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Science: general issues

Paperback. Does two and two equal four? Ask someone and they should answer yes. An equation such as this seems the very definition of certainty, but is it? Helen Verran describes how she went from the conclusion that logic and maths are culturally relative, to a new understanding of all generalizing logic. Num Pages: 282 pages, 9 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; JHM; PBB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226853918
ISBN
9780226853918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.21

Paperback. Discrete optimization models are used to tackle a wide variety of problems in many fields, including operations research, management science, engineering, and mathematics. Written by two internationally recognized integer programming experts, this book presents the mathematical foundations, theory, and algorithms of discrete optimization methods. Series: Wiley Series in Discrete Mathematics and Optimization. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: PBC; PBU; PBV; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
784
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471359432
ISBN
9780471359432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 244.48

Paperback. A collection of essays discussing the meaning and the philosophical implications of "Darwinism". The contributors to Darwinism and Philosophy are international scholars from the fields of philosophy, science, and history of ideas. Editor(s): Hosle, Vittorio; Illies, Christian. Num Pages: 416 pages, 19 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: DN; HP; JFCX; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268030735
ISBN
9780268030735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.14

Paperback. Hans Reichenbach was a formidable figure in early-twentieth-century philosophy of science. In the two decades following World War II, logical positivism was the reigning theory of the philosophy of science and Reichenbach was at the peak of his career. He wrote this book to introduce logical positivism to English speakers. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 184 x 33. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268040550
ISBN
9780268040550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.03

Paperback. 496 pages, 3 maps, 3 figures, 3 tables. Argues that science and technology studies, postcolonial studies, and feminist critique must inform one another. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFFK; PDA; TB. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 30. Weight: 686.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349570
ISBN
9780822349570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.69

Paperback. First-time paperback of history and sociology of science work, showing public resistance as a constructive force in technological development. Editor(s): Bauer, Martin. Num Pages: 436 pages, 10 tables. BIC Classification: PDR; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 26. Weight in Grams: 760. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0009430
ISBN
9780521599481
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardcover. The tools of corporate efficiency - expert systems, databases, and operations management - have improved our lives significantly, but with a cost: they're turning us into mindless drones. This book traces how these IT-intensive management systems have come to dominate our lives, with a profound effect in particular on the middle class. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: KJQ; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465018444
ISBN
9780465018444
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 20.03

Paperback. How does mathematics enable us to send pictures from space back to Earth? Where does the bell-shaped curve come from? Drawing on areas of mathematics from probability theory, number theory, and geometry, this work highlights how ideas, mostly from pure math, can answer these questions. It includes puzzles and problems of varying difficulty. Num Pages: 272 pages, 89 line illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: PBT; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127972
ISBN
9780691127972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

paperback. * Stiegler is one of the most original and important philosophers and cultural theorists in France today. * His work is at the interface of philosophy and technology, so would appeal not only to those studying Philosophy, but media and cultural studies, and literary studies. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFT; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745648101
ISBN
9780745648101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.39

Paperback. * Feyerabend was one of the most important philosophers of science of the second half of the 20th century. His most famous book, Against Method, was an international bestseller that sold hundreds of thousands of copies. * This book is based on one of the last texts he wrote, shortly before he died in 1994. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745651903
ISBN
9780745651903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.09

paperback. This wide-ranging and intensely interdisciplinary collection by one of the most distinguished historians and sociologists of science represents some of the leading edges of change in the scholarly understanding of science over the past several decades. Num Pages: 568 pages, 1, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 810.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
Second
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801894213
ISBN
9780801894213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.42

Hardback. Editor(s): Gann, Alexander; Witkowski, Jan. Num Pages: 350 pages, 1. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 223 x 29. Weight in Grams: 994.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Atria Books United States
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476715490
ISBN
9781476715490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.58

Paperback. Spanning more than 2000 years, Terry Reynolds's account follows the progression of this labor-saving device from Asia to the Middle East, Europe, and America-covering the evolution of the water wheel itself, the development of dams and reservoirs, and the applications of water power. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 474 pages, 153, 153 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; TBX; TGMF2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 26. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801872488
ISBN
9780801872488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.54

Hardback. The kea, a crow-sized parrot that lives in the rugged mountains of New Zealand, is considered by some a playful comic and by others a vicious killer. Its true character is a mystery that biologists have debated for more than a century. This book offers a comprehensive account of kea's contradictory nature. Num Pages: 244 pages, 28 b&w illustrations, 3 maps, and 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1MBN; PD; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520213395
ISBN
9780520213395
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.50

Paperback. Oceans are the most mysterious places on earth. Their depths remain largely unexplored, yet ninety-five percent of the planet's habitable space lies within them. And now the life they support is in the balance. This title shows the catastrophic impact of humanity on the oceans, and also how we can restore them to life. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. map, port. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBKC; WNCS1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241950708
ISBN
9780241950708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.42

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Macmillan Learning
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
SKU
V9781429253352
ISBN
9781429253352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.43
€ 52.50

Paperback. Makes the argument that the philosophy and practices of Western science, contrary to its enlightenment mission, work to insure that more science will only worsen the gaps between the best and worst off around the world. Series: Race and Gender in Science Studies S. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; PDA; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252073045
ISBN
9780252073045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.74

