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Science: general issues
Paperback. A behind-the-scenes account of the invention of the polymerase chain reaction, which transformed the practice and potential of molecular biology. This book explores the culture of biotechnology as it emerged at Cetus Corporation in the 1980s, looking at its scientific, social and economic elements. Num Pages: 196 pages, 10 halftones, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; PDX; PSD; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226701479
- ISBN
- 9780226701479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.90
€ 31.99
€ 24.90
Paperback. What do biologists want? How will we know when we have 'made sense' of life? Explanations in the biological sciences are provisional and partial, judged by criteria as heterogenous as their subject matter. This text accounts for this diversity. Num Pages: 400 pages, 5 halftones, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674012509
- ISBN
- 9780674012509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.92
€ 41.99
€ 34.92
Hardback. Num Pages: 250 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319258874
- ISBN
- 9783319258874
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.05€ 63.78
€ 65.05
€ 63.78
Paperback. Argues that most laypeople, and many scientists, do not have a clear understanding of how metaphor relates to scientific thinking. This book demonstrates the presence and the power of metaphorical thought. It presents a series of studies of scientific systems to illustrate the roles of metaphor in science. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252075827
- ISBN
- 9780252075827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.51
€ 30.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. An introduction to science and medicine during the earlier phrases of the scientific revolution. Series Editor(s): Basalla, George; Hannaway, Owen. Series: Cambridge Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 172 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260. Clean copy with minor shelf wear and some discolouring
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KOG0007943
- ISBN
- 9780521293280
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 135 pages, illus. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 183 x 14. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 135
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590332801
- ISBN
- 9781590332801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.80€ 64.06
€ 82.80
€ 64.06
Paperback. Provides managers with a guide focused on the particular management needs for research and development in biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. This work offers a way to improve the quality of interactions and creativity output in R&D, with real life case studies to illustrate key points. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJMV6; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471226147
- ISBN
- 9780471226147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.65
€ 101.65
Paperback. In this history of the British surveys of India, the author relates how imperial Britain employed modern scientific survey techniques to create and define the spacial image of its Indian empire, and to legitimize its colonialist activities as triumphs of liberal, rational science. Num Pages: 474 pages, 31 halftones, 5 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; 3JH; HBTP; PDX; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 474
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226184883
- ISBN
- 9780226184883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.59
€ 44.99
€ 34.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAM3; HRCM; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- InterVarsity Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780830840670
- ISBN
- 9780830840670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.09
€ 27.99
€ 21.09
Paperback. Containing chapters on the nature of calendars and on their astronomical background, on the history of writing and counting, on the week, and on the history of calendar reform, this book serves as an account for the general reader of the history and underlying basis of each of the most important calendars of the world. Num Pages: 460 pages, black and white plates and tables. BIC Classification: PDX; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192862051
- ISBN
- 9780192862051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.64
€ 68.64
Paperback. Shows us how we can, in fact, see microorganisms - and appreciate their vast and varied role in nature and our lives. This title also shows us how to examine, study, and appreciate microbes in the manner of a birdwatcher, by making sightings of microbial activities and thereby identifying particular microbes as well as understanding what they do. Num Pages: 336 pages, 38 figures. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674064096
- ISBN
- 9780674064096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 48.36
€ 51.99
€ 48.36
Hardback. The Dutch scientist Hendrik Kramers (1894-1952) was one of the greatest theoretical physicists of the twentieth century. This work presents a comprehensive discussion of Kramers' scientific work, and reprints twelve of his most important papers. Series: Princeton Series in Physics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 22 line illus. F024 6x9. BIC Classification: BG; PDX; PH; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691021416
- ISBN
- 9780691021416
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.22€ 94.11
€ 124.22
€ 94.11
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KJC; KJM; PDR; UDBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 304 x 26. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- Harvard Business Review Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633691728
- ISBN
- 9781633691728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.73
