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Science: general issues
Darwinism Evolving: Systems Dynamics and the Genealogy of Natural Sele...
Depew, David J. J.; Weber, Bruce H.
paperback. Darwinism Evolving examines the Darwinian research tradition in evolutionary biology from its inception to its turbulent present, arguing that recent advances in modeling the nonlinear dynamics of complex systems may well catalyze the next major phase of Darwinian evolutionism. Series: Bradford Books. Num Pages: 602 pages, 11. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1271. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- MIT Press
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- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036390
- ISBN
- 9780262540834
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€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. This fresh collection of essays, drawn from a broad range of disciplines, brings neglected cognitive, anthropological, and historical dimensions to philosophical debates over species. Editor(s): Wilson, Robert A. Series: Bradford Books. Num Pages: 349 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 703. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- MIT Press
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- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036384
- ISBN
- 9780262731232
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€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. This volume introduces the methodological and philosophical problems with which modern history of science is concerned, and offers a comprehensive review of significant historiographical viewpoints. Num Pages: 244 pages, line diagrams, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 36. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036383
- ISBN
- 9780521389211
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€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. An analysis of the role science plays within American society, with suggestions for a better interchange between scientists and key US institutions. The author suggests that science, by virtue of its accuracy and reliability, deserves to be at the top of the hierarchy of knowledge. Num Pages: 420 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 744. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036321
- ISBN
- 9780813526522
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€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Sorrell is critical of the scientistic tendency in philosophy. He does not wish to devalue science but supports the need to raise the status of arts and humanities within the discipline. Series: International Library of Philosophy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 294. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036251
- ISBN
- 9780415107716
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€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Midgley notes how science has developed high spiritual ambitions. From prophetic physicists have come speculations that go beyond the claims of any religion. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 328. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036250
- ISBN
- 9780415107730
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€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Einstein said that the most incredible thing about our universe was that it was comprehensible at all. This title explains, Pythagoras had much the same idea - but 2,500 years earlier. It tells the story of Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans, whose insights transformed the ancient world. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HPCA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 632. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Icon Books
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- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036078
- ISBN
- 9781848311923
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€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. A landmark study of the 'founder of modern science'. Num Pages: 376 pages, 4 line diagrams, 7 half-tones. BIC Classification: HRQX2; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 720. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. Lacking dj, remains very good
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
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- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036064
- ISBN
- 9780521380843
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€ 15.00
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paperback.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
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- New
- SKU
- 9780192803061
- ISBN
- 9780192803061
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€ 12.99€ 11.27
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Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JNM; JNU; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Stylus Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620361764
- ISBN
- 9781620361764
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€ 42.99€ 42.67
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€ 42.67
paperback. Here are six accessible essays by those who walk the line between science and sicence fiction, moving ever further out in discovering the patterns of nature, aimed at readers who share their fascination with the deepest mysteries of the universe. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 202.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393324464
- ISBN
- 9780393324464
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€ 21.99€ 17.33
€ 21.99
€ 17.33
hardcover. A blow-by-blow account of the celebrated controversy over the invention of the calculus. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 685. (1980) Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
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- Hardback
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0035868
- ISBN
- 9780521227322
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€ 15.00
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hardcover. Translates the logical treatises of Galileo's Latin manuscript and tries to make them intelligible to the modern reader. The translation is prefaced with an introduction describing the contents of the manuscript, the sources from which it derives and how it relates to his other writings. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 268 pages, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 550. Volume 138 only. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Springer
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0035665
- ISBN
- 9780792315780
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€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. A fascinating record of one of the most famous journeys ever made. Editor(s): Keynes, Richard Darwin. Num Pages: 500 pages, 30 b/w illus. BIC Classification: BGH; PDX; PSAJ; PSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 730. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0035627
- ISBN
- 9780521003179
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€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Series: Dover Books on Physics. Num Pages: 406 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 142 x 28. Weight in Grams: 622. c. 1960s. Based on the Fourth Edition, London, 1730. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0035617
- ISBN
- 9780486602059
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€ 15.00
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paperback. This study of chaos and order in the universe aims to mark a new direction in the scientific approach to astrophysics. It draws physics, biology, chemistry and astronomy into a philosophy of order, which is able to accommodate the individual act and random event without causing breakdowns. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 halftones, numerous line drawings. BIC Classification: PDA; PG; PH; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 475. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press USA
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0035612
- ISBN
- 9780195069082
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€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 128 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 250. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- D. Reidel Publishing Company
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0035511
- ISBN
- 9789027712530
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€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Num Pages: 492 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 896. Good clean copy with minor age and shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- D. Reidel Publishing Company
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0035457
- ISBN
- 9789027707529
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€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. This is a substantial and valuable study of the intellectual Renaissance background from which Bacon emerged and against which he reacted. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Dimension: 222 x 145. Weight in Grams: 43. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
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- Hardback
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0035449
- ISBN
- 9780521204941
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€ 15.00
€ 15.00
![(Edited By William R. Shea) - Nature Mathematized: Historical and Philosophical Case Studies in Classical Modern Natural Philosophy (The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science) [Volume I only] - 9789027714022 - KSG0035340](https://www.kennys.ie/products/thumbs/9789027714022.jpg "(Edited By William R. Shea) - Nature Mathematized: Historical and Philosophical Case Studies in Classical Modern Natural Philosophy (The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science) [Volume I only] - 9789027714022 - KSG0035340")
Nature Mathematized: Historical and Philosophical Case Studies in Clas...
