Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Paperback. "Stafford Beer is undoubtedly among the worlda s most provocative, creative, and profound thinkers on the subject of management, and he records his thinking with a flair that is unmatched. His writing is as much art as it is science. He is the most viable system I know. Series: Classic Beer Series. Num Pages: 468 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPFC; KJM; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471948407
- ISBN
- 9780471948407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.61
€ 68.61
A work on the Timaeus that takes Plato's Cosmology as starting point. Num Pages: 390 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872203877
- ISBN
- 9780872203877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.36€ 43.61
€ 55.36
€ 43.61
Hardback. This full colour reproduction, with new explanatory information, makes Playfair's wisdom widely available for the first time in centuries. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: GBC; PBT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Printing
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521855549
- ISBN
- 9780521855549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.36
€ 60.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group GB
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751564952
- ISBN
- 9780751564952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.18
€ 11.99
€ 10.18
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Singapore
- Number of pages
- 268
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789812700797
- ISBN
- 9789812700797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.41
€ 32.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 240 pages, 19 halftones. 19 line illus. 5 tables. 7 maps. BIC Classification: PDZ; RNPG; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 168 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691173214
- ISBN
- 9780691173214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.85
€ 23.99
€ 17.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 34. BIC Classification: PDX; PNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801475177
- ISBN
- 9780801475177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.70
€ 23.99
€ 21.70
Hardcover. Situating the politics of invention at the intersection of politics, law, and technology, Gispen (U. of Mississippi) describes how it occupied German inventors, industrial scientists, patent experts, business executives, and sometimes even the country's political leaders for the better part of a cen Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571812421
- ISBN
- 9781571812421
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.63
€ 182.63
Hardback. This study examines the way that scientists in the 16th and 17th centuries, who had not studied 'science' formally, used the tools of their literary education to formulate ideas about science and, at the same time, how the remarkableseventeenth-century scientific developments inspired non-scientific writers to make new fictions of discovery. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: DSBD; HBLH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 145 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198704805
- ISBN
- 9780198704805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.99
€ 188.99
Paperback. The idea of chaos figures prominently in mathematics. It arose in the work of one of the greatest mathematicians of the late 19th century, Henri Poincare, on a problem in celestial mechanics: the three body problem. This title opens with a discussion of the development of the three body problem itself and Poincare's related earlier work. Series: History of Mathematics. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: JFCX; PBB; PBWS; PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821803677
- ISBN
- 9780821803677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 141.60
€ 141.60
Paperback. Traces the issue of radioactive waste in Western countries from the end of World War II to the blossoming of the environmental movement in the early 1970s. This book looks at the myriad mishaps and subsequent cover-ups that were born out of the dilemma of where to house deadly nuclear materials. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; RNP; TQSR3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813546742
- ISBN
- 9780813546742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.71
€ 46.99
€ 41.71
hardcover. This book gathers a variety of illuminating essays by an internationally known scholar of religion and ecology. New writings on technology, facing death, and an intellectual autobiography continue Gottlieb's unique ability to connect collective struggles for a just and caring society with personal strivings for wisdom and compassion. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRAM3; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442239401
- ISBN
- 9781442239401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.85
€ 179.85
Hardcover. Historians of science have long noted the influence of the nineteenth-century political economist Thomas Robert Malthus on Charles Darwin. This book reveals that two evolutionary and political traditions developed in England in the wake of the 1832 Reform Act: one Malthusian, the other decidedly anti-Malthusian. Num Pages: 464 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; JP; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226108490
- ISBN
- 9780226108490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 39.97
€ 50.99
€ 39.97
Hardcover. Polydore Vergil's main point in "On Discovery" was to show that many Greek and Roman claims for discovery were false and that ancient Jews or other Asian peoples had priority. This is an English translation of a critical edition based on the Latin texts published in Polydore Vergil's lifetime. Editor(s): Copenhaver, Brian P. Translator(s): Copenhaver, Brian P. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 704 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HPCA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 156 x 41. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674007895
- ISBN
- 9780674007895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.80
€ 40.99
€ 33.80
Hardcover. Polymer Surfaces and Interfaces II W.J. Feast, University of Durham, Durham, UK H.S. Munro, Courtaulds Research, Coventry, UK R.W. Editor(s): Munro, H.S. (Courtaulds Research, Coventry); Richards, R.W. (University of Durham). Num Pages: 314 pages, index. BIC Classification: PDND; PNFS; PNNP; TDCP; TTBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471934561
- ISBN
- 9780471934561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 552.75
€ 552.75
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Fontana Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006860082
- ISBN
- 9780006860082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.73
€ 13.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 122 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Pitchstone Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634310000
- ISBN
- 9781634310000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.42
€ 16.99
€ 14.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, black & white plates. BIC Classification: PDZ; WNCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592405817
- ISBN
- 9781592405817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.95
€ 18.99
€ 14.95
Hardcover. A posteriori error estimators have been intensely studied in recent years, owing to their remarkable capacity to enhance both speed and accuracy in computing. By effectively estimating error, the door has been opened for the possibility of controlling the entire computational process through new adaptive algorithms. Series: Pure and Applied Mathematics: A Wiley Series of Texts, Monographs and Tracts. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471294115
- ISBN
- 9780471294115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 214.70
€ 214.70
Paperback. Designed to explain posthumanism to those outside of academia, this brief and accessible book makes an original argument about anthropology's legacy as a study of "more than human." Series: Anthropological Insights. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442636415
- ISBN
- 9781442636415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.33
€ 25.99
€ 24.33
Paperback. Editor(s): Weinstein, Jami; Colebrook, Claire. Series: Critical Life Studies. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCB; HPCF7; JFFR; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231172158
- ISBN
- 9780231172158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Hardback. Editor(s): Weinstein, Jami; Colebrook, Claire. Series: Critical Life Studies. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCB; HPCF7; JFFR; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231172141
- ISBN
- 9780231172141
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.81€ 89.24
€ 117.81
€ 89.24
Paperback. Discusses the common ground between the physical sciences and philosophy Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253001191
- ISBN
- 9780253001191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.32
€ 29.99
€ 27.32
Paperback. The last 100 years has seen science deal with issues outside itself, communicate with the public and try to answer questions long considered the province of religion. A collection of accessible essays exploring the big questions of contemporary science. Editor(s): Appignanesi, Richard. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; PDA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 276. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Icon Books Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0001111
- ISBN
- 9781840463514
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99