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Hardback. Mars has captured the human imagination for decades. Since NASA's establishment in 1958, the space agency has looked to Mars as a compelling prize, the one place, beyond the Moon, where robotic and human exploration could converge. This book analyzes the history of the robotic Mars exploration program from its origins to today. Series: New Series in NASA History. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PDK; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421412795
ISBN
9781421412795
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.34

Paperback. Series: Chicago Guides to Writing & Editing. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: GL; GTC; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226179469
ISBN
9780226179469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.21

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691139838
ISBN
9780691139838
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.39

Hardcover. Editor(s): Veenhoven, Ruut. BIC Classification: JPVH1; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). . Five volumes in slightly worn dustwrappers.Neat library Stamps on Volume 1.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Nijhoff for the Foundation for the Study of Plural Societies The Hague
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1975
Edition
1987th Edition
SKU
KEX0232390
ISBN
9789024717798
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 150.00

Paperback. This volume explains the deep influence of biological methods and theories on the practice of Americanist archaeology by exploring W.C. McKern's use of Linnaean taxonomy as the model for development of a pottery classification system. Editor(s): Lyman, R. Lee; O'Brien, Michael J. Series: Classics in Southeastern Archaeology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 28ill. BIC Classification: 1KB; HDD; HDW; PDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Alabama
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817312220
ISBN
9780817312220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.82

paperback. A clear and systematic account of the philosophy of science which examines the theories of Popper, Lakatos, Kuhn and Feyerabend before proposing a new, temperate rationalist perspective. Series: International Library of Philosophy. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 504. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Routledge
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0036140
ISBN
9780415058773
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Hardcover. In A History of Modern Psychology in Context , the authors resist the traditional storylines of great achievements by eminent people, or schools of thought that rise and fall in the wake of scientific progress. Instead, psychology is portrayed as a network of scientific and professional practices embedded in specific contexts. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JM; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 886.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470276099
ISBN
9780470276099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 76 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; JPS; KCP; PDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 5. Weight in Grams: 213.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
RAND United States
Number of pages
76
Condition
New
SKU
V9780833029256
ISBN
9780833029256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.59

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
W. H. Freeman
Edition
Fifth Edition
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780716726371
ISBN
9780716726371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.02
€ 70.34

Paperback. .
Publisher
Que Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780789754868
ISBN
9780789754868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 6.01

Publisher
United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597971072
ISBN
9781597971072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.89

Paperback. Blue Mind is a fascinating account using compelling new research to understand our relationship to the planet's most omnipresent resource - water. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349139579
ISBN
9780349139579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.12

Hardback. An edition of the recently discovered notebook used in the seventeenth-century by John Wallis to teach language to the 'deaf mute' Alexander Popham, who could not inherit unless he could speak - one of the most famous cases in the history of deaf education. David Cram and Jaap Maat place the work in its personal, social, and scientific contexts. Editor(s): Cram, Dr. David; Maat, Jaap. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; CFA; CFZ; HBTB; HPC; PDA; PDX. Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199677085
ISBN
9780199677085
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.31

Hardcover. Famed geologist Walter Alvarez expands our view of human history, revealing the cosmic, geologic and evolutionary forces that have shaped us. Num Pages: 256 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 252 x 28. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393292695
ISBN
9780393292695
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.65

Hardcover. The major new work by the best-selling author of T. Rex and the Crater of Doom--a fascinating history. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 pages of color; 60 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393061857
ISBN
9780393061857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

Hardback. By gathering together the information a physicist needs to know about mathematics, this guide takes on the question: What can a physicist gain by studying mathematics? It shows graduate students and researchers the vital benefits of integrating mathematics into their study and experience of the physical world. Num Pages: 672 pages, 50 halftones. 150 line illus. BIC Classification: PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 180 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1556.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
672
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691131023
ISBN
9780691131023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.77

