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Paperback. Traces the development, during the 20th century, of the four central themes in the philosophy of science: inductivism and its critics; conventionalism and the Duhem-Quine thesis; the nature of observation; and the demarcation between science and metaphysics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JFCX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631183587
- ISBN
- 9780631183587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.81
€ 50.81
Paperback. Series: Center for the Study of Language and Information Publication Lecture Notes. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PD; UYQE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575864303
- ISBN
- 9781575864303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.02
€ 30.99
€ 24.02
Hardcover. Editor(s): Eriksson, Ingrid V. Num Pages: 331 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 3JM; JN; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 186 x 15. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 331
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600219511
- ISBN
- 9781600219511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.35€ 107.92
€ 157.35
€ 107.92
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
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. Why do people cluster together in neighborhoods? How do internet communities spring up from nowhere? Why is a brain conscious even though no single neuron is? What causes a media frenzy? This title looks at how self-organising systems are changing the world. Num Pages: 288 pages, facsimiles, map, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 111 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001954
- ISBN
- 9780140287752
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. Leading scholars of Slavic, Russian, and Ukrainian national issues debate the history and place of Rusyns within East Central Europe. Editor(s): Rusinko, Elaine. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: D; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880336451
- ISBN
- 9780880336451
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.62€ 53.41
€ 68.62
€ 53.41
Paperback. Shows us how we can, in fact, see microorganisms - and appreciate their vast and varied role in nature and our lives. This title also shows us how to examine, study, and appreciate microbes in the manner of a birdwatcher, by making sightings of microbial activities and thereby identifying particular microbes as well as understanding what they do. Num Pages: 336 pages, 38 figures. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674064096
- ISBN
- 9780674064096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.00€ 48.00
€ 52.00
€ 48.00
Paperback. Chang examines how scientists first created thermometers; how they measured temperature beyond the reach of standard thermometers; and how they managed to assess the reliability and accuracy of these instruments without a circular reliance on the instruments themselves. Series: Oxford Studies in the Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 304 pages, Black and white throughout. BIC Classification: HP; JFCX; PDA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195337389
- ISBN
- 9780195337389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.81
€ 54.81
Hardcover. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621007685
- ISBN
- 9781621007685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.67€ 83.50
€ 120.67
€ 83.50
Hardcover. Suitable for those interested in popular science, this title focuses on the popular reception of relativity in Britain and demonstrates how abstract science came to be entangled with class politics, media technology, changing sex relations, crime, cricket, and cinematography in the British imagination during the 1920s. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6 halftones, 9 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; PDX; PDZ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226680736
- ISBN
- 9780226680736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 45.65
€ 53.24
€ 45.65
Paperback. Oceans are the most mysterious places on earth. Their depths remain largely unexplored, yet ninety-five percent of the planet's habitable space lies within them. And now the life they support is in the balance. This title shows the catastrophic impact of humanity on the oceans, and also how we can restore them to life. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. map, port. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBKC; WNCS1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241950708
- ISBN
- 9780241950708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.42
€ 19.99
€ 15.42
Hardback. In late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century France, a number of groups turned to the wondrous and occult as a means of understanding and explaining the world. This title examines these varied efforts through the phenomena witnessed at seances. Num Pages: 208 pages, 7, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBJD; HRQX; MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421400136
- ISBN
- 9781421400136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.28
€ 63.28
Paperback. Explores how "digital formations" emerge from the ever-changing intersection of computer-centered technologies and the broad range of social contexts that underlie much of what happens in cyberspace. This book emphasizes the importance of recognizing the specific technical capacities of digital technologies. Editor(s): Latham, Robert; Sassen, Saskia. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691119878
- ISBN
- 9780691119878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.16€ 46.32
€ 59.16
€ 46.32
One of the top ten most frequently cited journals, this series contains updated and comprehensive compendiums of molecular modeling software that list hundreds of programs, services, suppliers, and other information that every chemist will find useful. Editor(s): Lipkowitz, Kenny B. Series: Reviews in Computational Chemistry. Num Pages: 482 pages. BIC Classification: PDN; PN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 243 x 34. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 482
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470587140
- ISBN
- 9780470587140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 249.94
€ 249.94
Hardcover. Num Pages: 376 pages, 97 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822944416
- ISBN
- 9780822944416
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.35
€ 68.35
Paperback. Digital computer simulation helps study phenomena of great complexity, but how much do we know about the limits and possibilities of this new scientific practice? How do simulations compare to traditional experiments? And are they reliable? The author seeks to answer these questions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: PD; UG; UYM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226902043
- ISBN
- 9780226902043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.59
€ 37.99
€ 29.59
Paperback. Many people believe that science provides facts while religion is just opinion or beliefs. This book explores the structure and value of science and religious experience, and demonstrates how similar they are and how equally valuable and valid they are. Num Pages: 429 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 24. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 429
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845191177
- ISBN
- 9781845191177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.50
€ 40.99
€ 36.50
Her interdisciplinary approach allows a deeper understanding of a time when exploration of the natural world was a culture-wide enchantment. Num Pages: 400 pages, 49, 49 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; DSA; DSBH; PDX; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 30. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405179
- ISBN
- 9781421405179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.16
€ 70.16
Paperback. Comprised of essays by top scholars in the field, this volume offers detailed overviews of philosophical issues raised by biology. Editor(s): Sarkar, Sahotra; Plutynski, Anya. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 616 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PDA; PS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 162 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1068.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444337853
- ISBN
- 9781444337853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99
€ 50.99
Hardback. Translator(s): Edlebi, Alyosha. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPJ; HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231168946
- ISBN
- 9780231168946
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. Being human while trying to scientifically study human nature confronts us with our most vexing problem. What we need to move forward in our understanding of human agency, this book argues, is a reform in the way we study ourselves and a long overdue break with traditional humanist thinking. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226137636
- ISBN
- 9780226137636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.24
€ 46.99
€ 36.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ; KNDF; PDZ; WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- ECW Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781770413146
- ISBN
- 9781770413146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.19
€ 17.99
€ 17.19
paperback. Explains how the far-reaching discoveries of physics are revolutionizing our world and, in particular, throwing light on many of the questions formerly posed by religion, such as: Why is there a universe? Where did we come from? What is life? How is the world organized? Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HP; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206. Good copy showing light age and wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Penguin London
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0025573
- ISBN
- 9780140134629
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.82
€ 4.82
Hardcover. The objective of this book is to motivate an appreciation of contemporary statistical techniques within the context of engineering. The author presents an optimum blend between statistical thinking and statistical methodology through emphasis of a broad sweep of "tools" rather than endless streams of seemingly unrelated methods and formulae. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBT; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1194.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470081877
- ISBN
- 9780470081877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 209.00
€ 209.00