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Hardcover. Ron Mallon explores how thinking and talking about kinds of person can bring those kinds into being. He considers what normative implications this social constructionism has for our understanding of our practices of representing human kinds, like race, gender, and sexual orientation, and for our own agency. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; JM; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198755678
ISBN
9780198755678
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.31

Hardcover. X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF) is a method of "fingerprinting" and identifying solid and liquid samples. Written by the leading international expert in the field, this totally-revised update provides an up-to-the-minute review of the progress of XRF in the last ten years, covering history, design, application, and interpretation. Series: Chemical Analysis. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliographies. BIC Classification: PDN; PNFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471299424
ISBN
9780471299424
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 243.91

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
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034705
ISBN
9780521806992
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Hardback. Focuses on the philosophical relationship between mathematics and the natural sciences. This title shows that the axioms needed for the mathematics used in physics can also generate practically various fields of contemporary pure mathematics. It also provides a foundation for investigations in string theory and other areas of physics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 line illus. BIC Classification: PBB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691115306
ISBN
9780691115306
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.35

Paperback. Reviews the history and development of mathematics, logic, and the physical sciences. This book offers an account of the developments in science and the philosophy of knowledge from the pre-Socratic era to the nineteenth century. Translator(s): Sangalli, Arturo. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: HP; PDA; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691095516
ISBN
9780691095516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.38

Hardback. Editor(s): Fleck, Roland A.; Humbel, Bruno M. Series: RMS - Royal Microscopical Society. Num Pages: 524 pages. BIC Classification: PDND; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
524
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118654064
ISBN
9781118654064
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 239.15

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 halftones. 14 line illus. BIC Classification: PBB; PBX; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691171715
ISBN
9780691171715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.80

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

€ 29.99
€ 20.03

Paperback. Examines how far it is possible to give reasons for trusting science. In defending a realist outlook, Trigg aims to show that even physical science must be given metaphysical foundations. In doing so, he explains and evaluates the views of Rorty, Wittgenstein, Quine, Putnam and Hawking. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631190370
ISBN
9780631190370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.34

hardcover. This book gathers a variety of illuminating essays by an internationally known scholar of religion and ecology. New writings on technology, facing death, and an intellectual autobiography continue Gottlieb's unique ability to connect collective struggles for a just and caring society with personal strivings for wisdom and compassion. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRAM3; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442239401
ISBN
9781442239401
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.29

Hardback. Provides more than 500 sources of information on scientists for young and adult general readers and for scholars. These sources explain scientists' accomplishments in the context of the personal and career developments that made those accomplishments possible Series: Magill Bibliographies S. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; GBCR; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810833845
ISBN
9780810833845
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.15

paperback. Aimed at the general reader, this guide to the universe provides a comprehensive account of the present understanding of the physical universe, and the essentials of its underlying mathematical theory. Num Pages: 1136 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 62. Weight in Grams: 1348.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099440680
ISBN
9780099440680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 30.19

Paperback. By the author of "The Emperor's New Mind", this is an exploration of what modern physics has to tell us about the mind, and a visionary description of what a new physics might look like. It is also a speculation on the biological process that makes consciousness what it is. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: JMR; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099582113
ISBN
9780099582113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.64

paperback. In his bestselling work of popular science, Sir Roger Penrose takes us on a fascinating tour through the basic principles of physics, cosmology, mathematics, and philosophy to show that human thinking can never be emulated by a machine. Series: Oxford Landmark Science. Num Pages: 640 pages, 145 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; PDZ; UYQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 196 x 39. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198784920
ISBN
9780198784920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 520 pages, 186 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 133. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691178530
ISBN
9780691178530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.92

Paperback. An irresistible stocking-filler: a hilarious romp through the science of Christmas. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 5HC; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242. A fine reading copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KRS0016533
ISBN
9780753813669
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Mathematicians and historians of mathematics and science will find in The Chinese Roots of Linear Algebra new ways to conceptualize the intellectual development of linear algebra. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5, 5 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBJH; PBF; PBX; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801897559
ISBN
9780801897559
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.71

