Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Hardcover. Based on the lectures held at The Fields Institute (Waterloo, ON, Canada). Leading international experts presented the results on the theory of $C^*$-algebras and von Neumann algebras, together with the work on the classification of $C^*$-algebras. Editor(s): Bhat, B.V.Rajarama; etc.; Elliott, George A.; Fillmore, Peter A. Series: Fields Institute Monographs. Num Pages: 317 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: PBF; PBKF; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 184. Weight in Grams: 811.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society, Fields Institute
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821808214
- ISBN
- 9780821808214
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.85
€ 141.85
Hardcover. The life of Vito Volterra, one of the finest scientists and mathematicians Italy ever produced, spans the period from the unification of the Italian peninsula in 1860 to the onset of the Second World War - an era of unparalleled progress and unprecedented turmoil in the history of Europe. This book traces the life and times of Volterra. Series: History of Mathematics. Num Pages: 310 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: PBB; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 744.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821839690
- ISBN
- 9780821839690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.40
€ 184.40
Hardcover. Explore Euler's extraordinary contribution to pure mathematics and beyond, in areas such as astronomy and music. Editor(s): Bogolyubov, N. N.; Mikhailov, G.K.; Yushkevich, A. P. Translator(s): Burns, Robert. Series: Spectrum. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 263 x 27. Weight in Grams: 934.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Mathematical Association of America United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780883855645
- ISBN
- 9780883855645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.16
€ 55.16
paperback. A story of the astounding forces that underpin our existence; a horizon-expanding tour of the cosmos that unifies what we know about the universe with new thinking. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PGK; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 344. Good clean copy. Covers showing very light wear to covers and spine, remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Vintage London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004801
- ISBN
- 9780099593560
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
hardcover. The Technoscientific Witness of Rape is the first book to chart the thirty-year history of the sexual assault evidence kit and its role in a criminal justice system that re-victimizes many assault victims in their quest for medical treatment and justice. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK; JKV; LA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781487500818
- ISBN
- 9781487500818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.71
€ 80.71
paperback. "Don Hoffman .. combines a deep understanding of the logic of perception, a gift for explaining it with simple displays that anyone can-quite literally-see, and a refreshing sense of wonder at the miracle of it all."--Steven Pinker, author of How the Mind Works Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 full-color and 130 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMM; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- WW Norton
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780393319675
- ISBN
- 9780393319675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.14
€ 24.99
€ 18.14
paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KHD0001113
- ISBN
- 9781781250372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.55
€ 7.55
paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KHD0001114
- ISBN
- 9781781250372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.55
€ 7.55
paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KHD0001122
- ISBN
- 9781781250372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.55
€ 7.55
Hardback. Nobel laureate Roald Hoffman confronts some of the major ethical controversies in chemistry today. Expertly weaving together examples from the worlds of art, literature, and philosophy, Hoffmann illustrates his uniquely accessible dialectic about the creative activity of chemists. Num Pages: 294 pages, 121 colour and b&w photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; PD; PN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231101387
- ISBN
- 9780231101387
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.33
€ 149.33
Paperback. *John L Casti has created a fascinating, genre-bending book an accessible novel of ideas which explores the fundamental nature of mind and machine. Num Pages: 208 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 126 x 13. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349108537
- ISBN
- 9780349108537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.95
€ 16.95
paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 266 x 10. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Pocket Essentials
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780857301161
- ISBN
- 9780857301161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 6.28
€ 10.99
€ 6.28
paperback. Num Pages: 536 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 650. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032175
- ISBN
- 9780226299778
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. The interplay of literature and physics that led to acceptance of the theory of relativity Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJH; DS; PDA; PHH; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 610. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032433
- ISBN
- 9780472111749
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Examines the body of work on the intellectual, social and cultural origins of early modern science. Cohen surveys a wide range of scholarship since the 19th century, offering new perspectives on how the Scientific Revolution changed the way we understand the natural world and our place in it. Num Pages: 680 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: HBAH; JFCX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 232 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1052. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032455
- ISBN
- 9780226112800
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. This 1997 book discusses the shift to quantitative perception which made modern science, technology, business practice and bureaucracy possible. Num Pages: 262 pages, 19 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DD; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; PDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 56. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032457
- ISBN
- 9780521554275
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. This collection reconsiders canonical figures and the formation of disciplinary boundaries during the Scientific Revolution. Editor(s): Osler, Margaret J. Num Pages: 356 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1D; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 76. Weight in Grams: 552. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032513
- ISBN
- 9780521667906
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
The Cultural Context of Medieval Learning: Proceedings of the First In...
(Edited By Robert S. Cohen And Marx W. Wartof...
hardcover. Proceedings of the First International Colloquium on Philosophy, Science, and Technology in the Middle Ages - September 1973 Editor(s): Murdoch, J.E.; Sylla, E.D. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 582 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 995. Volume XXVI only. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- D. Reidel Publishing Company
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032601
- ISBN
- 9789027705600
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Series: Studies in the History of Modern Science. Num Pages: 160 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 432. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. No dj, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Springer
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032605
- ISBN
- 9789027713896
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. This 1998 book breathes new life into classical design arguments, showing how incomplete undirected causes are for science. Series Editor(s): Skyrms, Brian; Adams, Ernest W.; Binmore, Ken; Butterfield, Jeremy; Diaconis, Persi; Harper, William L.; Harsanyi, John; Jeffrey, Richard C.; Spohn, Wolfgang. Series: Cambridge Studies in Probability, Induction and Decision Theory. Num Pages: 264 pages, notes, references. BIC Classification: HPL; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 525. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032675
- ISBN
- 9780521623872
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. This work contains Steven Shapin's historical exploration into the origins of the modern scientific worldview. What historians have traditionally called the Scientific Revolution was, in Shapin's view, a diversity of practices and ideas, developed over the course of nearly two centuries. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 144 x 213 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032677
- ISBN
- 9780226750200
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Theory Change, Ancient Axiomatics, and Galileo's Methodology
David Gruender And Evandro Agazzi) (Edited By...
hardcover. Proceedings of the 1978 Pisa, Italy, September 4-8, 1978 Conference on the History and Philosophy of Science Editor(s): Hintikka, Jaakko; Gruender, D.; Agazzi, Evandro. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 708. Volume I only. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. Lacking dj, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- D. Reidel Publishing Company
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032685
- ISBN
- 9789027711267
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Finding Order in Nature: The Naturalist Tradition from Linnaeus to E. ...
Paul Lawrence Lawrence Farber
paperback. Many naturalists are drawn, consequently, to deeper philosophical and ethical issues: What is the extent of our ability to understand nature? And, understanding nature, will we be able to preserve it? Naturalists question the meaning of the order they discover and ponder our moral responsibility for it."-from the Introduction Series: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 152 pages, 22, 15 black & white halftones, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBT; PDR; PDX; WNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 9. Weight in Grams: 236. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032698
- ISBN
- 9780801863905
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Drawing on tools from rhetoric and poststructuralist theory, the author argues that the ascent of molecular biology, with its emphasis on molecules such as DNA rather than organisms, was enabled by crucial rhetorical "softwares." Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032727
- ISBN
- 9780804727655
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00