Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Hardback. Offers insights into the nature of expeditions and the human relationships that shaped them. This title examines, collected materials as well as museum and archive records, the contributors shed light on the complex social life and intimate work practices of the researchers involved in these expeditions. Num Pages: 250 pages, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: JHM; PDX; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Bard Graduate Center, Exhibitions Department United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781941792001
- ISBN
- 9781941792001
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.63€ 49.03
€ 57.63
€ 49.03
Paperback. In Process and Reality and other works, Alfred North Whitehead struggled to come to terms with the impact the new science of quantum mechanics would have on metaphysics.This ambitious book is the first extended analysis of the intricate relationships between relativity theory, quantum mechanics, and Whitehead's cosmology. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 278 pages, figures. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823250127
- ISBN
- 9780823250127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.39
€ 34.99
€ 33.39
Paperback. In the late fifteenth century, clocks acquired minute hands. A century later, second hands appeared. Tracing debates about the nature of time, causality, and free will, as well as the introduction of modern technologies - telegraphy, photography, cinematography - this title locates the reverberations of this 'perceptual moment' throughout culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226093192
- ISBN
- 9780226093192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.12
€ 36.99
€ 29.12
Paperback. This text explores the complex relations between "enlightened" values and the making of scientific knowledge. Here monsters and automata, barometers and botanical gardens, polite academies and boisterous clubs are all given their due place in the landscape of enlightened Europe. Num Pages: 566 pages, 22 halftones, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 35. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 566
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226109404
- ISBN
- 9780226109404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.48
€ 52.99
€ 40.48
Hardcover. Investigates the role that Michael Polanyi and several of his contemporaries played in the emergence of the social turn in the philosophy of science. This title reconstructs Polanyi's scientific and political milieus in Budapest, Berlin, and Manchester from the 1910s to the 1950s. Num Pages: 416 pages, 17 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226610634
- ISBN
- 9780226610634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.08€ 77.34
€ 94.08
€ 77.34
Hardcover. Using ephemeral monuments and geographical maps, from the Andes to the Amazon River, this book explores how the social and cultural worlds of South America contributed to the production of European scientific knowledge during the Enlightenment. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 colour plates, 59 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JF; PDX; RGV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 168 x 33. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226733555
- ISBN
- 9780226733555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.08€ 78.06
€ 94.08
€ 78.06
Paperback. McGaw; Joy Parr, Simon Fraser University. Editor(s): Lerner, Nina E.; Oldenziel, Ruth; Mohun, Arwen P. Num Pages: 480 pages, 26, 26 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSJ; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 227 x 31. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801872594
- ISBN
- 9780801872594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.35
€ 43.99
€ 36.35
Paperback. The author's first book, "The First Three Minutes", was about the earliest moments of the universe. This book looks at the smallest and most elusive things making up that universe. It relates the story of this search, specifically the development of the Superconducting Supercollider. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PD; PHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099223917
- ISBN
- 9780099223917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 14.60
€ 20.99
€ 14.60
Paperback. Focusing on a set of celebrated technologies, including steam engines, early photography, and mass-scale printing, the author looks at how new conceptions of energy, instrumentality, and association fueled such diverse developments as fantastic literature, popular astronomy, grand opera, positivism, utopian socialism, and the Revolution of 1848. Num Pages: 472 pages, 46 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226214801
- ISBN
- 9780226214801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.28
€ 34.99
€ 27.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, frontispiece, figures, charts. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271032559
- ISBN
- 9780271032559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.10
€ 36.99
€ 29.10
Paperback. Gathers essays on the Italian Renaissance philosopher and cosmologist Giordano Bruno by one of the world's leading authorities on his work and life. Num Pages: 376 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: HPCB; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148397
- ISBN
- 9780691148397
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Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 41.59
€ 52.92
€ 41.59
Hardcover. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duquesne
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820704999
- ISBN
- 9780820704999
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.03€ 62.10
€ 74.03
€ 62.10
Hardback. Editor(s): Williams, Gerhild Scholz; Gunnoe, Charles D. Num Pages: 274 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Truman State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931112123
- ISBN
- 9781931112123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 41.49
€ 53.99
€ 41.49
Paperback. Chronicles the ascendance of the once - maligned science of paleontology to the vanguard of a field. This title includes contributions and overviews from historians and philosophers of science. Editor(s): Sepkoski, David; Ruse, Michael. Num Pages: 584 pages, 29 halftones, 13 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 272 x 33. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226275710
- ISBN
- 9780226275710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 35.66
€ 46.99
€ 35.66
Paperback. Informed by fossil discoveries, scientists and artists collaborated during the years before Darwin's "Origin of Species" was published to produce images of a prehistoric world based on sources other than the Bible. This book explores the implications of reconstructing a past humans have never seen. Num Pages: 294 pages, 107 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: AC; AKL; PDX; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- n
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226731056
- ISBN
- 9780226731056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
€ 36.99
€ 29.15
Hardback. This series investigates unusual careers in science-related fields and finds out about commonly considered ways in which science can be put to use. With full colour phtographs and illustrations. Ages 12-16 years. Series: Weird Careers in Science S. Num Pages: 72 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 167 x 10. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Chelsea House Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780791087008
- ISBN
- 9780791087008
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.62
€ 39.62
Paperback. This is the first complete edition containing all of Darwin's published books, featuring definitive texts recording original paginations with Darwin's indexes retained Series: The Works of Charles Darwin. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814720622
- ISBN
- 9780814720622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.73
€ 36.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 624 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 42. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- HarperOne
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780061472794
- ISBN
- 9780061472794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.31
€ 19.99
€ 14.31
Paperback. Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1911) was an internationally renowned botanist, a close friend and early supporter of Charles Darwin, and one of the first - and most successful - British men of science to become a full-time professional. This title uses one individual's career to illustrate the changing world of science in the Victorian era. Num Pages: 441 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226207926
- ISBN
- 9780226207926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.14
€ 36.99
€ 29.14
Paperback. Presents an introductory account of the theory and application of the evolutionary type of stochastic process. Bailey adopts the approach of applied mathematics, aiming to develop both theoretical principles and applied techniques simultaneously. Editor(s): Bailey, Norman T.J. (University of Oxford). Series: Classics Library. Num Pages: 264 pages, indices. BIC Classification: PBWL; PDE; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 208 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 269.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471523680
- ISBN
- 9780471523680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 242.88
€ 242.88