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Science: general issues

Paperback. What do biologists want? How will we know when we have 'made sense' of life? Explanations in the biological sciences are provisional and partial, judged by criteria as heterogenous as their subject matter. This text accounts for this diversity. Num Pages: 400 pages, 5 halftones, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674012509
ISBN
9780674012509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.92

Hardback. Num Pages: 250 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319258874
ISBN
9783319258874
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 63.78

Paperback. Argues that most laypeople, and many scientists, do not have a clear understanding of how metaphor relates to scientific thinking. This book demonstrates the presence and the power of metaphorical thought. It presents a series of studies of scientific systems to illustrate the roles of metaphor in science. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252075827
ISBN
9780252075827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 311 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
311
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764310899
ISBN
9783764310899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 42.26

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 124 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1963
Publisher
Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
Number of pages
124
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663031826
ISBN
9783663031826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.83

Paperback. An introduction to science and medicine during the earlier phrases of the scientific revolution. Series Editor(s): Basalla, George; Hannaway, Owen. Series: Cambridge Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 172 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260. Clean copy with minor shelf wear and some discolouring
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KOG0007943
ISBN
9780521293280
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 135 pages, illus. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 183 x 14. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
135
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590332801
ISBN
9781590332801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.19
€ 63.81

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 155 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: KJMD; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189 x 8. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
155
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764310325
ISBN
9783764310325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 41.09

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 60 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 3. Weight in Grams: 82.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1967
Publisher
Gabler Verlag United Kingdom
Number of pages
60
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663007678
ISBN
9783663007678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.24

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 201 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Gabler Verlag Germany
Number of pages
201
Condition
New
SKU
V9783834935311
ISBN
9783834935311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.96

Paperback. Provides managers with a guide focused on the particular management needs for research and development in biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. This work offers a way to improve the quality of interactions and creativity output in R&D, with real life case studies to illustrate key points. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJMV6; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471226147
ISBN
9780471226147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.65

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 178 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1934
Publisher
Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663030751
ISBN
9783663030751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.38

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
World Health Organization Switzerland
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
393
Condition
New
SKU
V9789241545303
ISBN
9789241545303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.67

Paperback. Intended as a `primer' in manufacturing systems, this book concentrates primarily on the technology that is applied on the shop floor to automate the manufacturing process. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 401.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780412384806
ISBN
9780412384806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.39

Hardback. Which goals and standards guide science education across the world? This first report of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) explores this question by examining the data collected in TIMSS Curriculum Analysis. It also portrays similarities and differences in science curricula in the succession of objectives across grades. Editor(s): Schmidt, William H.; Raizen, S.; Britton, E. D.; Bianchi, Leonard J.; Wolfe, Richard G. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JN; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 759.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792344384
ISBN
9780792344384
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.91

Paperback. Focuses on the myriad ways in which the universe presents itself to us - and how, as observers and participants in its processes, we respond to it. Taken from the author's public lectures, this book begins with a consideration of the practical and political questions surrounding biotechnology. Series: Page-Barbour and Richard Lecture Series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 134 x 7. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813929736
ISBN
9780813929736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.59

Paperback. In this history of the British surveys of India, the author relates how imperial Britain employed modern scientific survey techniques to create and define the spacial image of its Indian empire, and to legitimize its colonialist activities as triumphs of liberal, rational science. Num Pages: 474 pages, 31 halftones, 5 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; 3JH; HBTP; PDX; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
474
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226184883
ISBN
9780226184883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAM3; HRCM; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
InterVarsity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780830840670
ISBN
9780830840670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.01

Paperback. Containing chapters on the nature of calendars and on their astronomical background, on the history of writing and counting, on the week, and on the history of calendar reform, this book serves as an account for the general reader of the history and underlying basis of each of the most important calendars of the world. Num Pages: 460 pages, black and white plates and tables. BIC Classification: PDX; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
460
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192862051
ISBN
9780192862051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.10

Paperback. Shows us how we can, in fact, see microorganisms - and appreciate their vast and varied role in nature and our lives. This title also shows us how to examine, study, and appreciate microbes in the manner of a birdwatcher, by making sightings of microbial activities and thereby identifying particular microbes as well as understanding what they do. Num Pages: 336 pages, 38 figures. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674064096
ISBN
9780674064096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.24
€ 48.00

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