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Paperback. There are some mathematical problems whose significance goes beyond the ordinary - like Fermat's Last Theorem or Goldbach's Conjecture. This book explains why these problems exist, why they matter, what drives mathematicians to incredible lengths to solve them and where they stand in the context of mathematics and science as a whole. Editor(s): Davey, John. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846683374
- ISBN
- 9781846683374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Hardback. It is a must-have reference for biologists, psychologists, neuroscientists, and readers interested in animal behavior, ecology, and evolution. Num Pages: 296 pages, 18, 4 black & white halftones, 14 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PSVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801893476
- ISBN
- 9780801893476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.84
€ 86.84
Hardcover. This book recounts the history of the refractor telescope at Meudon, France, from the birth of the concept that drove Jules Janssen at the end of the nineteenth century, to the enormous progress it fostered in the visual observation of astronomical objects. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 163 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461472872
- ISBN
- 9781461472872
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Paperback. In the sweltering summer of 1858, the stink of sewage from the polluted Thames was so offensive that it drove Members of Parliament from the chamber of the House of Commons. The engineer entrusted by Parliament with this enormous task was Sir Joseph Bazalgette. This book presents an account of his life and work. Num Pages: 224 pages, 80 b&w illustrations, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: BGH; TBX; TQSR1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750925808
- ISBN
- 9780750925808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.75
€ 23.99
€ 20.75
Paperback. The great energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy is under way. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: RNK; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393350555
- ISBN
- 9780393350555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.76
€ 23.99
€ 20.76
Paperback. Charles Darwin's masterpiece, "On the Origin of Species", shook society to its core on publication in 1859. This title takes on creationists, including followers of 'Intelligent Design' and all those who question the fact of evolution through natural selection. Num Pages: 480 pages, 32-pages colour picture sections, plus 100 B&Wur picture sections, plus B&W line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552775243
- ISBN
- 9780552775243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.93
€ 15.99
€ 11.93
Hardback. New book by the bestselling author of A Universe From Nothing, award-winning physicist and public intellectual, Lawrence Krauss tells the dramatic story of the scientific discoveries that see through the visible world and create our grand vision of the universe and our place within it. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 25. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471158377
- ISBN
- 9781471158377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.36
€ 26.99
€ 20.36
hardcover. The Green element method (GEM) is an approach of implementing in an element-by-element fashion the singular boundary integral theory. This book serves as an instructional material to senior undergraduate and first-year graduate students undertaking a course in computational methods and their applications to engineering problems. Num Pages: 370 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TBJ; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 1999th Edition
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792385103
- ISBN
- 9780792385103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.32
€ 201.32
Hardback. Suitable for those who are interested in green development - including policy makers, architects, developers, builders, and homeowners - this practical guide focuses on the central question of how to conserve biodiversity in neighborhoods and to minimize development impacts on surrounding habitats. Num Pages: 205 pages, 17 b/w photographs, 10 line illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271104
- ISBN
- 9780520271104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.77€ 58.34
€ 74.77
€ 58.34
Paperback. A highly illustrated, practical handbook on eco-friendly self-building Series: Sustainable Building. Num Pages: 288 pages, over 100 colour photos and 50 line drawings. BIC Classification: RNC; TNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 358 x 253 x 117. Weight in Grams: 1004.
- Publisher
- Green Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903998731
- ISBN
- 9781903998731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.59
€ 37.99
€ 36.59
Hardcover. This wide-ranging assessment of the data from Italy's national CARBOITALY project to measure the greenhouse gas 'accounts' of the country's landscape provides fresh information and analysis that will provide an empirical foundation to policy making on climate. Editor(s): Valentini, Riccardo; Miglietta, F. Series: Environmental Science and Engineering / Environmental Science. Num Pages: 211 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, 30 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; LNKJ; RNPG; TQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642324239
- ISBN
- 9783642324239
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
The Greenhouse Gas Balance of Italy. An Insight on Managed and Natural...