Hardcover. Lie groups and algebraic groups are important in many major areas of mathematics and mathematical physics. We find them in diverse roles, notably as groups of automorphisms of geometric structures, as symmetries of differential systems, or as basic tools in the theory of automorphic forms. This book looks at their development. Series: History of Mathematics. Num Pages: 184 pages, indexes, photographs. BIC Classification: PBB; PBG; PBK; PBMP; PBPD; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 184 x 16. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821802885
ISBN
9780821802885
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JNM; JNU; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Stylus Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781579224295
ISBN
9781579224295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.04

Hardcover. A valuable guide to the Waxy Cap Mushrooms of Eastern North America for amateur and professional mycologists, naturalists, forestry personnel, teachers, biologists and wild food enthusiasts. Num Pages: 179 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. map. BIC Classification: PD; PST; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 191 x 19. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632689
ISBN
9780815632689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.40

Paperback. Tries to display the value (and joy!) of starting from a mathematically amorphous problem and combining ideas from diverse sources to produce new and significant mathematics - mathematics unforeseen from the motivating problem. This book focuses on aperiodic tilings; the best-known example is the 'kite and dart' tiling. Series: Student Mathematical Library. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations, references, index. BIC Classification: PBCD; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Amer Mathematical Society
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821819333
ISBN
9780821819333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.46

Paperback. Contains lectures from the CBMS Regional Conference held at Harvey Mudd College, June 1977. This monograph consists of applications to nonlinear differential equations of the author's coincidental degree. It includes an bibliography covering many aspects of the modern theory of nonlinear differential equations and the theory of nonlinear analysis. Series: CBMS Regional Conference Series in Mathematics. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821816905
ISBN
9780821816905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.82

Introduces the philosophy of science focused on cultivating an understanding of both the workings of science and its historical and social context. This title offers selections that range from discussions of topics in general methodology to a sampling of foundational problems in various physical, biological, behavioral, and social sciences. Num Pages: 464 pages, Ill.d.tabs.ch. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1020.
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872204515
ISBN
9780872204515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.83
€ 59.64

Hardcover. Editor(s): Diudea, Mircea V. Num Pages: 438 pages. BIC Classification: PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 259 x 182 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1104.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
438
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560728597
ISBN
9781560728597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.51
€ 115.28

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Green Lion Press United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9781888009286
ISBN
9781888009286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.38

Paperback. This book defines diagrams as tools manipulated by users to produce new kinds of understanding and demonstrates that a modern diagrammatic knowledge emerged in eighteenth-century visual culture to become the foundation of later nineteenth-century science. Num Pages: 296 pages, 48 illustrations (8 colour). BIC Classification: AB; DSB; GT; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 928.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804745055
ISBN
9780804745055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.31

Paperback. This text explores the complex relations between "enlightened" values and the making of scientific knowledge. Here monsters and automata, barometers and botanical gardens, polite academies and boisterous clubs are all given their due place in the landscape of enlightened Europe. Num Pages: 566 pages, 22 halftones, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 35. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
566
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226109404
ISBN
9780226109404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.98

Hardcover. 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: 237 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226720807
ISBN
9780226720807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.37

Paperback. "Nature" has published news about the history of life ever since its first issue in 1869. This work brings together 19 review articles written for "Nature" over the past decade. Topics include major extinction events, homeotic genes and body plans and the origin and evolution of the primates. Editor(s): Gee, Henry. Num Pages: 376 pages, 92 illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PSAJ; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226284972
ISBN
9780226284972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.81

