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Hardback. At some time around 200 AD, the Stoic philosopher and teacher Cleomedes delivered a set of lectures on elementary astronomy as part of a complete introduction to Stoicism for his students. The result was "The Heavens" (Caelestia). This book contains an English translation of "The Heavens", along with an introduction, notes, and technical diagrams. Translator(s): Todd, Robert B.; Bowen, Alan C. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 238 pages, 25 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; HPCA; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520233256
- ISBN
- 9780520233256
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.46€ 65.36
€ 84.46
€ 65.36
Hardcover. The first text to focus on the application of click chemistry to glycoscience, this book discusses the therapeutic and pharmacological aspects of carbohydrate click chemistry and includes chapters on the concept's background, as well as its industrial applications in areas such as drug discovery. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118275337
- ISBN
- 9781118275337
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.72
€ 154.72
Hardback. This book on click reactions to focus on organic synthesis, this reference work describes the click concept and underlying mechanisms as well as the main applications in various fields. Editor(s): Chandrasekaran, Srinivasan. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: PNN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 176 x 23. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Germany
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9783527339167
- ISBN
- 9783527339167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.97€ 139.41
€ 156.97
€ 139.41
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521005517
- ISBN
- 9780521005517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.23
€ 60.23
Paperback. This book explores the rights and aspirations of the developing world, the need to balance ecology and economics, and the potential impact of policy on climate change, with a focus on the Southern Hemisphere. A thorough reference source valuable to readers in a variety of disciplines. Editor(s): Giambelluca, Thomas W.; Henderson-Sellers, Ann. Series: Research & Developments in Climate & Climatology S. Num Pages: 488 pages, line drawings, halftones. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1070.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471962144
- ISBN
- 9780471962144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 487.28
€ 487.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 85 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNKJ; RNPG; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 12. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634820530
- ISBN
- 9781634820530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 195.09€ 146.81
€ 195.09
€ 146.81
Hardcover. Series: The Ladybird Expert Series. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 120 x 177 x 9. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718185855
- ISBN
- 9780718185855
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
Climate Change and Agricultural Water Management in Developing Countri...
. Ed(S): Hoanh, Chu Thai; Smakhtin, Vladimir;...
Examines the social vulnerability to climate change among farmers at different scales, the linking of climate change with policy in agricultural water management, and results of water management on green-house gas emission as an effort in climate change mitigation. Editor(s): Hoanh, Chu Thai; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Johnston, Robyn. Series: CABI Climate Change Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFG; RNFD; RNPG; TV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 189. .
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780643663
- ISBN
- 9781780643663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.75
€ 68.75
Paperback. Trends such as the massive growth in availability of air travel and air freight are among those which have led to aviation becoming one of the fastest growing emitters of greenhouse gases. Presenting the science of the environmental issues, this book covers drivers and trends of growth, socio-economics and politics, as well as mitigation options. Editor(s): Gossling, Stefan; Upham, Paul. Series: Earthscan Climate. Num Pages: 408 pages, Figures, tables, index. BIC Classification: KNDV; RNPG; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844076208
- ISBN
- 9781844076208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.76
€ 61.76
Climate Change and Cotton Production in Modern Farming Systems
Bange, M. P.. Ed(S): Bange, M. P.; Baker, J.;...
Paperback. This review begins to provide details for the formation of robust frameworks to evaluate the impact of projected climatic changes, highlight the risks and opportunities with adaptation, and details the approaches for investment in research. Editor(s): Bange, M. P.; Baker, J.; Bauer, P. (University of Cologne, Germany); Broughton, K. J.; Constable, Giles; Luo, Q.; Oosterhuis, D. M.; Osanai, Y.; Payton, P. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 299 x 7. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 72
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780648903
- ISBN
- 9781780648903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.35
€ 50.35
Hardcover. 320 pages, 50 illustrations. Editor(s): Reynolds, M.P. Trends in population growth suggest that global food production is unlikely to satisfy future demand under predicted climate change scenarios unless rates of crop improvement are accelerated. This book provides an overview of the essential disciplines required for sustainable crop production in unpredictable environments. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: RNPG; TVK. Dimension: 254 x 181 x 24. Weight: 858.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- CABI
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845936334
- ISBN
- 9781845936334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.94
€ 140.94
hardcover. Written by international experts, this book is a comprehensive examination of the potential effects climate change, particularly greenhouses gases, will have on agrosystems. It also reviews the effects such systems have on climate change itself. Editor(s): Reddy, K. R.; Hodges, H.F. Num Pages: 488 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RNPG; TQ; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1021.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1.
