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Paperback. Emphasizes the mechanical properties of structural biomaterials, their contribution to the lives of organisms, and how these materials differ from man-made ones. In this title, the author shows how the properties of biomaterials are derived from their chemistry and interactions, and how to measure them. Num Pages: 240 pages, 206 line illus. 15 tables. BIC Classification: PS; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Third
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154008
- ISBN
- 9780691154008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.90€ 63.82
€ 82.90
€ 63.82
Hardback. This stimulating volume is the first to review the very latest scientific developments in human enhancement. It is unique in its examination of the ethical and policy implications of these technologies from a broad range of perspectives, including philosophy, the biological and neurosciences, and the social sciences. Editor(s): Savulescu, Julian; ter Meulen, Rudd; Kahane, Guy. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFMG; MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 177 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1174.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405195812
- ISBN
- 9781405195812
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.21
€ 113.21
Paperback. To what extent should we use technological advances to try to make better human beings? Leading philosophers debate the possibility of enhancing human cognition, mood, personality, and physical performance, and controlling aging. Would this take us beyond the bounds of human nature? These are questions that need to be answered now. Editor(s): Savulescu, Julian; Bostrom, Nick. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMG; MBDC; PSAD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199594962
- ISBN
- 9780199594962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.12
€ 60.12
Hardcover. Photovoltaic technology - or the direct conversion of light into electricity - is the fastest growing means of electricity generation today, however it is generally used outdoors. Relatively little attention has been focused on the many obstacles to overcome when designing efficient indoor products. Num Pages: 198 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: THR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470016619
- ISBN
- 9780470016619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.97
€ 173.97
Hardcover. This work shows how a super-charged aeroengine can be significantly more efficient than a conventional aeroengine. A detailed account of the studies into the new design philosophy is given and the numerical results of the computational model of this engine design model are then analysed. Num Pages: 210 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860580802
- ISBN
- 9781860580802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 251.55
€ 251.55
Hardcover. This construction reference work has been revised to include chapters on insulating glass sealants and membrane waterproofing. It describes moisture protection, sealants used in highways and bridges, special compounds used on runway joints and silicones used in high-rise buildings. Series: Practical Construction Guides. Num Pages: 400 pages, bibliography, glossary, index. BIC Classification: TGM; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471534747
- ISBN
- 9780471534747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 211.94
€ 211.94
Volatile Organic Compounds: Occurrence, Behavior & Ecological Implicat...
Julian Patrick Moore (Ed.)
Hardback. Editor(s): Moore, Julian Patrick. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: RNF; TQD; TQK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 231 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634853705
- ISBN
- 9781634853705
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.26€ 164.32
€ 220.26
€ 164.32
Hardback. Aims at giving an account of the central characteristics and problems of the orthodox notion of consequentialist economic rationality and at showing how the formal core of classical decision theory can be defended against objections and incorporated into a coherentist notion of practical reason. Series: Theory and Decision Library A:. Num Pages: 174 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCH; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792344933
- ISBN
- 9780792344933
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.73
€ 126.73
Hardcover. Series: Lecture Notes in Mathematics. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Edition
- 1983rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540119890
- ISBN
- 9783540119890
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.38
€ 52.38
Hardback. Taking a medium-by-medium approach, this book explains the mathematics needed to understand wave propagation in inviscid and viscous fluids, elastic solids, viscoelastic solids, and thermoelastic media, including hyperbolic partial differential equations and characteristics theory. Num Pages: 416 pages, 4 tables, 70 line illus. BIC Classification: PBW; PHDF; PHDS; PHQ; TGMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691026435
- ISBN
- 9780691026435
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.48€ 109.42
€ 144.48
€ 109.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 296 x 210 x 9. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Practical Action Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853397271
- ISBN
- 9781853397271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.70
€ 25.70
Mixed media product. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781498720960
- ISBN
- 9781498720960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.06
€ 113.06
