Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Paperback. Cartographers have long grappled with the impossibility of portraying the earth in two dimensions. To solve this problem, mapmakers have created map projections. This work discusses and illustrates the known map projections from before 500BC to the present, with facts on their origins and use. Num Pages: 384 pages, 163 maps and charts, 12 portraits. BIC Classification: PDX; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 20. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226767475
- ISBN
- 9780226767475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.11
€ 54.11
Hardback. Shows how to adapt democracy to advanced information technologies that can enhance political decision making and enable us to navigate the social rapids ahead. This title demonstrates how these technologies combine to address a problem as old as democracy itself - how to help citizens better evaluate the consequences of their political choices. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: JPHV; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151021
- ISBN
- 9780691151021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.48
€ 54.48
Paperback. An in-depth look at the role of number as a bridge between Heaven and Earth. Num Pages: 256 pages, 70 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594771989
- ISBN
- 9781594771989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.23
€ 17.23
Paperback. Dealing with single moments in the life of the human brain, this book argues that, by understanding just how much subconscious decision-making the brain manages to get through before each moment of awareness, we can begin to appreciate the true wonder of consciousness. Num Pages: 384 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR; PD; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 195 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571201013
- ISBN
- 9780571201013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.57
€ 13.99
€ 10.57
Hardcover. While there are many biographies of JFK and accounts of the early years of US space efforts, this book uses primary source material and interviews with key participants to provide a comprehensive account of how the actions taken by JFK's administration have shaped the course of the US space program over the last 45 years. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; PDX; PDZ; PG; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230110106
- ISBN
- 9780230110106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.43
€ 63.43
Smartly conceived and fast paced, his book offers something for anyone curious about math and its impacts. Num Pages: 200 pages, 16, 1 black & white halftones, 15 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421414911
- ISBN
- 9781421414911
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.01
€ 38.01
Paperback. John Losee looks at rejected scientific theories through an analysis of case studies from the history of science. Each excerpt is of sufficient length to make clear the particular evaluative problem under consideration, and each discussion of scientific evaluative practice includes what scientists and philosophers have written on the topic. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822958734
- ISBN
- 9780822958734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.32
€ 63.32
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822328247
- ISBN
- 9780822328247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.06
€ 46.06
Paperback. Asks what is meant by complexity and how it might be handled within knowledge practices without generating a chaos of further complexities. Editor(s): Mol, Annemarie. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 b&w photos, 2 tables, 9 figures. BIC Classification: GT; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438. Social Studies of Knowledge Practices. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. 280 pages, 4 b&w photographs. Asks what is meant by complexity and how it might be handled within knowledge practices without generating a chaos of further complexities. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: GT; PDA. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight: 478.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822328469
- ISBN
- 9780822328469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.93
€ 36.99
€ 33.93
Paperback. Shows us how we can, in fact, see microorganisms - and appreciate their vast and varied role in nature and our lives. This title also shows us how to examine, study, and appreciate microbes in the manner of a birdwatcher, by making sightings of microbial activities and thereby identifying particular microbes as well as understanding what they do. Num Pages: 336 pages, 38 figures. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674064096
- ISBN
- 9780674064096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.54
€ 70.54
Paperback. Galileo is aptly known as 'the father of modern science'. But there is much more to him than his well-known discoveries in physics and astronomy, and his infamous clash with the Catholic church. John Heilbron's wonderfully rounded new biography presents a multi-talented but difficult man - writer, philosopher, scientist, musician, and artist. Num Pages: 528 pages, 60 black and white line drawings and 1 16pp plate section. BIC Classification: BGT; PDZ; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 40. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199655984
- ISBN
- 9780199655984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.33
€ 21.99
€ 17.33
Paperback. In Oppositions and Paradoxes, John L. Bell uses conceptual puzzles and paradoxes as a window into fundamental concepts of mathematics and physics. Num Pages: 170 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PBB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Broadview Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554813025
- ISBN
- 9781554813025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.53
€ 50.99
€ 36.53
hardcover. The 'Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science' offers an overview of the field of science and its development over the past few generations, ranging from biographies on Galileo and Dorothy Hodgkin to the discussions chronicling the change of science from simply a tool of learning to a major force in society. Editor(s): Heilbron, John L. Num Pages: 994 pages, numerous halftones and figures and 8 pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 3J; GB; PDA; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 188 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1551.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Academic United States
- Number of pages
- 994
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780195112290
- ISBN
- 9780195112290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.78
€ 166.78
Paperback. A vivid description of one of the most ambitious scientific projects undertaken in the 19th century, and the men who undertook the measurement of the Himalayas and the mapping of the Indian subcontinent: William Lambton and George Everest. Num Pages: 226 pages, 16 b/w plates (16pp), (+ maps & diagrams). BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; PDZ; TNCB; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 168. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001852
- ISBN
- 9780006531234
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. A personal and transformative journey into mechanical intricacy and philosophical inquiry. Num Pages: 155 pages, 25 drawings. BIC Classification: PD; WGCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 155
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874517552
- ISBN
- 9780874517552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.25
€ 23.25
Paperback. Focuses on chessboard problems. From the Knight's Tour Problem and Queens Domination to their many variations, this work surveys the well-known problems in this surprisingly fertile area of recreational mathematics. Using visual language of graph theory, it guides the reader to the forefront of research in mathematics. Series: Princeton Puzzlers. Num Pages: 272 pages, 204 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZM; WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154985
- ISBN
- 9780691154985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.84
€ 27.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 halftones, 31 line illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674440753
- ISBN
- 9780674440753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.53
€ 47.53
Hardcover. This text examines the organizational aspects of discovery in science. The contribution of such organizational matters as: the selection of scientists; their development and training; and scientific leadership, management and supervision are all explored. Num Pages: 186 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 180 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471969631
- ISBN
- 9780471969631
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 270.67
€ 270.67
Paperback. A reissue of the classic work by John Horgan wherein he makes the powerful case that science is ending Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 36. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465065929
- ISBN
- 9780465065929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.91
€ 27.91
Hardback. Leading experts on modern poetry and on literature and science explore how poets have used scientific language in their poems, how poetry can offer new perspectives on science, and how the 'Two Cultures' can and have come together in the work of poets from Britain and Ireland, America and Australia. Editor(s): Holmes, John. Series: Poetry &.. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSC; PD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846318092
- ISBN
- 9781846318092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.21
€ 172.21
paperback. Copernicus sowed the seed from which science has grown to be a dominant aspect of modern culture, fundamental in shaping our understanding of the workings of the cosmos. John Henry reveals why Copernicus was led to such a seemingly outrageous and inplausible idea as a swiftly moving Earth. Series: Revolutions in Science. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 110 x 19. Weight in Grams: 159. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0037273
- ISBN
- 9781840462517
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. 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, 2 black & white tables, 23 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBTB; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230019430
- ISBN
- 9780230019430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.26
€ 43.99
€ 36.26
Paperback. The book that transforms our understanding of what we are and where we came from Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 261 x 63. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Publisher
- Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780715651216
- ISBN
- 9780715651216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.70
€ 21.99
€ 16.70
hardcover. An essential step-by-step guide on the construction of scientific apparatus for all scientists and students in physics, chemistry, biology and engineering. Num Pages: 658 pages, 552 figures. BIC Classification: PDN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 220 x 63. Weight in Grams: 1680. 662 pages, 552 figures. Essential step-by-step guide on the construction of scientific apparatus for all scientists and students in physics, chemistry, biology and engineering. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PDN. Dimension: 247 x 220 x 63. Weight: 1668.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 658
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521878586
- ISBN
- 9780521878586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.61
€ 131.61