€ 33.99
€ 30.73
Paperback. A study of the existing and future research on the intersections between law and materiality, leading to the illumination of both. Editor(s): Faulkner, Alex; Lawless, Christopher. Series: Journal of Law and Society Special Issues. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; MBS; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 247 x 7. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444361520
- ISBN
- 9781444361520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.42
€ 29.42
Hardcover. It is often assumed that natural philosophy was the forerunner of early modern natural sciences. This title emphasizes the laboratories, workshops, and marketplaces as arenas where hands-on experience united with higher learning. It tells the stories of metals, gunpowder, pigments and foods, and demonstrates the practices of technical experts. Editor(s): Klein, Ursula; Spary, E. C. (University of Warwick). Num Pages: 408 pages, 21 halftones, 1 line drawing, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226439686
- ISBN
- 9780226439686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.80€ 59.36
€ 69.80
€ 59.36
Hardback. How can reposting on Twitter kill a movie's opening weekend? How can you use mathematics to find your celebrity look-alike? What is Homer Simpson's method for disproving Fermat's Last Theorem? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 89 color illus. 19 halftones. 20 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 167 x 13. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160603
- ISBN
- 9780691160603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.56
€ 26.99
€ 20.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZM; WHJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 8. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- Robert D. Reed Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934759486
- ISBN
- 9781934759486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.58
€ 13.99
€ 12.58
Hardcover. In the wrong hands, math can be deadly. Mathematicians Schneps and Colmez tell the story of 10 trials, from the Dreyfus Affair to the Amanda Knox murder trial, in which mathematical arguments were used--and disastrously misused--as evidence. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: LAZ; LNF; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465032921
- ISBN
- 9780465032921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.91
€ 33.99
€ 22.91
Paperback. A practical reference intended for people with technical backgrounds who need to brush up on their math skills, Math Refresher for Scientists and Engineers, Third Edition presents all of the basic math needed by scientists and engineers working on problems of modern technology. Num Pages: 364 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471757153
- ISBN
- 9780471757153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.50
€ 83.50
Hardcover. Series: IEEE Press Series on Electromagnetic Wave Theory. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDE; PHK; TBJ; TJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- I.E.E.E.Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780780310223
- ISBN
- 9780780310223
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.08
€ 203.08
Hardcover. Oceanography calls for a wide variety of mathematical and statistical techniques. This title provides the basics oceanographers need to know, including: practical ways to deal with chemical, geological, and biological oceanographic data; and instructions on detecting the existence of patterns in what appears to be noise. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDE; RBKC; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471162216
- ISBN
- 9780471162216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 217.00
€ 217.00
Hardcover. Provides the mathematical methods that aspiring scientists and engineers are likely to encounter as students and beginning researchers. This book also provides mathematical relations and their proofs essential to the study of physics and related fields. It focuses on problem-solving skills and active learning, offering numerous chapter problems. Num Pages: 1220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDE; PH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 200 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1802.
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 1220
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 7th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780123846549
- ISBN
- 9780123846549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.19
€ 124.19
paperback. Highly acclaimed undergraduate textbook teaches all the mathematics for undergraduate courses in the physical sciences. Num Pages: 1359 pages, 235 b/w illus. 820 exercises. BIC Classification: PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 175 x 54. Weight in Grams: 2714. A Comprehensive Guide. 1362 pages, 235 b/w illus. 820 exercises. Highly acclaimed undergraduate textbook teaches all the mathematics for undergraduate courses in the physical sciences. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PDE; TBJ. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 54. Weight: 2614.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 1359
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521679718
- ISBN
- 9780521679718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.66
€ 60.66
Paperback. Mathematical Methods in Biology uniquely covers both deterministic and probabilistic models, including algorithms in the MATLAB platform. The book focuses mostly in one area of the life sciences, focusing mainly on theoretical ecology. Series: Pure and Applied Mathematics: A Wiley Series of Texts, Monographs and Tracts. Num Pages: 436 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDE; PS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470525876
- ISBN
- 9780470525876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 114.48
€ 114.48