Paperback. Included is a famous nineteenth-century debate about scientific reasoning between the hypothetico-deductivist William Whewell and the inductivist John Stuart Mill; and an account of the realism-antirealism dispute about unobservables in science, with a consideration of Perrin's argument for the existence of molecules in the early twentieth century. Editor(s): Achinstein, Peter. Num Pages: 440 pages, 4, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDD; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 171 x 28. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801879449
ISBN
9780801879449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.67

paperback. The very notion of scientific truth is in question. This book aims to offer a constructive response to those who contend that there is no such thing as verifiable objective truth - without which there could be no scientific authority. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 halftones, 10 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0037802
ISBN
9780674001817
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Science is about 6000 years old while physics emerged as a distinct branch some 2500 years ago. This title provides the perspective needed to understand contemporary developments in physics in relation to philosophical traditions as far back as ancient Greece. It presents a history of physics from the early beginning to our day. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 line, 2 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674034877
ISBN
9780674034877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.47

Paperback. Increasing doubts over the narratives that traditionally served to legitimize the tasks and possibilities of societal institutions - such as science - have also called into question the significance of philosophy to educational thinking. Related debates largely concern epistemological issues, i.e. issues regarding the nature and status of (scientif Series: AUP Dissertation Series. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: LA; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vossiuspers UvA Netherlands
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9789056297206
ISBN
9789056297206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.20

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Prentice Hall
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
475
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805331110
ISBN
9780805331110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 239.39

Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
National Science Teachers Association United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781938946011
ISBN
9781938946011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.95

Hardback. Translator(s): Connor, Peter James. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 530 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PHK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 914.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
530
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691635941
ISBN
9780691635941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 311.36

Num Pages: 344 pages, 93 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: PDR; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 290 x 35. Weight in Grams: 712.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442239265
ISBN
9781442239265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.74

Paperback. Editor(s): Schuler, Rochelle. Num Pages: 109 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JNA; JNK; PDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 10. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634856799
ISBN
9781634856799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 134.76
€ 100.96

Paperback. On October 23, 1852, Professor Augustus De Morgan wrote a letter to a colleague, unaware that he was launching one of the most famous mathematical conundrums in history - one that would confound thousands of puzzlers for more than a century. This book tells the amazing story of how the "map problem" was solved. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 224 pages, 87 color illus. 18 halftones. 60 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised Color edition with a New foreword by Ian
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691158228
ISBN
9780691158228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.45

Paperback. Lewis Carroll's books have delighted children and adults for generations, but behind their exuberant fantasy and delightful nonsense was the mind of a brilliant mathematician. This title explores the curious imagination of this man who filled his writings with problems, paradoxes, puzzles and teasing games of logic. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX; PDZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Publication date
2009
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141016108
ISBN
9780141016108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.30

Hardback. The Italian Antimafia, New Media, and the Culture of Legality is the first book to examine the online battles between the mafia and its growing cohort of opponents. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; DSB; HBJD; JF; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487501105
ISBN
9781487501105
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.76

Paperback. The Italian Antimafia, New Media, and the Culture of Legality is the first book to examine the online battles between the mafia and its growing cohort of opponents. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; JKVM; JPZ; PDR; UBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487520786
ISBN
9781487520786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.24

Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HBLW3; PDX; T; U. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 825.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Purdue Scholarly Publishing Services United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626710368
ISBN
9781626710368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: VS; VXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Energy Psychology Press United States
Number of pages
258
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition,First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604150629
ISBN
9781604150629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.42

Paperback. Examines how the staggering growth in mobile phone usage is transforming business, politics and daily life in India Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFF; PDR; TJKT1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849043137
ISBN
9781849043137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.24

Hardcover. Robots may one day rule the world, but what is a robot-ruled Earth like? Many think that the first truly smart robots will be brain emulations or "ems." Robin Hanson draws on decades of expertise in economics, physics, and computer science to paint a detailed picture of this next great era in human (and machine) evolution - the age of em. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: KCY; PDR; PDZ; TJFM1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198754626
ISBN
9780198754626
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.72

