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Paperback. Every arena of science has its own flash-point issues chemistry and poison gas, physics and the atom bomb and genetics has had a troubled history with race. As Jonathan Marks reveals, this dangerous relationship rumbles on to this day, still leaving plenty of leeway for a belief in the basic natural inequality of races. Series: Debating Race. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: JFMG; JFSL1; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 126 x 189 x 14. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Polity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745689227
ISBN
9780745689227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.70

Paperback. Explains how to identify misleading statistics, and gives readers the understanding necessary to evaluate and use statistical information in their own decision-making. Graphs and illustrations are used to visually illustrate concepts, while cartoons liven the discussion and connect the book's ideas to familiar and humorous contexts. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPL; JHBC; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554812448
ISBN
9781554812448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 44.78

Paperback. How can we tell who is right, and how we should respond? And why is there no scientific consensus on a matter of such vital importance? This work addresses these questions. It describes how the interplay between familiar phenomena, winds and clouds, light and air, maintains climates that permit a diversity of fauna and flora to flourish on Earth. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 tables, 85 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691050348
ISBN
9780691050348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.45

Hardback. Based on the authors' everyday research experiences in the field of high-energy heavy-ion collisions, this volume bundles temperature, heat, entropy and disorder into modern physics. The main focus is thermodynamics -- the very concept of temperature, its use, and extensions. Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics. Num Pages: 324 pages, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PHD; PHH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1400.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441980403
ISBN
9781441980403
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.19

Paperback. Van Berkel's account provides a new and comprehensive interpretation of the origins of the mechanical philosophy of nature, the philosophy that culminated in the work of Isaac Newton. Translator(s): Ultee, Maarten. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9, 9 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDA; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421409368
ISBN
9781421409368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.52

Paperback. From one of the best writers on science, a remarkable portrait of Isaac Newton. The man who changed our understanding of the universe, of science, and of faith. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007163182
ISBN
9780007163182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.41

Paperback / so. Series: Biographien Hervorragender Naturwissenschaftler, Techniker U. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: TBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 8. Weight in Grams: 145.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Vieweg+teubner Verlag United States
Edition
4
Condition
New
SKU
V9783322007520
ISBN
9783322007520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.08

Paperback. This book recreates Isaac Newton's reconstruction of Solomon's Temple. It shows Newton as an architect and how his work on the temple interlinks with his other interests of science, chronology, prophecy and theology. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9783034807395
ISBN
9783034807395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.20

Paperback. Engineering genius, technical innovator and one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution, Isambard Kingdom Brunel changed the face of the English landscape with his groundbreaking designs and ingenious constructions. This biography traces the life, times and monumental achievements of Brunel, the man who helped to build modern Britain. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16pp illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; TB; TN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140117523
ISBN
9780140117523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Hardcover. An overview of the principles and applications of ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Networking) operations and applications. More information on broadband aspects is included and there is an explanation of Signalling Access Protocols. Series: Wiley-BT S. Num Pages: 306 pages, index. BIC Classification: TJK; UT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 194 x 23. Weight in Grams: 782.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471979050
ISBN
9780471979050
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.20

Hardback. Provides a comprehensive treatment of the operation, standards and technology of the ISDN subscriber loop. This book is intended as a reference for engineers or engineering managers involved in the design and development of ISDN equipment as well as advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of communications systems. Series: Telecommunications Technology & Applications Series (Closed). Num Pages: 492 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHDS; TJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1910.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Number of pages
492
Condition
New
SKU
V9780412497308
ISBN
9780412497308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 324.42

Paperback. Presents an account of the physical universe - the heavens, planets and stars, earth and its physical features, weather and time - played an exceptionally influential role in the assimilation of classical science into the emerging Christian culture of medieval Europe. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12, 12 black & white illustrations, Black and White. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3F; HBJD; HBLC1; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781382943
ISBN
9781781382943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.31

Hardcover. Deals with selected modern aspects of artificially layered structures and bulk materials involving antiferromagnetic long-range order. This book focuses on the interplay between experimental results and their theoretical description, ranging from the famous Lee-Yang theory of phase transitions to novel mechanisms of exchange bias. Series: Springer Tracts in Modern Physics. Num Pages: 120 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2003rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783540404286
ISBN
9783540404286
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.54

Hardcover. This path-breaking volume explores the influence of Islamic attitudes on assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) and reveals the variations in both the Islamic jurisprudence and the cultural responses to ARTs. Editor(s): Inhorn, Marcia C.; Tremayne, Soraya. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 tables and figs. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QFM; JFSR2; MFKC; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 616. Sunni and Shia Perspectives. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. 304 pages, 4 tables and figs. Editor(s): Inhorn, Marcia C.; Tremayne, Soraya. This path-breaking volume explores the influence of Islamic attitudes on assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) and reveals the variations in both the Islamic jurisprudence and the cultural responses to ARTs. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QFM; JFSR2; MFKC; PSXM. Dimension: 152 x 236 x 23. Weight: 616.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857454904
ISBN
9780857454904
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.94

Paperback. Traces the Islamic healing tradition's interaction with Indian society and politics as these evolved in tandem from 1600 to 1900, and demonstrates howan in-house struggle for hegemony can be as potent as external power in defining medical, social and national modernity.A pioneering work on the social and medical history of Indian Islam." Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBL; HBTB; HRAX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 507.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349363919
ISBN
9781349363919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.47

Paperback. Examines the significance of scientific knowledge and situates the culture of science in relation to other cultural forces in Muslim societies. This title traces the ways in which the realms of scientific knowledge and religious authority were delineated historically. Series: The Terry Lectures. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 line-drawings. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRH; PDR; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300177718
ISBN
9780300177718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AQ; HRH; PBM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 125 x 7. Weight in Grams: 84.
Publisher
Wooden Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904263593
ISBN
9781904263593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.28

Paperback. This introduction to the physical sciences and engineering of the Islamic world is the first to trace the full extent of the Muslim scientific achievement in the period 750-1500. It describes how Muslim scientists and engineers contributed enormously to the technology of medieval Europe. Series: The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys. Num Pages: 256 pages, 21 halftones, 52 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; JFSR2; PD; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748604555
ISBN
9780748604555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.31

Hardcover. The second largest order of mammals, Chiroptera comprises more than one thousand species of bats. Because of their mobility, bats are often the only native mammals on isolated oceanic islands, where more than half of all bat species live. This book focuses on the evolution, ecology, and conservation of bats living in the world's island ecosystems. Editor(s): Fleming, Theodore H.; Racey, Paul A. Num Pages: 592 pages, 17 colour plates, 47 halftones, 49 line drawings, 46 tables. BIC Classification: PSVS; PSVW7. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 907.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226253305
ISBN
9780226253305
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.18
€ 69.07

Paperback. From the bestselling author of Awakenings, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Musicophilia. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QSPS; JHM; PDZ; PSX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Picador USA
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330526104
ISBN
9780330526104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNC; 3JF; PDZ; RBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 2. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781252666
ISBN
9781781252666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.70

Paperback. Editor(s): Binnie, & Partners. Num Pages: 167 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PHN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 9. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1982
Number of pages
167
Condition
New
SKU
V9780860103738
ISBN
9780860103738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.79

Hardback. Num Pages: 105 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: TTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
RAND United States
Number of pages
105
Condition
New
SKU
V9780833025036
ISBN
9780833025036
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.48

Hardcover. Covers the international standards that need to be implemented by companies to operate an efficient and effective environmental management system (EMS). Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJMV; RN; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 175 x 24. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470851289
ISBN
9780470851289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 181.37

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