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Science: general issues
Paperback. Examines the significance of scientific knowledge and situates the culture of science in relation to other cultural forces in Muslim societies. This title traces the ways in which the realms of scientific knowledge and religious authority were delineated historically. Series: The Terry Lectures. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 line-drawings. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRH; PDR; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300177718
- ISBN
- 9780300177718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.92
€ 24.99
€ 18.92
Paperback. Traces the Islamic healing tradition's interaction with Indian society and politics as these evolved in tandem from 1600 to 1900, and demonstrates howan in-house struggle for hegemony can be as potent as external power in defining medical, social and national modernity.A pioneering work on the social and medical history of Indian Islam." Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBL; HBTB; HRAX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 507.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349363919
- ISBN
- 9781349363919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.09
€ 128.09
Paperback. Presents an account of the physical universe - the heavens, planets and stars, earth and its physical features, weather and time - played an exceptionally influential role in the assimilation of classical science into the emerging Christian culture of medieval Europe. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12, 12 black & white illustrations, Black and White. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3F; HBJD; HBLC1; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781382943
- ISBN
- 9781781382943
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.59
€ 40.99
€ 36.59
Paperback. This book recreates Isaac Newton's reconstruction of Solomon's Temple. It shows Newton as an architect and how his work on the temple interlinks with his other interests of science, chronology, prophecy and theology. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034807395
- ISBN
- 9783034807395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.10
€ 66.10
Hardback. This book recreates Isaac Newton's reconstruction of Solomon's Temple. It shows Newton as an architect and how his work on the temple interlinks with his other interests of science, chronology, prophecy and theology. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMA; AMN; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Basel Switzerland
- Edition
- 2011
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034800457
- ISBN
- 9783034800457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.39
€ 67.39
Paperback. From one of the best writers on science, a remarkable portrait of Isaac Newton. The man who changed our understanding of the universe, of science, and of faith. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007163182
- ISBN
- 9780007163182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Van Berkel's account provides a new and comprehensive interpretation of the origins of the mechanical philosophy of nature, the philosophy that culminated in the work of Isaac Newton. Translator(s): Ultee, Maarten. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9, 9 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDA; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409368
- ISBN
- 9781421409368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.99
€ 49.99
€ 41.99
Paperback. This book exhibits deep philosophical quandaries and intricacies of the historical development of science lying behind a simple item of common sense in modern science: the composition of water as H2O. It offers a unique new advocacy for pluralism in science. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 337 pages, 45 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; PDA; PDX; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 242 x 17. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 337
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400796461
- ISBN
- 9789400796461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 427.23
€ 427.23
Hardcover. This book exhibits deep philosophical quandaries and intricacies of the historical development of science lying behind a simple item of common sense in modern science: the composition of water as H2O. It offers a unique new advocacy for pluralism in science. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 337 pages, 45 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400739314
- ISBN
- 9789400739314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 372.51
€ 372.51
Paperback. How can we tell who is right, and how we should respond? And why is there no scientific consensus on a matter of such vital importance? This work addresses these questions. It describes how the interplay between familiar phenomena, winds and clouds, light and air, maintains climates that permit a diversity of fauna and flora to flourish on Earth. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 tables, 85 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691050348
- ISBN
- 9780691050348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Explains how to identify misleading statistics, and gives readers the understanding necessary to evaluate and use statistical information in their own decision-making. Graphs and illustrations are used to visually illustrate concepts, while cartoons liven the discussion and connect the book's ideas to familiar and humorous contexts. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPL; JHBC; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554812448
- ISBN
- 9781554812448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 44.69
€ 49.99
€ 44.69
Paperback. Series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789027712509
- ISBN
- 9789027712509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.03
€ 128.03
Hardback. Series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789027712493
- ISBN
- 9789027712493
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.92
€ 133.92
Paperback. Every arena of science has its own flash-point issues chemistry and poison gas, physics and the atom bomb and genetics has had a troubled history with race. As Jonathan Marks reveals, this dangerous relationship rumbles on to this day, still leaving plenty of leeway for a belief in the basic natural inequality of races. Series: Debating Race. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: JFMG; JFSL1; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 126 x 189 x 14. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745689227
- ISBN
- 9780745689227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.88
€ 15.88
Hardcover. Every arena of science has its own flash-point issues chemistry and poison gas, physics and the atom bomb and genetics has had a troubled history with race. As Jonathan Marks reveals, this dangerous relationship rumbles on to this day, still leaving plenty of leeway for a belief in the basic natural inequality of races. Series: Debating Race. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: JFMG; JFSL1; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 122 x 16. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745689210
- ISBN
- 9780745689210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.12
€ 54.12
Paperback. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPS; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1984
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048184040
- ISBN
- 9789048184040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.08
€ 194.08
Hardback. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789027718358
- ISBN
- 9789027718358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.57
€ 199.57
Paperback. Explores what the last few decades of European/American, feminist, and postcolonial science and technology studies can learn from each other. This book proposes new directions for thinking about objectivity, method, and reflexivity in light of the new understandings developed in the post-World War II world. Series: Race, Gender, & Science. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 171 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st PB Edition
- SKU
- V9780253211569
- ISBN
- 9780253211569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.04
€ 21.99
€ 21.04
Paperback. Informed by material as divergent as quantum physics, 'mirror' neurons, and Libet's experimental results, this philosophical exploration of the conflict between free will and resurgent neuroscientific determinism combines scientific rigor and deep analysis. Editor(s): Suarez, Antoine; Adams, Peter. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMR; PDA; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489996329
- ISBN
- 9781489996329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.17
€ 194.17
Hardback. Informed by material as divergent as quantum physics, 'mirror' neurons, and Libet's experimental results, this philosophical exploration of the conflict between free will and resurgent neuroscientific determinism combines scientific rigor and deep analysis. Editor(s): Suarez, Antoine; Adams, Peter. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMR; PDA; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461452119
- ISBN
- 9781461452119
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.49
€ 194.49