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Science: general issues

Paperback. Named by Sigmund Freud as 'one of the ten most significant books' ever written, Darwin's "Descent of Man" continues to shape the way we think about what it is that makes us uniquely human. In this book, the authors call for a radical re-assessment of the book, arguing that its core ideas on race were fired by Darwin's hatred of slavery. Num Pages: 864 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
864
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140436310
ISBN
9780140436310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.13

Paperback. .
Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Singapore
Number of pages
268
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9789812700797
ISBN
9789812700797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.39

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 41. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880336352
ISBN
9780880336352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.54
€ 44.71

Paperback. This basic guide introduces the relationships between observation, perception, and learning that form the substance of hierarchy theory. This theory aims to answer the question of whether there is a basic structure to nature, comprising discreet levels of organization within an overall pattern. Num Pages: 208 pages, 44 H/T, 43 line. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 11. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231084819
ISBN
9780231084819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.92

Hardback. This basic guide introduces the relationships between observation, perception, and learning that form the substance of hierarchy theory. This theory aims to answer the question of whether there is a basic structure to nature, comprising discreet levels of organization within an overall pattern. Num Pages: 208 pages, 44 H/T, 43 line. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231084802
ISBN
9780231084802
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.84

Paperback. Examines the significance of scientific knowledge and situates the culture of science in relation to other cultural forces in Muslim societies. This title traces the ways in which the realms of scientific knowledge and religious authority were delineated historically. Series: The Terry Lectures. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 line-drawings. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRH; PDR; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300177718
ISBN
9780300177718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.10

Hardcover. Num Pages: 185 pages. BIC Classification: HP; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
185
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612099972
ISBN
9781612099972
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.39
€ 110.10

Paperback. In Fungible Life Aihwa Ong traces the revolutionary scientific developments in Asia by investigating how biomedical centers in Biopolis, Singapore and China mobilize ethnicized "Asian" bodies and health data for genomic research. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JFMG; JHMC; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362647
ISBN
9780822362647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.59

Hardback. In Fungible Life Aihwa Ong traces the revolutionary scientific developments in Asia by investigating how biomedical centers in Biopolis, Singapore and China mobilize ethnicized "Asian" bodies and health data for genomic research. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JFMG; JHMC; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 20. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822362494
ISBN
9780822362494
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.05

Paperback. Aileen Fyfe examines the emergence of a popular science literature in early Victorian Britain, which was largely stimulated by the Religious Tract Society. Anxious that science and faith were becoming seen as mutually exclusive, the RTS embarked on an ambitious publishing venture. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 167 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226276489
ISBN
9780226276489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.21

Hardcover. The 19th century was an age of transformation in science, when scientists were rewarded for their new discoveries with increased social status and authority. This book shows the scientific life of Victorian Britain by placing the sciences in the wider cultural marketplace. It links larger societal changes to the evolution of "popular science." Editor(s): Fyfe, Aileen; Lightman, Bernard. Num Pages: 432 pages, 54 halftones, 17 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226276502
ISBN
9780226276502
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.54
€ 48.66

Paperback. In this study of the history of statistics, which begins with probability theory in the 17th century, Alain Desrosieres shows how the evolution of modern statistics has been inextricably bound up with the knowledge and power of governments. Translator(s): Naish, Camille. Num Pages: 384 pages, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; PBT; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674009691
ISBN
9780674009691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 43.38

Paperback. By the close of the book you'll see hockey in a more sophisticated and scientific light, and the reasons things happen the way they do will be clearer than ever. Num Pages: 192 pages, 66, 20 black & white illustrations, 46 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; WSWY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421417929
ISBN
9781421417929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.08

Hardback. Ultimately, Natures in Translation demonstrates that-far from being separate from the dominant concerns of British imperial culture-nature was integrally bound up with the business of empire. Num Pages: 416 pages, 12, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 31. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421420967
ISBN
9781421420967
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.26
€ 53.83

Paperback. A new edition of a classic text in the philosophy of science illuminating the major developments in the field. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
OPEN UNIVERSITY PRESS
Number of pages
316
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780335262786
ISBN
9780335262786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.88

hardcover. This book combines theoretical underpinnings of statistics with practical analysis of Earth sciences data using MATLAB. Supplementary resources are available online. Num Pages: 480 pages, 169 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PBT; PDE; RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107096004
ISBN
9781107096004
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.02

Hardcover. Throughout the Southern Hemisphere, closely related species are found on landmasses separated by wide stretches of ocean. What explains these far-flung distributions? More generally, why are species found where they are across the Earth? This narrative describes a new theory of how species dispersal occurred through ocean crossings. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 242 x 31. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465020515
ISBN
9780465020515
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.64

Paperback. Presents a short history of the scientific visual, and then formulate a theory about the interaction between the visual and textual. This title argues that scientific meaning itself comes from the complex interplay between the verbal and the visual in the form of graphs, diagrams, maps, drawings, and photographs. Num Pages: 328 pages, 92 halftones, 46 line drawings. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226068480
ISBN
9780226068480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.55

Paperback. Teaching statistics in a different way, this book provides several methods of model formulae and the General Linear Model. It is aimed at undergraduate students in the life sciences, and also for many graduate students. Num Pages: 368 pages, numerous figures. BIC Classification: PBT; PDE; PS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 172 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199252312
ISBN
9780199252312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.58

Paperback. A bestselling introductory course, complete with exercises, that has been proven to help beginners or strugglers become confident in a short space of time. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: PB; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473651975
ISBN
9781473651975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.50

Paperback. A bestselling introductory course that covers all the key areas of Statistics including graphs, data interpretation, spreadsheets, regression, correlation and probability. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PBT; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473652002
ISBN
9781473652002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 187 x 170. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Germany
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9783527311835
ISBN
9783527311835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 48.55

Hardcover. Chemists in the nineteenth century were faced with a particular problem: how to depict the atoms and molecules beyond the direct reach of our bodily senses. This title focuses on the community of organic chemists in Germany to provide the basis for an understanding of the nature of scientific creativity. Series: Synthesis. Num Pages: 416 pages, 44 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; PDX; PNN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226723327
ISBN
9780226723327
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.54
€ 48.66

Perfect Paperback. Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: JM; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Daimon Verlag Switzerland
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9783856305482
ISBN
9783856305482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.75

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