Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Hardback. Bertoloni Meli's critical study of this key figure and the works of his contemporaries-including Borelli, Swammerdam, Redi, and Ruysch-opens a wonderful window onto the scientific and medical worlds of the seventeenth century. Num Pages: 456 pages, 108, 108 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBJD; MBX; MFC; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 749.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801899034
- ISBN
- 9780801899034
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.30
€ 106.30
hardcover. This book examines the arguments and behavior of the scientists who have been locked in conflict over two competing theories to explain why, 65 million years ago, most life on earth--including the dinosaurs--perished. Editor(s): Glen, William. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 697.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804722858
- ISBN
- 9780804722858
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.03
€ 173.03
Hardback. An internationally known scientist explains in a new and convincing theory why most life on earth, including the dinosaurs, perished 65 million years ago. The book is written in an accessible manner with personal anecdotes and wit and without scientific jargon. Num Pages: 264 pages, 61 line diagrams. BIC Classification: PD; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804723923
- ISBN
- 9780804723923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.31
€ 78.31
Hardback. Astronomy was a popular part of Victorian science, and British atronomers travelled to remote areas to watch the sun eclipsed by the moon. This book shows how the organization of science, advances in photography, and new printing technology remade the character of scientific observation. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; PDX; PGG; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804739252
- ISBN
- 9780804739252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.43
€ 138.43
Hardback. This book traces the historical trajectory of one of the most momentous confrontations in the intellectual life of the Soviet Union the conflict between Einstein s theory of relativity and official Soviet ideology embodied in dialectical materialism. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804742092
- ISBN
- 9780804742092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.04
€ 95.04
Hardback. This work uses cross-national and longitudinal empirical research to explain the rise, nature, and impact of science as an authoritative worldwide institution. The authors analyze the ever-increasing investment in science, the diffusion of scientific discourse, and the hegemony of scientific organizations. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JFFS; JH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744911
- ISBN
- 9780804744911
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.63
€ 172.63
Hardback. The Secret of Success explores the unique strategies and processes that a Fortune 500 R&D laboratory employs to create a perpetually learning organization. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 tables, 6 figures. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755702
- ISBN
- 9780804755702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.58
€ 82.58
Hardback. Rethinking Science, Technology, and Social Change challenges prevailing notions that science and technology are socially shaped or constructed. The text puts forth a case for technological determinism, based on a realist and pragmatist account of science and technology, informed by historical comparisons. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 table, 3 figures. BIC Classification: JFC; JH; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755887
- ISBN
- 9780804755887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.03
€ 78.03
Hardback. This book explores the intersection of entertainment and technology, how companies have had difficulty at this intersection in the past and how they can get it right in the future. Num Pages: 184 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNTC; KNTX; PDG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804756600
- ISBN
- 9780804756600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.54
€ 34.99
€ 28.54
Hardback. 'Helpful in selecting projects suitable to a given age level and manageable with a home's workshop and kitchen resources.'-WILSON LIBRARY BULLETIN Num Pages: 729 pages, plans, transparencies, bibliography. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; GBCS; PDN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 47. Weight in Grams: 985.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 729
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810816053
- ISBN
- 9780810816053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.83
€ 172.83
Hardback. "..useful to researchers in the history of science and in early American history." -ARBA Num Pages: 148 pages, Plans, transparencies, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: GBCR; PD; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810823181
- ISBN
- 9780810823181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.01
€ 100.01
Hardback. "..a valuable research tool with this comprehensive bibliographical listing of all scientific and technical periodicals published in Europe between 1665 and 1800..a personal name index and subject and institutional indexes make the volume an essential reference tool for scholars of the early modern period."-ISIS Num Pages: 352 pages, Plans, transparencies, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: DNF; GBCR; PD; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810824928
- ISBN
- 9780810824928
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.48
€ 141.48
Hardback. After an introduction to patents, their historical development and their current characteristics, this book describes the uses to which patents can be put, followed by details of their availability. Num Pages: 546 pages, figs. BIC Classification: DSB; LNR; PD; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 31. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 546
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810828797
- ISBN
- 9780810828797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.90
€ 164.90
Hardback. Provides more than 500 sources of information on scientists for young and adult general readers and for scholars. These sources explain scientists' accomplishments in the context of the personal and career developments that made those accomplishments possible Series: Magill Bibliographies S. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; GBCR; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810833845
- ISBN
- 9780810833845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.47
€ 118.47
hardcover. This title treats the polysemy of science fiction film. It examines the science fiction genre and analyzes the nature of science and its representation in western culture, especially in the 50s when the film medium assumes significance for the genre. Num Pages: 264 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; APF; JFC; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810840232
- ISBN
- 9780810840232
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.46
€ 133.46
Paperback. Science and Technology Research: Writings Strategies for Students was written to assist students in developing literature research and evaluation skills, without regard to format or source, and to help take the fear and mystery out of searching for information to make it a productive and rewarding process. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30 b&w photographs, bibliography, glossary, index. BIC Classification: GPS; PD; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810844285
- ISBN
- 9780810844285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.30
€ 72.30
Hardback. Science and Technology Research: Writings Strategies for Students was written to assist students in developing literature research and evaluation skills, without regard to format or source, and to help take the fear and mystery out of searching for information to make it a productive and rewarding process. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30 b&w photographs, bibliography, glossary, index. BIC Classification: GPS; PD; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810844292
- ISBN
- 9780810844292
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.33
€ 100.33
Paperback. A first-rate book that offers practical tips and helpful advice from the real-life experiences of exceptional science professionals. The plethora of information contained in this book will provide its readers with essential strategies, skills, and knowledge to make intelligent career decisions. Editor(s): Flowers, Lawrence O. Num Pages: 176 pages, 23 b&w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PD; VSC; YNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 176 x 10. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810847361
- ISBN
- 9780810847361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.81
€ 92.81
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PD; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 222 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1061.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810849792
- ISBN
- 9780810849792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.58
€ 163.58
Hardback. Num Pages: 342 pages, 32 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APF; APT; GBCB; PD; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810881280
- ISBN
- 9780810881280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.44
€ 141.44