Paperback. Apart from the rainbows, lightning and northern lights in the title, the author discusses the blue of the sky, the colours of twilight and the dewdrop, and halos and other light phenomena. Num Pages: 88 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRQC5; PDA; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Temple Lodge Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906999803
ISBN
9781906999803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.23

Paperback. The first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available -- a fully realised portrait of this extraordinary human being, and great genius. Num Pages: 704 pages, 16pp b-w plates. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847390547
ISBN
9781847390547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.25

hardcover. Laird sets Moletti's Dialogue within the historical background of medieval and Renaissance mechanics, sketches the life and works of Moletti, and analyses the arguments and the geometrical theorems of the Dialogue. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DNF; DSBD; DSK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780802046994
ISBN
9780802046994
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.96

Paperback. A largely autobiographical account of the author's life as one who fell in love first with physics and then with teaching physics to students. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, colour plates. BIC Classification: BGTA; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 214 x 20. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451607130
ISBN
9781451607130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.25

Hardback. In this book, Walter Judd and Grant Judd give detailed species accounts of every plant found in Tolkien's universe, complete with the etymology of the plant's name, a discussion of its significance within Tolkien's work, a description of the plant's distribution and ecology, and an original hand-drawn illustration in the style of a woodcut print. Num Pages: 416 pages, 289. BIC Classification: DSBH; PDX; PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190276317
ISBN
9780190276317
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.50

Paperback. Editor(s): Ernst, Waltraud; Horwath, Ilona. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; PDA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837624342
ISBN
9783837624342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 34.08

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

€ 118.50
€ 81.33

Paperback. Connecting laboratory research, clinical medicine, social theory, and lived experience, Intolerant Bodies reveals how doctors and patients have come to terms, often reluctantly, with this novel and puzzling mechanism of disease causation. Series: Johns Hopkins Biographies of Disease. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: MBX; MJCM; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421415338
ISBN
9781421415338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.73

Hardback. Provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of validated numerics, a field that combines the strengths of scientific computing and pure mathematics. This title features many examples, exercises, and computer labs using MATLAB/C++. It is suitable for graduate students and advanced undergraduates. Num Pages: 152 pages, 41 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: PBWH; PDN; UYA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147819
ISBN
9780691147819
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.97

Editor(s): Owen, David S.; Strong, Tracy B. Translator(s): Livingstone, Rodney. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872206663
ISBN
9780872206663
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.43

Hardcover. Editor(s): Zhang, WenJun. Num Pages: 231 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 184 x 20. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626188655
ISBN
9781626188655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 226.55
€ 152.62

Paperback. Science, Technology and Society: A Sociological Approach is a comprehensive guide to the emergent field of science, technology, and society (STS) studies and its implications for today's culture and society. Num Pages: 168 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JH; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631232100
ISBN
9780631232100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.53

An analysis and rebuttal of E.O. Wilson's "Consilience", this volume is a devotion of science to the quantitative and reductionist world, measured against the mysterious, qualitative suggestions of religion and art. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781582431413
ISBN
9781582431413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.25

Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; TJFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 35. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Basic Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465058624
ISBN
9780465058624
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.65

Paperback. .
Publisher
National Science Teachers Association United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936137145
ISBN
9781936137145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 7.75

Paperback. Editor(s): Callebaut, Werner. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 576 pages, 6 line drawings, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 186 x 27. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226091877
ISBN
9780226091877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.01

paperback. Explains the central ideas of the quantum revolution and uncertainty principle. This book reveals how words and concepts familiar in daily life can lose their meaning in the world of relativity and quantum physics. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141182155
ISBN
9780141182155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. Are the problems we define and pursue freely chosen according to our conscious interests? Or does the historical process itself determine which phenomena merit examination at any one time? This title discusses these issues in the far-ranging philosophical terms, while illustrating them with specific examples. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691024332
ISBN
9780691024332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.70

