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Hardback. Commentators have long argued about whether to read Paul's personification of Sin in Romans literally or figuratively. Matthew Croasmun suggests both that the cosmic power Sin is nothing more than an emergent feature of a vast network of human transgression and that this power is nevertheless a real person. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRC; HRCF2; HRCM; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190277987
ISBN
9780190277987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.81

Paperback. Computer software and its structures, devices and processes are woven into our everyday life. Their significance is not just technical: the algorithms, programming languages, abstractions and metadata that millions of people rely on every day have far-reaching implications for the way we understand the underlying dynamics of contemporary societies. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; UB; UD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509517169
ISBN
9781509517169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.87

Hardback. Computer software and its structures, devices and processes are woven into our everyday life. Their significance is not just technical: the algorithms, programming languages, abstractions and metadata that millions of people rely on every day have far-reaching implications for the way we understand the underlying dynamics of contemporary societies. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; UB; UD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781509517152
ISBN
9781509517152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.34

Paperback. In this history of the British surveys of India, the author relates how imperial Britain employed modern scientific survey techniques to create and define the spacial image of its Indian empire, and to legitimize its colonialist activities as triumphs of liberal, rational science. Num Pages: 474 pages, 31 halftones, 5 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; 3JH; HBTP; PDX; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
474
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226184883
ISBN
9780226184883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.39

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

€ 27.48

Paperback. Is the Internet democratizing American politics? Do political Web sites and blogs mobilize inactive citizens and make the public sphere more inclusive? This book reveals that, contrary to popular belief, the Internet has done little to broaden political discourse but in fact empowers a small set of elites - some new, but most familiar. Num Pages: 200 pages, 9 line illus. 20 tables. BIC Classification: JP; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138688
ISBN
9780691138688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.10

Hardcover. Using the story of cinchona bark, and drawing on extensive archival research, Matthew Crawford shows how indigenous healers, labourers, merchants, colonial officials, and creole elites contested European science and thwarted imperial reform by asserting their authority to speak for the natural world. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 Illusrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; 3JD; 3JF; HBLL; MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822944522
ISBN
9780822944522
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.26

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

€ 52.82

Hardback. Matthew Smith demonstrates how knowledge about the history of ADHD can lead to better choices about its diagnosis and treatment. A revealing and accessible study of this controversial subject, Hyperactive is an essential book for psychologists, teachers, policymakers and parents. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JMC; MJN; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 25. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780230313
ISBN
9781780230313
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780226422336
ISBN
9780226422336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.41

Hardcover. Explores the overlap and shift between theistic and naturalistic science through a parallel study of two major scientific figures: James Clerk Maxwell, a devout Christian physicist, and Thomas Henry Huxley, the iconoclast biologist who coined the word agnostic. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HRAM3; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226164878
ISBN
9780226164878
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.37

Hardback. Uses the figure of A S Eddington (1882-1944) - a pioneer in astrophysics, relativity, and the popularization of science, and a devout Quaker - to show how religious and scientific values can interact without compromising the integrity of either. This book questions many common assumptions about the relationship between science and spirituality. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: HRCX6; PDX; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226770970
ISBN
9780226770970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.86

Paperback. Essential reading following an astounding summer of sport; if you've ever wondered what makes a champion, Bounce has the answer. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; WSDP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007350544
ISBN
9780007350544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.09

hardcover. Leading scholars in the history of science address the historical, methodological, and ideological motivation behind scientists' use of language metaphors, such as "reading" the human genome, "rewriting" the genetic code, and developing programming "language." Editor(s): Dorries, Matthias. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804744416
ISBN
9780804744416
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.74

Paperback. Leading scholars in the history of science address the historical, methodological, and ideological motivation behind scientists' use of language metaphors, such as "reading" the human genome, "rewriting" the genetic code, and developing programming "language." Editor(s): Dorries, Matthias. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804744423
ISBN
9780804744423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.20

paperback. This book brings together essays by one of the pre-eminent scholars of informal logic. Num Pages: 478 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HPL; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 646. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0032772
ISBN
9780521618533
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. This is a clear and well-written guide to the philosophy of laws of nature and offers a critical survey of the main positions debated in the current literature on the nature of 'laws of nature'. Series Editor(s): Friggieri, Professor Joseph; Gatens, Professor Moira; Glendinning, Dr. Simon; Goldman, Professor Alan; Helm, Professor Paul; Lamb, Professor David; Lipton, Professor Peter; Musgrave, Professor Alan; Oates, Moore. Series: Ashgate New Critical Thinking in Philosophy. Num Pages: 174 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 406. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. Illustrated covers, no DJ as issued, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Ashgate
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSK0000481
ISBN
9780754639947
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Explains how scientific research is conducted. This title focuses on the inter/transdisciplinary dimensions of research. It combines essays that focus on the inter/transdisciplinary study of research systems, from a group of international researchers from Italy, the UK and the United States. Editor(s): Maldonato, Mauro; Pietrobon, Ricardo. Num Pages: 176 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845193430
ISBN
9781845193430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.61

