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Science & Technology
hardcover. Vitalizing Nature in the Enlightenment analyzes a major shift in the way Enlightenment thinkers conceived of nature in the middle of the eighteenth century. Num Pages: 398 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 490. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034413
- ISBN
- 9780520241350
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
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hardcover. This study presents a substantial and often radical reinterpretation of some of the central themes of Locke's thought. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 63. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. Lacking dj, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034433
- ISBN
- 9780521267076
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Num Pages: 864 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 151 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1194. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034442
- ISBN
- 9780226113784
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. A controversial challenge to current views of evolution, for the general reader. Num Pages: 486 pages, 50 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 926. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034681
- ISBN
- 9780521827041
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. This history of protein science involves heroes from the past, working mostly alone or in small groups, usually with little support from formal research groups. It is also a story that embraces a number of historically important scientific controversies. Series: Oxford Paperbacks. Num Pages: 324 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; PDX; PDZ; PSAK; PSBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 310. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034444
- ISBN
- 9780198606949
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Explains the science of noetics and how this exciting field of research is set to change the way we view the world forever. This book provides answers to universal questions by unveiling persuasive empirical evidence for the existence of psychic phenomena - from telepathy and clairvoyance to jinxes and prayer. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 292. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034446
- ISBN
- 9780552162357
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. How did a time-keeping device affect the growth of guilds and scientific research that led to the Industrial Research? "Clocks and Cultures" is a brief history of the changes wrought by and on Europe over 400 years due to technological advances in timekeeping and the rise of a time-aware culture. Series: Norton Library. Num Pages: 192 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBTB; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 226. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034462
- ISBN
- 9780393324433
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Since antiquity, philosophers and engineers have tried to take life's measure by reproducing it. This title collects seventeen essays from distinguished scholars in several fields. It is intended for historians and philosophers of science and technology, scientists and engineers working in artificial life and intelligence, and others. Num Pages: 336 pages, 57 halftones, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; TBX; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 554. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034477
- ISBN
- 9780226720814
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
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Measuring Heaven: Pythagoras and His Influence on Thought and Art in A...
Christiane L. Joost-Gaugier
paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 61. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACK; HPCA; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 642. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034478
- ISBN
- 9780801474095
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Presents a narrative history that reveals the roots of modern science in the medieval world. This book debunks many of the myths about the Middle Ages, showing that medieval people did not think the earth is flat, nor did Columbus 'prove' that it is a sphere; the Inquisition burnt nobody for their science nor was Copernicus afraid of persecution. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 332. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Icon Books Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034577
- ISBN
- 9781848311503
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Focusing on Simpson's scientific contributions, Laporte provides chapters on Simpson's earliest paleontological research through his distinguished Alexander Agassiz professorship at Harvard and his extensive fieldwork for the American Museum of Natural History, where he developed the core themes set forth in his most prestigious work, Tempo and Mode in Evolution Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034582
- ISBN
- 9780231120654
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Examines Benjamin Franklin's scientific activities in fields ranging from heat to astronomy. This text provides accounts of the theoretical background of Franklin's science (especially his study of Newton), the experiments he performed, and their influence throughout Europe and the USA. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 halftones, 9 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; BG; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034605
- ISBN
- 9780674066595
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. A book which gives scientific proof of the paranormal. Psychic activity, remote viewing, the power of prayer and homeopathy are all discussed in this book which The Ecologist called 'one of the most thought-provoking reads of the year', and which has already gained a almost cult following. Num Pages: 384 pages, Index. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 274. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Element
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034640
- ISBN
- 9780007145102
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Looks at the way our understanding of biology has changed since the sixteenth century. This title describes four fundamental turning points in the perception of the structure of living things: the discoveries of the functions of organs, cells, chromosomes and genes, and DNA. Translator(s): Spillmann, Betty E. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 457. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034643
- ISBN
- 9780691000428
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Notions of nature and art as they have been defined and redefined in Western culture, from the Hippocratic writers and Aristotle of Ancient Greece to nineteenth-century chemistry and twenty-first century biomimetics. Editor(s): Bensaude-Vincent, Bernadette; Newman, William R. Series: Dibner Institute Studies in the History of Science & Technology Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, 29 figs. illus. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 590. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034685
- ISBN
- 9780262026208
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Nothing is considered more natural than the connection between Isaac Newton's science and the modernity that came into being during the eighteenth-century Enlightenment. This study challenges the claim that Isaac Newton's solitary genius is the reason for his iconic status as the father of modern physics and the philosophe movement. Num Pages: 464 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 167 x 41. Weight in Grams: 928. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034687
- ISBN
- 9780226749457
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HRQX2; P. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 735. Review copy. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. Lacking dj, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034730
- ISBN
- 9780674341715
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 3JF; BGH; PN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. Lacking dj, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034731
- ISBN
- 9780271016627
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. This 2001 book brings together many of David Hull's most important essays on selection in one accessible volume. Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology. Num Pages: 278 pages, 2 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034748
- ISBN
- 9780521644051
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Examines human inventions from the water wheel to the nuclear bomb and discusses theories of technology in the thought of philosophers including Plato, Aristotle, Bacon, Marx, Heidegger, Spinoza, Mumford, and McLuhan. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 illustrations, 11 figures. BIC Classification: PDA; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 228 x 35. Weight in Grams: 402. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034758
- ISBN
- 9780520080553
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00