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Science: general issues

Hardback. The framework of 'symmetry' provides an important route between the abstract theory and experimental observations. This book applies symmetry methods to dynamical systems, focusing on bifurcation and chaos theory. Series: Progress in Mathematics. Num Pages: 342 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
342
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764366094
ISBN
9783764366094
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 7. Weight in Grams: 355.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Edition
Spi
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764312763
ISBN
9783764312763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.12

Paperback. This book contains essays by Ernst Mayr, the most eminent evolutionary biologist of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: PDA; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
246
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521700344
ISBN
9780521700344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 203 x 16. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062071224
ISBN
9780062071224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.68

Paperback. In this fun, informative book, a scientist demonstrates how intelligence and faith can-and should-go hand in hand. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Thomas Nelson United Kingdom
Number of pages
170
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780785287896
ISBN
9780785287896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.55

Hardback. This text provides students with concise reviews of mathematical topics that are used throughout physical chemistry. By reading these reviews before the mathematics is applied to physical chemical problems, a student will be able to spend less time worrying about the math and more time learning the physical chemistry. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDE; PNR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 204 x 20. Weight in Grams: 738.
Publisher
University Science Books,U.S.
Number of pages
300
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781891389566
ISBN
9781891389566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.22

Hardback. Editor(s): Walton, Steven A. Series: AVISTA Studies in the History of Medieval Technology, Science & Art. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
210
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472475497
ISBN
9781472475497
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.58
€ 131.16

paperback. The future once promised the certainty of a better life for all but now it is full of uncertainty, danger and fear. Our lives are surrounded by the threats, imaginary or real, posed by terrorist outrages, natural catastrophes and disasters of all kinds. Translator(s): Rose, Julie. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745636146
ISBN
9780745636146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.19

Paperback. Deals with the theory of function spaces of type Bspq and Fspq as it stands at the present. Series: Modern Birkhauser Classics. Num Pages: 380 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
380
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st ed. 1992. 2nd printing 2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9783034604185
ISBN
9783034604185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 133.48

Paperback. * Combines physics, philosophy, and history in a radical new approach to introducing the philosophy of physics. * Emphasizes the integral role that philosophical analysis plays in physics. * Presents many concrete examples in which struggles with conceptual issues drove innovation in physics. Num Pages: 344 pages, 65. BIC Classification: PDA; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631225010
ISBN
9780631225010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.53

Paperback. This text is a theoretically informed and empirically grounded study of the social process through which the credibility of expert advice is produced, challenged, and sustained. The author analyzes science advice as a form of performance, examining how advisory bodies work. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJP; DSG; JH; JP; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
236
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804736466
ISBN
9780804736466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 20. BIC Classification: HPCD; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801437649
ISBN
9780801437649
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.38

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

Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 6. Weight in Grams: 108.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1964
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226672908
ISBN
9780226672908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.05

Paperback. Contains sixteen essays each one defending the affirmative or negative answer to one of eight specific questions, including: Are there laws of social science? Are causes physically connected to their effects? And, is the mind a system of modules shaped by natural selection? Editor(s): Hitchcock, Christopher. Series: Contemporary Debates in Philosophy. Num Pages: 368 pages, 26. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405101523
ISBN
9781405101523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.78

Paperback. Bad writing is bad for science. The problem is so significant that clear writing has become a legal requirement for federal agencies, thanks to the Plain Writing Act of 2010, which requires that writing be accessible, consistent, written in plain language, and easy to understand. This book shows how to produce such clear, concise scientific prose. Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing and Publishing. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CBWT; JNZ; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 218 x 10. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226026374
ISBN
9780226026374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.50

Paperback. Stigler shows how statistics arose from the interplay of mathematical concepts and the needs of several applied sciences. His emphasis is upon how methods of probability theory were developed for measuring uncertainty, for reducing uncertainty, and as a conceptual framework for quantitative studies in the social sciences. Num Pages: 432 pages, 28 halftones; 25 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PBT; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674403413
ISBN
9780674403413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.96

Hardback. This new book explores the radical reconceptions of knowledge and science emerging from constructivist epistemology, social studies of science, and contemporary cognitive science. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748620234
ISBN
9780748620234
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.75
€ 125.17

Paperback. .
Publisher
Birkhäuser
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Edition
1976th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764308674
ISBN
9783764308674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 18.94

Hardback. Minds and Computers introduces readers to interdisciplinary philosophical consideration of Artificial Intelligence. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; PDA; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748620982
ISBN
9780748620982
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.81
€ 119.62

Paperback. Many people assume that the claims of scientists are objective truths. This title argues that the acts of observing and theorizing are both matters of perspective - which makes scientific knowledge contingent. It also states that colors do not actually exist in objects. Num Pages: 160 pages, 12 colour plates, 29 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDA; PHJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 11. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226292137
ISBN
9780226292137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Hardback. This book takes forward the existing state of academic understanding where security and technology intersect. It assesses the challenges posed by emerging scientific and technological developments for security while understanding how perceptions of security threats are themselves formed in relation to conceptions of science and technology. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
242
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230019706
ISBN
9780230019706
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.08
€ 59.86

Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 14 line drawings. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDA; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231156394
ISBN
9780231156394
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.47

Paperback. Constructs a fresh approach to a longtime problem for the philosopher of science: how to explain the simultaneous and widespread presence of both agreement and disagreement in science. Series: Pittsburgh Series in Philosophy & History of Science. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 147 x 11. Weight in Grams: 49.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520057432
ISBN
9780520057432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.47

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