(Edited By William R. Shea)
hardcover. Editor(s): Shea, W. R. Series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 660. Volume I only. Good clean copy with minor age & shelfwear. DJ price clipped & has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- D. Reidel Publishing Company
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0035340
- ISBN
- 9789027714022
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€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNFR; JNM; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Stylus Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620362969
- ISBN
- 9781620362969
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€ 43.99€ 43.62
€ 43.99
€ 43.62
paperback. Series: Dover Books on Mathematics. Num Pages: 369 pages, 22figs. BIC Classification: PB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 204 x 18. Weight in Grams: 352. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1959
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0036271
- ISBN
- 9780486605098
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€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 391 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 630. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- D. Reidel Publishing Company
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0036250
- ISBN
- 9789027704634
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€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14ill. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 297. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1969
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0036238
- ISBN
- 9780486223322
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€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Reliable Knowledge offers a valuably clear account and a radically challenging investigation of the credibility of scientific knowledge. Series: Canto original series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 48. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0036224
- ISBN
- 9780521220873
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€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- D. Reidel Publishing Company
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0036204
- ISBN
- 9789027713155
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€ 15.00
€ 15.00
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
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€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. First published in 1983. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBG; HBLH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 578. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Longman
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0036134
- ISBN
- 9780582491335
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€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. This book covers the case of suspected fraud involving the tragic career of the molecular biologist Franz Moewus. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 half-tones, 3 line diagrams. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 46. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0036129
- ISBN
- 9780521367516
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€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Editor(s): Grene, Marjorie; Mendelson, Everett. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 467 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 760. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- Reidel Publishing Company
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0036114
- ISBN
- 9789027705969
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€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Offers a historical reconstruction of the evolutionary synthesis of the 1930s and 1940s. This book argues that the evolutionary synthesis was part of a larger process of unifying the biological sciences. It suggests that the drive to unify the sciences of evolution and biology was part of a global philosophical movement toward unifying knowledge. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 485. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0036060
- ISBN
- 9780691033433
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€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. This collection of essays analyses the development, meaning and problems of twentieth-century evolutionary theory. Num Pages: 345 pages. BIC Classification: PDX. Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 68. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0036041
- ISBN
- 9780521254083
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€ 15.00
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Scientists Confront Creationism: Intelligent Design and Beyond
(Edited By Petto, Andrew J.; Godfrey, Laurie ...
