Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Hardback. Argues that a reconstruction of scientific laws should give an account of laws relating phenomena to underlying mechanisms generating them, as well as of laws relating this mechanism to its inherent capacities. This book is intended for philosophers of science and philosophers of social science, as well as for natural and social scientists. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792358527
- ISBN
- 9780792358527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.74
€ 127.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 578 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 36. Weight in Grams: 917.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 578
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761813071
- ISBN
- 9780761813071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.23
€ 101.23
Paperback. An investigation into the minds, motives and methods of con artists by a New York Times bestselling psychologist Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782113911
- ISBN
- 9781782113911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.54
€ 15.99
€ 11.54
Paperback. The author of this text offers a theory of consciousness. He proposes that conscious experience must be understood as an irreducible entity similar to such physical properties as time, mass, and space that exists at a fundamental level and cannot be understood as the sum of its parts. Series: Philosophy of Mind Series. Num Pages: 432 pages, 9 line illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR; PD; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 149 x 29. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195117899
- ISBN
- 9780195117899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.11
€ 28.11
Paperback. Drawing from the author's experience as a practicing astrophysicist and from the writings of the scholars of religion, philosophy, and mythology, this title locates the connective tissue linking science and religion - their commonality as sacred pursuits - and finds their shared aspiration in pursuit of 'the True and the Real'. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520265868
- ISBN
- 9780520265868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.35
€ 27.99
€ 21.35
Hardcover. Ron Mallon explores how thinking and talking about kinds of person can bring those kinds into being. He considers what normative implications this social constructionism has for our understanding of our practices of representing human kinds, like race, gender, and sexual orientation, and for our own agency. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; JM; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198755678
- ISBN
- 9780198755678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.21
€ 105.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 90 pages. BIC Classification: ABQ; JKSN1; JNKG; KJS; KJVX; PDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 6. Weight in Grams: 201.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Bonus Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 90
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566251594
- ISBN
- 9781566251594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.30
€ 20.99
€ 18.30
Hardback. In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus publicly defended his hypothesis that the earth is a planet and the sun a body resting near the center of a finite universe. This title reframes this pivotal moment in the history of science, centering the story on a conflict over the credibility of astrology that erupted in Italy just as Copernicus arrived in 1496. Num Pages: 704 pages, 72 b/w photographs, 13 line illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 3JB; PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 190 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1410. Prognostication, Skepticism, and Celestial Order. 704 pages, Illustrations. In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus publicly defended his hypothesis that the earth is a planet and the sun a body resting near the center of a finite universe. This title reframes this pivotal moment in the history of science, centering the story on a conflict over the credibility of astrology that erupted in Italy just as Copernicus arrived in 1496. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 3JB; PDX; PG. Dimension: 255 x 190 x 52. Weight: 1410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254817
- ISBN
- 9780520254817
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.82€ 75.66
€ 99.82
€ 75.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 56 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Edition
- New edition
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674171039
- ISBN
- 9780674171039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.76
€ 37.99
€ 31.76
Paperback. When Copernicus proposed that the Earth was not the fixed point at the center of the known universe (and therefore we are not unique), he set in motion a colossal scientific juggernaut, forever changing our vision of nature. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141974934
- ISBN
- 9780141974934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.75
€ 19.00
€ 16.75
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521085939
- ISBN
- 9780521085939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 107.60
€ 107.60
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 628
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521085892
- ISBN
- 9780521085892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 125.31
€ 125.31
The Correspondence of John Tyndall. The Correspondence, May 1840-Augus...
. Ed(S): Cantor, Geoffrey; Dawson, Gowan
Hardback. Editor(s): Cantor, Geoffrey; Dawson, Gowan. Series: The Correspondence of John Tyndall. Num Pages: 544 pages, 5 b&w Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822944706
- ISBN
- 9780822944706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.51
€ 146.51
The Correspondence of John Tyndall. The Correspondence, September 1843...
. Ed(S): Baldwin, Melinda; Browne, Janet
Hardback. Editor(s): Baldwin, Melinda; Browne, Janet. Series: The Correspondence of John Tyndall. Num Pages: 444 pages, 4 b&w Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGTA; BJ; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822944713
- ISBN
- 9780822944713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.63
€ 145.63
Paperback. Series: Science Essentials. Num Pages: 264 pages, 16 color illus. 63 halftones. 11 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691169187
- ISBN
- 9780691169187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.48
€ 26.99
€ 20.48
Paperback. A fascinating and unique anthropological study. Num Pages: 272 pages, b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: JMTK; PDZ; PSAK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753808511
- ISBN
- 9780753808511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.00
€ 13.99
€ 11.00
Hardback. Focussing on China's stem cell research, this book investigates how, over the last decade, Chinese scientists, ethicists and policy-makers have developed a cosmopolitan sensibility in comprehending and responding to ethical and regulatory concerns. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2 black & white tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFS; JFMG; MFCC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230302594
- ISBN
- 9780230302594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.62€ 29.55
€ 79.62
€ 29.55
Hardcover. What drove the evolution of humans, with our uniquely big brains? The Cradle of Humanity presents fascinating and controversial new research which suggests that the geological and climatic history of East Africa's Rift Valley are at the heart of the answer. Num Pages: Approximately 20 black and white figures. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSXE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 225 x 26. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198704522
- ISBN
- 9780198704522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.13
€ 51.13
Paperback. The ability to communicate in print and person is essential to the life of a successful scientist. This title teaches science students and scientists how to improve the clarity, cogency, and communicative power of their words and images. It analyzes the examples of how the best scientists communicate. Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing and Publishing. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21 halftones, 12 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: CBWT; PD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226316628
- ISBN
- 9780226316628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.76
€ 32.99
€ 25.76
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441982780
- ISBN
- 9781441982780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.16
€ 59.16