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Science: general issues

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Science: general issues

paperback. The concepts of form and function have traditionally been defined in terms of biology and then extended to other disciplines. This text examines the various interpretations in science and philosophy, reflecting on the philosophical presuppositions underlying the work of Geoffroy, Cuvier and Darwin. Series: Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy. Num Pages: 220 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HP; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0036692
ISBN
9780810113985
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. Editor(s): Badash, Lawrence; Hirschfelder, J. O.; Broida, H. P. Series: Studies in the History of Modern Science. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 12. Weight in Grams: 476. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
D. Reidel Publishing Company
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0036745
ISBN
9789027710970
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. This book questions the way that scientists actually make experiments and the uses they make of what they do. With the presentation of 14 case-studies of important experiments the book asks what happens when an experiment is challenged and how scientists check their experiments. Editor(s): Gooding, David; Pinch, Trevor; Schaffer, Simon. Num Pages: 500 pages, half-tones, line drawings, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 730. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0036753
ISBN
9780521337687
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Illuminating conversations with one of France's most respected--and controversial--philosophers Translator(s): Lapidus, Roxanne. Series: Studies in Literature & Science. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JFC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472065486
ISBN
9780472065486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.18

Paperback. Illustrated with photographs taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, this book aims to put the biggest subject of all, the story of the universe as scientists understand it, within the grasp of the reader. It explores the cosmological constant and how this effected Einstein's equations. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12-page colour insert, 16-page b&w insert. BIC Classification: PD; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 177 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674242425
ISBN
9780674242425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 295 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNU; PD; YQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 214 x 14. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
National Science Teachers Association
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935155072
ISBN
9781935155072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 386 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
National Science Teachers Association - NSTA Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936137183
ISBN
9781936137183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.98

Paperback. Presents teaching scenarios written by the teachers on the NSGS Diversity and Equity Team. Chapters address how to design units with the NGSS and diversity in mind, apply a rubric to improve your teaching using the NGSS with diverse student groups, and use the case studies in teacher study groups. Num Pages: 225 pages. BIC Classification: JNU; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
National Science Teachers Association United States
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9781938946295
ISBN
9781938946295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.41

hardcover. This book is a comprehensive examination of Descartes' complete philosophical system. Num Pages: 268 pages, 27 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HPCD; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 540. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. Cloth covers, no dj as issued, remains like new
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSG0036864
ISBN
9780521808972
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 15.00

hardcover. This volume establishes the fundamental importance of science in Coleridge's intellectual development. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 615. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0036940
ISBN
9780521239202
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. A case study of the interrelationship between mathematics and physics during the Scientific Revolution. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 half-tones, 25 line diagrams. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. Cloth covers, no dj as issued, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0036981
ISBN
9780521341400
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. Series: Studies in the History of Modern Science. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 470. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
D. Reidel Publishing Company
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0037015
ISBN
9789027707635
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. Presents an account of the reconstruction of prehuman history of the earth. This title takes readers from the post-Napoleonic Restoration in Europe to the early years of Britain's Victorian age, chronicling the staggering discoveries geologists made during the period. Num Pages: 648 pages, 125 halftones, 40 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; PDX; RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 70 x 100 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1936.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
KTS0036563
ISBN
9780226731285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.00

Paperback. Editor(s): Ornek, Funda; Saleh, Issa M. Num Pages: 270 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; JNU; PD; YQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 6. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Information Age Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617356087
ISBN
9781617356087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.39

Hardcover. Editor(s): Ornek, Funda; Saleh, Issa M. Num Pages: 270 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; JNU; PD; YQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Information Age Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617356094
ISBN
9781617356094
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.23

hardcover. An examination of longstanding foundational controversies in the philosophy of ecology. Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 605. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0037361
ISBN
9780521804325
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. This collection of essays pays tribute to the Victorian intellectual, William Whewell, whose influence can be traced in fields as diverse as moral philosophy, mineralogy, architecture, the politics of education, physics and engineering. Editor(s): Fisch, Menachem; Schaffer, Simon. Num Pages: 418 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; 3JH; HPCD; JFCX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 800. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Clarendon Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0037373
ISBN
9780198249009
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. A life of the eminent Victorian who 'sold' science to the imperial government. Num Pages: 306 pages, 7 colour illus. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 589. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0037376
ISBN
9780521335379
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. The general public has come to accept that technology is the greatest new growth frontier with an infinite amount of potential. Conventional thinking states that never before has such a golden era existed in which technology thrived and blossomed so fully. This work deals with this kind of hype. Num Pages: 254 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KNTX; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 90 x 61 x 7. . Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
McGraw Hill / Europe, Middle East & Africa
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0037401
ISBN
9781576753705
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. These essays by leading Descartes scholars, previously unpublished in English, represent an overview of contemporary research on Descartes' philosophy and science. Editor(s): Voss, Stephen. Num Pages: 364 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: HPC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 525. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0037411
ISBN
9780195075519
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Editor(s): Goss, Stephen; Anthony, Kate. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MMJT; PDR; UY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403900609
ISBN
9781403900609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.27

paperback. Providing a full-length investigations of Pierre de Fermat's life and work, this title provides rare insight into the mathematical genius of a hobbyist who never sought to publish his work, yet who ranked with his contemporaries Pascal and Descartes in shaping the course of modern mathematics. Num Pages: 456 pages, 67 figs. BIC Classification: 3JD; BG; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 657. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0037544
ISBN
9780691036663
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. This text explains the surprisingly simple analytical structure that underlies the determination of the force necessary to maintain ideal planetary motion. It sets the problem in historical and conceptual perspective, showing Newton's debt to the works of Descartes and Galileo. Num Pages: 330 pages, 5 b&w photographs, 113 figures. BIC Classification: PDX; PHD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0036651
ISBN
9780520202177
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Hardcover. Flickering Light explores neon's technological and intellectual history, from the discovery of the noble gas in a late nineteenth-century London laboratory to its flickering career in the art spaces of our time. Num Pages: 224 pages, 25 colour, 10 black and white. BIC Classification: AMV; PDR; THR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Edition
Tra
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780230917
ISBN
9781780230917
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.17

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