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Paperback. Forty years ago, three physicists - Peter Higgs, Gerard 't Hooft, and James Bjorken - made the spectacular breakthroughs that led to the world's largest experiment, CERN's Large Hadron Collider. Against a backdrop of high politics and billion dollar budgets, this is the story of their work, the quest for the Higgs boson, and its eventual discovery. Num Pages: 432 pages, One 8pp b/w plate section and several line drawings. BIC Classification: PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199673308
- ISBN
- 9780199673308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. The author, one of the world's foremost cosmologists, sets out to answer the vexed question surrounding the Big Bang Theory: if matter can neither be created nor destroyed, how could so much matter arise from nothing? This is the story of Guth's quest to understand the origins of the universe. Num Pages: 384 pages, 75. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099959502
- ISBN
- 9780099959502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Hardback. This volume reviews observations of non-evolved and evolved binary populations in clusters and the field with special emphasis on statistical biases, incompleteness and distribution functions. It includes highlights of the possible effects of binaries on galactic chemical evolution. Editor(s): Vanbeveren, Dany. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 602 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1023.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 602
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792371045
- ISBN
- 9780792371045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 261.30
€ 261.30
The Information Revolution and the Arab World: Its Impact on State and...
Emirates Center For Strategic Studies & Resea...
Paperback. An exploration of the information and communication revolution and its effect on Arab states and societies. The book covers such fields as the implications for national development of global telecommunications trends and policies. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; GTC; KNT; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860642098
- ISBN
- 9781860642098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.10
€ 36.99
€ 31.10
Paperback. What are we to make of the information society? Many prominent theorists have argued it to be the most profound and comprehensive transformation of economy, culture and politics since the rise of the industrial way of life in the 18th century. Series: Digital Media and Society. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745641805
- ISBN
- 9780745641805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.35
€ 27.35
Paperback. Winner of the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books 2012, the world's leading prize for popular science writing. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: GL; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 195 x 41. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007225743
- ISBN
- 9780007225743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.46
€ 19.99
€ 14.46
paperback. Since humans have initiative and can sometimes change the natural course of events, how can we find a system to understand our own actions and the workings of society at large? This book explains the mechanics of change and provides a concept that accounts for the growth and decline of all systems. Num Pages: 433 pages, glossary, notes, further reading, index. BIC Classification: JH; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 40. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 433
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
- SKU
- V9780306455711
- ISBN
- 9780306455711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.83
€ 67.83
Paperback. Introduces readers to the avian skeleton, then moves beyond anatomy to discuss the relationships between birds and dinosaurs and other early ancestors. This book examines the challenges which the scientists face in understanding avian evolution. Using examples from fossils of birds and near-birds, it describes an avian history. Num Pages: 464 pages, 64 figures, 11 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774813440
- ISBN
- 9780774813440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.18
€ 46.99
€ 42.18
Hardback. This book addresses those involved in research or R&D. It introduces the principles of eco-innovation and the importance of the impact of their activity. This topic is considered in the context of natural and digital ecosystems powered by intelligent assistants (technology). Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNC; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848215566
- ISBN
- 9781848215566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.21
€ 180.21
Paperback. A richly illustrated introduction to the engineering triumphs that made America modern In this age of microchips and deep space probes, it's hard to imagine life before electricity or passenger trains. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; PDR; PDX; TBC; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471140962
- ISBN
- 9780471140962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 105.03
€ 105.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 82 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; ACND; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 251 x 15. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816667659
- ISBN
- 9780816667659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231166843
- ISBN
- 9780231166843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.89€ 42.70
€ 52.89
€ 42.70
Hardback. Insects represent over half of the planet's biological diversity. This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to this extraordinary diversity, and places entomology central to the theory and practice of evolutionary and ecological studies. It opens with a chapter concerning the popular side of insect studies. Num Pages: 624 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 190 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1354.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118846155
