Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Paperback. Griffith's first book introduces the issue of the human condition and his biological explanation of it. It describes how the human condition is the result of a conflict between our instinctive self struggling against our intellect's need to understand existence. It presents the understanding needed for our species psychological rehabilitation. Num Pages: 228 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PS; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- WTM Publishing & Communications Pty Ltd Australia
- Number of pages
- 228
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780731604951
- ISBN
- 9780731604951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.29
€ 19.99
€ 18.29
Hardcover. As railways, steamships, and telegraph communications brought distant places into unprecedented proximity, previously minor discrepancies in local time-telling became a global problem. Vanessa Ogle s chronicle of the struggle to standardize clock times and calendars from 1870 to 1950 highlights the many hurdles that proponents of uniformity faced." Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; JFFS; PDX; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 244 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674286146
- ISBN
- 9780674286146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 46.00
€ 52.99
€ 46.00
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442629615
- ISBN
- 9781442629615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.01
€ 60.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 262 pages, 17 b/w & 28 colour illus. BIC Classification: AFKB; AGZ; PDN; TJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837620269
- ISBN
- 9783837620269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.51
€ 50.99
€ 36.51
Paperback. Illustrator(s): DiPalma, Matt. Num Pages: 346 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Pitchstone Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781939578143
- ISBN
- 9781939578143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.56
€ 18.99
€ 18.56
Hardback. The Oxford Illustrated History of Science offers readers an accessible and entertaining introduction to the history of science as well as a valuable and authoritative reference work. Editor(s): Morus, Iwan Rhys. Series: Oxford Illustrated History. Num Pages: 432 pages, 93 colour illustrations; 46 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199663279
- ISBN
- 9780199663279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.59
€ 37.99
€ 27.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, B/W photos througout. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 27. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465096831
- ISBN
- 9780465096831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.71
€ 17.99
€ 15.71
Hardback. The Canal du Midi, which threads through southwestern France and links the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, was an astonishing feat of seventeenth-century engineering - in fact, it was technically impossible according to the standards of its day. This book looks at the mystery of its success as well as the canal's surprising political significance. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 328 pages, 87 halftones 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; KCP; KNGS; PDR; TBX; WGGN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 241 x 27. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140322
- ISBN
- 9780691140322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.40€ 45.72
€ 58.40
€ 45.72
Paperback. Explains that learning new skills doesn't need to be daunting. This book shows that success simply requires the right kind of practice and offers essential advice on setting goals, receiving guidance and motivating ourselves. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JMR; PDZ; VSPT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099598473
- ISBN
- 9780099598473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. This work employs detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate the study's claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 516 pages, 12 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHM; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 788. Civility and Science in Seventeenth-century England. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. 516 pages, 12 halftones, 2 line drawings. This work employs detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate the study's claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHM; PDA; PDX. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 27. Weight: 700.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 516
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226750194
- ISBN
- 9780226750194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 36.50
€ 47.99
€ 36.50
Paperback. In Biocode, Dawn Field and Neil Davies capture the scale and excitement of the rapidly growing field of genomics. From automatic DNA sequencing of newborns to synthetic life, and the sequencing of whole ecosystems, genomics is set to revolutionize our understanding of life on Earth and affect us all. Num Pages: 208 pages, 9 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK; PSAK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 15. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199687763
- ISBN
- 9780199687763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.65
€ 30.65
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814634038
- ISBN
- 9789814634038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.07
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€ 20.07
Paperback. The history of the telegraph - the men and women who made it - and its relevance to the current Internet debate. Num Pages: 224 pages, Colour 32. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; KNTT; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753807033
- ISBN
- 9780753807033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.91
€ 13.99
€ 10.91
Hardcover. Famed geologist Walter Alvarez expands our view of human history, revealing the cosmic, geologic and evolutionary forces that have shaped us. Num Pages: 256 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 252 x 28. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393292695
- ISBN
- 9780393292695
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.26
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€ 24.26
Paperback. Includes military, scientific, commercial, and infrastructure disasters such as: The Lead water pipes of Rome; Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse; Edison's electrical folly; Betamax; Concorde crash; Hubble - A $2 billion telescope that didn't work; the Mars probe failures due to simple math mistakes; Cold Fusion; and, Ford Pinto. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061358432
- ISBN
- 9780061358432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.04
€ 15.04
Hardback. The first comparative treatment of the Darwins' theories of history and their profound contribution to the study of both natural and human systems, this book will fascinate students and scholars of nineteenth-century British literature and the history of science. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10, 7 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; DSB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421420769
- ISBN
- 9781421420769
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.48€ 50.94
€ 55.48
€ 50.94
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198798323
- ISBN
- 9780198798323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.15
€ 17.99
€ 14.15
Paperback. Examines the phenomenological and cultural roots of Goethe's approach to science, and argues that Goethe's insights represent the foundation for a future science of nature. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, port. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Publisher
- Floris Books
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863152382
- ISBN
- 9780863152382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.08
€ 26.99
€ 20.08
Paperback. Presents the principles of genetics - classical and modern - in a cartoon format. Anecdotes about how the ancients tried to explain sex determination and inheritance abound, making the learning of the concepts of Mendel's Laws, mutations, DNA and gene splicing easier to understand. Illustrator(s): Gonick, Larry. Series: Cartoon Guide Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, cartoons, index. BIC Classification: PD; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 189 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062730992
- ISBN
- 9780062730992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.15
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€ 14.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCM; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801015373
- ISBN
- 9780801015373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.85
€ 17.99
€ 17.85
Paperback. An insightful new book putting Einstein's work in a contemporary context Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753819043
- ISBN
- 9780753819043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
€ 13.99
€ 10.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNC; 3JF; PDZ; RBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 2. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781252666
- ISBN
- 9781781252666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.57
€ 14.99
€ 11.57
Paperback. Series: Dover Books on Physics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 54 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDE; TBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486691930
- ISBN
- 9780486691930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.06
€ 33.99
€ 22.06
Paperback. Editor(s): Brier, Soren; Glanville, Ranulph. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 250 x 173 x 10. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907845911
- ISBN
- 9780907845911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.64
€ 25.64