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Paperback. Each year Congress appropriates billions of dollars for scientific research. Reporter Daniel S. Greenberg reveals here who gets the money and why. The revelations show an overlooked world of false claims where science, money and politics all manipulate each other. Num Pages: 528 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; KCP; PDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 179 x 29. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226306353
ISBN
9780226306353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. When and where did science begin? Historians have offered different answers to these questions, some pointing to Babylonian observational astronomy. This title examines how students of nature themselves, in various cultures and periods of history, have understood and represented their work. Editor(s): Harrison, Peter; Numbers, Ronald L.; Shank, Michael H. Num Pages: 440 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226317830
ISBN
9780226317830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.83

Paperback. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 444 pages, 28ill.15tabs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; PDX; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226318820
ISBN
9780226318820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.83

Paperback. Taking advantage of advances throughout the sciences, this title shows how scientists have determined the age of everything from the colonization of the New World over 13,000 years ago to the origin of the universe nearly fourteen billion years ago. Num Pages: 256 pages, 58 halftones, 41 line drawings. BIC Classification: HDW; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226322933
ISBN
9780226322933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.22

Paperback. Series: Synthesis. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MMN; PDX; PHN; PNRL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 37. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226323961
ISBN
9780226323961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.85

Paperback. This text presents 15 lectures by Hermann von Helmholtz, a leading 19th-century scientist who was concerned with the implications of science for philosophy and culture. Topics covered include: the origins of the planetary system; the problems of perception; and the relation of optics to painting. Num Pages: 400 pages, 71 engravings. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC; JFC; PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226326597
ISBN
9780226326597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.49

Paperback. Originally published in 1830, this book can be called the first modern work in the philosophy of science, covering an extraordinary range of philosophical, methodological, and scientific subjects. "Herschel's book . . . brilliantly analyzes both the history and nature of science." Keith Stewart Thomson, "American Scientist"" Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 509.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226327778
ISBN
9780226327778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.92

Paperback. This work uses a collective analysis of Albert Borgmann's controversial ideas as a jumping-off point from which to address questions about the role and significance of technology in our lives. Contributors apply Borgmann's theories to areas such as film, design and ecological restoration. Editor(s): Higgs, Eric (Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Alberta, Canada); Light, Andrew (Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies, State University of New York, USA); Strong, David (Associate Professor of Philosophy, Rocky Mountain College, USA). Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226333878
ISBN
9780226333878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 530 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; PDX; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 34. Weight in Grams: 752.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
530
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226359274
ISBN
9780226359274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.59

Paperback. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 600 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 182 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Paperback Edition 1990
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226360515
ISBN
9780226360515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 37.99

Paperback. This text presents an account of the argument between Thomas Hobbes and John Wallis, from the core mathematics to the broader issues. Their "battle of the books" illuminates the relationship between science and 17th-century debates over the limits of sovereign power and the existence of God. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 424 pages, 46 line drawings. BIC Classification: PBB; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226399003
ISBN
9780226399003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 halftoens, 13 line drawings. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226409559
ISBN
9780226409559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.56

Paperback. A history of population ecology which traces two generations of science and scientists from the opening of the 20th century through to 1970. The text chronicles the careers of key figures and the field's theoretical, empirical and institutional development. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 316 pages, 9 halftones, 11 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JHBD; PDA; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226437286
ISBN
9780226437286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.64

Paperback. In "Landscapes and Labscapes" Robert E. Kohler explores the people, places and practices of field biology in the United States from the 1890s to the 1950s. Using historical frontiers as models, Kohler shows how biologists created vigorous new border sciences of ecology and evolutionary biology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 39 halftones, 22 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; PDX; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226450100
ISBN
9780226450100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.56

Hardcover. Examines Bogdanov's roles as revolutionary, novelist, and scientist, presenting his protagonist as a coherent thinker who pursued his ideas in a wide range of venues. This title offers an analysis of the interactions between scientific ideas and societal values. Num Pages: 184 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: DSK; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226454122
ISBN
9780226454122
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.16

Paperback. "The road since structure", assembled with Kuhn's input before his death in 1996, follows the development of his thought through the later years of his life. Collected here are several essays and an extensive autobiographical interview discussing his life and philosophy Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: HPC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226457994
ISBN
9780226457994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.63

Hardcover. The research Alexander von Humboldt amassed during his five-year trek through the Americas in the early 19th century proved foundational to the fields of botany and geology. But his visit to Cuba during this time yielded observations that extended far beyond the natural world. This title presents a physical and cultural study of the island nation. Editor(s): Kutzinski, Vera M.; Ette, Ottmar. Num Pages: 496 pages, 115 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226465678
ISBN
9780226465678
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.18
€ 69.67

Paperback. This text is a discussion of issues that have been raised by the "Science Wars" (science versus the arts and humanities). The book presents papers for discussion, and then commentaries on those papers, drawing out discussions on central themes, and finally the participants respond to these issues. Num Pages: 342 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226467238
ISBN
9780226467238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Hardcover. This text reconstructs Lakatos's original counter-arguments from lectures and correspondence previously unpublished in English, allowing us to enjoy the "fun" two of this century's most eminent philosophers had, matching their wits and ideas on the subject of the scientific method. Editor(s): Motterlini, Matteo. Num Pages: 462 pages, 7 halftones, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226467740
ISBN
9780226467740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.69

Paperback. "A fine treatment of this critical time in geology's history. Although it goes against our standard histories of the field, Laudan defends her views convincingly. Her style is direct, with carefully reasoned personal opinions and interpretations clearly defined." Jere H. Lipps, "The Scientist"" Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 290 pages, 16ill. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; PDX; PNV; RBGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
0002-
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226469478
ISBN
9780226469478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. We have specific images of the kinds of bodies that house great minds. Focusing on the 17th century to the present, this book examines how intellectuals have sought to establish the value and authority of their ideas through public displays of their private life. Num Pages: 350 pages, 54 halftones, line illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX; JH; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226470146
ISBN
9780226470146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Hardcover. While the importance of innovation to economic development is widely understood, the conditions conducive to it remain the focus of much attention. This title offers contributions to fundamental questions relating to the economics of innovation and technological change. Editor(s): Lerner, Josh A.; Stern, Scott. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 632 pages, 1 halftone, 49 line drawings, 54 tables. BIC Classification: KCD; KCM; PDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1090.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
632
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226473031
ISBN
9780226473031
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.36
€ 119.92

Hardcover. The author enlists her readers in pursuit of the elusive concept of atmosphere in literary works. In this title, she shows how diverse conceptions of air in the eighteenth century converged in British fiction, producing the modern literary sense of atmosphere and moving novelists to explore the threshold between material and immaterial worlds. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226476698
ISBN
9780226476698
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 45.53

Hardcover. Focuses on the journalists and writers who wrote about science for a general audience in the second half of the nineteenth century. This title examines more than thirty of the popularizers of the day, investigating how they communicated with their audience. It offers insights into the role of women in scientific inquiry. Num Pages: 528 pages, 68 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 860.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226481180
ISBN
9780226481180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.30
€ 59.65

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