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Science: general issues

Hardback. Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691177809
ISBN
9780691177809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.47

Multiple-component retail product. This text covers classical field theory, quantum mechanics and all major theoretical aspects of quantum field theory, and shows how they are related. Unlike any other book on the subject, fields are viewed as global entities in spacetime rather than as systems evolving from one instant of time to the next. Series: International Series of Monographs on Physics. Num Pages: 1136 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDE; PHFC; PHQ; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 180 x 68. Weight in Grams: 2757.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
1136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198510932
ISBN
9780198510932
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 438.72

Paperback. This book provides an easily accessible introduction to the roles that values play in scientific research. It examines case studies from a wide variety of research areas, and it highlights multiple strategies for fostering engagement between stakeholders so that value influences can be identified and subjected to critical scrutiny. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190260811
ISBN
9780190260811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.94

Hardcover. Series: Acting with Technology. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1H; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262017367
ISBN
9780262017367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 42.96

Paperback. A fascinating and unique anthropological study. Num Pages: 272 pages, b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: JMTK; PDZ; PSAK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
9780753808511
ISBN
9780753808511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 6.28

Paperback. An exciting new edition of a classic text Series: Frontiers in Physics. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBF; PDE; PHP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Westview Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780738202334
ISBN
9780738202334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 102.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oregon State University United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870716096
ISBN
9780870716096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.98

Paperback. The author argues that the long-standing scientific and philosophical deference to reductive explanations founded on simple universal laws, linear causal models, and predict-and-act strategies fails to accommodate the kinds of knowledge that many contemporary sciences are providing about the world. Num Pages: 160 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226006628
ISBN
9780226006628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.27

Paperback. The eighteenth century saw the creation of a number of remarkable mechanical androids. The author investigates two such automata - both depicting piano-playing women. She demonstrates that only in a later age of industrial factory production did mechanical androids instill the fear that societies had become indistinguishable from machines. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JF; PDX; TBX; TJFM1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226034164
ISBN
9780226034164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.21

Hardcover. Editor(s): Keegan, Brendan F.; O'Connor, Brendan D.S. Num Pages: 662 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1474. Signed by the editors. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW sunned to spine. Previous owner's name to FFEP, remains a fine copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
A.A. Balkema Publishers Rotterdam
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0000124
ISBN
9789061915966
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 120.00

Hardcover. In January 1998 a great ice storm crushed power grids in New York, New England and eastern Canada. In this insider's account of these events, the author describes the destruction of the electric network in his own village and illuminates the relationship between electronic and human connections. Editor(s): Gleason, Prof. Abbott; Taubman, Prof. William. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 1KLC; JFD; PDR; THRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 436. Very good copy in good dustwrapper. DW has minor shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0012782
ISBN
9780300089776
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The Fragile Environment explores the impact of the human species on its environment. Editor(s): Friday, L. E.; Laskey, R. A. Series: Darwin College Lectures. Num Pages: 212 pages, 120 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 174 x 11. Weight in Grams: 466. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0012621
ISBN
9780521422666
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. This book presents unpublished excerpts from extensive correspondence between Niels Bohr and his immediate family, and uses it to describe and analyze the psychological and cultural background to his invention of the quantum theory of the atom. Num Pages: 296 pages, 48 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PHM; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 169 x 19. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199680283
ISBN
9780199680283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.47

Hardcover. Num Pages: 704 pages, 47 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PN; VXWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 48. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Red Wheel/Weiser United States
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780877289289
ISBN
9780877289289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.10
€ 64.31

Paperback. Mixing scientific fact, personal concern, direct experience and intriguing revelation, the author aims to shed new light on our planetary weather system, and to make more sense of disturbing manifestations like global warming, glacial retreat, and the disruption of currents such as El Nino. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; WNWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 215. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Arrow Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0003036
ISBN
9780099406297
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. "Statistical Mechanics" is the extended version of McQuarrie's earlier text - "Statistical Thermodynamics" (USB 1984). This text (previously published by Longman Education) is an accessible introduction to the subject containing a large number of problems at the end of each chapter. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBT; PDE; PHD; PNR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 267 x 183 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1349.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Science Books,U.S.
Edition
1st
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9781891389153
ISBN
9781891389153
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.88

Paperback. This comprehensive textbook is designed for first-year graduate students from a variety of engineering and scientific disciplines. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBF; PDE; TBJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 171 x 255 x 22. Weight in Grams: 972. 184 pages, Illustrations. This comprehensive textbook is designed for first-year graduate students from a variety of engineering and scientific disciplines. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PBF; PDE; TBJ. Dimension: 171 x 255 x 22. Weight: 966.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
SIAM
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780898713893
ISBN
9780898713893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 136.52

Paperback. Explains how scientific research is conducted. This title focuses on the inter/transdisciplinary dimensions of research. It combines essays that focus on the inter/transdisciplinary study of research systems, from a group of international researchers from Italy, the UK and the United States. Editor(s): Maldonato, Mauro; Pietrobon, Ricardo. Num Pages: 176 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845193430
ISBN
9781845193430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.61