Paperback. Thomas Kuhna s shadow hangs over almost every field of intellectual inquiry. His book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions has become a modern classic. His influence on philosophy, social science, historiography, feminism, theology, and (of course) the natural sciences themselves is unparalleled. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 246 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378. Little to no shelf wear
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KOC0009960
ISBN
9780745619293
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 20.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: TCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Encounter Books,USA United States
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594034923
ISBN
9781594034923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.31

Paperback. Editor(s): Salmon, Wesley C. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
317
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872205604
ISBN
9780872205604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; HRCM; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 357.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Orbis Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570753022
ISBN
9781570753022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.02

Includes Whewell's seminal studies of the logic of induction (with his critique of Mill's theory), arguments for his realist view that science discovers necessary truths about nature, and exercises in the epistemology and ontology of science. This book sets forth a coherent statement of a historically important philosophy of science. Num Pages: 370 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Edition
Second Edition,2
Number of pages
369
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872200838
ISBN
9780872200838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.60
€ 42.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 figures. BIC Classification: JFCA; PDR; UBJ; UDBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 231 x 30. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262529877
ISBN
9780262529877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.05

Paperback. Editor(s): Peden, Creighton; Willig, Charles. Series: AAR Studies in Religion. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555401320
ISBN
9781555401320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 275 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 35. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633881563
ISBN
9781633881563
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.85

Paperback. If a man supports Arsenal one day and Spurs the next then he is fickle but not necessarily illogical. From this starting point, and assuming no previous knowledge of logic, this work takes the reader through the whole gamut of logical expressions in a simple way. Num Pages: 304 pages, line drawings, diagrams, tables, further reading, index. BIC Classification: HPL; PBCD; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141003146
ISBN
9780141003146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. Our Battle for the Human Spirit is a comprehensive probe into what is happening to human life in the beginning of the 21st century. It explores how culture, experience, and symbolization have been replaced by scientific, discipline-based, approaches. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JHB; KC; KJ; PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 662.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487520359
ISBN
9781487520359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.20

Paperback. Exposing the limitations of conventional approaches to the engineering and regulation of technology, Vanderburg suggests that the solution lies in a preventive strategy that situates technological growth in its human, societal, and biospheric contexts. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: PD; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802083852
ISBN
9780802083852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.75

hardcover. Exposing the limitations of conventional approaches to the engineering and regulation of technology, Vanderburg suggests that the solution lies in a preventive strategy that situates technological growth in its human, societal, and biospheric contexts. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 39. Weight in Grams: 860.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780802044310
ISBN
9780802044310
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.23

Our Battle for the Human Spirit is a comprehensive probe into what is happening to human life in the beginning of the 21st century. It explores how culture, experience, and symbolization have been replaced by scientific, discipline-based, approaches. Num Pages: 440 pages, 1. BIC Classification: HR; JHB; JP; KC; KJ; PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 32. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487500474
ISBN
9781487500474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.10

Paperback. Determinedly forward-looking and optimistic, though never straying from hard facts, The Tesla Revolution paints a striking picture of our global energy future. Num Pages: 334 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 136 x 29. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789462982062
ISBN
9789462982062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.16

Paperback. Living in the Labyrinth of Technology argues that the twenty-first century will be dominated by a pattern of re-creating human life in the image of technology unless society intervenes on human (as opposed to technical) terms. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 550 pages. BIC Classification: PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 36. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
550
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802048790
ISBN
9780802048790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.47

hardcover. This book examines the arguments and behavior of the scientists who have been locked in conflict over two competing theories to explain why, 65 million years ago, most life on earth--including the dinosaurs--perished. Editor(s): Glen, William. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 697.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804722858
ISBN
9780804722858
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.97

