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Science: general issues
paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 27. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Vida United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780829743661
- ISBN
- 9780829743661
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.29
€ 17.99
€ 17.29
Hardcover. In 1969, Jon Beckwith and his colleagues isolated a gene from the chromosome of a living organism. Announcing this achievement, Beckwith issued a public warning about the dangers of genetic engineering. This text traces his commitment to scientific research and social responsibility. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 halftones, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674009288
- ISBN
- 9780674009288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.65
€ 47.99
€ 39.65
Paperback. Translator(s): Brann, Eva T. H. Series: Dover Books on Mathematics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PBF; PBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486272894
- ISBN
- 9780486272894
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Condition: New
€ 19.26
€ 19.26
Paperback. Devices of Curiosity excavates a largely unknown genre of early cinema, the popular-science film. Primarily a work of cinema history, it also draws on the insights of the history of science. Num Pages: 272 pages, 114 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJC; APF; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199860708
- ISBN
- 9780199860708
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Condition: New
€ 51.22
€ 51.22
hardcover. We use concepts of causal powers and their relatives-dispositions, capacities, and abilities-to describe the world around us, both in everyday life and in scientific practice. This volume presents new work on the nature of causal powers, and their connections with other phenomena within metaphysics, philosophy of science, and philosophy of mind. Editor(s): Jacobs, Jonathan D. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPM; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198796572
- ISBN
- 9780198796572
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Condition: New
€ 109.23
€ 109.23
Hardcover. In The Paradox of Progress, Nicholas Agar challenges the central claims of 'radical optimism': that technological progress will automatically make us happier and healthier. Using recent psychological studies about human well-being, he instead presents a more realistic approach to understand the positive and negative issues that progress brings. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDR; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 145 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford New York
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198717058
- ISBN
- 9780198717058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.45
€ 32.99
€ 32.45
hardcover. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HRAB1; HRAM3; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- OXFORD UNIV PR United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190241025
- ISBN
- 9780190241025
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Condition: New
€ 77.79
€ 77.79
paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 346.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780399165245
- ISBN
- 9780399165245
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.75
€ 24.99
€ 17.75
paperback. Collects the lecture notes of the course "An introduction to computational physics" held in the academic year 2000/01 for students of the University of Pisa and Scuola Normale Superiore at the level of the last two-year undergraduates in physics and chemistry. Series: Publications of the Scuola Normale Superiore / Crm Series. Num Pages: 100 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Edizioni della Normale Italy
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788876422645
- ISBN
- 9788876422645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.39
€ 26.39
Hardback. Combining conceptual, formal, and engineering approaches in an unusual way, the core of this book is the relation between ways of learning and knowing, and different modes of time. Partial Boolean logic and the associated notion of complementarity express this relation, and mathematical tools of fundamental physics are used to formalize it. Editor(s): Atmanspacher, Harald. Num Pages: 483 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; JMR; PBT; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319473697
- ISBN
- 9783319473697
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Condition: New
€ 149.67
€ 149.67
Hardback. Num Pages: 213 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 27 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 246 x 18. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319156507
- ISBN
- 9783319156507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.44
€ 38.99
€ 34.44
New York Scientific: A Culture of Inquiry, Knowledge, and Learning
Hargittai, Istvan, Hargittai, Magdolna
Hardcover. New York city is a world center of science and the memorabilia presented introduce the reader to a culture of learning and of creating new knowledge, venues of great medicine, and a number of exceptional schools graduating world leaders in science. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 224 x 23. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198769873
- ISBN
- 9780198769873
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Condition: New
€ 58.57
€ 58.57
Hardcover. Robots may one day rule the world, but what is a robot-ruled Earth like? Many think that the first truly smart robots will be brain emulations or "ems." Robin Hanson draws on decades of expertise in economics, physics, and computer science to paint a detailed picture of this next great era in human (and machine) evolution - the age of em. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: KCY; PDR; PDZ; TJFM1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198754626