- SKU
- V9780851994390
- ISBN
- 9780851994390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.39
€ 177.39
Hardback. The latest book in the successful CABI Climate Change Series sums up present knowledge regarding both agricultural and forest insect pests and climate change in order to identify future research directions. Editor(s): Bjorkman, Christer; Niemala, Pekka. Series: CABI Climate Change Series. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: RNPG; TVP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780643786
- ISBN
- 9781780643786
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.27
€ 111.27
Paperback. Packed with provocative case studies, calculations and lifestyle comparisons, this entertaining and authoritative book makes the complexities of climatology understandable and challenges readers to rethink their notions of 'doing their bit'. The paperback edition features a new preface from Mark Lynas, author of High Tide: News From a Warming World Series: Macmillan Science. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 224. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Previous owner's inscription on FFEP.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- SKU
- KTG0004808
- ISBN
- 9780230007543
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. This book emphasis the role of farm level adaptation as a key in developmental pathways that are challenged by climate risks in the semi-arid tropics of Asia and Africa. Editor(s): Singh, Naveen. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; RNF; RNPG; TV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780644639
- ISBN
- 9781780644639
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.75
€ 68.75
Paperback. Editor(s): Holmes, Claudia. Num Pages: 62 pages. BIC Classification: RNPG; TVF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 230 x 8. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634827737
- ISBN
- 9781634827737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.11€ 77.61
€ 101.11
€ 77.61
Hardcover. This book focuses on future global climate change and its implications for agricultural systems which are the main sources of agricultural goods and services to society. This book brings together a series of chapters providing scientific insights to possible implications of projected climate changes for different crop types and livestock systems. Editor(s): Fuhrer, Jurg; Gregory, Peter J. Series: CABI Climate Change Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: RNPG; TVF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 852.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- CABI
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780642895
- ISBN
- 9781780642895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.19
€ 121.19
This text examines the impact of climate change on freshwater ecosystems, past, present and future. Editor(s): Kernan, Martin; Battarbee, Richard W.; Moss, Brian R. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.). BIC Classification: PSAF; PSPF; RBKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 174 x 22. Weight in Grams: 852.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405179133
- ISBN
- 9781405179133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.47
€ 88.47
This book presents a review on the influence of climate changes on urban and public pests such as mosquitoes, flies, termites, rodents and others, with respect to population, distribution, disease, damages and control. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: PSV; RNPG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 180 x 251 x 18. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780645377
- ISBN
- 9781780645377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.21
€ 107.21
Hardcover. Editor(s): Diaz, Jake S. Num Pages: 129 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: PHDY; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- GAZELLE BOOK SERVICES
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629484075
- ISBN
- 9781629484075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.33€ 130.56
€ 190.33
€ 130.56
Society is increasingly affected by climate impacts, from prolonged water shortages to damaging coastal floods and wildfires. Scientists studying climate variations are eager to have their knowledge used in adaptive decision making. To achieve this, science and society must engage productively around complex management and policy challenges. Editor(s): Parris, Adam; Garfin, Gregg. Series: Wiley Works. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: PN; RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118474792
- ISBN
- 9781118474792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.11
€ 144.11
Paperback. Climatology -- particularly the study of difficult and demanding weather conditions -- is of major importance to pilots now that aeroplanes fly over previously unavailable routes such as the North Pole and take direct routes over very large oceans. Num Pages: 296 pages, 100. BIC Classification: RBP; TRPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 16. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632052950
- ISBN
- 9780632052950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 108.85
€ 108.85
Hardcover. This text presents papers representing the significant research and develoment in climbing and walking robots. Topics covered include: biological inspired systems; hopping robots; multi-legged locomotion; medical systems; and modularity and system architecture. Editor(s): Bidaud, Phillippe; Ben Amar, Faiz. Num Pages: 1032 pages, index. BIC Classification: TJFM1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1974.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 1032
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860583803
- ISBN
- 9781860583803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 1,118.38
€ 1,118.38
Hardcover. Bringing together academics, researchers, and industrialists, this work provides a forum for cross fertilization in the different specialities so that both state of the art and industrial applications can be reported on. Editor(s): Muscato, G.; Longo, D. Num Pages: 1076 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: TJFM1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 53. Weight in Grams: 2180.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 1076
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860584091
- ISBN
- 9781860584091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 1,202.62
€ 1,202.62