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Science: general issues

Paperback. .
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
631
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780915144716
ISBN
9780915144716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.93

Hardcover. Challenges long-standing linear notions of scientific progress, arguing that transformative ideas don't arise from the day-to-day, gradual process of experimentation and data accumulation, but that revolutions in science, those breakthrough moments that disrupt accepted thinking and offer unanticipated ideas, occur outside of normal science. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Fourth Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226458113
ISBN
9780226458113
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 42.84

Paperback. Challenges long-standing linear notions of scientific progress, arguing that transformative ideas don't arise from the day-to-day, gradual process of experimentation and data accumulation, but that revolutions in science, those breakthrough moments that disrupt accepted thinking and offer unanticipated ideas, occur outside of normal science. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 348. 288 pages. Challenges long-standing linear notions of scientific progress, arguing that transformative ideas don't arise from the day-to-day, gradual process of experimentation and data accumulation, but that revolutions in science, those breakthrough moments that disrupt accepted thinking and offer unanticipated ideas, occur outside of normal science. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDA. Dimension: 138 x 216 x 19. Weight: 350.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226458120
ISBN
9780226458120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.38

Hardcover. This book illustrates scientific methodology through descriptions of how actual scientists "create science. " The authors present a novel point of view, arguing that the popular perception of science as being strictly objective is untrue and that knowledge is often acquired through very personal means. Series: Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics. Num Pages: 296 pages, indexes. BIC Classification: PBT; PDA; PDN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471396857
ISBN
9780471396857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 177.76

paperback. Suitable for students and scholars, this title challenges the assumption that skepticism, rather than established belief, lies at the heart of scientific discovery. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 135 x 203 x 8. Weight in Grams: 146.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
9780226672984
ISBN
9780226672984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.20

Paperback. For centuries, scientists had only one way to study the brain: wait for misfortune to strike - and see how the victims changed afterwards. This book explores the brain's secret passageways and recounts the forgotten tales of the ordinary individuals whose struggles, resilience and deep humanity made neuroscience possible. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 54. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784161033
ISBN
9781784161033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, Ill.d. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006544890
ISBN
9780006544890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.96

Paperback. The Technoscientific Witness of Rape is the first book to chart the thirty-year history of the sexual assault evidence kit and its role in a criminal justice system that re-victimizes many assault victims in their quest for medical treatment and justice. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK; JKV; LA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487520601
ISBN
9781487520601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.64

Paperback. Why is it that the behaviour of teenagers can be so odd? As they grow older, young children steadily improve their sense of how to behave, and then all of a sudden, they can become totally uncommunicative, wildly emotional and completely unpredictable. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; VFXC1; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 231 x 28. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007448319
ISBN
9780007448319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.47

Paperback. Drawing on strange and thought-provoking case studies, an eminent neurologist offers unprecedented insight into the evolution of the uniquely human brain. Num Pages: 384 pages, 45 illustrations. BIC Classification: MJN; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
357
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393340624
ISBN
9780393340624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.16

Paperback. Our brains are the most enchanting and complex thing in the known universe - but what happens when they go wrong? The author explores: how our minds work, and what makes each of us so uniquely human. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 27. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099537595
ISBN
9780099537595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Paperback. Tells the stories of ten beautiful experiments which changed the world. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Later Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099464587
ISBN
9780099464587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.25

Hardback. Draws on developments in hermeneutic phenomenology and other programs in hermeneutic philosophy to inform an interpretative approach to scientific practices. This book offers a critique of postmodern tendencies in the philosophy of science, and sets out arguments for a feminist hermeneutics of scientific research. Series: Series in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821419762
ISBN
9780821419762
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.98

Paperback. Determinedly forward-looking and optimistic, though never straying from hard facts, The Tesla Revolution paints a striking picture of our global energy future. Num Pages: 334 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 136 x 29. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789462982062
ISBN
9789462982062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 34.05

Paperback. The development of physical theory is one of our greatest intellectual achievements. Its products - the prevailing theories of physics, astronomy, and cosmology - have proved themselves to possess intrinsic beauty and to have enormous explanatory and predictive power. This anthology chronicles the birth and maturation of five such theories. Editor(s): Dolling, Lisa M.; Gianelli, Arthur F.; Statile, Glenn N. Num Pages: 760 pages, 70 line illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1104.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
760
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691090856
ISBN
9780691090856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 88.73
€ 68.43

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521085946
ISBN
9780521085946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 108.03

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 397 pages, 6 halftones 6 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
397
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780691606569
ISBN
9780691606569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 50.98

Paperback. Now in paperback: the perfect quirky Christmas present for readers of New Scientist and anyone who enjoys QI. The Things that Nobody Knows is a fascinating and unputdownable exploration of the limits of human knowledge of our planet, its history and culture, and the universe beyond. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 414. 501 Mysteries of Life, the Universe and Everything. 384 pages. Now in paperback: the perfect quirky Christmas present for readers of New Scientist and anyone who enjoys QI. The Things that Nobody Knows is a fascinating and unputdownable exploration of the limits of human knowledge of our planet, its history and culture, and the universe beyond. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 28. Weight: 426.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857896223
ISBN
9780857896223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.50

Paperback. Translator(s): Heath, Sir Thomas L. Series: Dover Books on Mathematics. Num Pages: 443 pages, figs. BIC Classification: DNF; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
443
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486600888
ISBN
9780486600888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.51

Paperback. Series: Dover Books on Mathematics. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486600895
ISBN
9780486600895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.87

Paperback. Presents an account of the state of modern physics: of how we got from Einstein and Relativity through quantum mechanics to the strange and bizarre predictions of string theory, full of unseen dimensions and multiple universes. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141018355
ISBN
9780141018355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Hardback. He examines how the machine emerged as a technology of truth, transporting readers back to the obscure origins of criminology itself, ultimately concluding that the lie detector owes as much to popular culture as it does to factual science. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 256 pages, 18, 18 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; JKVF; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421405308
ISBN
9781421405308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.10

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198747833
ISBN
9780198747833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.19

Paperback. The importance of science and technology and future of education and research are just some of the subjects discussed here. Series: Canto Classics. Num Pages: 179 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 266. Series: Canto Classics. 182 pages. The importance of science and technology and future of education and research are just some of the subjects discussed here. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PDA. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 10. Weight: 270.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
182
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107606142
ISBN
9781107606142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.14

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