Paperback. In Being as Communion philosopher and mathematician William Dembski provides a non-technical overview of his work on information. Dembski attempts to make good on the promise of John Wheeler, Paul Davies, and others that information is poised to replace matter as the primary stuff of reality. Series Editor(s): Peters, Professor Ted; Trigg, Professor Roger; Van Huyssteen, Professor J. Wentzel. Series: Ashgate Science and Religion Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, Includes 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPL; HRAM3; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754638582
ISBN
9780754638582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.23

hardcover. This 1998 book breathes new life into classical design arguments, showing how incomplete undirected causes are for science. Series Editor(s): Skyrms, Brian; Adams, Ernest W.; Binmore, Ken; Butterfield, Jeremy; Diaconis, Persi; Harper, William L.; Harsanyi, John; Jeffrey, Richard C.; Spohn, Wolfgang. Series: Cambridge Studies in Probability, Induction and Decision Theory. Num Pages: 264 pages, notes, references. BIC Classification: HPL; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 525. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0032675
ISBN
9780521623872
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691640129
ISBN
9780691640129
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.62

Paperback. The philosophy of science movement is in disarray. The collapse of logical empiricism, and the rise of historicism and social construtivism have left the sciences without an epistimology. This guide describes the fundamentals of natural philosophy and gives a history of the philosophy of science. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 718.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813208602
ISBN
9780813208602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.68

Paperback. Tracing the development of population genetics through the writings of such luminaries as Darwin, Galton, Pearson, Fisher, Haldane and Wright, this text sheds light on this complex field as well as its bearing on other branches of biology. Series: Chicago History of Science & Medicine. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226684642
ISBN
9780226684642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.74

Paperback. Continued economic growth, human welfare, and national security depend upon constant technological progress; and the chief area for innovation in the coming years will be converging technologies, the synergistic combination of the "NBIC" fields: nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology, and new technologies based in cognitive science. Editor(s): Bainbridge, William Sims; Roco, Mihail C. Series: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York Academy of Sciences United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781573316651
ISBN
9781573316651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 159.54

Paperback. An analysis of two heuristic strategies for the development of mechanistic models, illustrated with historical examples from the life sciences. Num Pages: 340 pages, 33 b&w illus. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
340
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262514736
ISBN
9780262514736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.16

Paperback. The author of Dirt and Oak brings to life this quickest, most sustaining, most communicative element of the earth. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393345391
ISBN
9780393345391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.23

Hardback. Reveals why our faith in scientific certainty is a dangerous illusion, and how only by embracing science's inherent ambiguities and paradoxes can we truly appreciate its beauty and harness its potential. This book challenges our most sacredly held beliefs about science, technology, and progress. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 halftones. 3 line illus. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691146843
ISBN
9780691146843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.21

Paperback. A spirited volume on the great adventures of science throughout history, for curious readers of all ages Series: Little Histories. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300197136
ISBN
9780300197136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.62

paperback. This Very Short Introduction explores the history of Western medicine, examining the key turning points, discoveries, and controversies in its rich history from classical times to the present. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 115 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
9780199215430
ISBN
9780199215430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.92

Paperback. Series: Stop Faking it! Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach it. Num Pages: 62 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 178 x 8. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
National Science Teachers Association United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873552097
ISBN
9780873552097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.92

Paperback. This is the only book on the Scientific Revolution that incorporates a world history perspective. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199989331
ISBN
9780199989331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.87

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616149130
ISBN
9781616149130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.66

Paperback. By explaining how to sire multicolored horses, produce nuts without shells, and create an egg the size of a human head, this title conveys a fascination with tricks and illusions that makes it a work difficult for historians of science to take seriously. Num Pages: 512 pages, 12 halftones. 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
510
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691026022
ISBN
9780691026022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 95.57

Hardback. Closed to conventional passage, the Arctic Ocean and peripheral seas have nevertheless known European explorers since the sixteenth century. Systematic observation, however, dates only from the last years of the nineteenth century, with the epic drift of Fridtjof Nansen's ice ship Fram (1893-1896), the first scientific expedition of the modern era. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QSR; HBT; JPSH; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574887716
ISBN
9781574887716
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.71

