Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Hardback. The Duke and the Stars explores science and medicine as studied and practiced in fifteenth-century Italy, including how astrology was taught in relation to astronomy. It illustrates how the "predictive art" of astrology was often a critical, secretive source of information for Italian Renaissance rulers, particularly in times of crisis. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 392 pages, 17 halftones, 2 line illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; PDX; VXFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066632
- ISBN
- 9780674066632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.45€ 57.42
€ 63.45
€ 57.42
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138920736
- ISBN
- 9781138920736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.11
€ 58.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: PDE; PN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118798690
- ISBN
- 9781118798690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 98.47€ 97.18
€ 98.47
€ 97.18
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048159819
- ISBN
- 9789048159819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 175.88€ 61.91
€ 175.88
€ 61.91
Paperback. Midgley notes how science has developed high spiritual ambitions. From prophetic physicists have come speculations that go beyond the claims of any religion. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415107730
- ISBN
- 9780415107730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.03
€ 44.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 310 pages, 2 black & white tables, 17 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JHB; JHM; JHMC; JM; JP; KC; PDA; PDX; RGC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 33. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138675797
- ISBN
- 9781138675797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.78
€ 50.78
Paperback. This introduction to the philosophy of technology discusses its sources and uses. Tracing the changing meaning of "technology" from ancient times to the modern day, it identifies two important traditions of critical analysis of technology: the engineering approach and the humanities approach. Num Pages: 410 pages, 8 halftones, 4 line drawings, 9 tables. BIC Classification: PDA; TBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 410
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226531984
- ISBN
- 9780226531984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.35
€ 35.99
€ 28.35
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801898686
- ISBN
- 9780801898686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.44
€ 35.99
€ 32.44
Paperback. Humanity's love affair with mathematics and mysticism reached a critical juncture, legend has it, on the back of a turtle in ancient China. This book explains why Chinese emperors, Babylonian astrologer-priests, prehistoric cave people in France, and ancient Mayans of the Yucatan were convinced that magic squares held the secret of the universe. Num Pages: 432 pages, 191 line illus. BIC Classification: PBM; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 434
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691115979
- ISBN
- 9780691115979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.24
€ 46.99
€ 33.24
Hardcover. This is a definitive guide to the safe use of radioactive materials. Completely revised and updated, the fourth edition covers of nonionising radiation, and is thus concerned with the entire field of radiation protection. Num Pages: 688 pages, 3 halftones, 93 line illustrations, 81 tables. BIC Classification: MMPH; PDD; PDN; PNRL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 212 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1602.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 688
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Fourth Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674007406
- ISBN
- 9780674007406
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.19€ 98.18
€ 115.19
€ 98.18
Paperback. In Fungible Life Aihwa Ong traces the revolutionary scientific developments in Asia by investigating how biomedical centers in Biopolis, Singapore and China mobilize ethnicized "Asian" bodies and health data for genomic research. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JFMG; JHMC; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362647
- ISBN
- 9780822362647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.22
€ 31.99
€ 30.22
Paperback. Series: Mini Encylopedia. BIC Classification: MFC; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 170 x 32. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Amber Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782743774
- ISBN
- 9781782743774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.50
€ 13.99
€ 11.50
Paperback. Editor(s): Bartholomew, Craig; Green, Dr Joel; Seitz, Christopher. Series: Studies in Theological Interpretation. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRCG; HRCM; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801035951
- ISBN
- 9780801035951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.03
€ 26.99
€ 20.03
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662536711
- ISBN
- 9783662536711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.88€ 61.67
€ 175.88
€ 61.67
Paperback. How to harness the great forces of capitalism to save the world from catastrophe. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: PD; TH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KRA0005211
- ISBN
- 9780393334197
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Translator(s): Smith, Daniel W. Series: Theory out of bounds. BIC Classification: 1D; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 177 x 11. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816630561
- ISBN
- 9780816630561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.10
€ 27.99
€ 26.10
paperback. A collection of lectures given by Chandrasekhar, the astrophysicist. Num Pages: 180 pages, 6 halftones, 8 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226100876
- ISBN
- 9780226100876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.44
€ 35.99
€ 28.44
Paperback. This book gives concise, accurate and illuminating accounts of key positions, concepts, arguments and figures in the philosophy of science. It aids understanding of current debates, explains their historical development and connects them with broader philosophical issues. Editor(s): Leaman, Oliver. Series: Philosophy A-Z. Num Pages: 296 pages, None. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748620333
- ISBN
- 9780748620333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.23
€ 32.99
€ 29.23
Paperback. Examines how developments in physics, biology, medicine, psychology, politics, and art employed the metaphor of the working body as a human motor. This title demonstrates how the utopian obsession with energy and fatigue shaped social thought across the ideological spectrum. Num Pages: 432 pages, 26 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 238 x 31. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520078277
- ISBN
- 9780520078277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.78
€ 41.99
€ 29.78
Hardback. This book gives concise, accurate and illuminating accounts of key positions, concepts, arguments and figures in the philosophy of science. It aids understanding of current debates, explains their historical development and connects them with broader philosophical issues. Editor(s): Leaman, Oliver. Series: Philosophy A-Z. Num Pages: 296 pages, None. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748622146
- ISBN
- 9780748622146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.49€ 118.01
€ 123.49
€ 118.01