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Macmillan Learning
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781429201889
ISBN
9781429201889
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.60
€ 53.57

Hardback. Exploring 250 milestone discoveries in medicine spanning more than 12,000 years, Pickover brings insight and acumen to the broad spectrum of medical studies. Series: Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 223 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1412.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Union Square & Co.
Condition
New
Format
Hardback
SKU
V9781435148048
ISBN
9781435148048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 27.79

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556435072
ISBN
9781556435072
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 23.27

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; RGC; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691605722
ISBN
9780691605722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.85

Paperback. Groundbreaking biography of Galileo, one of the greatest scientists and religious heretics in history Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BGH; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753822104
ISBN
9780753822104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Paperback. Series: Comstock Book. Num Pages: 368 pages, 194. BIC Classification: GBC; PDZ; PSGD; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801488542
ISBN
9780801488542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.20

Paperback. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Anchor
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9781400079964
ISBN
9781400079964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 578 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 36. Weight in Grams: 917.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
578
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761813071
ISBN
9780761813071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 98.58

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

Hardcover. The volume within the Syntax of Dutch series Adpositions and Adpositional Phrases discusses the internal make-up and the distribution of adpositional phrases. Series: Comprehensive Grammar Resources. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HB; JFSL; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789089646019
ISBN
9789089646019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.04

Paperback. Shows that many of our understandings about scientific thought can be corrected once we realize just how "unnatural" science is. Quoting scientists from Aristotle to Einstein, the book argues that scientific ideas are, with rare exceptions, counter-intuitive and contrary to common sense. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 0. Weight in Grams: 170. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0003133
ISBN
9780571169726
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Presents an argument that bodies are knowable only through culture and history; they are not in any simple way natural, nor free of relations of power. This book traces the construction of particular deviant bodies, including the homosexual body, the HIV-infected body, the infertile body, the deaf body, the colonized body, and the criminal body. Editor(s): Terry, Jennifer; Urla, Jacqueline L. Series: Race, Gender, & Science. Num Pages: 424 pages, 27 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JHM; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 231 x 24. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780253209757
ISBN
9780253209757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.68

Paperback. This volume presents Steven Weinberg's essays which each struggle in one way or another with the necessity of facing up to the discovery that the laws of nature are impersonal, with no hint of a special status for human beings. Num Pages: 306 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674011205
ISBN
9780674011205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.67

Paperback. Scientists may soon reprogramme a human egg or sperm cell, make a change in the genetic instructions carried by that cell, a change that can be passed on down into eternity. The author asks should this happen? He argues that genetic engineering and the technologies that lie beyond it can launch us free of our past, of our humanity, of meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 230. 8vo Clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition
New
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0263107
ISBN
9780747565437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Scientists may soon reprogramme a human egg or sperm cell, make a change in the genetic instructions carried by that cell, a change that can be passed on down into eternity. The author asks should this happen? He argues that genetic engineering and the technologies that lie beyond it can launch us free of our past, of our humanity, of meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition
New
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KRS0003952
ISBN
9780747565437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A spirited volume on the great adventures of science throughout history, for curious readers of all ages Series: Little Histories. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300197136
ISBN
9780300197136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.62

Paperback. Bragg's bestselling account of the greatest figures and discoveries in the history of science from Archimedes to DNA Num Pages: 384 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: BG; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 262. Good clean copy with minimal reading wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Sceptre
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCD0022325
ISBN
9780340712603
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. This text expounds the idea that life did not originate on earth, but was added to it from the comets. It argues that in recent years, evidence to support this theory has accumulated. This work should be of value to readers interested in general science, the origin of man and the meaning of life. Series: Controversy Series. Num Pages: 225 pages, illus. BIC Classification: JHM; PD; PGS; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Clinical Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854570413
ISBN
9781854570413
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.58

Paperback. A people's history of the global space race in the 1960s, beginning with cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin and astronaut Alan Shepard and ending with the close of the Mercury and Voskhod programs in 1965. Series: Outward Odyssey: a People's History of Spaceflight. Num Pages: 432 pages, 20 images and a frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBLW3; PDX; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803226395
ISBN
9780803226395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.74

Hardback. Translator(s): Bononno, Robert. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816656882
ISBN
9780816656882
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.56

Paperback. Editor(s): Freeman, Anthony. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; JMA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 168 x 11. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Imprint Academic United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907845188
ISBN
9780907845188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.00

Paperback. Isaac Newton (1642-1727), the English genius, made his greatest contributions to original thought before the age of twenty-five, while at home in Lincolnshire escaping the great plague of 1665, a period of which he wrote: 'I was in the prime of age for invention'. This book demonstrates his perceptions, which changed our world forever. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099287384
ISBN
9780099287384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.82

Paperback. An exploration of human creativity. From the everyday objects in our homes to the most extraordinary new materials that will shape our future, it reveals the inner workings of the man-made world, the miracles of craft, design, engineering and ingenuity that surround us every day. Num Pages: 272 pages, 65 x b/w integrated. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241955185
ISBN
9780241955185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 7.79

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