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Science: general issues
Hardback. Enables students to understand how the discoveries of the Scientific Revolution affect the way physics is practiced today. This work talks about Nicolas Copernicus; Galileo; Johannes Kepler; and Isaac Newton. It is useful for students studying physics and astronomy and who need to understand the history and nature of the scientific enterprise. Series: Greenwood Guides to Great Ideas in Science. Num Pages: 248 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; PGS. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (ES) Secondary; (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313332418
- ISBN
- 9780313332418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.72€ 64.51
€ 70.72
€ 64.51
Hardback. Genetic engineering has become a controversial issue. This guide to the genetic engineering debate provides a detailed history of the debate in a fair and balanced manner, using proponents' points of view to make individual cases, both pro and con. Students and the general public will find a comprehensive survey of the genetic engineering debate. Series: Historical Guides to Controversial Issues in America. Num Pages: 244 pages, 5 halftones, 4 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ; TCBG. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313334733
- ISBN
- 9780313334733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.81€ 52.22
€ 56.81
€ 52.22
Hardback. Since the middle of the 19th century, debates over evolution have occurred almost non-stop. This resource provides synopses of various major persons, organisations and places involved in the long history of the evolution-creationism controversies. Num Pages: 448 pages, 83 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780313341557
- ISBN
- 9780313341557
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.80€ 77.59
€ 85.80
€ 77.59
Hardcover. In this eye-opening book, author Lloyd J. Dumas argues that our capacity for developing ever more powerful technologies and the unavoidable fallibility of both machine and man will lead us towards a disaster of an unprecedented scale. Num Pages: 394 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFF; PDR; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780313378881
- ISBN
- 9780313378881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25€ 61.49
€ 67.25
€ 61.49
Hardcover. In this enlightening and provocative exploration, Dave Pruett sets out a revolutionary new understanding of our place in the universe, one that reconciles the rational demands of science with the deeper tugs of spirituality. Num Pages: 399 pages, 27. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAM3; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 399
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780313399190
- ISBN
- 9780313399190
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25€ 61.23
€ 67.25
€ 61.23
Paperback. Traces the history of alchemy from its earliest roots through to its influence in modern-day science. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 bw illustrations. BIC Classification: HRQX2; PDX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 386. A History of Alchemy. 216 pages, 10 bw illustrations. Traces the history of alchemy from its earliest roots through to its influence in modern-day science. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HRQX2; PDX. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 13. Weight: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Continuum Publishing Corporation
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441132970
- ISBN
- 9781441132970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.18
€ 35.99
€ 32.18
Paperback. Six exciting titles use well known works of children's literature as a springboard for learning. Activities, booktalks, and recommended book titles help students connect reading for pleasure with reading for information. Includes relevant McREL, Information Power II and NFTS standards. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 3. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781586831110
- ISBN
- 9781586831110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.25
€ 18.99
€ 17.25
Paperback. This study applies the findings of the new non-linear sciences to understanding the processes of growing complexity and intensifying chaos in the modern world. It also identifies and reviews approaches for living and coping with these trends. Illustrator(s): Kassavin, Natali. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: GPFC; PBWS; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275951528
- ISBN
- 9780275951528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.37
€ 45.99
€ 38.37
Hardcover. This book is a comprehensive history of the first six decades of space exploration, from the end of World War II to the modern era of routine international cooperation in space. Num Pages: 1472 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; JF; PDX; PHVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 234 x 135. Weight in Grams: 5307.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 1472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313378690
- ISBN
- 9780313378690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 275.94€ 251.18
€ 275.94
€ 251.18
Hardcover. Offers an introduction to partial differential equations covering the traditional topics within a modern context. This book includes techniques of numerical computation with selected nonlinear topics, including nonlinear first order equations. It discusses the analytical aspects of solutions in an integrated fashion with examples and exercises. Series: Applied and Numerical Harmonic Analysis. Num Pages: 556 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 168 x 37. Weight in Grams: 950.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser
- Edition
- Corrected
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817639679
- ISBN
- 9780817639679
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.35€ 74.81
€ 75.35
€ 74.81
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
€ 67.25€ 52.09
€ 67.25
€ 52.09
Paperback. This two-volume collection of Abner Shimony's essays written over a period of forty years explores the interrelations between science and philosophy. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; HPS; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521377454
- ISBN
- 9780521377454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.16
€ 52.16
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books United States
- Number of pages
- 393
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591027713
- ISBN
- 9781591027713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.55
€ 19.99
€ 15.55
Paperback. This Pulitzer Prize finalist is a fascinating, provocative work exploring the mysteries of human thought and behavior. Pinker synthesizes the best of cognitive science and evolutionary biology to explain what the mind is, how it has evolved, and, ultimately, how it works. Num Pages: 672 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393334777
- ISBN
- 9780393334777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.39
€ 24.39
Paperback. A masterpiece of science reporting that tracks the animal origins of emerginghuman diseases. Num Pages: 592 pages, maps. BIC Classification: MJCJ; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 27. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393346619
- ISBN
- 9780393346619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.42
€ 19.99
€ 19.42
Paperback. The brilliantly told and gripping story of the most familiar - yet, amazingly, still poorly understood - substance in the universe: Water. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH; PS; RBGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780753810927
- ISBN
- 9780753810927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
Paperback. Learn electricity at your own pace What makes a light bulb work? What overloads a fuse? How does a magnetic field differ from an electrical field? With Electricity: A Self-Teaching Guide, you'll discover the answers to these questions and many more about this powerful, versatile force that everyone uses, yet most of us don't understand. Series: Wiley Self-Teaching Guides. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 193 x 15. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471264057
- ISBN
- 9780471264057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.90
€ 25.99
€ 18.90
Paperback. This book explores Brahe's wide range of activities which encompass much more than his reputed role of astronomer. Num Pages: 374 pages, 72 b/w illus. 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JFCX; PDX; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Abridged
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521008846
- ISBN
- 9780521008846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.16
€ 35.99
€ 34.16
paperback. This book sets out conflict resolution strategies to bridge disagreements between logic and mathematics. Num Pages: 380 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780521009348
- ISBN
- 9780521009348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.72
€ 37.99
€ 33.72
Paperback. This book is about Elizabethan England's most famous 'scientist' or natural philosopher John Dee and his 'conversations with angels'. Num Pages: 268 pages, 7 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HRQM2; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521027489
- ISBN
- 9780521027489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.19
€ 35.99
€ 34.19
hardcover. Series: Science and Civilisation in China. Num Pages: 722 pages. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 300 x 180 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1774.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1956
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 722
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780521058001
- ISBN
- 9780521058001
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 286.16
€ 286.16
hardcover. Series: Science and Civilisation in China. Num Pages: 926 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 67. Weight in Grams: 2350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1959
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 926
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780521058018
- ISBN
- 9780521058018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 418.99€ 415.77
€ 418.99
€ 415.77
hardcover. Dr Needham's fourth volume traces the development of physics and physical technology in ancient and medieval China. It is conveniently divided into three separate parts, the present volume, IV:1, dealing with physics as such, IV:2 with mechanical engineering and IV:3 with civil engineering and nautics. Series: Science and Civilisation in China. Num Pages: 468 pages. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 310 x 227 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1230.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1962
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780521058025
- ISBN
- 9780521058025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 206.65
€ 206.65
hardcover. Series: Science and Civilisation in China. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 300 x 180 x 59. Weight in Grams: 2048.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1965
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 816
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780521058032
- ISBN
- 9780521058032
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 341.96€ 340.25
€ 341.96
€ 340.25