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Science: general issues

Hardback. In a world supposedly governed by ruthless survival of the fittest, why do we see acts of goodness in both animals and humans? This work traces the history of this debate from Darwin. It aims to bring to life the people, the issues, and the passions that have surrounded the altruism debate. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition (1st printing)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691125909
ISBN
9780691125909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. Editor(s): Everett, Horace; Dodson, Geofrey. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNRD; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 159 x 6. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619424036
ISBN
9781619424036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.34
€ 52.53

Hardcover. Beneath the original Venetian glass and rosewood case at La Specola in Florence lies Clemente Susini's Anatomical Venus (c. 1790), a perfect object whose luxuriously bizarre existence challenges belief. This title reveals the evolution of the enigmatic sculptures from wax effigy to fetish figure and the embodiment of the uncanny. Num Pages: 224 pages, 366 illustrations, 324 in colour. BIC Classification: AFKC; AGZ; MFC; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 248 x 27. Weight in Grams: 868.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500252185
ISBN
9780500252185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.66

Paperback. A fully updated edition of one of the most original accounts of evolution ever written Num Pages: 800 pages, integrated B&W diagrams and images; 4x8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 50. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474606455
ISBN
9781474606455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.53

Hardcover. Using the story of cinchona bark, and drawing on extensive archival research, Matthew Crawford shows how indigenous healers, labourers, merchants, colonial officials, and creole elites contested European science and thwarted imperial reform by asserting their authority to speak for the natural world. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 Illusrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; 3JD; 3JF; HBLL; MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822944522
ISBN
9780822944522
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.03

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461430483
ISBN
9781461430483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 40.28

Hardback. Editor(s): Gann, Alexander; Witkowski, Jan. Num Pages: 350 pages, 1. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 223 x 29. Weight in Grams: 994.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Atria Books United States
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476715490
ISBN
9781476715490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.19

Hardback. Offers insights into the nature of expeditions and the human relationships that shaped them. This title examines, collected materials as well as museum and archive records, the contributors shed light on the complex social life and intimate work practices of the researchers involved in these expeditions. Num Pages: 250 pages, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: JHM; PDX; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Bard Graduate Center, Exhibitions Department United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781941792001
ISBN
9781941792001
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.18
€ 49.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Adventures Unlimited Press
Edition
3rd Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931882170
ISBN
9781931882170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.28

Hardback. Only by understanding the historical forces that have shaped our current situation, Podolsky argues, can we properly understand and frame our choices moving forward. Num Pages: 328 pages, 25, 18 black & white halftones, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MBN; MBX; MMG; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421415932
ISBN
9781421415932
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.73

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: PD. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Da Capo Books
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306443312
ISBN
9780306443312
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.12

Paperback. From the famed Harvard psychologist and an expert on the impact of digital media technologies, a riveting exploration of the power of apps to shape our young people--for better or for worse Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JMC; PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 211 x 19. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300209341
ISBN
9780300209341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.29

Hardcover. This examination of a series of philosophical issues arising from the applicability of mathematics to science consists of scientifically-informed philosophical analysis and argument. One distinctive feature of this project is that it proposes to look at issues in philosophy of mathematics within the larger context of philosophy of science. Series: New Directions in the Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230285200
ISBN
9780230285200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.67

Hardcover. This application-driven primer for students and non-specialists has been course-tested at graduate level and explains how to use the spectral method to tackle the issues encountered in modeling fluid flow in closed geometries with heat or mass transfer. Series: Lecture Notes in Applied and Computational Mechanics. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; PHDF; PHU; TBJ; TGMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642340871
ISBN
9783642340871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.61

Paperback. .
Publisher
Floris Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863157752
ISBN
9780863157752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.66

Paperback. One of three companion volumes that form an introduction to the central ideas of the modern natural sciences, this book is a source for those who have no technical knowledge in the subject of the architecture of matter. Num Pages: 398 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
398
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Edition
Phoenix Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226808406
ISBN
9780226808406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.17

Paperback. The story of arsenic in Victorian Britain, looking both at its widespread presence in everything from candles to curtains, and also its more sinister use for murder and suicide. Num Pages: 448 pages, 12 integrated halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199605996
ISBN
9780199605996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.62

Paperback. An advanced textbook on experimental physics which provides 22 detailed experiments relating to current research. The text includes the appropriate emphasis on various physics journals, the "American Institute of Physics Style Manual", and other published results. Num Pages: 448 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PDN; PH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 210 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1028.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471847489
ISBN
9780471847489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 238.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HPX; PDZ; PSVT7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141980317
ISBN
9780141980317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.64

Paperback. "A broad and deep look at how electronic media are changing storytelling .. Completely fascinating." -Booklist, starred review Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 210 x 24. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393341256
ISBN
9780393341256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.49

Paperback. A collection of mathematical problems chosen to illustrate the mathematician's art. Num Pages: 386 pages, 85 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
386
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521693950
ISBN
9780521693950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.00

Paperback. The Art of Probability provides an accessible and nuanced coverage of probability. Num Pages: 362 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBT; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Westview Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780201406863
ISBN
9780201406863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.25

Paperback. Provides a survey, at the elementary level, of some of the important concepts of mathematics. This book pays attention to their technical features, historical development and broader philosophical significance. It discusses the various branches of mathematics and emphasizes their interdependence. Series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 830.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402000072
ISBN
9781402000072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 131.39

Hardback. Presents a survey of some of the most important concepts of mathematics. This book pays attention to their technical features, historical development and broader philosophical significance. It is suitable for students and teachers of mathematics, science and philosophy. Series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBB; PDA. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792359722
ISBN
9780792359722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.00

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