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Paperback. Traces the issue of radioactive waste in Western countries from the end of World War II to the blossoming of the environmental movement in the early 1970s. This book looks at the myriad mishaps and subsequent cover-ups that were born out of the dilemma of where to house deadly nuclear materials. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; RNP; TQSR3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813546742
ISBN
9780813546742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.75

hardcover. Num Pages: 1032 pages, Ill.(some col.).M. BIC Classification: 1KB; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 190 x 54. Weight in Grams: 2465.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1968
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
1032
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804706438
ISBN
9780804706438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 177.60

hardcover. Follows Peirce from May 1890 through July 1892 - a period of turmoil as his career unravelled at the US Coast and Geodetic Survey. This title includes reviews and essays from "The Nation" in which Peirce critiques Paul Carus, William James, Comte Lombroso, and Karl Pearson, and takes part in a famous dispute between Frank E Abbot and Josiah Royce. Editor(s): Peirce Edition Project. Series: Selections from the Writings of Charles S. Peirce. Num Pages: 824 pages, 10 b&w illus., 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 1474. Weight in Grams: 1315.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
Chronological ed
Number of pages
824
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253372086
ISBN
9780253372086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.10

Paperback. Helps you solve word problems in algebra one step at a time. This guide offers complete directions for solving problems that involve time, money distance, work, and more. Series: How to Solve Word Problems Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 9. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780071343077
ISBN
9780071343077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. This book retraces the life and work of Nobel Laureate Wolfgang Pauli, one of the great physicists of the 20th century. Pauli spent most of his professional life in Zurich where he was a professor at the Federal Institute of Technology ETH, and where he was in close contact with the psychology of C.G. Jung. Num Pages: 584 pages, 39 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; JMAJ; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 880.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199588152
ISBN
9780199588152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.78

Paperback. Giving a good talk on science is a skill that can be learnt like any other, and in this book we take the reader through the process of preparing and presenting science to a wide variety of audiences, from a handful of colleagues to a major conference with a thousand delegates. Our approach is pragmatic rather than dogmatic. Num Pages: 152 pages, 20 line figures, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: P; PB; PD; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 9. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199549092
ISBN
9780199549092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.03

Paperback. This volume summarizes the research on the brain mechanisms of attention, especially those from human imaging studies. Michael I. Posner places this research in the context of human development, educational applications, and brain pathology. Series: Social Cognition and Social Neuroscience. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMH; JMR; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199361021
ISBN
9780199361021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.03

paperback. This lab manual is designed to give students experience with a wide variety of model systems currently in use by developmental biologists. Experiments range from classic slide or whole animal observations to more modern immunohistochemistry and manipulation of gene expression. All of these experiments can be completed on a relatively small budget. Num Pages: 128 pages, numerous line figures and diagrams. BIC Classification: PSC; PSD; PSF; PSPM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 191 x 8. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780199249718
ISBN
9780199249718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.95

Paperback. Traces language back to its earliest origins among our distant ape-like forbears several million years ago. This book examines the qualities of mind and brain needed to support the operations of language; investigates the first links between signs, sounds, and meanings; explores the beginnings and prehistories of vocabulary and grammar; and more. Series: Studies in the Evolution of Language. Num Pages: 304 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: CFF; PSAJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199214037
ISBN
9780199214037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.41

Paperback. This text, based on the author's teaching at Ecole Polytechnique, introduces the reader to the world of mathematical modelling and numerical simulation. Including numerous exercises and examples, this is an ideal text for advanced students in Applied Mathematics, Engineering, Physical Science and Computer Science. Translator(s): Craig, Alan. Series: Numerical Mathematics & Scientific Computation. Num Pages: 472 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBKS; PBU; PBWH. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 674.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199205226
ISBN
9780199205226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 100.14

Paperback. This title covers areas of mechanistic and physical organic chemistry at advanced undergraduate level in a non-mathematical way. The topics included (e.g. kinetics and mechanism, catalysis, and isotope effects) are essential in any modern chemistry degree. The book is up to date and includes many examples from all areas of organic chemistry. Series: Oxford Chemistry Primers. Num Pages: 100 pages, numerous line figures. BIC Classification: PNN; PNR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 192 x 7. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198558200
ISBN
9780198558200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.96