Paperback. The Hubble Space Telescope has produced the most stunning images of the cosmos humanity has ever seen. This book tells the story of this telescope and the visionaries responsible for its extraordinary accomplishments. It takes readers behind the scenes of one of the most ambitious scientific instruments ever sent into space. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 color illus. 24 halftones. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691146355
ISBN
9780691146355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.30

Paperback. *A controversial but optimistic book about humanity's increasing co-operation and our technological future Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: PBUD; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349113340
ISBN
9780349113340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.16

Hardback. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: PD. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691628844
ISBN
9780691628844
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.71

hardcover. In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus publicly defended his hypothesis that the earth is a planet and the sun a body resting near the center of a finite universe. This title reframes this pivotal moment in the history of science, centering the story on a conflict over the credibility of astrology that erupted in Italy just as Copernicus arrived in 1496. Num Pages: 704 pages, 72 b/w photographs, 13 line illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 3JB; PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 190 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1410. Prognostication, Skepticism, and Celestial Order. 704 pages, Illustrations. In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus publicly defended his hypothesis that the earth is a planet and the sun a body resting near the center of a finite universe. This title reframes this pivotal moment in the history of science, centering the story on a conflict over the credibility of astrology that erupted in Italy just as Copernicus arrived in 1496. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 3JB; PDX; PG. Dimension: 255 x 190 x 52. Weight: 1410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520254817
ISBN
9780520254817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.66

Paperback. Although eugenics is now widely discredited, some groups and individuals claim a new scientific basis for old racist assumptions. Pondering the continuing influence of racist research and thought, despite all evidence to the contrary, Robert Sussman explains why-when it comes to race-too many people still mistake bigotry for science. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JHM; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674660038
ISBN
9780674660038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.50

Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages, charts and graphs. BIC Classification: KC; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Nation Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568585215
ISBN
9781568585215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 28.47

Paperback. This historic and thematic study refutes the received wisdom that mathematical concepts are esoteric and divorced from other intellectual pursuits-revealing them instead as dynamic and intrinsic to almost every human endeavor. Num Pages: 320 pages, 84, 65 black & white line drawings, 19 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801890185
ISBN
9780801890185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.67

Paperback. Achieve the best possible standard with this bestselling book of traditional practice and guidance. Num Pages: 128 pages, throughout. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 190 x 7. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Hodder Education United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444168914
ISBN
9781444168914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 536 pages, maps. BIC Classification: PDX; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821411926
ISBN
9780821411926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.27

Hardcover. In 1974 India joined the elite roster of nuclear world powers when it exploded its first nuclear bomb. Over the course of the twentieth century, India metamorphosed from a marginal place to a serious hub of technological and scientific innovation. This title tells the tale of this transformation. Num Pages: 736 pages, 16 halftones, 1 map, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JWMN; PDX; THK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
736
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226019758
ISBN
9780226019758
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.27

Paperback. Editor(s): Richards, Robert J.; Daston, Lorraine. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 260 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226317205
ISBN
9780226317205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.21

hardcover. A study of the politics of science, emphasizing the importance of the political origins and impact of scientific ideas. It traces the origins of value-neutrality before the 18th century, explores the exclusion of politics and morals with the emergence of the social sciences and reviews critiques. Num Pages: 344 pages, 6 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 681. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034068
ISBN
9780674931701
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. An award-winning biologist presents his moving yet deeply reasoned discussion on the intersection of scientific method and religious faith. Series: Columbia Series in Science and Religion. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PD; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 232. Order, Meaning, and Free Will in Modern Medical Science. Series: Columbia Series in Science and Religion. 144 pages. An award-winning biologist presents his moving yet deeply reasoned discussion on the intersection of scientific method and religious faith. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PD; PS. Dimension: 227 x 132 x 10. Weight: 226.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
With a New Preface by the Author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231115070
ISBN
9780231115070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.42

Paperback. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 color illus. 29 halftones. 12 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173184
ISBN
9780691173184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.03

Paperback. "Any reader who aspires to be scientifically literate will find this a good starting place."-Publishers Weekly Num Pages: 315 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: PBF; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
315
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393337938
ISBN
9780393337938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.34