- ISBN
- 9781118846155
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.09
€ 68.09
Hardcover. Wine is radioactive? Organic foods have more poison in them than those grown with pesticides? Best-selling author Richard A. Muller enlightens us. Illustrator(s): Manfre, Joey. Num Pages: 144 pages, Color cartoons throughout. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780393078268
- ISBN
- 9780393078268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Paperback. Considers how science as such has evolved and positioned itself. This book reveals how the two principles of craft and understanding became formalized into a single enterprise, science, that would be carried out by a new kind of person, the scientist. It is useful for aficionados and historians of science. Num Pages: 254 pages, 14 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 203 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226139494
- ISBN
- 9780226139494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.46
€ 28.46
Hardback. Using economic models and empirical analysis, this title examines a range of agricultural and biofuel policy issues with regard to their effects on American agricultural and agrarian insurance markets. Editor(s): Zivin, Joshua S. Graff; Perloff, Jeffrey M. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 312 pages, 47 line drawings, 56 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCN; TCB; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226988030
- ISBN
- 9780226988030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.36€ 97.77
€ 116.36
€ 97.77
Hardcover. The design of hydraulic machinery in general and of centrifugal pumps in particular has been essentially empirical. This text attempts to establish a rational step-by-step design procedure including the geometrical aspects of the design, to assist the designer in making appropriate design choices. Num Pages: 336 pages, Ill.ch. BIC Classification: TGB; TGMF2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780852987551
- ISBN
- 9780852987551
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 370.06
€ 370.06
Hardcover. The most comprehensive food and nutrition reference available today. The International Dictionary of Food & Nutrition As menus in both homes and restaurants grow more sophisticated, a wider knowledge of foods and their nutritional components grows increasingly important. Num Pages: 336 pages, 100 line drawings. BIC Classification: GBC; MBNH3; TDCT; TTVC; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 248 x 201 x 25. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471559573
- ISBN
- 9780471559573
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.01€ 47.07
€ 54.01
€ 47.07
Hardcover. The International Encyclopedia of Primatology represents the first comprehensive encyclopedic reference focusing on the behaviour, biology, ecology, evolution, genetics, and taxonomy of human and non-human primates. Num Pages: 1608 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470673379
- ISBN
- 9780470673379
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 599.18
€ 599.18
Hardcover. Allows you to record anything from bare piloting details to names and anecdotes. This title intends to encourage good piloting, train you to be a careful observer of weather, stimulate you to run through a vital maintenance checklist, and serve as a compendium of interesting information about your boat. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: TRLT; WGG; WSSN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 244 x 22. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780070482371
- ISBN
- 9780070482371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.81
€ 35.99
€ 30.81
Hardcover. Genetically modified food is at the heart of a new global conflict over how to govern risky technologies in an era of globalization. This timely collection brings together experts from the fields of IR, environmental studies, trade and law to examine the sources of international friction and to explore the prospects for international co-operation. Editor(s): Falkner, Robert. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KNAC; KNDF; TCBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230001251
- ISBN
- 9780230001251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.08
€ 128.08
Paperback. Provides a picture of how politically important space has become, and what its exploitation might mean for our futures. This book analyses the space programmes of the United States, Russia, China, India and the European Space Agency, and explains how central space has become to issues of war and peace and cooperation between the worlds states. Series: Space Power and Politics. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPS; TTD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415399173
- ISBN
- 9780415399173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.76
€ 61.76
Hardback. The International Politics of Whaling examines contemporary whaling issues with an emphasis on three factors: our knowledge of whales and current whale populations and the impact of whaling; the actors and institutions involved in the debate over whaling; and the ethical dimension. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: TVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 0. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774806053
- ISBN
- 9780774806053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.55
€ 102.55
Paperback. The International Politics of Whaling examines contemporary whaling issues with an emphasis on three factors: our knowledge of whales and current whale populations and the impact of whaling; the actors and institutions involved in the debate over whaling; and the ethical dimension. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ; RNKH; TVT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774806046
- ISBN
- 9780774806046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.59
€ 40.99
€ 36.59