Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Paperback. A Global Catastrophic Risk is one that has the potential to inflict serious damage to human well-being on a global scale. This book focuses on such risks arising from natural catastrophes (Earth-based or beyond), nuclear war, terrorism, biological weapons, totalitarianism, advanced nanotechnology, artificial intelligence and social collapse. Editor(s): Bostrom, Nick; Cirkovic, Milan M. Num Pages: 576 pages, Tables and figures. BIC Classification: GPQD; JFFC; PDZ; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199606504
- ISBN
- 9780199606504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.72
€ 34.72
Hardback. Proposes the science curriculum concept of Global Science Literacy justifying its use internationally with reference to the nature of science, the probable direction of science in the millennium, the capability for GSL to develop inter-cultural understanding, and its relevance to non-Western cultures and traditions. Editor(s): Mayer, Victor J. Series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402005145
- ISBN
- 9781402005145
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.85
€ 126.85
Global Scientific Practice in an Age of Revolutions, 1750-1850
. Ed(S): Manning, Patrick; Rood, Daniel
Hardback. Examines key elements of science in societies across Spanish America, Europe, West Africa, India, and Asia as they increasingly overlapped each other. Chapters focus on the range of participants in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century science, their concentrated effort in description and taxonomy, and advances in techniques for sharing knowledge. Editor(s): Manning, Patrick; Rood, Daniel. Num Pages: 392 pages, 24 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBLL; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822944546
- ISBN
- 9780822944546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.79
€ 68.79
Hardcover. Written by the leading names in the field, Global Sensitivity Analysis: The Primer offers an accessible summary of the essential concepts involved in a sound sensitivity analysis. It is a self-contained book allowing the reader to learn about, and practice, sensitivity analysis through the use of many exercises and solved problems. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBWH; PDN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470059975
- ISBN
- 9780470059975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.56
€ 108.56
Paperback. Examining the geographical dimensions of environmental management and conservation activities implemented on landscapes worldwide, this title collects case studies to explore the interaction of humans and their environment. Bridging the gap between geography and life science, it is of interest to students of the environment. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16 halftones, 14 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFFS; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 186 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226983448
- ISBN
- 9780226983448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 31.41
€ 52.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. In this book Rajneesh Narula examines the interdependence of globalization and technological innovation at two levels: first, between locations, by examining the role of cross--border initiatives in the innovation process; second, between corporate entities, by studying the dynamics of inter--firm R&D collaboration. Num Pages: 260 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; KN; PDK; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745624570
- ISBN
- 9780745624570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.08
€ 27.08
Hardback. Translator(s): Hiltner, P. Num Pages: 206 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Birkhauser United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764360856
- ISBN
- 9783764360856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.45
€ 52.45
Hardback. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSX; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814667005
- ISBN
- 9789814667005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.32
€ 69.32
Hardcover. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 28. Weight in Grams: 533.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616147532
- ISBN
- 9781616147532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.72
€ 26.99
€ 24.72
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books United States
- Edition
- Original
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616145996
- ISBN
- 9781616145996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.04
€ 21.04
paperback. Explains how the far-reaching discoveries of physics are revolutionizing our world and, in particular, throwing light on many of the questions formerly posed by religion, such as: Why is there a universe? Where did we come from? What is life? How is the world organized? Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HP; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Penguin London
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140134629
- ISBN
- 9780140134629
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Condition: New
€ 4.82
€ 4.82
paperback. Explains how the far-reaching discoveries of physics are revolutionizing our world and, in particular, throwing light on many of the questions formerly posed by religion, such as: Why is there a universe? Where did we come from? What is life? How is the world organized? Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HP; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206. Good copy showing light age and wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Penguin London
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0025573
- ISBN
- 9780140134629
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.82
€ 4.82
Paperback. Helps the reader understand the progression of mathematical thought, and the very foundations of technologies. This book includes landmark discoveries spanning 2500 years and representing the work of mathematicians such as Euclid, Georg Cantor, Kurt Godel, Augustin Cauchy, Bernard Riemann and Alan Turing. Num Pages: 1184 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 54. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 1184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141018782
- ISBN
- 9780141018782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.10
€ 25.99
€ 18.10
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845405588
- ISBN
- 9781845405588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.00
€ 22.00
Hardcover. Many scientists look at the universe and conclude we are here by chance. The astronomer and historian Owen Gingerich looks at the same evidence--and the fact that the universe is comprehensible to our minds--and sees it as proof for the intentions of a Creator-God. The more rigorous science becomes, the more clearly God's handiwork can be understood. Num Pages: 158 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDA; PDX; PGK; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 115 x 18. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674417106
- ISBN
- 9780674417106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.11
€ 47.99
€ 40.11
Hardcover. This is an analysis of how 16th- and 17th-century astronomers and theologians in Northern Protestant Europe used science and religion to challenge and support one another. It argues that these schemes can solve the enduring problem of how theological interpretation and investigation interact. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3JD; 3JF; HRCM; PDX; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268010454
- ISBN
- 9780268010454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.26
€ 28.26
Paperback. The task given to the authors of the essays in this book - three scholars from three different continents - was to examine the phenomenon of intelligence. Human and animal intelligence is known to us. Editor(s): Kelly, Terence J.; Regan, Hilary. Series: Science & Theology S. Num Pages: 186 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRCS; HRLB; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 208 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- ATF Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780958639965
- ISBN
- 9780958639965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.68
€ 34.99
€ 25.68
Paperback. Godel, Escher, Bach is a Pulitzer Prize--winning treatise exploring patterns and symbols in the thinking of mathematician Kurt Godel, artist M. C. Escher and composer Johann Sebastian Bach. A groundbreaking book that has set the standard for interdisciplinary writing. A book every thinking reader must have. Num Pages: 824 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 168 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1084.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465026562
- ISBN
- 9780465026562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.15
€ 27.15
paperback. Presents a narrative history that reveals the roots of modern science in the medieval world. This book debunks many of the myths about the Middle Ages, showing that medieval people did not think the earth is flat, nor did Columbus 'prove' that it is a sphere; the Inquisition burnt nobody for their science nor was Copernicus afraid of persecution. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Icon Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848311503
- ISBN
- 9781848311503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.54
€ 15.99
€ 12.54
Hardback. Provides proofs of the asymptotic behavior of solutions to various important cases of linear and nonlinear problems in the theory of elliptic and parabolic partial differential equations. This book is suitable for graduates and researchers in applied mathematics and for engineers. Series: Birkhauser Advanced Texts / Basler Lehrbucher. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1000.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764366469
- ISBN
- 9783764366469
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.11
€ 68.11
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 156 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1935
- Publisher
- Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663005995
- ISBN
- 9783663005995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.98
€ 68.98
Paperback. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is most famous for his work on color theory, but he was also an accomplished all-round scientist, studying and writing on anatomy, geology, botany, zoology and meteorology. This book draws together, in Goethe's own words, his key ideas on nature, science and scientific method. Editor(s): Naydler, Jeremy. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; RNA; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Floris Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863152375
- ISBN
- 9780863152375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.91
€ 19.99
€ 15.91
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 64 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 4. Weight in Grams: 113.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1917
- Publisher
- Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663006022
- ISBN
- 9783663006022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.33
€ 68.33
paperback. Uses the four classical elements of earth, water, air and fire to present a new scientific perspective on nature. Num Pages: 176 pages, 52 b/w and 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 12. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Adonis Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780932776358
- ISBN
- 9780932776358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.49
€ 6.49