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Science: general issues

Paperback. The eighteenth century saw the creation of a number of remarkable mechanical androids. The author investigates two such automata - both depicting piano-playing women. She demonstrates that only in a later age of industrial factory production did mechanical androids instill the fear that societies had become indistinguishable from machines. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JF; PDX; TBX; TJFM1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226034164
ISBN
9780226034164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

Hardcover. The eighteenth century saw the creation of a number of remarkable mechanical androids: at least ten prominent automata were built between 1785 and 1810 by clockmakers, court mechanics, and other artisans from France, Switzerland, Austria, and the German lands. This title investigates two such automata depicting piano-playing women. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JF; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226034027
ISBN
9780226034027
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.73
€ 79.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: APF; DSB; JFC; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780814779958
ISBN
9780814779958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198712152
ISBN
9780198712152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 291 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 169 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Old Street Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906964917
ISBN
9781906964917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. Sometimes I confuse myself. I get wildly and pointlessly jealous. I spend too much time hating my bum. And you know what I hate more than my bum? My preoccupation with my bum. I've had sexual experiences with boys I wasn't really in to, but I got a post-coital crush on them. This book is about the female body. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1; PDZ; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571325245
ISBN
9780571325245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. A groundbreaking book from one of the world's most celebrated animal scientists that will revolutionise our understanding of how animals think and feel Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; VFJD; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 196 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300.
Edition
New
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
9780747566694
ISBN
9780747566694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 9.86

Paperback. This volume presents reports from three recent scientific meetings on special topics. Editor(s): Editorial Staff of Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Series: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 111 x 3. Weight in Grams: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781573318532
ISBN
9781573318532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 84.10

Paperback. A study of the intimate relationship between science, colonialism, and the modern nation. It explores the complexities, contradictions, and profound importance of this relationship in the history of the subcontinent. It reveals how science served simultaneously as an instrument of empire and as a symbol of liberty, progress, and universal reason. Num Pages: 344 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTQ; HBTR; PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691004532
ISBN
9780691004532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.13
€ 51.02

Hardcover. Shows how scientific discoveries can help resolve some of philosophy's longest - debated issues. This title also shows how we can combine these modes of thinking to begin to understand and how we make certain decisions (science), but also why those decisions may not be for the best (philosophy). Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 218 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 427. How Science and Philosophy Can Lead Us to a More Meaningful Life. 320 pages. Shows how scientific discoveries can help resolve some of philosophy's longest - debated issues. This title also shows how we can combine these modes of thinking to begin to understand and how we make certain decisions (science), but also why those decisions may not be for the best (philosophy). Cateogry: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Dimension: 218 x 157 x 27. Weight: 426.
Publisher
Basic Books
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465021383
ISBN
9780465021383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.10

hardcover. This book breaks new ground by drawing attention to certain kinds of biases that permeate many parts of science and by developing a theory of how to correct for these biases. Series: Studies in Philosphy: Outstanding Diessertations. Num Pages: 240 pages, references. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 240 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Routledge United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415938587
ISBN
9780415938587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.32

Hardcover. Between 1914 and 1918, German anthropologists conducted their work in the midst of full-scale war. The discipline was relatively new in German academia when World War I broke out. The author reveals that its development was profoundly altered by the conflict. He examines both the origins and consequences of this shift. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWN; JHMC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226222677
ISBN
9780226222677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.76
€ 89.55

Paperback. Between 1914 and 1918, German anthropologists conducted their work in the midst of full-scale war. The discipline was relatively new in German academia when World War I broke out. The author reveals that its development was profoundly altered by the conflict. He examines both the origins and consequences of this shift. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWN; JHMC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226222684
ISBN
9780226222684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.69

Paperback. As Horwitz explores the history and multiple identities of anxiety-melancholia, nerves, neuroses, phobias, and so on-it becomes clear that every age has had its own anxieties and that culture plays a role in shaping how anxiety is expressed. Series: Johns Hopkins Biographies of Disease. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBX; MMJ; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421410807
ISBN
9781421410807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. Editor(s): Godwin, Robert. Series: The NASA Mission Reports. Num Pages: 248 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; PDZ; PGS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 176 x 14. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Collector's Guide Publishing Canada
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Pap/Cdr
Condition
New
SKU
V9781896522548
ISBN
9781896522548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.43

Paperback. A self-contained presentation of the major areas of complex analysis that are referred to and used in applied mathematics and mathematical physics. Topics discussed include infinite products, ordinary differential equations and asymptotic methods. Series: Wiley Classics Library. Num Pages: 672 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PBKD; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 41. Weight in Grams: 980.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471542896
ISBN
9780471542896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 247.38

Hardcover. Bayesian statistics uses information from past experience to infer the results of future events. With recent advances in computing power and the development of computer intensive methods for statistical estimation, Bayesian approaches to model estimation have become more feasible and popular. Series: Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics. Num Pages: 478 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; PBT; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1016.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
478
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471486954
ISBN
9780471486954
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.72

Hardcover. The book introduces most of the basic tools of chemometrics including experimental design, signal analysis, statistical methods for analytical chemistry and multivariate methods. Num Pages: 396 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDE; PDN; PN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 171 x 27. Weight in Grams: 890.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470016862
ISBN
9780470016862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.07

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PBW; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 283 x 23. Weight in Grams: 988.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118749920
ISBN
9781118749920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.73

Paperback. Written for engineering students, this textbook on numerical methods stresses the typical methods that engineers use in daily practice. A chapter on design introduces problems which bring relevance to the use of this tool in engineering situations. Num Pages: 410 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PBC; PDE; TBJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 191 x 24. Weight in Grams: 756.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
410
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471575238
ISBN
9780471575238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 282.82

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