Paperback. Series: Dover Books on Physics. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: PD; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. New York
Edition
Revised edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486607696
ISBN
9780486607696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.63

Paperback. The philosophy of religion and the quest for spiritual truth preoccupied Albert Einstein - so much that it has been said "one might suspect he was a disguised theologian." But what exactly was Einstein's religious credo? This book offers an unbiased and well-documented answer to this question. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 line illus. BIC Classification: HRAB; JFCX; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691102979
ISBN
9780691102979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.07

Paperback. Part-history of the cosmos, part-intellectual adventure, this book travels from the Big Bang to the distant future via parallel worlds, across every possible scale - from the sub-atomic to the intergalactic - showing how mathematics provides the answers to our questions about the world. Where do we come from? What makes the universe the way it is? Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241954638
ISBN
9780241954638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.26

Paperback. Originally published separately, Weber's 'Science as a Vocation' and 'Politics as a Vocation' stand as the classic formulations of his positions on two related subjects that go to the heart of his thought: the nature and status of science and its claims to authority; and the nature and status of political claims and the. Editor(s): Owen, David S.; Strong, Tracy B. Translator(s): Livingstone, Rodney. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; JPA; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
100
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872206656
ISBN
9780872206656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.74

Paperback. About three to five million high school students compete in science fairs every year. An emphasis on technology and the number of science-based magnet schools mean the traditional science project is here to stay. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PD; YNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 234 x 189 x 13. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764554605
ISBN
9780764554605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: HPM; MJN; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140454
ISBN
9780231140454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.05

Hardback. "For years I've fielded queries from colleagues around the world seeking an anthology through which to teach introductory history and philosophy of science courses by means of primary sources from the Greeks to the twentieth century. My answer has always been discouraging: No one book fills that need. But not anymore. Editor(s): McGrew, Timothy; Alspector-Kelly, Marc; Allhoff, Fritz. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies. Num Pages: 680 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 204 x 180 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1322.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
680
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405175432
ISBN
9781405175432
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780399573408
ISBN
9780399573408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.27

Paperback. Did you know that the male brain is a lean, mean problem-solving machine that uses analytical brain structures, not emotional ones, to find solutions. This guide follows the male brain from infancy to adulthood. It unlocks many secrets and offers insights into a range of subjects, including emotional intimacy, anger, agression, and winning. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; PDZ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Bantam
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553824872
ISBN
9780553824872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Describes the flexible structure of the female brain and its constant, dynamic state of change - the key difference that separates it from that of the male - and reveals how women think, what they value, how they communicate, and whom they'll love. This work is based on more than three decades of research. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MJN; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Bantam Books Ltd
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553818499
ISBN
9780553818499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Explains how DNA works, what the Human Genome Project is, what these genetic technologies are and what they promise, and how they could disrupt our democratic society. This book is of interest to those who wish to learn more about the Human Genome Project and the genetic revolution that it may create. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; TCBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878406784
ISBN
9780878406784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.67

Num Pages: 624 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 194 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1106.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cengage Learning, Inc United States
Edition
15 Rev ed
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9781133594154
ISBN
9781133594154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 341.34

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199798100
ISBN
9780199798100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.80

Hardback. Provides readers of different abilities with an accessible summary of the ideas, people, and impact of the fields of scientific research. Series: Science 101. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313341205
ISBN
9780313341205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.45

Paperback. Focusing on the period from 1970s onwards, this is a study of the relationship between politics, economics, science, and cultural values in the United States. It demonstrates that the history of biotechnology cannot be understood without taking into account the simultaneous rise of neo-liberalism as a political force and an economic policy. Series: In Vivo - A Mclellan Book. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987910
ISBN
9780295987910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.37

Paperback. Series: Perspectives on Global Health. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBQ; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821421734
ISBN
9780821421734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Paperback. * This is a remarkable study of the impact on online technologies on professional workers. * Gregg introduces the notion of work's intimacy to describe the way technology exacerbates the expectations of professional jobs as they come to invade spaces and times that were once less susceptible to work's presence. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JHBL; JHMC; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745650289
ISBN
9780745650289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.20

Hardback. * This is a remarkable study of the impact on online technologies on professional workers. * Gregg introduces the notion of work's intimacy to describe the way technology exacerbates the expectations of professional jobs as they come to invade spaces and times that were once less susceptible to work's presence. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL; JHMC; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745650272
ISBN
9780745650272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JFSL; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
3rd ed.
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816673032
ISBN
9780816673032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.34

