Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Hardback. Argues that we are caught in a collective illusion about the nature of modern technology that prevents us from imagining solutions to our economic and environmental crises other than technocratic fixes. Series: Globalization and the Environment. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759100664
- ISBN
- 9780759100664
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.57
€ 153.57
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PBT; PBW; PDN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 243 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118736869
- ISBN
- 9781118736869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.81
€ 128.81
Hardback. The development of an American science establishment began early in the twentieth century when the federal government began to invest in a national scientific infrastructure. How did this complex marriage between science and government occur? This work is an overview of the science establishment and its relationship with the federal government. Num Pages: 272 pages, 59 halftones, 18 line art. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP; PDK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231117067
- ISBN
- 9780231117067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.23€ 48.72
€ 63.23
€ 48.72
Paperback. This book is an exploration of the fundamental metaphysical problems of substance, space and time. Series: Cambridge Philosophy Classics. Num Pages: 141 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107534315
- ISBN
- 9781107534315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.85
€ 25.99
€ 25.85
Hardback. Marking A R Wallace's death in 1913, the author presents in facsimile, with transcription and annotations, the "Species Notebook" of 1855-1859 containing notes from Wallace's Malay expedition that reveal the travels, trials, and genius of the co-discoverer of natural selection - Darwin's equal among pioneers of evolution. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 228 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1450.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Facsimile, Annotated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674724884
- ISBN
- 9780674724884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.97€ 56.15
€ 61.97
€ 56.15
Hardback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: PBM; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 38. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633881679
- ISBN
- 9781633881679
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.69
€ 26.99
€ 24.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 34. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633880306
- ISBN
- 9781633880306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.91
€ 19.99
€ 19.91
Paperback. This monograph describes the vigorous research that has taken place in nonlinear mechanics since 1970. Beginning with fundamental concepts and techniques of analysis and progressing through recent developments, the work provides an introduction to the main nonlinear phenomena. Series: Wiley Classics Library. Num Pages: 720 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDE; PHDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 176 x 245 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471121428
- ISBN
- 9780471121428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 172.10
€ 172.10
Paperback. Alice A. Kuzniar critically examines the alternative medical practice of homeopathy within the Romantic culture in which it arose. In The Birth of Homeopathy out of the Spirit of Romanticism, Kuzniar argues that Hahnemann was a product of his time rather than an iconoclast and visionary. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; DSB; HBJD; MBX; 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
- V9781487521264
- ISBN
- 9781487521264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.61
€ 35.99
€ 31.61
Paperback. * A collection of original papers by philosophers whose work is at the forefront of debate about the relevance of substantial metaphysical theories to science. * Responds in particular to recent publications by Brian Ellis on scientific essentialism, especially on the topics of laws, natural kinds and realism. Editor(s): Drewery, Alice. Series: Ratio Special Issues. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405145145
- ISBN
- 9781405145145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.44
€ 29.44
Paperback. Provides managers with a guide focused on the particular management needs for research and development in biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. This work offers a way to improve the quality of interactions and creativity output in R&D, with real life case studies to illustrate key points. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJMV6; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471226147
- ISBN
- 9780471226147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 93.57
€ 93.57
Paperback. Canadian poet links cosmology, mythology, and the human heart in a range of poetic forms. Series: Robert Kroetsch Series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; HPJ; PDA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781772120912
- ISBN
- 9781772120912
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.23
€ 21.99
€ 17.23
Paperback. Traces the epic routes by which our human ancestors set out from Africa and peopled the entire planet. Num Pages: 384 pages, Colour Inserts. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSXE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 314. 384 pages, Colour Inserts. Traces the epic routes by which our human ancestors set out from Africa and peopled the entire planet. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ; PSXE. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight: 322.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408802885
- ISBN
- 9781408802885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.17
€ 18.99
€ 16.17
Paperback. The presenter of the BBC's The Incredible Human Journey takes us on a tour around our bodies and into the past to uncover the evolutionary secrets hidden in all of us. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Heron Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848664791
- ISBN
- 9781848664791
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.95
€ 16.99
€ 12.95
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€ 21.95
€ 30.99
€ 21.95
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Pari Publishing Italy
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788890196058
- ISBN
- 9788890196058
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.15
€ 13.99
€ 13.15
Paperback. The book is published to celebrate the 200th anniversary, on 11 February 2011, of the world's oldest rock lighthouse, the Bell Rock Lighthouse, off the coast of the county of Angus, Scotland. Num Pages: 176 pages, 100. BIC Classification: PDN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 189 x 20. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Publisher
- NMSE - Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905267477
- ISBN
- 9781905267477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.99
€ 13.99
€ 12.99
Paperback. Tracing the cultural and scientific history of such drastically opposed convictions, this title introduces us to the scientists, venturesome medical practitioners, determined police interrogators, and, in some cases, incorrigible sensation seekers who sought to master this mysterious power. Num Pages: 336 pages, 32 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: JMRM; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226084541
- ISBN
- 9780226084541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.68
€ 24.99
€ 20.68
Paperback. Tracing the history of mesmerism, this text explores the contested territory between science and pseudoscience and society and science. Examining who was entranced, who did the entrancing, why it was so compelling and how it became equally powerful evidence of fraud and "unscientific" behaviour. Num Pages: 478 pages, 23 halftones, 59 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLL; JMTH; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 478
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226902234
- ISBN
- 9780226902234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.92
€ 31.99
€ 24.92
Hardcover. Picture your twenty-first birthday. Did you have a party? If so, do you remember who was there? Now step back: how clear are those memories? Are they hidden somewhere in your brain, or are they lost forever? This book shows that the answers have changed dramatically in just the past century. Num Pages: 312 pages, 32 halftones, 6 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226902586
- ISBN
- 9780226902586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.00
€ 31.99
€ 25.00
hardcover. Alistair Lax takes a fascinating look at these most devious molecules, explaining the many ingenious mechanisms they use to penetrate our cell's defences, and the deadly pandemics that result. A story not only of disease but also of human rivalry and persistence in our struggle to understand, combat, and harness these powerful toxins. Num Pages: 204 pages, numerous halftones, 1 table, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: MBNH; MMFM; MMGT; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198605584
- ISBN
- 9780198605584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.44
€ 61.44
Paperback. This study explores the relation of religion and the natural sciences, focusing specifically on Christianity as a case study. It examines the way in which religions and the natural sciences differ from each other, yet converge on matters of considerable interest. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HRAB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631208549
- ISBN
- 9780631208549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 52.66
€ 53.99
€ 52.66
Paperback. As Horwitz explores the history and multiple identities of anxiety-melancholia, nerves, neuroses, phobias, and so on-it becomes clear that every age has had its own anxieties and that culture plays a role in shaping how anxiety is expressed. Series: Johns Hopkins Biographies of Disease. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBX; MMJ; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421410807
- ISBN
- 9781421410807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.14
€ 32.99
€ 28.14
Paperback. Using no math beyond high school algebra, the authors lay out an approachable explanation of Einstein's special relativity, then move through the fundamental differences between traveling forward and backward in time and the surprising theoretical connection between going back in time and traveling faster than the speed of light. Num Pages: 278 pages, 33 halftones, 9 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 170 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226045481
- ISBN
- 9780226045481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.51
€ 23.99
€ 19.51