Paperback. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 240 pages, 19 halftones. 19 line illus. 5 tables. 7 maps. BIC Classification: PDZ; RNPG; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 168 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173214
ISBN
9780691173214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.32

Paperback. A revised and updated edition of a textbook which contains techniques and examples for a variety of fields using experimental design. It discusses methods for increasing the accuracy of experiments, and analyses of the results of a series of experiments. Series: Wiley Classics Library. Num Pages: 640 pages, tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PBW; PDN; PH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 151 x 28. Weight in Grams: 851.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471545675
ISBN
9780471545675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 329.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 65 b/w photos & 35 illus. BIC Classification: PDN; PHD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 180 x 15. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613740644
ISBN
9781613740644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.95

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074639
ISBN
9780252074639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.82

Paperback. Now in paperback: the perfect quirky Christmas present for readers of New Scientist and anyone who enjoys QI. The Things that Nobody Knows is a fascinating and unputdownable exploration of the limits of human knowledge of our planet, its history and culture, and the universe beyond. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 414. 501 Mysteries of Life, the Universe and Everything. 384 pages. Now in paperback: the perfect quirky Christmas present for readers of New Scientist and anyone who enjoys QI. The Things that Nobody Knows is a fascinating and unputdownable exploration of the limits of human knowledge of our planet, its history and culture, and the universe beyond. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 28. Weight: 426.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857896223
ISBN
9780857896223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.24

Paperback. Lead science writer for the New York Timesscrutinizes the claims made about yoga for fitness, emotional wellbeing, sex, weight loss and creativity. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8-pp insert. BIC Classification: PDZ; VFMG; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 214 x 22. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451641431
ISBN
9781451641431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.18

Paperback. Most books cover the subject from a statistical or theoretical point of view. Ideal for working engineers, this book uses real-world examples and boils statistical theory and analysis down to its simplest form. Features new and updated material, including cases and a larger focus on multivariate analysis. Num Pages: 448 pages, symbols, tables, references, index. BIC Classification: PDN; TBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 190 x 23. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471390541
ISBN
9780471390541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 217.28

Now we look to these fish as an inspiration for engineering new sensors, computer interfaces, autonomous undersea robots, and energy-efficient batteries. Series: Animals, History, Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PHK; PSVW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421409818
ISBN
9781421409818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.92

Paperback. This work seeks to break down the barriers between science and religion, as well as between religions themselves, in order to extrapolate a comprehensive understanding of the science of meditation. It reveals ways of understanding the mystical and our search for wisdom in the modern world. Num Pages: 190 pages, glossary, index. BIC Classification: HRAB; PDA; VXA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823217755
ISBN
9780823217755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 253 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Crossway Books
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781581342413
ISBN
9781581342413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.07

Hardcover. Stands out for its crystal clear presentation of applied statistics. This book takes a practical approach to methods of statistical modeling and data analysis that are most often used in scientific work. Num Pages: 928 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PBT; PDE; TBJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 195 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Education
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780073401331
ISBN
9780073401331
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 217.21

Paperback. In Natural Theology William Paley set out to prove the existence of God from the evidence of the beauty and order of the natural world. This edition reprints the original text of 1802, and sets the book in the context of the theological, philosophical, and scientific debates of the nineteenth century. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB1; PDA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199535750
ISBN
9780199535750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.49

Hardback. This full colour reproduction, with new explanatory information, makes Playfair's wisdom widely available for the first time in centuries. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: GBC; PBT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Printing
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521855549
ISBN
9780521855549
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.31

Paperback. Remembered today for his 'Brief Lives', John Aubrey (1626-97) was one of the foremost scholars and antiquaries in the great decades of the British scientific revolution. This richly illustrated book is the first accessible guide to Aubrey's many diverse achievements as a biographer, antiquary, mathematician, and all-round virtuoso. Num Pages: 112 pages, 80 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLH; JFCX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 183 x 10. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The Bodleian Library United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243198
ISBN
9781851243198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.67