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Science: general issues

Hardback. Since its early days of mass production in the 1850s, the sewing machine has been intricately connected with the global development of capitalism. This title traces the machine's journey into and throughout Japan, where it not only transformed manners of dress, but also helped change patterns of daily life, class structure, and the role of women. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 304 pages, 35 b/w photographs, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558. The Sewing Machine in Modern Japan. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. 304 pages, Illustrations. Since its early days of mass production in the 1850s, the sewing machine has been intricately connected with the global development of capitalism. This title traces the machine's journey into and throughout Japan, where it not only transformed manners of dress, but also helped change patterns of daily life, class structure, and the role of women. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC; PDR. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 24. Weight: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520267855
ISBN
9780520267855
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.37
€ 64.67

Hardback. An intimate look at the people behind some of the great discoveries of our time. Num Pages: 176 pages, 85 duotone photographs. BIC Classification: AJCP; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 302 x 259 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393061185
ISBN
9780393061185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 39.93

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 438 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 757.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
Gabler Verlag United Kingdom
Number of pages
438
Condition
New
SKU
V9783409950046
ISBN
9783409950046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.45

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1969
Publisher
Gabler Verlag United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663126331
ISBN
9783663126331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.23

Paperback. This volume presents Steven Weinberg's essays which each struggle in one way or another with the necessity of facing up to the discovery that the laws of nature are impersonal, with no hint of a special status for human beings. Num Pages: 306 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674011205
ISBN
9780674011205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.01

Hardcover. In what variety of ways has the human mind, with its subjectivity and its capacity for self-deception, but also its piercing gifts of discovery, managed to come to terms with 'the whimsical tricks of nature'? This book conveys historical thought about modes of scientific advance. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 478 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 835.
Publisher
Springer
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1999th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792357742
ISBN
9780792357742
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 197.62

Hardback. Failure is a book that seeks to make science more appealing by exposing its faults. In this sequel to Ignorance, Stuart Firestein shows us that scientific enterprise is riddled with failures, and that this is not only necessary but good. Num Pages: 304 pages, With illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 185 x 29. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199390106
ISBN
9780199390106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.61

Paperback. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 309 pages, 156 black & white illustrations, 88 colour illustrations, 60 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; PDX; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 246 x 20. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Birkhauser
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319305622
ISBN
9783319305622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.07

Hardcover. Takes a fresh approach to the 'science and religion' debate, taking a scientist's reading of the enigmatic and beautiful Book of Job as a centrepiece, and asking what science might ultimately be for. Rather than conflicting with faith, science can be seen as a deeply religious activity. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 144 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198702610
ISBN
9780198702610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 43.15

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198757559
ISBN
9780198757559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.42

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 295 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Gabler Verlag United Kingdom
Edition
9
Number of pages
295
Condition
New
SKU
V9783409797672
ISBN
9783409797672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.12

Paperback. This book is about the scientific questions and issues surrounding the use of animals in general areas of science, rather than the much-discussed ethical issues. The authors have explained the concepts in easy-to-understand prose. Num Pages: 162 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 267.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
UPA
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761848493
ISBN
9780761848493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.06

Paperback. Explores a new relation between magnetism and electricity. In this title, Faraday shows us his unsuccessful as well as his successful experiments, and his crude ideas as well as his developed ones, and the reader is tempted to believe that, if he had the opportunity, he too would be a discoverer. It also includes notes, and supplementary diagrams. Editor(s): Fisher, Howard J. Num Pages: 96 pages, figures. BIC Classification: PDX; PHK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 7. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Green Lion Press United States
Edition
The First Series
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781888009279
ISBN
9781888009279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.93

Hardback. A guidebook to "Faraday's Experimental Researches in Electricity". It guides the reader through Faraday's work, displaying Faraday's experimental virtuosity and keen theoretical insight. Editor(s): Fisher, Howard J. Num Pages: 635 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PHK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 188 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1325.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Green Lion Press United States
Number of pages
635
Condition
New
SKU
V9781888009132
ISBN
9781888009132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.56
€ 64.91

Hardback. .
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616149420
ISBN
9781616149420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.25

Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764322236
ISBN
9783764322236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.51

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 55 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 3. Weight in Grams: 77.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
55
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764312664
ISBN
9783764312664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.59

Paperback / so. Series: Die Neue Fachbuchreihe Fur Drogistische Ausbildung. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 11. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1953
Publisher
Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9783322979070
ISBN
9783322979070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.83

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 75 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
Number of pages
75
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531030661
ISBN
9783531030661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.98

Hardback. A collection of informal interviews and memoirs of sixteen prominent members of the mathematical community of the twentieth century, many still active. Editor(s): Albers, Donald J.; Alexanderson, Gerald L. Num Pages: 352 pages, 188 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PBX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 249 x 228 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1064.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148298
ISBN
9780691148298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.22

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