Hardback. Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Texts in Statistical Science. Num Pages: 286 pages, 94 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439887332
- ISBN
- 9781439887332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.80
€ 112.80
Paperback. The definitive edition of one of the most important scientific books of the twentieth century, setting out the conceptual structure underlying evolutionary biology. Num Pages: 784 pages, 2 b&w illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1080.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 784
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- The Definitive Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262513661
- ISBN
- 9780262513661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.85€ 54.59
€ 56.85
€ 54.59
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 64 line illus. 48 tables. BIC Classification: 3JD; PBC; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 175 x 23. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155708
- ISBN
- 9780691155708
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
€ 46.99
€ 33.61
Paperback. Whenever Forty-second Street in New York is temporarily closed, traffic doesn't gridlock but flows more smoothly - why is that? Or consider that cities that build new roads can experience dramatic increases in traffic congestion - how is this possible? This title includes some of these counterintuitive mathematical occurrences. Num Pages: 264 pages, 75 line illus. BIC Classification: PBT; PBW; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150024
- ISBN
- 9780691150024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.48
€ 26.99
€ 20.48
Paperback. Math - the application of reasonable logic to reasonable assumptions - usually produces reasonable results. But sometimes math generates astonishing paradoxes - conclusions that seem completely unreasonable or just plain impossible but that are nevertheless demonstrably true. This book is a collection of paradoxes from different areas of math. Num Pages: 216 pages, 18 halftones. 143 line illus. BIC Classification: PBW; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148229
- ISBN
- 9780691148229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.94
€ 23.99
€ 17.94
Paperback. Begins by addressing basic questions about active galactic nuclei: What are they? How can they be found? How do they evolve? This book assesses the evidence for massive black holes and considers how they generate power by accretion. It discusses X-ray and g-ray emission, radio emission and jets, emission and absorption lines, and others. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 632 pages, 8 tables 111 line illus. 8 halftones. BIC Classification: PGK; PGM; PHR; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 37. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 620
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691011516
- ISBN
- 9780691011516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 112.51€ 85.82
€ 112.51
€ 85.82
Paperback. From the age of eight, when he watched Apollo 11 land on the Moon, Peter Diamandis's singular goal was to get to space. When he realized NASA was winding down manned space flight, he set out on one of the great entrepreneurial adventure stories of our time. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; TBY; TTD; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784162375
- ISBN
- 9781784162375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.34
€ 25.99
€ 19.34
Paperback. It has become increasingly more popular to own a small wood or be able to help look after one. This title has all you need to know about the basics. It is written by experts committed to the care and stewardship of our woodland resources and provides practical advice and guidance for those coming to woodland management for the first time. Num Pages: 176 pages, b/w throughout, includes 40 line drawings. BIC Classification: TVP; TVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Permanent Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781856232128
- ISBN
- 9781856232128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.90
€ 19.99
€ 15.90
Paperback. Environmental chemistry is a key part of many environmental, earth and life science courses. An understanding of the fundamental chemistry implicit in the subject is important, but students must also be familiar with aspects of mineralogy, oceanography, soil science, sedimentology and microbiology, to name just a few related areas. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632059058
- ISBN
- 9780632059058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.72
€ 72.72
Paperback. Addresses the collective fascination with digital technologies. This title collects the essays that remind us that some of the most disruptive technologies come from beyond the digital world. Editor(s): Dibbell, Julian. Series: Best Technology Writing. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300165586
- ISBN
- 9780300165586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.46
€ 17.99
€ 14.46
Hardback. Astrobiology is a very broad interdisciplinary field covering the origin, evolution, distribution, and destiny of life in the universe, as well as the design and implementation of missions for solar system exploration. This review covers its complete spectrum. Series: Cellular Origin & Life in Extreme Habitats. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792371250
- ISBN
- 9780792371250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.59
€ 124.59
Hardback. Proceedings of the Fifth Trieste Conference on Chemical Evolution: An Abdus Salam Memorial, Trieste, Italy, 22-26 September 1997 Num Pages: 407 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 407
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792351726
- ISBN
- 9780792351726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 243.24
€ 243.24