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Science: general issues

Paperback. Describes what the author calls the range wars of the information age - heated battles over intellectual property. This title argues that just as every informed citizen needs to know at least something about the environment or civil rights, every citizen should also understand intellectual property law. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 black-&-white illustration. BIC Classification: LNR; PDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300158342
ISBN
9780300158342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.83

Hardback. Exploring 250 milestone discoveries in medicine spanning more than 12,000 years, Pickover brings insight and acumen to the broad spectrum of medical studies. Series: Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 223 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1412.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Union Square & Co.
Condition
New
Format
Hardback
SKU
V9781435148048
ISBN
9781435148048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.59

Hardback. A highly readable historical survey of the major developments in scientific thought and the impact of science on western culture, from ancient times through to the twentieth century. Organised chronologically, the book explores the history of studies of the natural world, and man's role within that world, in a single volume. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230019423
ISBN
9780230019423
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.70

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556435072
ISBN
9781556435072
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 17.53

Paperback. Sex discrimination is supposedly a distant memory. This title dispels the pseudo-scientific claims about the differences between the sexes. It shows how old myths, dressed up in the scientific finery, help perpetuate the status quo. It reveals the mind's plasticity, and shows the influence of culture on identity. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JMG; PDZ; PSAN; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Icon Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781848312203
ISBN
9781848312203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.41

Hardback. Editor(s): Portillo, Isabel Jaen; Simon, Julien Jacques. Series: Routledge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; DSA; DSBD; HPM; JMR; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415785471
ISBN
9780415785471
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.86

Paperback. Groundbreaking biography of Galileo, one of the greatest scientists and religious heretics in history Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BGH; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753822104
ISBN
9780753822104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.96

Paperback. Series: Comstock Book. Num Pages: 368 pages, 194. BIC Classification: GBC; PDZ; PSGD; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801488542
ISBN
9780801488542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.59

Paperback. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Anchor
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9781400079964
ISBN
9781400079964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 163. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Arcturus Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781784286644
ISBN
9781784286644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 578 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 36. Weight in Grams: 917.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
578
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761813071
ISBN
9780761813071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 97.55

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465055982
ISBN
9780465055982
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.33

Paperback. Moving from ancient Miletus to medieval Baghdad to Oxford, and from the Museum of Alexandria to the Royal Society of London, the author shows that the scientists of the past not only did not understand what we understand about the world - they did not understand what there is to understand. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141980874
ISBN
9780141980874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.45

Hardcover. The volume within the Syntax of Dutch series Adpositions and Adpositional Phrases discusses the internal make-up and the distribution of adpositional phrases. Series: Comprehensive Grammar Resources. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HB; JFSL; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789089646019
ISBN
9789089646019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.73

Paperback. The bestselling author of Longitude and Galileo's Daughter tells the story of Nicolaus Copernicus and the revolution in astronomy that changed the world. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
9781408822388
ISBN
9781408822388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.15

Paperback. Scientists may soon reprogramme a human egg or sperm cell, make a change in the genetic instructions carried by that cell, a change that can be passed on down into eternity. The author asks should this happen? He argues that genetic engineering and the technologies that lie beyond it can launch us free of our past, of our humanity, of meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 230. Clean copy.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition
New
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0216232
ISBN
9780747565437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Scientists may soon reprogramme a human egg or sperm cell, make a change in the genetic instructions carried by that cell, a change that can be passed on down into eternity. The author asks should this happen? He argues that genetic engineering and the technologies that lie beyond it can launch us free of our past, of our humanity, of meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 230. Keywords: "Health, Family & Lifestyle - Medical & Healthcare Practitioners - General Medical Issues,Science & Nature - Biological Sciences - Geneti"
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition
New
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KHS0047637
ISBN
9780747565437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Shows that many of our understandings about scientific thought can be corrected once we realize just how "unnatural" science is. Quoting scientists from Aristotle to Einstein, the book argues that scientific ideas are, with rare exceptions, counter-intuitive and contrary to common sense. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 0. Weight in Grams: 170. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0003133
ISBN
9780571169726
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
272
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KLN0017642
ISBN
9781408702215
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Scientists may soon reprogramme a human egg or sperm cell, make a change in the genetic instructions carried by that cell, a change that can be passed on down into eternity. The author asks should this happen? He argues that genetic engineering and the technologies that lie beyond it can launch us free of our past, of our humanity, of meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 230. Keywords: "Health, Family & Lifestyle - Medical & Healthcare Practitioners - General Medical Issues,Science & Nature - Biological Sciences - Geneti"
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition
New
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KT00001176
ISBN
9780747565437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Scientists may soon reprogramme a human egg or sperm cell, make a change in the genetic instructions carried by that cell, a change that can be passed on down into eternity. The author asks should this happen? He argues that genetic engineering and the technologies that lie beyond it can launch us free of our past, of our humanity, of meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 230. Keywords: "Health, Family & Lifestyle - Medical & Healthcare Practitioners - General Medical Issues,Science & Nature - Biological Sciences - Geneti"
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition
New
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KT00001251
ISBN
9780747565437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Presents an argument that bodies are knowable only through culture and history; they are not in any simple way natural, nor free of relations of power. This book traces the construction of particular deviant bodies, including the homosexual body, the HIV-infected body, the infertile body, the deaf body, the colonized body, and the criminal body. Editor(s): Terry, Jennifer; Urla, Jacqueline L. Series: Race, Gender, & Science. Num Pages: 424 pages, 27 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JHM; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 231 x 24. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780253209757
ISBN
9780253209757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.86

Hardcover. In a visually oriented computer dominated society, images play an important role in conveying messages. This book presents a coherent treatment of the principles, mathematics, and statistics needed to understand imaging systems. The diverse imaging systems are treated within a theoretical and experimental context. Series: Wiley Series in Pure and Applied Optics. Num Pages: 1584 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MMP; PBT; PDE; PH; TBJ; TJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 187 x 81. Weight in Grams: 2824.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
1584
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471153009
ISBN
9780471153009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 268.40

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
€ 9.09

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