Paperback. Describing the coordination chemistry of macrocyclic ligands, this book introduces common types of ligands and strategies for the synthesis of the free ligands and their metal complexes. It also describes the unique thermodynamic and kinetic properties of macrocyclic complexes and applications of the ligands. Series: Oxford Chemistry Primers. Num Pages: 96 pages, numerous line figures. BIC Classification: PNK; PNN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 193 x 5. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198556923
ISBN
9780198556923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.96

paperback. This text is aimed at graduate students in mathematics, physics, engineering, economics, finance, and the biosciences that are interested in using Monte-Carlo methods for the resolution of real-life scenarios. Translator(s): Craig, Fionn; Craig, Alan. Series: Oxford Texts in Applied & Engineering Mathematics. Num Pages: 174 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: PBK; PBT; PDE; TBJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198525936
ISBN
9780198525936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.28

Paperback. A monograph on the biology of animal building, embracing animal groups from simple invertebrates to primate toolmakers. It looks at the behavioural and anatomical equipment animals have to build, and the nature of the materials available to them. It examines how animal architects are able to produce complex structures often larger than themselves. Series: Oxford Animal Biology Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: AM; PSVP; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198507529
ISBN
9780198507529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 94.76

Hardcover. Ethics and Human Action in Early Stoicism Num Pages: 356 pages, diagrams. BIC Classification: HPC; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 146 x 32. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198247395
ISBN
9780198247395
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 199.21

hardcover. The principles of environmental toxicology are clearly presented here for university students and professionals in related fields. The book explains basic concepts such as the fate of toxic chemicals in the body, then goes on to discuss specific environmental problems. Editor(s): Zakrzewski, Sigmund F. Num Pages: 351 pages, numerous figures. BIC Classification: MMGT; PSBT; RNP; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
351
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195148114
ISBN
9780195148114
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.10

Paperback. Provides an account of the fundamental principles of the density-functional theory of the electronic structure of matter and its applications to atoms and molecules. This book contains a discussion of the chemical potential and its derivatives. It is intended for physicists, chemists, and advanced students in chemistry. Series: International Series of Monographs on Chemistry. Num Pages: 352 pages, 17 illus. BIC Classification: PHM; PNRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195092769
ISBN
9780195092769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 291.88

Paperback. What is superstring theory and why is it important? Can superstrings offer the fulfilment of Einstein's lifelong dream of a Theory of Everything? Co-authored by one of the leading pioneers in superstrings, this book approaches these scientific questions, looking at the scientific research. Num Pages: 242 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: PD; PHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192861962
ISBN
9780192861962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.55

paperback. Series: Environmental Ethics & Science Policy Series. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; HPS; PDA; PDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780190603816
ISBN
9780190603816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.45

hardcover. Not all scientific explanations work by describing causal connections between events or the world's overall causal structure. In addition, mathematicians regard some proofs as explaining why the theorems being proved do in fact hold. This book proposes new philosophical accounts of many kinds of non-causal explanations in science and mathematics. Series: Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 512 pages, 56. BIC Classification: HPJ; PBB; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 182 x 39. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
Publication date
2016
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780190269487
ISBN
9780190269487
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.08

Hardcover. Lectures on Stochastic Control Series: Probability Theory and Stochastic Modelling. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2nd ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9784431551225
ISBN
9784431551225
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.74
€ 124.42

Hardback. Series: Systems & Control: Foundations and Applications. Num Pages: 630 pages, 151 black & white illustrations, 18 colour illustrations, 3 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: GPFC; PBKQ; PBWR; TJFM; TJFM1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 246 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1002.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Birkhäuser
Edition
2nd ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319179322
ISBN
9783319179322
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 178.28
€ 168.50

Hardcover. The most comprehensive and authoritative single-volume reference on nonferrous metals and alloys. Provides detailed information on major alloy groups, with particular emphasis on aluminum, titanium, copper, and magnesium. New topics include recycling, superconductors, metal-matrix composites, and intermetallics. Series: ASM Handbook. Num Pages: 1300 pages, 1800ill.1200tabs. BIC Classification: TDM; TG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 284 x 218. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
ASM International
Edition
10th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871703781
ISBN
9780871703781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 463.70

hardcover. Offers a comprehensive analysis of directly driven inertial confinement fusion. This book covers various aspects of the process including scientific considerations that support the concept, lasers and particle beams as drivers, target fabrication, analytical and numerical calculations, and materials and engineering considerations. Num Pages: 768 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PHM; PHN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 279 x 216. Weight in Grams: 2041.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
768
Condition
New
SKU
V9780849369261
ISBN
9780849369261
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 910.22

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