Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Paperback. Closely examining some of our notions about the role of science, the author engages the heated debate about how scientific knowledge should be pursued and employed. He paints a portrait of the sciences that allows for the possibility of scientific truth but nonetheless permits social consensus to determine which avenues need to be investigated. Series: Oxford Studies in the Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; PDA; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195165524
- ISBN
- 9780195165524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 87.75
€ 87.75
The gripping story of the 1950s polio scare and of the intense-and intensely bitter-competition to find the first vaccine. Num Pages: 368 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW3; MBN; MBX; MJN; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195152944
- ISBN
- 9780195152944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.26
€ 40.99
€ 36.26
A richly illustrated account of the complex science of hurricanes and typhoons, and the occasions when they have altered human history, thwarting military incursions, or changing the course of explorations. Num Pages: 296 pages, numerous line drawings, colour illustrations and colour photographs. BIC Classification: PDZ; WNWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1212.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195149418
- ISBN
- 9780195149418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 99.36
€ 99.36
Paperback. Why are some countries better than others at science and technology? Written in accessible language, The Politics of Innovation provides readers from all backgrounds with a useful survey of the innovation debate. It presents extensive evidence to show that national institutions and policies do not determine innovation rates, but politics do. Num Pages: 444 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPH; KCM; PDG; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 244 x 29. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190464134
- ISBN
- 9780190464134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.91
€ 61.91
Paperback. Series: Edge Question Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061686542
- ISBN
- 9780061686542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.34
€ 19.99
€ 19.34
Paperback. Tells the story of the author's lifelong struggle to solve the sea's mysteries, and shares his most surprising discoveries. It recounts how flotsam has changed the course of history-leading Viking mariners to safe harbours, Columbus to the New World, and Japan to open up to the West - and how it may even have made the origin of life possible. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1 Reprint
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061558429
- ISBN
- 9780061558429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.89
€ 18.99
€ 17.89
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ; PDA. Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190651459
- ISBN
- 9780190651459
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.97
€ 148.97
Paperback. Series: Advanced Series in Applied Physics. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: PDE; PHP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Singapore
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971508326
- ISBN
- 9789971508326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.05
€ 72.05
Hardback. Series: Industrial and Applied Mathematics. Num Pages: 232 pages, 63 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, 24 black & white tables, 64 colou. BIC Classification: JFFH2; MJCJ2; PBWH; PDE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789812878519
- ISBN
- 9789812878519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.21
€ 66.21
Hardback. Num Pages: 150 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDDM; TJFC; TTBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789811035920
- ISBN
- 9789811035920
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.55
€ 192.55
Hardback. Dealing with each aspect of the philosophy of medicine, this handbook provides a readership ranging from physicians to policymakers with authoritative coverage of everything from core philosophical questions to the latest thinking on the use of technology. Editor(s): Schramme, Thomas; Edwards, Steven. Num Pages: 1144 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 7 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HP; MB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 224 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1944.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 1144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401786874
- ISBN
- 9789401786874
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 665.80
€ 665.80
Paperback. Editor(s): Lin, Cheng-hung; Fu, Daiwie. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; GT; HB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 152. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401051033
- ISBN
- 9789401051033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 188.96
€ 188.96
Hardback. Resolving regional and residual components arising out of deeper and shallower sources in observed Bouguer gravity anomalies is an old problem. The technique covered here is an attempt to sort out the difficulties that performs better than existing methods. Num Pages: 250 pages, 60 black & white illustrations, 10 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDDM; PHVG; RBGL; TBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400704053
- ISBN
- 9789400704053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.30
€ 126.30
Book. Editor(s): Walter, Scott; Nabonnand, Philippe; Mawhin, Jean; Volkert, Klaus. Num Pages: 500 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: DSA; HPQ; PBX; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764371685
- ISBN
- 9783764371685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.66
€ 164.66
Hardback. Editor(s): Muntean, Adrian; Toschi, Federico. Series: CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences. Num Pages: 184 pages, 29 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; PDE; PHS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag GmbH Austria
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783709117842
- ISBN
- 9783709117842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.15
€ 125.15
Paperback. Now in its fourth edition, this volume collates an array of material on using MATLAB and Octave in science computing, offering hundreds of examples, solved exercises, and programs that will greatly extend the range and abilities of the software's users. Series: Texts in Computational Science and Engineering. Num Pages: 468 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBV; PDE; PHU; PNRP; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 4 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662517581
- ISBN
- 9783662517581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.88
€ 66.88
Hardback. Presents the high performance computing and simulation on modern supercomputer architectures. This title covers trends in hardware and software development in general and specifically the future of vector-based systems and heterogeneous architectures. Editor(s): Resch, Michael M.; Wang, Xin; Galle, Martin; Focht, Erich; Bez, Wolfgang; Kobayashi, Hiroaki; Roller, Sabine. Num Pages: 184 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, 68 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; TBJ; UKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642222436
- ISBN
- 9783642222436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.47
€ 156.47
Hardback. This book tells the story of the European People's Party: why it was founded, how it is currently organised and what its guiding ideas, values and principles are. It offers the reader an up-to-date account of the Party's contribution to Europe. Num Pages: 385 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HB; JPA; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 385
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642194139
- ISBN
- 9783642194139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 47.27
€ 54.99
€ 47.27
Hardback. Includes proceedings of the European Conference on Mathematics for Industry held in London in June 2008. This title covers a wide range of mathematical techniques and the applications include manufacturing and technology, finance and policy-making, networks, medicine, and sport. Editor(s): Fitt, Alistair D.; Norbury, John; Ockendon, Hilary; Wilson, Eddie. Series: Mathematics in Industry. Num Pages: 1083 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBW; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1760.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 1083
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642121098
- ISBN
- 9783642121098
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 208.30
€ 208.30
hardcover. Editor(s): Resch, Michael M. Num Pages: 551 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKS; PDE; UKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1066.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer Germany
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 551
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642046643
- ISBN
- 9783642046643
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 225.46
€ 225.46