paperback. From leading scientists, lawyers, and educators-a decisive rebuttal to those who undermine science in the name of religion. Editor(s): Petto, Andrew J.; Godfrey, Laurie R. Num Pages: 480 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCM; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 388. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0035965
- ISBN
- 9780393330731
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€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. What is Life? To answer this question, Denis Noble argues that we must look beyond the gene's eye view. For modern 'systems biology' considers life on a variety of levels, as an intricate web of feedback between gene, cell, organ, body, and environment. He shows how it is both a biologically rigorous and richly rewarding way of understanding life. Num Pages: 176 pages, 7 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: HP; MFG; PDZ; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 136. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0035916
- ISBN
- 9780199228362
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€ 15.00
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hardcover. It was only around 1800 that heredity began to enter debates among physicians, breeders, and naturalists. Soon thereafter it evolved into one of the most fundamental concepts of biology. In this book, the authors offer a succinct cultural history of the scientific concept of heredity. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 halftones, 9 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 616. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0035848
- ISBN
- 9780226545707
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€ 15.00
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hardcover. Intelligent Design Theory (IDT) was responsible for the 17th century's Scientific Revolution. Evolution, derives from ancient, even pagan, ideas about our rootedness in nature and the transience of various life forms. What happened to reverse these two movements' fortunes? This work provides an understanding of this debate. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 374. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0035826
- ISBN
- 9781840468045
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€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Hardcover.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Candy Jar Books
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780957154865
- ISBN
- 9780957154865
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.69
€ 24.99
€ 23.69
Paperback. KEY BENEFIT The latest edition of this successful text provides readers with a modern and complete experience in experimental biochemistry. Num Pages: 475 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDN; PN; PSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 191 x 18. Weight in Grams: 771.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Prentice Hall
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 475
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780805331110
- ISBN
- 9780805331110
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Condition: New
€ 239.39
€ 239.39
paperback. Num Pages: 413 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PD; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 114 x 24. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Edition
- Fourth
- Number of pages
- 413
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299067540
- ISBN
- 9780299067540
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Condition: New
€ 40.61
€ 40.61
unknown_binding. A wonderfully accessible exploration of numbers and mathematics. Series: Science Masters. Num Pages: 304 pages, Colour 32. BIC Classification: PB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 292. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSK0000745
- ISBN
- 9780753805145
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Examines the development of chemistry in Britain 1760-1820 and relates it to civic life. Num Pages: 358 pages, 10 halftones, 4 line diagrams. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; JHM; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 582. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSK0000736
- ISBN
- 9780521659529
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. A clear and accessible discussion of the ideas and issues behind chaotic dynamics. Num Pages: 204 pages, 46 figures. BIC Classification: HPS; PDA; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 340. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSK0000726
- ISBN
- 9780521477475
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
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paperback. Looks at how whole domains of phenomena come into being and sometimes pass away as objects of scientific study. With examples from the natural and social sciences, ranging from the 16th to the 20th centuries, this book explores the ways in which scientific objects are both real and historical. Editor(s): Daston, Lorraine J. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 496. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- 2000
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- University of Chicago Press
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hardcover. John T. Roberts presents and defends a radical new theory of laws of nature. His Measurability Account affirms that there is an important sense in which laws govern the universe, rather than simply describing it economically. He argues that what is essential to laws is that they guarantee the reliability of methods of measuring natural quantities. Num Pages: 420 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 790. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
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- KSK0000620
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- 9780199557707
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hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; PDX; RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
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- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
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- KSK0000598
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- 9780801433863
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paperback. The idea that the speed of light is a constant - at 186,000 miles per second - is one of the few scientific facts that almost everyone knows. This title introduces the reader to modern cosmology, to the implications of VSL (variable speed of light) and to the world of physicists. Editor(s): Mirchandani, Ravi. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHR; WNX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 210. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- 2004
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- Arrow
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- KSK0000586
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- 9780099428084
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The Scientific and the Divine. Conflict and Reconciliation from Ancien...
Arieti, James A.; Wilson, Patric A.
paperback. Examines the perennial issues that keep science and religion at arm's length, clarifies those issues, and fits them into an historical framework-from Plato, to Aquinas, to today's thinkers. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAX; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Publication date
- 2003
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- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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- 9780742513976
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paperback. An important treatise by one of the leading mechanical philosophers of the seventeenth century. Editor(s): Davis, Edward B.; Hunter, Michael. Series Editor(s): Ameriks, Karl; Clarke, Desmond M. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 320. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Publication date
- 1996
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- Cambridge University Press
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- KSK0000567
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- 9780521567961
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paperback. The contributors to this volume examine the thought of 13 writers in all fields of philosophy and the sciences, some much studied, others relatively neglected. The essays show that the break between modern and traditional philosophy is not as complete as is usually suggested. Editor(s): Sorell, Professor Tom. Num Pages: 362 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: HPC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
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- KSK0000562
- ISBN
- 9780198236054
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paperback. Science is at the heart of contemporary society and is therefore central to the social sciences. Yet science studies has often encountered resistance from social scientists. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; PDA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 173 x 13. Weight in Grams: 416. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- 2004
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- SAGE Publications Ltd
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- KSK0000552
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- 9780803986923
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paperback. This book describes how natural philosophy and exact mathematical sciences joined together to make the Scientific Revolution possible. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- 2007
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- Cambridge University Press
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- 9780521689571
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paperback. In 1846, Charles Darwin has a secret: an essay, sealed in an envelope and locked in his study drawer, which will overturn human understanding of time and nature forever. Now he must publish and take the consequences. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 272. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
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- KSK0000537
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- 9780571216093