Riccardo . Ed(S): Valentini
paperback. This wide-ranging assessment of the data from Italy's national CARBOITALY project to measure the greenhouse gas 'accounts' of the country's landscape provides fresh information and analysis that will provide an empirical foundation to policy making on climate. Editor(s): Valentini, Riccardo. Series: Environmental Science and Engineering. Num Pages: 219 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, 30 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: LNKJ; RN; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 343.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662510254
- ISBN
- 9783662510254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.80
€ 126.80
Hardcover. The Future of Petroleum Operations This state-of-the-art text analyzes some of the most contentious issues in the energy industry, covering new and greener processes for engineers and scientists and urging them to move petroleum operations closer to sustainability. Series: Wiley-Scrivener. Num Pages: 860 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: THFP; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 238 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 860
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470625903
- ISBN
- 9780470625903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 310.17
€ 310.17
hardcover. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: PN; TDCB; TDCW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Volume 3
- SKU
- V9781119183761
- ISBN
- 9781119183761
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 279.59
€ 279.59
Hardcover. The pharmaceutical industry is one of the most important industries in the world, offering new medicines, vaccines, and cures to a global population. It is a massive industry, worthy of a deep and thorough examination of its processes and chemistry, with a view toward sustainability. Num Pages: 800 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PN; TDCB; TDCW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1184.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 800
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Volume 1
- SKU
- V9780470626030
- ISBN
- 9780470626030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.83
€ 252.83
Hardcover. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: TDCW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Volume 2
- SKU
- V9781119159674
- ISBN
- 9781119159674
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 217.87
€ 217.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, B&W illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: PDZ; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781632865687
- ISBN
- 9781632865687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.71
€ 21.99
€ 19.71
Hardback. Offers a comprehensive account of the Gross-Zagier formula on Shimura curves over real fields relates the heights of Heegner points on abelian varieties to the derivatives of L-series. This title begins with a conceptual formulation of the Gross-Zagier formula in terms of incoherent quaternion algebras and incoherent automorphic representations. Series: Annals of Mathematics Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PBMW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155913
- ISBN
- 9780691155913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 247.26
€ 247.26
The Grothendieck Festschrift. A Collection of Articles Written in Hono...
. Ed(S): Cartier, Pierre; Illusie, Luc; Katz,...
Paperback. This three-volume work contains articles collected on the occasion of Alexander Grothendieck's sixtieth birthday and originally published in 1990. The articles were offered as a tribute to one of the world's greatest living mathematicians. Editor(s): Cartier, Pierre; Illusie, Luc; Katz, Nicholas M.; Laumon, Gerard; Manin, Yuri I.; Ribet, Kenneth A. Series: Modern Birkhauser Classics. Num Pages: 495 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 310 x 30. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint of the 1990 ed
- Number of pages
- 495
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817645687
- ISBN
- 9780817645687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 168.29
€ 168.29
The Growing Gap Between Emerging Technologies and Legal-Ethical Oversi...
. Ed(S): Marchant, Gary Elvin; Allenby, Brade...
Hardback. This book examines the growing gap between the pace of science and technology and the lagging response of legal and ethical oversight that society relies on to govern emerging technologies. Offers potential paths to more responsive regulation and governance. Editor(s): Marchant, Gary Elvin; Allenby, Braden R.; Herkert, Jospeh R. Series: The International Library of Ethics, Law and Technology. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; LAB; TDPB; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400713550
- ISBN
- 9789400713550
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.29
€ 128.29
Paperback. This book provides a timely and insightful analysis of the expansion of biofuels production and use in recent years. Drawing on interviews with key policy insiders, Ackrill and Kay show how biofuels policies have been motivated by concerns over climate change, energy security and rural development. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSN; KCN; KJJ; RND; RNU; TQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349455720
- ISBN
- 9781349455720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.04
€ 127.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 992 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1378.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 992
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674364462
- ISBN
- 9780674364462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.56
€ 53.99
€ 45.56
Hardcover. The Growth of Humanity Barry Bogin The growth of human populations and human physical growth are intimately related, and their combined study links several fields including anthropology, demography, economics, and history. Series: Foundation of Human Biology. Num Pages: 336 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JHBD; JHM; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 265 x 188 x 24. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471354482
- ISBN
- 9780471354482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.73
€ 168.73
Hardback. Examines the role of scientific theory and empirical fact in the growth of mathematical knowledge. This book then examines the role of abstraction, analysis and axiomatization. It also raises the question of whether the growth of mathematical knowledge constitutes progress, and how progress may be understood. Editor(s): Grosholz, Emily R.; Breger, Herbert. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 416 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBB; PBCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792361510
- ISBN
- 9780792361510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 291.85
€ 291.85