Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Paperback. The story of pain and suffering since the eighteenth century. Prize-winning historian Joanna Bourke charts how our understanding of pain (and how to cope with it) has changed completely over the last three centuries. Num Pages: 416 pages, 31 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 3J; HBTB; JFCX; MBX; MMBP; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199689439
- ISBN
- 9780199689439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.91
€ 17.99
€ 13.91
Hardcover. A riveting road map to the development of modern scientific thought. Num Pages: 336 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 246 x 34. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393243260
- ISBN
- 9780393243260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.76
€ 30.99
€ 26.76
Paperback. Shows how we need to change our world to fit our hunter-gatherer bodies. This book of popular science explores how the way we use our bodies is all wrong. It asks how our bodies got to be the way they are, and considers how that evolutionary history - both ancient and recent - can help us evaluate how we use our bodies. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: MFG; PDZ; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141399959
- ISBN
- 9780141399959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.16
€ 17.99
€ 13.16
Paperback. Discusses all aspects of water and the evolution of life, including how water acts as the medium of communication between all living organisms. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RNC; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Floris Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863157387
- ISBN
- 9780863157387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.03
€ 30.99
€ 22.03
Hardback. An exploration of how we share experiences in a connected digital age, and the collision of new technology and outdated business models. Series: Music Pro Guides. Num Pages: 180 pages, One eight-page color insert. BIC Classification: KNT; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781495064814
- ISBN
- 9781495064814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.44
€ 40.44
Paperback. Editor(s): Lenoir, Timothy. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; PDX; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226471839
- ISBN
- 9780226471839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.89
€ 57.89
Paperback. Traditionally a scientific theory is viewed as based on universal laws of nature that serve as axioms for logical deduction. In analyzing the logical structure of evolutionary biology, this title argues that the semantic account is an appropriate. It is of interest to biologists and philosophers alike. Num Pages: 250 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HP; PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691000466
- ISBN
- 9780691000466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.17
€ 80.17
Paperback. An account of the philosophical foundations of quantum theory. Hughes analyzes the Hilbert-space models used in quantum theory and explains why they are so successful. He goes on to show how the very suitability of Hilbert spaces for modelling the quantum world gives rise to problems. Num Pages: 384 pages, 71 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674843929
- ISBN
- 9780674843929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.61
€ 71.61
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 631
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780915144716
- ISBN
- 9780915144716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.22
€ 32.99
€ 24.22
Hardcover. Challenges long-standing linear notions of scientific progress, arguing that transformative ideas don't arise from the day-to-day, gradual process of experimentation and data accumulation, but that revolutions in science, those breakthrough moments that disrupt accepted thinking and offer unanticipated ideas, occur outside of normal science. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Fourth Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226458113
- ISBN
- 9780226458113
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.24
€ 54.24
Paperback. Challenges long-standing linear notions of scientific progress, arguing that transformative ideas don't arise from the day-to-day, gradual process of experimentation and data accumulation, but that revolutions in science, those breakthrough moments that disrupt accepted thinking and offer unanticipated ideas, occur outside of normal science. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 348. 288 pages. Challenges long-standing linear notions of scientific progress, arguing that transformative ideas don't arise from the day-to-day, gradual process of experimentation and data accumulation, but that revolutions in science, those breakthrough moments that disrupt accepted thinking and offer unanticipated ideas, occur outside of normal science. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDA. Dimension: 138 x 216 x 19. Weight: 350.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226458120
- ISBN
- 9780226458120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.85
€ 17.99
€ 17.85
Hardcover. This book illustrates scientific methodology through descriptions of how actual scientists "create science. " The authors present a novel point of view, arguing that the popular perception of science as being strictly objective is untrue and that knowledge is often acquired through very personal means. Series: Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics. Num Pages: 296 pages, indexes. BIC Classification: PBT; PDA; PDN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471396857
- ISBN
- 9780471396857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 214.64
€ 214.64
Paperback. In September of 1859, the entire Earth was engulfed in a gigantic cloud of seething gas, and a blood-red aurora erupted across the planet. This title presents the story behind Carrington's observations of a mysterious explosion on the surface of the Sun and how his brilliant insight helped to usher in the modern era of astronomy. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGG; PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141268
- ISBN
- 9780691141268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.67
€ 41.67
Paperback. The first volume to integrate life's biological, cognitive, social, and ecological dimensions into a single, coherent framework. Num Pages: 510 pages, 81 b/w illus. BIC Classification: GPFC; PDA; PS; UYD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 177 x 248 x 24. Weight in Grams: 988.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316616437
- ISBN
- 9781316616437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.09
€ 32.99
€ 32.09
paperback. Suitable for students and scholars, this title challenges the assumption that skepticism, rather than established belief, lies at the heart of scientific discovery. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 135 x 203 x 8. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226672984
- ISBN
- 9780226672984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.83
€ 23.83
Paperback. For centuries, scientists had only one way to study the brain: wait for misfortune to strike - and see how the victims changed afterwards. This book explores the brain's secret passageways and recounts the forgotten tales of the ordinary individuals whose struggles, resilience and deep humanity made neuroscience possible. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 54. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784161033
- ISBN
- 9781784161033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.03
€ 17.99
€ 13.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, Ill.d. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006544890
- ISBN
- 9780006544890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.54
€ 17.99
€ 12.54
Paperback. 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. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487520601
- ISBN
- 9781487520601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.12
€ 38.12
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. Why is it that the behaviour of teenagers can be so odd? As they grow older, young children steadily improve their sense of how to behave, and then all of a sudden, they can become totally uncommunicative, wildly emotional and completely unpredictable. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; VFXC1; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 231 x 28. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007448319
- ISBN
- 9780007448319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.12
€ 19.99
€ 14.12
Paperback. Drawing on strange and thought-provoking case studies, an eminent neurologist offers unprecedented insight into the evolution of the uniquely human brain. Num Pages: 384 pages, 45 illustrations. BIC Classification: MJN; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 357
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393340624
- ISBN
- 9780393340624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.57
€ 17.99
€ 17.57
Paperback. Our brains are the most enchanting and complex thing in the known universe - but what happens when they go wrong? The author explores: how our minds work, and what makes each of us so uniquely human. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 27. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099537595
- ISBN
- 9780099537595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.50
€ 14.99
€ 11.50
Paperback. Tells the stories of ten beautiful experiments which changed the world. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099464587
- ISBN
- 9780099464587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.83
€ 17.99
€ 13.83
Hardback. Draws on developments in hermeneutic phenomenology and other programs in hermeneutic philosophy to inform an interpretative approach to scientific practices. This book offers a critique of postmodern tendencies in the philosophy of science, and sets out arguments for a feminist hermeneutics of scientific research. Series: Series in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821419762
- ISBN
- 9780821419762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.93
€ 108.93