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paperback. Offers a tour of the world of light. This book explores theoretical, experimental, and historical themes, and covers such questions as how it is possible to achieve magnifications of a millionfold without a single lens or mirror. It also covers various elements of physical optics, including propagation, reflection, refraction, and diffraction. Num Pages: 440 pages, 5 tables 92 line illus.8 halftones. BIC Classification: PD; PHJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Publication date
- 1998
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- Princeton University Press
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- KSK0000536
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- 9780691001135
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paperback. Nicholas Whyte's study of the role of science in Ireland examines the activities of Irish scientists during the period 1890 to 1930. It reveals the impact that Irish political events had on the fate of a number of distinguished Irish institutions. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTQ; HBTR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 307. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Publication date
- 1999
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- Cork University Press
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- KSK0000532
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- 9781859181850
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paperback. Explores the streets, shops, back alleys, and gardens of Elizabethan London where a boisterous and diverse group of men and women shared a keen interest in the study of nature. This book examines six episodes of scientific inquiry and dispute in sixteenth-century London, bringing to life the individuals involved and the challenges they faced. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JB; HBJD1; HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- 2008
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- Yale University Press
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- KSK0000524
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- 9780300143164
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paperback. Presents an innovative view of time and contemporary physics. The author urges physicists, philosophers, and anyone who has ever pondered the paradoxes of time to look at the world from a fresh perspective, and throws light on some of the great mysteries of the universe. Num Pages: 320 pages, line figures. BIC Classification: HPCF; PD; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
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- KSK0000521
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- 9780195117981
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paperback. In these engaging tales describing the growth of knowledgeabout the brain -- from the early Egyptians and Greeks to the Dark Agesand the Renaissance to the present time -- Gross attempts to answer thequestion of how the discipline of neuroscience evolved into its modernincarnation through the twists and turns of history. Series: Bradford Books. Num Pages: 273 pages, 50. BIC Classification: MJN; PDX; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 422. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- MIT Press
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- KSK0000504
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- 9780262571357
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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
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- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Ashgate
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- KSK0000481
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- 9780754639947
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hardcover. The untold story of Newton's private papers, hidden for centuries, sold for a pittance and then painstakingly reconstructed to reveal a man altogether stranger and more complicated than the genius of legend. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 b/w. BIC Classification: PDX; PG; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
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- OUP USA
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- 9780199951048
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paperback. Biography of Humphry Davy Num Pages: 199 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
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- 2004
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- Sutton Publishing
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- KSK0000436
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- 9780750932318
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hardcover. The eighteenth century saw the creation of a number of remarkable mechanical androids: at least ten prominent automata were built between 1785 and 1810 by clockmakers, court mechanics, and other artisans from France, Switzerland, Austria, and the German lands. This title investigates two such automata depicting piano-playing women. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JF; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 548. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
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- Publication date
- 2013
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- University of Chicago Press
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- KSK0000428
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- 9780226034027
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hardcover. Based on the observation that the enterprise of science is, and has been, directed toward two distinct but frequently conflated ends - doing and knowing, this title considers how science as such has evolved, and how it has marshaled itself to make sense of the world. It is designed for aficionados, as well as historians of science. Num Pages: 350 pages, 6 halftones, 20 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 186 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
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- 2006
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- University of Chicago Press
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- KSK0000425
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- 9780226139487
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hardcover. This book, first published in 2004, provides a comprehensive balanced overview of the debate concerning biological origins. Editor(s): Dembski, William A.; Ruse, Michael. Num Pages: 424 pages, 5 half-tones 1 table. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 694. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
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- Cambridge University Press
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- 9780521829496
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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
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- 2010
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- Yale University Press
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- KSG0034846
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- 9780300169317
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paperback. Distinguished philosophers, Buddhist scholars, physicists, and cognitive scientists examine the contrasts and connections between the worlds of Western science and Buddhism. Contributors, the Dalai Lama among them, assess not only the fruits of inquiry from East and West, they shed light on the underlying assumptions of these disparate world views. Editor(s): Wallace, B. Alan. Series: Columbia Series in Science and Religion. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRE; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 630. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- 2003
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- Columbia University Press
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- KSG0034839
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- 9780231123358
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paperback. Is life written into the laws of nature, or just a bizarre accident, unique in the universe? How can a mix of non-living chemicals be transformed into something as complex as the living cell? This title reveals the theories set to transform the understanding of our place in the universe. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- 2003
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- Penguin
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- KSG0034835
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- 9780141013022
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hardcover. Mark Peterson makes an extraordinary claim in this fascinating book focused around the life and thought of Galileo: it was the mathematics of Renaissance arts, not Renaissance sciences, that became modern science. Painters, poets, musicians, and architects brought about a scientific revolution that eluded the philosopher-scientists of the day. Num Pages: 352 pages, 22 line illustrations; 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; BGH; HBLH; PBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 214 x 29. Weight in Grams: 542. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
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- 2011
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- Harvard University Press
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- 9780674059726
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hardcover. Ruestow examines the social unease that spurred the discoveries of the pioneers of microscopic research. Num Pages: 364 pages, 29 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDND; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 700. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
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- 1996
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- Cambridge University Press
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- KSG0034814
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- 9780521470780
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Essays on Galileo and the History and Philosophy of Science: v. 2
Stillman (Selected By N.M. Swerdlow And T.H. ...