Paperback. In "Moby-Dick", Ishmael declares, 'Be it known that, waiving all argument, I take the good old fashioned ground that a whale is a fish, and call upon holy Jonah to back me'. This book recovers the story of Maurice versus Judd, an 1818 trial that pitted the new sciences of taxonomy against the biblically sanctioned-view that the whale was a fish. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 color plates. 19 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691146157
ISBN
9780691146157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JFSL; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
3rd ed.
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816673032
ISBN
9780816673032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.34

Paperback. Bestselling author and 'the hottest thing in neuroscience' (The Times), David Eagleman, takes readers on a fascinating and eye-opening journey into the world of the brain Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Canongate Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781782116615
ISBN
9781782116615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.20

Paperback. Concentrates on thirty highlights of pure and applied mathematics. This book opens by discussing the four main philosophical foundations of mathematics of the nineteenth century and ends by describing the four important open mathematical problems of the twenty-first century. Translator(s): Sangalli, Arturo. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX; PDZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128054
ISBN
9780691128054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.56

Paperback. Provides managers with a guide focused on the particular management needs for research and development in biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. This work offers a way to improve the quality of interactions and creativity output in R&D, with real life case studies to illustrate key points. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJMV6; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471226147
ISBN
9780471226147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.68

Paperback. Explores how the impact of code on life has become comparable to that of speech and writing: as language and code have grown entangled, the lines that once separated humans from machines, analog from digital, and old technologies from new ones have become blurred. The book gives us the tools necessary to make sense of these complex relationships. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3line drawings. BIC Classification: PD; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226321486
ISBN
9780226321486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.22

Hardcover. Editor(s): Nielsen, Kristian Hvidtfelt; Harbsmeier, Michael; Ries, Christopher J. Num Pages: 475 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: GPS; PDN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 248 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1048.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
475
Condition
New
SKU
V9788771240146
ISBN
9788771240146
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.78

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074639
ISBN
9780252074639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.82

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595588340
ISBN
9781595588340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.17

Hardback. Shows how the key cultural innovations from Central Asia revolutionized medieval Europe and gave rise to the culture of science in the West. This title traces how the recursive argument method was first developed by Buddhist scholars and was spread by them throughout ancient Central Asia. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FC; HBLC1; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 171 x 239 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691155319
ISBN
9780691155319
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.81

Hardcover. The author of this book invites the reader to explore the science of computing. He is convinced that a good explanation of even the most basic techniques can demonstrate the power and magic of the underlying principles. His book is a fascinating read. Num Pages: 363 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNV; PDZ; UMB; UMZ; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
2009th Edition
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9783540859857
ISBN
9783540859857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.73

Paperback. A guide to some of the developments that have occurred in the philosophy of biology. Covering such issues as evolutionary theory, creationism, teleology, nature versus nurture and sociobiology, this book provides an overview of the current state of play in this rapidly-changing discipline. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Westview Press
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813391267
ISBN
9780813391267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.17

Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PD. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780393244083
ISBN
9780393244083
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.01

Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 10 b&w photographs, 97 colour photographs, 53 diagrams. BIC Classification: JFC; PDZ; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 283 x 228 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1906.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780271019772
ISBN
9780271019772
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.03

Paperback. We not only live in the air, we live because of it. At ground level air transforms miraculously; it wraps our planet in a blanket of warmth, while the outer layer of our atmosphere soaks up violent flares from the sun. This book traces a journey of scientific discovery from the first experiments in the Renaissance to findings in space. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0003460
ISBN
9780747592907
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages, 15 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 5S; APFA; JFD; JFSK; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253024558
ISBN
9780253024558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.20

Hardcover. Terrorism, poverty, ecological meltdown, climate change, pandemics - this is the background noise we have all learnt to live with. But what if all these things could be laid at our own feet? Our society is moving faster than ever, yet it's filled with risk. This book discusses about causes of these issues and what we can do about them. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: KJWX; PDR; RNT; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 345. Clean copy. Fine in dust jacket. DJ has minor wear and tear to edges, but remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Icon Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOG0001884
ISBN
9781840468014
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Tells a story that uses science to explain what life is and where it first came from, offering answers to the very grandest of questions before arriving at a fresh solution. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241954690
ISBN
9780241954690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.38

Paperback. Professor Bryan Sykes provides a first-hand account of his research into a gene which passes undiluted from generation to generation through the maternal line and shows how it is being used to track our genetic ancestors. Num Pages: 368 pages, map. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
New
SKU
9780552152181
ISBN
9780552152181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Tells the dramatic story of the earth's climate, of how it has changed, how we have come to understand it, and of what that means for the future. This narrative takes the reader on a journey into the past and around the globe, bringing us closer to the science. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141026275
ISBN
9780141026275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.45

Paperback. Adazzling tour d'horizonof mankind's enduring fascination with, and reliance upon, the extraordinary star at the centre of our solar system. Num Pages: 720 pages, 16pp plates. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 196 x 40. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9781416526124
ISBN
9781416526124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.47

Hardcover. An exploration of the evolution of political complexity and centralizaton in Hunza, a remote high-mountain kingdom in the western Karakoram mountains. The study follows the argument that the rise of the Hunza state is linked to the construction of Hunza's large-scale irrigation works. Num Pages: 198 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HBLL; HBTP; JHM; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761802044
ISBN
9780761802044
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.41