Hardcover. A lively, richly informed argument for the natural superiority of women from the acclaimed author of The Tangled Wing. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 169 x 38. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393239966
ISBN
9780393239966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.34

Paperback. "A sparkling, thought-provoking account of sexual differences. Whether you're a man or a woman, you'll find his conclusions gripping."-Jared Diamond Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393352313
ISBN
9780393352313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.10

Paperback. Bragg's bestselling account of the greatest figures and discoveries in the history of science from Archimedes to DNA Num Pages: 384 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: BG; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 262. Good clean copy with minimal reading wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Sceptre
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCD0022325
ISBN
9780340712603
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. William Hyde Wollaston made an astonishing number of discoveries in an astonishingly varied number of fields. This book features length study of Wollaston, his science, and the environment in which he thrived. It will help to reinstate Wollaston in the history of science and the pantheon of its great innovators. Series: Synthesis. Num Pages: 424 pages, 37 halftones, 32 line drawings, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; BGT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 37. Weight in Grams: 756.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226245737
ISBN
9780226245737
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.90

paperback. How do new animal and plant species come about? How quickly does it happen? And, what are species anyway? This title talks about the subject of life and its significance for understanding biodiversity. It is useful for a lay reader and to students alike. Num Pages: 254 pages, 17 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; TQ; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 132 x 209 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Oxford University Press M.D.
Edition
New
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033156
ISBN
9780198503927
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Hardcover. Meredith Ray shows that women were at the vanguard of empirical culture during the Scientific Revolution. They experimented with medicine and alchemy at home and in court, debated cosmological discoveries in salons and academies, and in their writings used their knowledge of natural philosophy to argue for women's intellectual equality to men. Num Pages: 291 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504233
ISBN
9780674504233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.21
€ 52.56

Paperback. .
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
458
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872204508
ISBN
9780872204508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 33.51

Paperback. The epic story of the scientists through the ages who have sought answers to life's biggest mystery: How did it begin? Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393353198
ISBN
9780393353198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.18

Hardcover. This is a 'library' of 1995 information on molecular biology, molecular medicine, and the theory and techniques for understanding, modifying, manipulating, expressing, and synthesizing biological molecules, conformations, and aggregates. Editor(s): Meyers, Robert J. Num Pages: 1072 pages, illustrations (some colour). BIC Classification: GBC; PD; PSD; TCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 281 x 217 x 50. Weight in Grams: 2102.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
1072
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471185710
ISBN
9780471185710
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 668.88

Paperback. Provides an account of the theory of image formation in a confocal fluorescence microscope, as well as a practical guideline to the operation of the instrument, its limitations, and the interpretation of confocal microscopy data. The appendices provide a reference to optical theory, microscopy-related formulas and definitions, and Fourier theory. Series: Tutorial Texts. Num Pages: 136 pages, Illustrations, 1 port. BIC Classification: PDND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 255 x 8. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
SPIE Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819460431
ISBN
9780819460431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.14

Hardcover. Examines the turbulent history of the ideas, people, and institutions of French colonial and tropical medicine from their early modern origins through World War I. This book demonstrates that regions, more so than a coherent nation, built the empire and specific medical concepts and practices. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; MBX; MMRT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226114521
ISBN
9780226114521
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.11

Hardcover. A complete guide to one of the most revolutionary technologies in the history of imaging Near-field microscopes combine the richness of optical analysis, the noninvasive character of light, and the wide variety of sample environments of conventional microscopes with the finer spatial resolution of alternative technologies. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: PDND; PHJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471043119
ISBN
9780471043119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 270.14

Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Comparative History. Num Pages: 452 pages, 10, 7 black & white halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 3J; HBG; HBTQ; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 29. Weight in Grams: 754.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
With a New Preface
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801479809
ISBN
9780801479809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.51

Paperback. This book uses scores of examples to show the differences between scientific writing that informs and persuades and scientific writing that does not. It identifies five key elements of style that distinguish the best scientific documents. Num Pages: 40 black & white illustrations, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
4th ed. 2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441982872
ISBN
9781441982872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.31

Hardcover. Linking the differing techniques deployed in describing space-filling curves to their corresponding algorithms, this book introduces SFCs as tools in scientific computing, focusing in particular on the representation of SFCs and on the resulting algorithms. Series: Texts in Computational Science and Engineering. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKS; PDE; UYAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 243 x 21. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
300
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642310454
ISBN
9783642310454
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.73
€ 70.61

Paperback. An in-depth survey of the evolving science of bio-enhancement: where we are now and how to deal with it. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDR; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785781773
ISBN
9781785781773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781251287
ISBN
9781781251287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.61

