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Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; PDX; RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801433863
ISBN
9780801433863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.68

Paperback. Arguments that animals possess an emotional life are often dismissed as sentimental anthropomorphism. This book challenges that notion by proposing that the objective scientific evidence for human emotions is all but non-existent. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JM; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 194 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099478911
ISBN
9780099478911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.86

Paperback. Offers an introduction to the world of women and men who did the hard computational labor of science. This book tells us about the surveyors of the French Revolution, describes the calculating machines of Charles Babbage, and guides readers through the Great Depression to marvel at the giant computing room of the Works Progress Administration. Num Pages: 424 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: PDR; PDX; TBX; UYZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691133829
ISBN
9780691133829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.00
€ 39.85

Hardcover. Provides a review of the mechanisms, concepts, and implications of cell death, with an emphasis on comparisons across species and tissue types. This work covers the major advances in the study of cell death. Editor(s): Lockshin, Richard A.; Zakeri, Zahra; Tilly, Jonathan L. Num Pages: 568 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 922.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471219477
ISBN
9780471219477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 216.55

Paperback. Examines the proliferation of surveillance technologies - such as facial recognition software and digital fingerprinting - that have come to pervade our everyday lives. This book focuses on the ways that the technologies reinforce distinctions of race, class, gender, sexuality, disability, and nationality. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 photos, 11 figures. BIC Classification: JFD; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351351
ISBN
9780822351351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.90

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Seachrist, Judith A. Num Pages: 240 pages, numeros line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195327069
ISBN
9780195327069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.36

Hardcover. Many clock repairers carry out excellent work but avoid cutting their own wheels and pinions, fearing it is too complicated and involved. Written by a Fellow of the BHI, this book aims to dispel any fears and gives a guide to a satisfying aspect of horology. Num Pages: 256 pages, 500 line drawings and photographs. BIC Classification: TDPB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 251 x 24. Weight in Grams: 914. A Historical and Practical Guide. 256 pages, 500 line drawings and photographs. Many clock repairers carry out excellent work but avoid cutting their own wheels and pinions, fearing it is too complicated and involved. Written by a Fellow of the BHI, this book aims to dispel any fears and gives a guide to a satisfying aspect of horology. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: TDPB1. Dimension: 255 x 251 x 24. Weight: 894.
Publisher
Crowood Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861262455
ISBN
9781861262455
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.13

Hardcover. Editor(s): Almeida, Maria T. Num Pages: 430 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 179 x 31. Weight in Grams: 968.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612093079
ISBN
9781612093079
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 348.80
€ 236.14

Hardback. An examination of how we design nature, architecture, computer programs, theologies and the world. It offers an analysis of the tensions that design operates within: between perfection and contingency, between wholes and parts, between the talk we make about the world and the world itself. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AK; AMC; TBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275967765
ISBN
9780275967765
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.05
€ 67.73

Hardback. Why do so many gamblers risk it all when they know the odds of winning are against them? Why do they believe dice are 'hot' in a winning streak? Why do we expect heads on a coin toss after several flips have turned up tails? This book takes a look at the mathematics, history, and psychology of gambling to reveal various misconceptions about luck. Num Pages: 296 pages, 35 halftones. 10 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; WDP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138909
ISBN
9780691138909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.05

Paperback. Offers a collection of articles highlighting some of the most recent developments in mathematics. Articles include "Prime Clusters and Gaps: Out-Experting the Experts", and "The Kadison-Singer Problem: A Fine Balance"; "Climate Past, Present, and Future" and "The Truth Shall Set Your Fee". Series: Whats Happening in the Mathematical Sciences. Num Pages: 111 pages. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 182 x 258 x 10. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781470422042
ISBN
9781470422042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.14

Hardback. Recounts the true and harrowing tales of the author's adventures with parasites, and in the process introduces readers to the intimately interwoven lives of host and parasite. This title leads readers on a journey into the bizarre yet oddly beautiful world of parasites. Num Pages: 312 pages, 30 b&w plates. BIC Classification: MMFP; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141404
ISBN
9780691141404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.16

Paperback. More than fifty well-known chemists present themselves, their research and their favorite dish, faithful to the Lichtenberg motto "He who knows nothing but chemistry does not know chemistry either" The leading organic chemists are represented, giving a list of the top names in the field. Editor(s): Bell, Hubertus P.; Feuerstein, Tim; Guntner, Carlos E.; Holsken, Soren; Lohmann, Jan Klaas. Series: Erlebnis Wissenschaft. Num Pages: 243 pages, black & white illustrations, diagrams. BIC Classification: PDZ; PN; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Germany
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9783527326211
ISBN
9783527326211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.67

Hardback. Series: Species and Systematics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781498714549
ISBN
9781498714549
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 196.48

Paperback. Contains 10 articles that explores topics ranging from Fermat's Last Theorem to Computational Fluid Dynamics. This volume includes articles on: a fresh mathematical method that's taking Wall Street by storm 'Ultra-parallel' supercomputing with DNA, and how a mathematician found the famous flaw in the Pentium chip. Editor(s): Cipra, Barry. Series: What's Happening in Mathematical Sciences. Num Pages: 111 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; GBC; PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 178 x 8. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Edition
1st ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821803554
ISBN
9780821803554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.14

Paperback. Features the Poincare Conjecture, a hundred-year-old problem that has apparently been solved by Grigory Perelman of St Petersburg, Russia. This book also contains chapters on Venn diagrams and primality testing. Series: Whats Happening in the Mathematical Sciences. Num Pages: 122 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.)., col. ports. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 255 x 9. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821835852
ISBN
9780821835852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.78

Paperback. Suitable for those with an interest in mathematics, this work features articles including: 'From Wired to Weird', on advances that are encouraging research in quantum computation; 'A Prime Case of Chaos', on connections between number theory and theoretical physics; 'Beetlemania: Chaos in Ecology'; and, 'A Blue-Letter Day for Computer Chess'. Editor(s): Cipra, Barry. Series: What's Happening in Mathematical Sciences. Num Pages: 120 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: PB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 176 x 20. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
American Mathematical Society United States
Edition
1st ed
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821807668
ISBN
9780821807668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.78

Paperback. 'Brilliant and fascinating. No one is better at making the recondite accessible and exciting' Bill Bryson Britain's most famous mathematician takes us to the edge of knowledge to show us what we cannot know. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007576593
ISBN
9780007576593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: JMR; PDR; UYQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 135 x 29. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062425652
ISBN
9780062425652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.21

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
illustrated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271025407
ISBN
9780271025407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.60

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