Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
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
€ 105.06
€ 105.06
Hardcover. Editor(s): Felt, Ulrike; Fouche, Rayvon; Miller, Clark A.; Smith-Doerr, Laurel. Num Pages: 1208 pages, 10 figures. BIC Classification: PDX; TBX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 187 x 236 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1846.
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- fourth edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262035682
- ISBN
- 9780262035682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.82€ 73.64
€ 87.82
€ 73.64
Paperback. Scholars from disciplines as diverse as political science and art history have offered widely differing interpretations of Kuhn's ideas, appropriating his notions of paradigm shifts and revolutions to fit their own theories, however imperfectly. Destined to become the authoritative philosophical study of Kuhn's work. Bibliography. Translator(s): Levine, Alexander T. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226355511
- ISBN
- 9780226355511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.47
€ 49.47
Paperback. In this lively expedition into the origins, evolution, and workings of our planet, John Gribbin does what he does best: gathers 4.5 billion years of geological history and shares the best bits. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RB; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Oneworld
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851688289
- ISBN
- 9781851688289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.26
€ 13.99
€ 11.26
Paperback. Galileo is aptly known as 'the father of modern science'. But there is much more to him than his well-known discoveries in physics and astronomy, and his infamous clash with the Catholic church. John Heilbron's wonderfully rounded new biography presents a multi-talented but difficult man - writer, philosopher, scientist, musician, and artist. Num Pages: 528 pages, 60 black and white line drawings and 1 16pp plate section. BIC Classification: BGT; PDZ; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 40. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199655984
- ISBN
- 9780199655984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.67
€ 21.99
€ 17.67
Paperback. Ada's Algorithm tells the story of Ada Lovelace's turbulent life, and tells through the story of her life how she could have started the digital revolution two centuries ago but was thwarted by the then prevalent disregard for the intelligence of women. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; PBC; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Gibson Square Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783340712
- ISBN
- 9781783340712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.84
€ 14.99
€ 11.84
Paperback. Editor(s): Lidgard, Scott; Nyhart, Lynn K. Num Pages: 400 pages, 14 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226446455
- ISBN
- 9780226446455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.12
€ 40.12
Paperback. Gives the author's own unique take on the puzzles and problems that lie at the heart of physics, from Newton's Law of Gravitation to mathematics as the supreme language of nature, from the mind-boggling question of whether time can go backwards to the exciting search for new scientific laws. Num Pages: 192 pages, figures. BIC Classification: PD; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 39. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140175059
- ISBN
- 9780140175059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.57
€ 14.99
€ 11.57
Paperback. Our gadgets are getting smarter. Technology can log what we buy, customize what we consume and enable us to save and share every aspect of our existence. In the future, we're told, it will even make public life - from how we're governed to how we record crime - better. But can the digital age fix everything? Should it? Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; PDR; UB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- PENGUIN BOOKS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241957707
- ISBN
- 9780241957707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.62
€ 14.99
€ 11.62
Hardback. For Star Trek fans and budding stargazers who are ready to launch their own space mission, this inventive book blends science and fiction, making learning fun and making Star Trek's 50th all the more worthy of celebration. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; PDZ; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 256 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1146.
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426216527
- ISBN
- 9781426216527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.04
€ 26.04
Hardback. Series: Columbia Studies in International and Global History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 106 black & white illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: PDR; TBY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231173384
- ISBN
- 9780231173384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.83
€ 27.99
€ 26.83
Hardcover. Natural history in the eighteenth century was many things to many people - diversion, obsession, medically or economically useful knowledge, spectacle, evidence for God's providence and wisdom, or even the foundation of all natural knowledge. This book reveals how eighteenth-century natural historians incorporated various experimental techniques. Num Pages: 264 pages, 46 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JF; PDX; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226088600
- ISBN
- 9780226088600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.33
€ 60.33
Paperback. This concluding volume of Charles Darwin's biography looks closely at the wider publishing world of Victorian England and the different audiences which responded to Darwin's ideas. It considers the Darwinian revolution from his point of view and what it was like to become a scientific celebrity. Num Pages: 608 pages, 24pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 46. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712668378
- ISBN
- 9780712668378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.99
€ 38.99
€ 27.99
Paperback. Ian Leslie takes us on a fascinating journey which makes us question not only our own relationship to the truth, but also virtually every daily encounter we have. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JM; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786484550
- ISBN
- 9781786484550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.28
€ 17.99
€ 13.28
Hardcover. Once upon a time our society was rich in stories. They united us and helped us to understand the world and ourselves. We called them myths. Today, we have a myth gap. Does that matter? The author argues powerfully and persuasively that it does. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JPSL; PDR; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 134 x 185 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Eden Project Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909513112
- ISBN
- 9781909513112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.85
€ 14.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; PD; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 134 x 27. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780375756801
- ISBN
- 9780375756801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.30
€ 16.99
€ 16.30
Paperback. Extremely well done. will universally be referred to, not by its title, but as 'Kraus's Companion'..-Transactions of the C. S. Peirce Society Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 190 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPJ; HRAB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823217960
- ISBN
- 9780823217960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.29
€ 50.29
Paperback. Have you ever had a premonition, the feeling of being watched, or a telepathic experience? This work explores the intricacies of the mind and discovers that our perceptive abilities are stronger than many of us could have imagined. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; VXP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099441533
- ISBN
- 9780099441533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.57
€ 14.99
€ 11.57
Paperback. This work takes the reader on a tour of the nature and significance, both scientific and cultural, of light in our world. It explores the development of scientific theories surrounding light, and provides a history of the mind in the process. Num Pages: 400 pages, halftones, line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PHJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 26. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 397
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195095753
- ISBN
- 9780195095753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.96
€ 31.96
Paperback. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 309 pages, 156 black & white illustrations, 88 colour illustrations, 60 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; PDX; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 246 x 20. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Birkhauser
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319305622
- ISBN
- 9783319305622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.98
€ 56.98