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Science: general issues
Paperback. The 1918 Spanish flu epidemic is now widely recognized as the most devastating disease outbreak in recorded history. This cultural history reconstructs Spaniards' experience of the flu and traces the emergence of various competing narratives that arose in response to bacteriology's failure to explain and contain the disease's spread. Num Pages: 268 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349464395
- ISBN
- 9781349464395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.82
€ 126.82
Paperback. From before birth to the last breath we draw, from consciousness to sexual attraction, fighting infection to the beating of our hearts, electricity is essential to everything we think and do. This title reveals the secrets of ion channels, which produce the electrical signals in our cells. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MFG; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141046532
- ISBN
- 9780141046532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Hardback. Highlights advances that have contributed to our understanding of spatial patterns and scale issues in microbial ecology. This book brings together research conducted at a range of spatial scales (from Am to km) and in a variety of different types of environments. Editor(s): Franklin, Rima; Mills, Aaron. Num Pages: 333 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; PSG; RGM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 333
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402062155
- ISBN
- 9781402062155
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.61
€ 195.61
Paperback. Highlights the advances that have contributed to our understanding of spatial patterns and scale issues in microbial ecology. This book brings together research conducted at a range of spatial scales (from Am to km) and in a variety of different types of environments. Editor(s): Franklin, Rima; Mills, Aaron. Num Pages: 333 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; PSG; RGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 333
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048175703
- ISBN
- 9789048175703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.68
€ 194.68
Paperback. "This beautifully written book has the verve of an adventure story."-Wall Street Journal Num Pages: 464 pages, 36 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 144 x 30. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393341324
- ISBN
- 9780393341324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.87
€ 19.99
€ 19.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1974
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400957220
- ISBN
- 9789400957220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 140.32
€ 140.32
Hardback. The attribution of the "Speculum Astronomiae" to Albertus Magnus became a controversial issue when the neo-Thomist historian, Pierre Mandonnet suggested that the author was Roger Bacon rather than Albert. This historiographical case-study considers this debate in the light of an analysis of texts by Albert himself. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3H; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 787.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792313809
- ISBN
- 9780792313809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.53
€ 229.53
Paperback. A mind-expanding exploration of light and how we experience the universe Num Pages: 216 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: PDA; PG; PHJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220868
- ISBN
- 9780253220868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
Paperback. Bring the fun of a world-famous science museum into your own classroom or home! THE EXPLORATORIUM SCIENCE SNACKBOOK SERIES "Clear, concise, and visual--the best assortment of wonder- filled ideas I have seen. A must-have. Series: Exploratorium Science Snackbook. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations, photographs. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (ES) Secondary; (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 192 x 7. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471115144
- ISBN
- 9780471115144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.53
€ 18.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. Provides an account of the knowledge that science provides. This title offers an absorbing discussion of how life works, of the nature of reproduction, aging, and death, and of the necessary fragility of the individual life compared to the resilience of life itself. Num Pages: 265 pages, 7 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520239111
- ISBN
- 9780520239111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.31
€ 31.99
€ 23.31
Paperback. Offers an exploration of athletic success. This book shows why some skills that we imagine are innate are not - like the bullet-fast reactions of a baseball player - and why other characteristics that we assume are entirely voluntary, like the motivation to practice, might in fact have important genetic components. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; WSDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224091626
- ISBN
- 9780224091626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
The Spss Guide to the New Statistical Analysis of Data. By T.W. Anders...
Gerber, Susan B.; Voelkl, Kristin E.
paperback. This companion to "The New Statistical Analysis of Data" by Anderson and Finn provides a hands-on guide to data analysis using the PC software SPSS. Contained in the guide are instructions for obtaining the data sets to be analyzed from the World Wide Web. Series: Springer Lab Manuals. Num Pages: 203 pages, 35 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PDN; UFM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 11. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- SKU
- V9780387948218
- ISBN
- 9780387948218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.25
€ 127.25
The Stability of Matter: from Atoms to Stars. Selecta of Elliott H. Li...
Lieb, Elliott H.. Ed(S): Thirring, Walter E.
Hardback. Editor(s): Thirring, Walter E. Num Pages: 932 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKB; PBKQ; PDE; PHFC; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 49. Weight in Grams: 3310.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 4th ed. 2005
- Number of pages
- 932
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540222125
- ISBN
- 9783540222125
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 265.33
€ 265.33
Paperback. Based on interviews with physicists of all ages this text examines how their hopes, dreams and ambitions have evolved. The study reveals how greatness eludes nearly all people in their heroic quests for extraordinary achievment. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 line drawings, 15 tables. BIC Classification: PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226327679
- ISBN
- 9780226327679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.14
€ 31.99
€ 25.14
Paperback. This book traces the careers of Athanasius Kircher and Galileo Galilei, reviewing Kircher's work translating hieroglyphs, developing sundials and even preceding Darwin in suggesting that animal species evolve, and Galileo's on scales, telescopes and sun spots. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 191 pages, 28 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PDZ; PGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319375571
- ISBN
- 9783319375571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 159.71
€ 159.71
Hardback. This book traces the careers of Athanasius Kircher and Galileo Galilei, reviewing Kircher's work translating hieroglyphs, developing sundials and even preceding Darwin in suggesting that animal species evolve, and Galileo's on scales, telescopes and sun spots. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 191 pages, 28 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319002996
- ISBN
- 9783319002996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.85
€ 160.85
Paperback. Should virtual worlds be fully integrated into our real-world legal system or should they be treated as separate jurisdictions with their own forms of dispute resolution? What rules should govern virtual communities? This work considers such questions. It contains essays that explore the emergence of law in multiplayer online games. Editor(s): Balkin, Jack M.; Noveck, Beth Simone. Series: Ex Machina: Law, Technology and Society Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LAQ; PDR. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814799727
- ISBN
- 9780814799727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Hardback. Offers an introduction to methods for analyzing discrete data. This book covers both single-sample problems and problems with structured means which can be studied via loglinear and logistic models. It presents research in areas such as graphical models for contingency tabels, and Bayes and related estimation for loglinear models. Series: Springer Texts in Statistics. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 719.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387970189
- ISBN
- 9780387970189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.48
€ 74.48
Paperback. Series: Ettore Majorana International Science Series. Num Pages: 90 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 145.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1975th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400957572
- ISBN
- 9789400957572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.93
€ 64.93
Hardback. Shape analysis is an exciting area of statistics with important applications in biology, computer science, and archeology. This book describes both the Kendall and the Bookstein schools of shape analysis and is intended for graduate students and researchers in statistics who have knowledge of the multivariate model. Series: Springer Series in Statistics. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBMP; PBT; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387947297
- ISBN
- 9780387947297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.35
€ 132.35