Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
paperback. This tells the story of Douglas Engelbart's revolutionary vision, reaching beyond conventional histories of Silicon Valley to probe the ideology that shaped some of the basic ingredients of contemporary life. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 312 pages, 50 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JH; PDX; UBJ; UKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0037804
- ISBN
- 9780804738712
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€ 15.00
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hardcover. The thirteen original essays in this book examine the status and development of the sciences in the eighteenth century. Editor(s): Rousseau, George Sebastian; Porter, Roy. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; PDX. Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 88. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0037906
- ISBN
- 9780521225991
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hardcover. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Martinus Nijhoff
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0038009
- ISBN
- 9789024725205
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€ 15.00
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hardcover. Provides a description of the major ideas about void space within and beyond the world that were formulated between the fourteenth and early eighteenth centuries. Editor(s): Grant, Edward. Num Pages: 472 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 840. 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
- KSG0038020
- ISBN
- 9780521229838
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€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 600 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 182 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1136. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0038044
- ISBN
- 9780226360515
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€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Offers a comprehensive introduction to medieval science, presented in the context of an historical narrative. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256. Good clean copy with a little age & shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1973
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0038057
- ISBN
- 9780812210576
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€ 15.00
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hardcover. A case-study of the interaction between philosophical context and observational data in the practice of Science. Num Pages: 225 pages. BIC Classification: PDX. Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 505. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. DJ price clipped & has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0038243
- ISBN
- 9780521235402
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€ 15.00
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hardcover. A 1993 assessment of the role of the historian and philosopher of science, William Whewell, in early Victorian debates about the nature of science. Series Editor(s): Skinner, Quentin; Daston, Lorraine; Ross, Dorothy; Tully, James. Series: Ideas in Context. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 563. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0036729
- ISBN
- 9780521431828
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€ 15.00
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'The Worst Enemy of Science'?: Essays in Memory of Paul Feyerabend
(Edited By John Preston; Ganzalo Munevar; Dav...
hardcover. Paul Feyerabend's radical epistemological claims, and his argument that there is no such thing as scientific method, were influential during his life and have gained in attention since his death in 1994. These essays cover the diverse themes in his extensive body of work. Editor(s): Preston, John; Munevar, Gonzalo; Lamb, David. Num Pages: 192 pages, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- OUP USA
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0036744
- ISBN
- 9780195128741
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. This text reveals how viruses, with their amazing ability to mutate, have caused devastating diseases in the past and continue to provide one of the greatest challenges to science. The author seeks to provide an accurate account of these nimble parasites and counter media over-dramatization. Num Pages: 288 pages, numerous halftones; figures and maps. BIC Classification: MJCJ; MMFM; PDZ; PSGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 122 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0036884
- ISBN
- 9780198564812
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€ 15.00
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hardcover. Argues that the social environment of early twentieth-century Britain created a substantial market for science books and magazines aimed at those who had benefited from better secondary education but could not access higher learning. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; PDX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 596. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0037174
- ISBN
- 9780226068633
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paperback. This text re-thinks the relationships between technology, rationality, and democracy, arguing that the degradation of labour - as well as of many environmental, educational, and political systems - is rooted in the social values that preside over technological development. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA; JPHV; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press USA
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0037272
- ISBN
- 9780195146158
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€ 15.00
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paperback. Copernicus sowed the seed from which science has grown to be a dominant aspect of modern culture, fundamental in shaping our understanding of the workings of the cosmos. John Henry reveals why Copernicus was led to such a seemingly outrageous and inplausible idea as a swiftly moving Earth. Series: Revolutions in Science. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 110 x 19. Weight in Grams: 159. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0037273
- ISBN
- 9781840462517
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€ 15.00
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paperback. A radical critique of current attempts to reconcile natural sciences with the concept of divine action. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCM; PDA; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0037341
- ISBN
- 9780521524162
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€ 15.00
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paperback. Sex discrimination is supposedly a distant memory. This title dispels the pseudo-scientific claims about the differences between the sexes. It shows how old myths, dressed up in the scientific finery, help perpetuate the status quo. It reveals the mind's plasticity, and shows the influence of culture on identity. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JMG; PDZ; PSAN; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 298. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0037374
- ISBN
- 9781848312203
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€ 15.00
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hardcover. The belief that the world was created by supernatural forces has been shaken by the discovery of the possibility of a self-created and self-creating world, of self-organization. The nature of self-organization, the various approaches to it and certain philosophical inferences are outlined here. Num Pages: 252 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPFC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 220. . Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0037550
- ISBN
- 9789810212865
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€ 15.00
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hardcover. This 2004 book traces the history of evolutionary thought, and challenges many long-established assumptions. Editor(s): Lustig, Abigail; Richards, Robert J.; Ruse, Michael. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 417. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0037554
- ISBN
- 9780521815161
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. An introduction to science and medicine during the earlier phrases of the scientific revolution. Series Editor(s): Basalla, George; Hannaway, Owen. Series: Cambridge Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 172 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0037627
- ISBN
- 9780521293280
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. For study or hobby, Their Arrows Will Darken the Sun is an entertaining guide to the world of ballistics. Num Pages: 248 pages, 90, 36 black & white halftones, 54 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PBW; PDX; PHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0037768
- ISBN
- 9780801898570
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. The Holy Grail of modern scientists is "The Theory Of Everything", which will contain all that can be know about the Universe - the magic formula that Einstein spent his life searching for and failed to find. Here, the author challenges the quest for ultimate explanation. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 180. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0037834
- ISBN
- 9780099983804
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00