Paperback. Is 96 percent of the universe missing? Was the 1977 signal from outer space a transmission from an alien civilization? This book presents thirteen modern-day anomalies that may become tomorrow's breakthroughs. Spanning fields from chemistry to cosmology, psychology to physics, it captures the excitement and controversy of the scientific unknown. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Profile Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861976475
ISBN
9781861976475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.46

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780875897
ISBN
9781780875897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. Series: The MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 13 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JM; PDR; UB; UD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 12. .
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262533386
ISBN
9780262533386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.50

hardcover. The belief that the world was created by supernatural forces has been shaken by the discovery of the possibility of a self-created and self-creating world, of self-organization. The nature of self-organization, the various approaches to it and certain philosophical inferences are outlined here. Num Pages: 252 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPFC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 220. . Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0037550
ISBN
9789810212865
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. A journey through our mental landscape Num Pages: 112 pages, 5. BIC Classification: JMR; PDZ; PSAJ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 203 x 7. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715647479
ISBN
9780715647479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.81

hardcover. Philosophical naturalism, according to which philosophy is continuous with the natural sciences, has dominated the Western academy for well over a century; but the author claims that it is without rational foundation, and that the costs of embracing it are surprisingly high. Num Pages: 256 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: HPJ; HRAB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034395
ISBN
9780199247608
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560720911
ISBN
9781560720911
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.38
€ 122.87

Paperback. Resurrects the largely forgotten figure of Velikovsky and uses his strange career and surprisingly influential writings to explore the changing definitions of the line that separates legitimate scientific inquiry from what is deemed bunk and to show how vital this question remains to us today. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226101729
ISBN
9780226101729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.40

Hardcover. Num Pages: 301 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; PDA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226304427
ISBN
9780226304427
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.67

Hardback. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: PD. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 24000.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691635910
ISBN
9780691635910
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 224.83

Paperback. The late 20th century has been named the Information Age, but the authors of this text challenge this idea in a sweeping history of information technology from the ancient Sumerians to the world of Alan Turing. They show how revolutions in information storage transformed ways of thinking. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801864124
ISBN
9780801864124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.23

Paperback. In Process and Reality and other works, Alfred North Whitehead struggled to come to terms with the impact the new science of quantum mechanics would have on metaphysics.This ambitious book is the first extended analysis of the intricate relationships between relativity theory, quantum mechanics, and Whitehead's cosmology. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 278 pages, figures. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823250127
ISBN
9780823250127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.67

Paperback. Explores a new relation between magnetism and electricity. In this title, Faraday shows us his unsuccessful as well as his successful experiments, and his crude ideas as well as his developed ones, and the reader is tempted to believe that, if he had the opportunity, he too would be a discoverer. It also includes notes, and supplementary diagrams. Editor(s): Fisher, Howard J. Num Pages: 96 pages, figures. BIC Classification: PDX; PHK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 7. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Green Lion Press United States
Edition
The First Series
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781888009279
ISBN
9781888009279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486425429
ISBN
9780486425429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.28

Paperback. What would the universe be like if human beings were not here to observe it? Would there still be numbers, or scientific laws? Would the universe even be vast, without our tininess to give it scale? This work is written by the author of novels such as "Spies", plays ("Copenhagen" and "Noises Off") and films ("Clockwise"). Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571232185
ISBN
9780571232185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.30

Paperback. .
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849739894
ISBN
9781849739894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.47

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 404 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691638553
ISBN
9780691638553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 197.23

paperback. Presents what may well be the first fully integrated theory of time Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; JMR; PDZ; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 14. Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814726860
ISBN
9780814726860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.50

Paperback. A leading neuroscientist makes an incendiary argument defending free-will and responsibility, against the prevailing 'deterministic' view of how our brains control our behaviour. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: GTR; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472137524
ISBN
9781472137524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. .
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803977945
ISBN
9780803977945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 428 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781251157
ISBN
9781781251157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. In this fun, informative book, a scientist demonstrates how intelligence and faith can-and should-go hand in hand. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Thomas Nelson United Kingdom
Number of pages
170
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780785287896
ISBN
9780785287896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 halftones. 34 line illus. BIC Classification: BM; PBB; PBX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 16.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691175836
ISBN
9780691175836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.47

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
New
SKU
9780192803061
ISBN
9780192803061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.27

Hardback. Combines ancient mythology and modern mathematics. This book offers helpful hints and complete solutions, and the appendixes include a brief history of the Hercules tale, and a review of mathematics. Num Pages: 216 pages, 15 halftones. 22 line illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691135755
ISBN
9780691135755
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.31

paperback. Robert Boyle ranks with Newton and Einstein as one of the world's most important scientists. This biography of Boyle navigates Boyle's voluminous published works as well as his personal letters and papers. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; BGT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 620. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSG0034846
ISBN
9780300169317
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 15.00