Paperback. "Shows that the story of metrology .. can in the right hands make for a riveting read."-The Economist Num Pages: 320 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDDM; PDX; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
317
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393343540
ISBN
9780393343540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.94

Paperback. The National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation together fund more than $40 billion of research annually in the US and around the globe. Suitable for those who want to learn how federal legislation and regulations affect laboratory research, this primer reveals the often obscured intersection of government and science. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNT; PDG; PDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226101651
ISBN
9780226101651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.02

Hardcover. Based on Rob Newman's live stand-up show and new BBC Radio 4 comedy series, his thought-provoking and wryly amusing new book explores the scientific breakthroughs that have turned received ideas of brain science upside down. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 159. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008228651
ISBN
9780008228651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 17.73

Hardback. As a result, Experimental Life is a wide-ranging summation and extension of the current state of literary studies, the history of science, cultural critique, and theory. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DSA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421410883
ISBN
9781421410883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.16

Paperback. Baffling questions and fascinating answers from the Sunday Telegraph's award-winning Murphy's Law scientist Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Oneworld
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851689002
ISBN
9781851689002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.65

Paperback. Martins text is wide-ranging but it is also concise and extremely accessible. Num Pages: 333 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 533.
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551111308
ISBN
9781551111308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.39
€ 42.34

paperback. A Different Universe is a truly mind-bending book that shows us why everything we think about fundamental physical laws needs to change. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 320. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Basic Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034135
ISBN
9780465038299
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
BenBella Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781944648657
ISBN
9781944648657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
BenBella Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935251743
ISBN
9781935251743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.71

hardcover. Einstein's cook was lucky. But you, too, can have a scientist in your kitchen: Robert L. Wolke. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148 x 31. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780393011838
ISBN
9780393011838
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.48

Paperback. "All you have to do is ask 'why' and open to any page. Good luck putting it down." -Alton Brown, host of Good Eats and Iron Chef Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 139 x 31. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393341652
ISBN
9780393341652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.95

Hardcover. Focusing on the development of industry standards, this work is an exposition of display systems and applications that cover display timings, interfaces, specifications, measurement procedures and various forms of display control and identification. Series: Wiley Series in Display Technology. Num Pages: 306 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; TB; TJFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 252 x 172 x 23. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Wiley
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471499466
ISBN
9780471499466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 189.88

Hardcover. The scientist in the kitchen tells us more about what makes our foods tick. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 167 x 37. Weight in Grams: 806.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393058697
ISBN
9780393058697
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.29

Paperback. "Wolke is Martha Stewart with a PhD." -American Scientist Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white line drawings, charts. BIC Classification: PDZ; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
364
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393329421
ISBN
9780393329421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.47

Paperback. Hypocrisy is the natural state of the human mind. This title shows us that the key to understanding our behavioral inconsistencies lies in understanding the mind's design. It explains the roots and implications of our inconsistent minds, and why it is perfectly natural to believe that everyone else is a hypocrite. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 halftones. 1 line illus. BIC Classification: JMAQ; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154398
ISBN
9780691154398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.01

Hardcover. Editor(s): Kargon, Robert H.; Fiss, Karen; Low, Morris; Molella, Arthur P. Num Pages: 232 pages, 41 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PD; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822944447
ISBN
9780822944447
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.35

Paperback. Covering a vast array of scientific fields and recent discoveries, this book tracks a remarkable substance in its liquid, solid, and gaseous states as it cycles through the seas, the atmosphere, land, icecaps and under the earth. Robert Kandel describes what we humans are doing to the water cycle and the climate and explains where we are heading. Num Pages: 272 pages, 21 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231122450
ISBN
9780231122450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.29

Paperback. Editor(s): Storer, Norman W. Num Pages: 640 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1002.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226520926
ISBN
9780226520926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 348 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG; JFCX; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
348
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
Reprinted edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226520865
ISBN
9780226520865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.95