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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
€ 17.95
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
- KKD0003131
- ISBN
- 9780571169726
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. The Unknown as an Engine for Science Translator(s): Brewer, William D. Series: The Frontiers Collection. Num Pages: 163 pages, 23 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBC; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 163
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319185088
- ISBN
- 9783319185088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.64
€ 79.64
Paperback. Series: Best of Edge Series. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: PD; PGK; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062296085
- ISBN
- 9780062296085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.66
€ 17.99
€ 15.66
Paperback. What links the birth of the moon to our body clocks? How did the creation of the Atlantic Ocean affect how we have children? What does the water inside us and on Earth have to do with the deepest stretches of space? This book deals with these questions. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141041902
- ISBN
- 9780141041902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
hardcover. Based on the 6th Int'l Conference on the History of General Relativity, held in Amsterdam on June 26-29, 2002, this title offers insights on gravitation, general relativity, cosmology, unified field theory, and the history of science. Editor(s): Kox, A. J.; Eisenstaedt, Jean. Series: Einstein Studies. Num Pages: 393 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser United States
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- Number of pages
- 393
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817643805
- ISBN
- 9780817643805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.05
€ 189.05
paperback. * The Dalai Lama's unique and learned vision of how religion and science can work together in harmony Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HREX; HRLM; HRLP5; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 170. Very good copy showing minor age and wear. Some sunning to spine
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Abacus London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0025478
- ISBN
- 9780349117362
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
Hardcover. Unravelling the latest amazing breakthroughs in theoretical physics, Stephen Hawking guides the reader through the evolution of Einsteinian physics to a universe of ten dimensions and a so-called theory of everything. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour illustrations, colour photographs. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 956.
- Publisher
- Bantam Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- First Edition - Later Print Run
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780593048153
- ISBN
- 9780593048153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.62
€ 34.99
€ 23.62
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
€ 26.99€ 20.56
€ 26.99
€ 20.56
Paperback. "Grandpa, how big is the universe? How far are the stars? How can we tell the sun's age?" In this book, master astrophysicist Hubert Reeves unlocks the secrets of the universe. This is his spiritual testament to younger generations and a perfect occasion for us all to revise our conceptions about the cosmos. Translator(s): Winkler, Donald. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Salammbo Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 124
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956808226
- ISBN
- 9780956808226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.26
€ 8.99
€ 8.26
The author of this book draws attention to ongoing and future observations that might reveal relics of an era before the big bang. In doing so, he provides an accessible introduction to the extraordinary new ideas of string cosmology. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 343.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Germany
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642093845
- ISBN
- 9783642093845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.50
€ 35.99
€ 31.50
Paperback. In less than a human lifetime, computers are transforming economies and societies like no other human invention. This book looks past technology to introduce comuputing pioneers: Babbage, Turing, Wozniak and Jobs, Bill Gates, Tim Berners-Lee, Mark Zuckerberg. Num Pages: 367 pages, 109 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 225
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642281013
- ISBN
- 9783642281013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.05
€ 30.99
€ 27.05
The Unity of Mathematics. In Honor of the Ninetieth Birthday of I. M. ...
. Ed(S): Etingof, Pavel I.; Retakh, Vladimir ...
Hardback. Dealing with the vision and legacy of Israel Moiseevich Gelfand, the papers in this volume reflect the unity of mathematics as a whole, with particular emphasis on the many connections among the fields of geometry, physics, and representation theory. Editor(s): Etingof, Pavel I.; Retakh, Vladimir S.; Singer, I. M. Series: Progress in Mathematics. Num Pages: 632 pages, 41 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817640767
- ISBN
- 9780817640767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 223.76
€ 223.76
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 60 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBH; DSK; PB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195334579
- ISBN
- 9780195334579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.60
€ 48.60
Paperback. Despite its importance and the threat of its global crash, biodiversity is poorly understood both empirically and theoretically. This work presents a neutral, general theory to explain the origin, maintenance and loss of biodiversity in a biogeographical context. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 392 pages, 123 line illus. BIC Classification: PS; RGM; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691021287
- ISBN
- 9780691021287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 97.11€ 74.21
€ 97.11
€ 74.21
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319261256
- ISBN
- 9783319261256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 85.03€ 70.55
€ 85.03
€ 70.55
hardcover. Laird sets Moletti's Dialogue within the historical background of medieval and Renaissance mechanics, sketches the life and works of Moletti, and analyses the arguments and the geometrical theorems of the Dialogue. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DNF; DSBD; DSK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780802046994
- ISBN
- 9780802046994
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.97
€ 78.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, , figures. BIC Classification: 3JD; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Edition
- First Trade Paper Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465018963
- ISBN
- 9780465018963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.57
€ 24.57
Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: PD. Dimension: 168 x 275 x 34. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393254594
- ISBN
- 9780393254594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.32
€ 32.99
€ 28.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, over 450 color photos. BIC Classification: TDP; WCW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1144.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764309595
- ISBN
- 9780764309595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.12
€ 37.99
€ 25.12
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, 242 colour photos. BIC Classification: TDCT; WBXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 263 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1214.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764348761
- ISBN
- 9780764348761
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 32.18
€ 48.99
€ 32.18
Paperback. A single source for all the theory, design tools, and techniques necessary to design and construct the Tesla coil using modern materials. Num Pages: 413 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: THR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 187 x 22. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education - Europe United States
- Number of pages
- 413
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780071497374
- ISBN
- 9780071497374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 51.58
€ 53.99
€ 51.58
Hardback. Features roughly 1,600 quotes in all. This book includes sections unique to the ultimate collection such as "On and to Children," "On Race and Prejudice," and "Einstein's Verses: A Small Selection" - as well as a chronology of Einstein's life and accomplishments, and Freeman Dyson's authoritative foreword. Editor(s): Calaprice, Alice. Num Pages: 576 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: GBCQ; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 194 x 44. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138176
- ISBN
- 9780691138176
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.48
€ 26.99
€ 20.48
Paperback. Offers a collection of Einstein quotations that has sold tens of thousands of copies worldwide and been translated into twenty-five languages. This title includes "On and to Children," "On Race and Prejudice," and "Einstein's Verses: A Small Selection" - as well as a chronology of Einstein's life and accomplishments. Editor(s): Calaprice, Alice. Num Pages: 608 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: GBCQ; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 178 x 110 x 38. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160146
- ISBN
- 9780691160146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.97
€ 20.99
€ 16.97