paperback. Stillman Drake was one of the 20th century's authors on the subject of Galileo's scientific work. This 3 volume collection includes 80 of the 130 papers Drake published, most on Galileo but some on medieval and early modern science in general (principally mechanics). Num Pages: 376 pages, 19ill. BIC Classification: HP; JFCX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 612. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
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- KSG0034788
- ISBN
- 9780802081643
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hardcover. Optimists believe this is the best of all possible worlds, and pessimists fear that might really be the case. There was a time, during the 17th and 18th centuries, when scientists and mathematicians felt they could provide the answer. This book is their story. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
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- 2006
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- University of Chicago Press
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- KSG0034797
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- 9780226199948
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paperback. Examines human inventions from the water wheel to the nuclear bomb and discusses theories of technology in the thought of philosophers including Plato, Aristotle, Bacon, Marx, Heidegger, Spinoza, Mumford, and McLuhan. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 illustrations, 11 figures. BIC Classification: PDA; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 228 x 35. Weight in Grams: 402. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press
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- KSG0034758
- ISBN
- 9780520080553
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paperback. This 2001 book brings together many of David Hull's most important essays on selection in one accessible volume. Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology. Num Pages: 278 pages, 2 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- 2000
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- Cambridge University Press
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- KSG0034748
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- 9780521644051
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hardcover. Ron Amundson examines 200 years of scientific views on the evolution-development relationship from the perspective of evolutionary developmental biology. Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 line diagrams 4 half-tones. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 549. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
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hardcover. Nothing is considered more natural than the connection between Isaac Newton's science and the modernity that came into being during the eighteenth-century Enlightenment. This study challenges the claim that Isaac Newton's solitary genius is the reason for his iconic status as the father of modern physics and the philosophe movement. Num Pages: 464 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 167 x 41. Weight in Grams: 928. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
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- KSG0034687
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- 9780226749457
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hardcover. Notions of nature and art as they have been defined and redefined in Western culture, from the Hippocratic writers and Aristotle of Ancient Greece to nineteenth-century chemistry and twenty-first century biomimetics. Editor(s): Bensaude-Vincent, Bernadette; Newman, William R. Series: Dibner Institute Studies in the History of Science & Technology Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, 29 figs. illus. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 590. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
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- 2007
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- MIT Press
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- SKU
- KSG0034685
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- 9780262026208
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paperback. A book which gives scientific proof of the paranormal. Psychic activity, remote viewing, the power of prayer and homeopathy are all discussed in this book which The Ecologist called 'one of the most thought-provoking reads of the year', and which has already gained a almost cult following. Num Pages: 384 pages, Index. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 274. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Element
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- KSG0034640
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- 9780007145102
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paperback. Examines Benjamin Franklin's scientific activities in fields ranging from heat to astronomy. This text provides accounts of the theoretical background of Franklin's science (especially his study of Newton), the experiments he performed, and their influence throughout Europe and the USA. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 halftones, 9 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; BG; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
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- SKU
- KSG0034605
- ISBN
- 9780674066595
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paperback. Presents a narrative history that reveals the roots of modern science in the medieval world. This book debunks many of the myths about the Middle Ages, showing that medieval people did not think the earth is flat, nor did Columbus 'prove' that it is a sphere; the Inquisition burnt nobody for their science nor was Copernicus afraid of persecution. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 332. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- 2010
- Publisher
- Icon Books Ltd
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- KSG0034577
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- 9781848311503
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paperback. Since antiquity, philosophers and engineers have tried to take life's measure by reproducing it. This title collects seventeen essays from distinguished scholars in several fields. It is intended for historians and philosophers of science and technology, scientists and engineers working in artificial life and intelligence, and others. Num Pages: 336 pages, 57 halftones, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; TBX; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 554. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- 9780226720814
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paperback. Explains the science of noetics and how this exciting field of research is set to change the way we view the world forever. This book provides answers to universal questions by unveiling persuasive empirical evidence for the existence of psychic phenomena - from telepathy and clairvoyance to jinxes and prayer. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 292. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034446
- ISBN
- 9780552162357
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00