- ISBN
- 9780198754626
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 36.20
€ 38.99
€ 36.20
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Singapore
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789812565990
- ISBN
- 9789812565990
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Condition: New
€ 44.82
€ 44.82
Paperback. Presenting the foundations of tensor calculus and the elements of tensor analysis, in addition to considering numerous applications of tensors to geometry, mechanics and physics, this textbook develops tensor calculus whilst emphasizing its relationship with linear algebra. Translator(s): Goldberg, Vladislav V. Num Pages: 380 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PBK; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Singapore
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789812385062
- ISBN
- 9789812385062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 85.37
€ 85.37
Hardcover. Fully revised and expanded in a third edition boasting hundreds of new entries, this Springer encyclopedia offers exceptional scientific and geographical scope, with detailed articles on non-Western achievements in science, technology, and healthcare. Editor(s): Selin, Helaine. Num Pages: 4259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GBC; MBX; PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 3rd ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400777460
- ISBN
- 9789400777460
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Condition: New
€ 3,341.61
€ 3,341.61
Hardcover. This book offers core essays by Kenneth Tobin, Paul Grobstein and Wesley Shumar, keynote presenters at the 2010 Springer Forum, with essays exploring other perspectives on sociocultural studies. Covers the use of the multiuser virtual environment, Second Life. Editor(s): Milne, Catherine T.; Tobin, Kenneth; DeGennaro, Donna. Series: Cultural Studies of Science Education. Num Pages: 330 pages, 98 black & white illustrations, 12 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JNU; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 246 x 20. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400742390
- ISBN
- 9789400742390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.56
€ 127.56
Hardcover. Contains 20-25 original articles, contributed by the most important names in quantum physics, in honor of the author's 80-th birthday. Editor(s): Struppa, Daniele Carlo; Tollaksen, Jeffrey M. Num Pages: 406 pages, 83 black & white illustrations, 28 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHQ; PHS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 181 x 28. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag Italy
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788847052161
- ISBN
- 9788847052161
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.12
€ 192.12
Hardcover. Astronomy in India: A Historical Perspective Editor(s): Padmanabhan, Thanu. Num Pages: 162 pages, 37 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; PDX; PGC; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 212 x 15. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer, India, Private Ltd India
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788184899979
- ISBN
- 9788184899979
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Hardcover. Editor(s): Suzuki, Yasuhiro; Hagiya, Masami. Series: Mathematics for Industry. Num Pages: 118 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, 46 colour illustrations, 13 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: PDE; PSA; UFM; UGK; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 245 x 12. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784431554288
- ISBN
- 9784431554288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.95
€ 124.95
Hardcover. The book describes experimental techniques used to study surfaces and interfaces, offering descriptions of real experimental setups to illustrate the strength and the limits of the techniques. Reviews new developments and possible extensions of the techniques. Editor(s): Bracco, Gianangelo; Holst, Bodil. Series: Springer Series in Surface Sciences. Num Pages: 686 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDDM; PHFC; PHP; TBN; TTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 177 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1156.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 733
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642342424
- ISBN
- 9783642342424
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 226.97
€ 226.97
Paperback. For many who experience a total solar eclipse, once-in-a-lifetime is not enough. They want more, and will to go to great lengths and great expense to repeat the experience. This book profiles the "eclipse chasers" who dedicate their lives to chasing totality. Num Pages: 205 pages, 12 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 9. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642304804
- ISBN
- 9783642304804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.87
€ 30.99
€ 26.87
Opening up a whole new world of the great impact that chemicals have on anything in every-day life, this book focuses on understanding how the material world works in terms of chemicals. It offers equal treatment to both inorganic and organic chemistry. Num Pages: 288 pages, 49 black & white illustrations, 62 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; PN; PSA; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642202728
- ISBN
- 9783642202728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.77
€ 33.99
€ 30.77
Hardcover. Molecular Origins of Brain and Body Geometry Num Pages: 188 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 105 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 285 x 15. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319060552
- ISBN
- 9783319060552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.21
€ 127.21