds up through 'adaptive self-organization'. Num Pages: 320 pages, Approximately 86 black and white line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199673544
ISBN
9780199673544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.24

Hardcover. Looks inside this landscape of digital scientific work. This title chronicles the emergence of bioinformatics - the mode of working across and between biology, computing, mathematics, and statistics - from the 1960s to the present, seeking to understand how knowledge about life is made in and through virtual spaces. Num Pages: 272 pages, 19 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: MBF; PDX; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226080178
ISBN
9780226080178
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.68
€ 82.26

Paperback. Looks inside this landscape of digital scientific work. This title chronicles the emergence of bioinformatics - the mode of working across and between biology, computing, mathematics, and statistics - from the 1960s to the present, seeking to understand how knowledge about life is made in and through virtual spaces. Num Pages: 272 pages, 19 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: MBF; PDX; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226080208
ISBN
9780226080208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.39

Hardcover. This text expounds the idea that life did not originate on earth, but was added to it from the comets. It argues that in recent years, evidence to support this theory has accumulated. This work should be of value to readers interested in general science, the origin of man and the meaning of life. Series: Controversy Series. Num Pages: 225 pages, illus. BIC Classification: JHM; PD; PGS; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Clinical Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854570413
ISBN
9781854570413
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.94

paperback. Knoll explores the deep history of life from its origins on a young planet to the incredible Cambrian explosion, with the very latest discoveries in paleontology integrated with emerging insights from molecular biology and earth system science. 100 illustrations. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 color illus. 25 halftones. 47 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780691165530
ISBN
9780691165530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. Life of Bone brings into sharp relief, and interrogates, the abutting practices of the scientific and the artistic, practices which have co-existed since the beginning of our species. It's based on an exhibition, scheduled to open in May 2011 at the Origins Centre at the University of the Witwatersrand. Editor(s): Brenner, Joni; Burroughs, Elizabeth; Nel, Karel. Num Pages: 160 pages, ill. BIC Classification: AGC; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 212 x 16. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Wits University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868145393
ISBN
9781868145393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.25

Paperback. Series: Synthesis. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MMN; PDX; PHN; PNRL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 37. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226323961
ISBN
9780226323961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.85

Paperback. Where did our search to understand life come from? And where will it take us? Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 250. Good copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KRA0008550
ISBN
9780349139906
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The debut of a female Steve Jones - likeable, literate, lucid and laconic. A sprightly, lavishly illustrated book on the science of human survival. Num Pages: 352 pages, 80 b/w illus, With index. BIC Classification: MFG; MMR; PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Flamingo
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006551256
ISBN
9780006551256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. Describes the ten greatest inventions of life, including DNA, sex, sight and consciousness, based on their historical impact, role in living organisms and relevance to controversies. This book explains how these findings have come about, and the extent to which they can be relied upon. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Profile Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861978189
ISBN
9781861978189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.27

Paperback. Focusing on the period from 1970s onwards, this is a study of the relationship between politics, economics, science, and cultural values in the United States. It demonstrates that the history of biotechnology cannot be understood without taking into account the simultaneous rise of neo-liberalism as a political force and an economic policy. Series: In Vivo - A Mclellan Book. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987910
ISBN
9780295987910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 269 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRCV9; PDX; VXPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Regnery Faith
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621572824
ISBN
9781621572824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.22

Paperback. A magisterial exploration of the natural history of the first four thousand million years of life on and in the earth, by one of Britain's most dazzling science writers. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24pp illustrations. BIC Classification: PD; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 334. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Flamingo
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001336
ISBN
9780006384205
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 57 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 3. Weight in Grams: 122.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1910
Publisher
Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
Number of pages
57
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663030973
ISBN
9783663030973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.51

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 231 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764323325
ISBN
9783764323325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.38

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