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Science: general issues
Paperback. Num Pages: 498 pages, 116 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PHJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 35. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 498
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226078861
- ISBN
- 9780226078861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.15€ 50.41
€ 59.15
€ 50.41
Hardback. The Dendera zodiac - an ancient bas-relief temple ceiling adorned with mysterious symbols of the stars and planets - was first discovered by the French during Napoleon's campaign in Egypt, and quickly provoked a controversy between scientists and theologians. This title tells the story of this incredible archeological find. Num Pages: 440 pages, 8 page color section. 79 halftones. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 926.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691145761
- ISBN
- 9780691145761
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 42.32
€ 53.24
€ 42.32
Paperback. This 'Oxford Handbook' brings together contributions by leading authorities on key areas of the history of physics since the seventeenth century. In a single volume, it offers a comprehensive introduction to scholarly contributions that have tended to be dispersed in journals and books not easily accessible to the student or general reader. Editor(s): Buchwald, Jed Z. (California Institute of Technology); Fox, Robert. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 960 pages, 108 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198805328
- ISBN
- 9780198805328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.62
€ 73.62
Hardback. Competition from emerging and developing countries, challenges related to energy and water, the continuing increase in the global population and the obligation to be sustainable are all impacting developed countries such as the United States, France, etc. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: KJMV5; KJMV6; PDG; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781848215788
- ISBN
- 9781848215788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.11
€ 178.11
Hardback. From the Arctic Ocean and ice sheets of Greenland, to the glaciers of the Andes and Himalayas, to the great frozen desert of Antarctica, this title takes readers on a scientific journey through the shrinking world of ice and snow to tell the story of the expeditions and discoveries that have transformed our understanding of global climate. Translator(s): Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 halftone. 33 line illus. 3 tables. 2 maps. BIC Classification: PDZ; RB; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691144993
- ISBN
- 9780691144993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Hardback. Num Pages: 250 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319258874
- ISBN
- 9783319258874
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.05€ 63.78
€ 65.05
€ 63.78
Hardcover. The author enlists her readers in pursuit of the elusive concept of atmosphere in literary works. In this title, she shows how diverse conceptions of air in the eighteenth century converged in British fiction, producing the modern literary sense of atmosphere and moving novelists to explore the threshold between material and immaterial worlds. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226476698
- ISBN
- 9780226476698
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 45.88
€ 53.24
€ 45.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 454 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 180. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 454
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634838061
- ISBN
- 9781634838061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 157.33€ 119.29
€ 157.33
€ 119.29
Hardcover. Num Pages: 454 pages. BIC Classification: PD; PSAJ. Dimension: 185 x 257 x 23. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631178672
- ISBN
- 9781631178672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 366.72€ 247.81
€ 366.72
€ 247.81
Paperback. This fully-updated second edition follows the evidence from the crime scene to the court room Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JKVF1; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. .
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780748245
- ISBN
- 9781780748245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.56
€ 13.99
€ 11.56
Paperback. This text is a discussion of issues that have been raised by the "Science Wars" (science versus the arts and humanities). The book presents papers for discussion, and then commentaries on those papers, drawing out discussions on central themes, and finally the participants respond to these issues. Num Pages: 342 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226467238
- ISBN
- 9780226467238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.74
€ 37.99
€ 29.74
Hardcover. Editor(s): Rollins, Jason C. Num Pages: 188 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNM; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 183 x 17. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612097923
- ISBN
- 9781612097923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.03€ 149.95
€ 220.03
€ 149.95
Paperback. Reveals how the internet is deadening personal interaction, stifling genuine inventiveness and even changing us as people. Showing us the way to a future where individuals mean more than machines, this book is a searing manifesto against mass mediocrity, a creative call to arms - and an impassioned defence of the human. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141049113
- ISBN
- 9780141049113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.88
€ 13.00
€ 11.88
Paperback. What happened to the people who made the forlorn long-abandoned statues of Easter Island? What happened to the architects of the crumbling Maya pyramids? Will we go the same way, our skyscrapers one day standing derelict and overgrown like the temples at Angkor Wat? This book deals with these questions. Num Pages: 608 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- SKU
- 9780241958681
- ISBN
- 9780241958681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.73
€ 17.99
€ 13.73
Paperback. In 2016 a team of hundreds of scientists at work on a billion-dollar experiment made history when they announced the first ever detection of a gravitational wave, confirming Einstein's prediction a century ago. Based on complete access to Ligo and the scientists who created it, this book offers a first-hand account of this achievement. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PHDV; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099569589
- ISBN
- 9780099569589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.88
€ 13.00
€ 11.88
Paperback. Editor(s): Dickinson, Janis L.; Bonney, Rick. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40, 5 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings, 6 tables, 28 charts. BIC Classification: PDZ; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780801456749
- ISBN
- 9780801456749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.36
€ 40.99
€ 36.36
Hardcover. Originally published as: Die Forme des Werdens (Geottingen: Wallstein Verlag, c2010). Num Pages: 432 pages, 68 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JF; HPK; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Zone Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935408765
- ISBN
- 9781935408765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 37.89
€ 46.99
€ 37.89
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
€ 30.99€ 27.45
€ 30.99
€ 27.45
Paperback. This concluding volume of Charles Darwin's biography looks closely at the wider publishing world of Victorian England and the different audiences which responded to Darwin's ideas. It considers the Darwinian revolution from his point of view and what it was like to become a scientific celebrity. Num Pages: 608 pages, 24pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 46. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712668378
- ISBN
- 9780712668378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.75
€ 40.99
€ 28.75
Paperback. We are living in a world full of games. More than 31 million people in the UK are gamers. In this book, visionary game designer Jane McGonigaI challenges conventional thinking and shows that games - far from being simply escapist entertainment - have the potential not only to radically improve our own lives but to change the world. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; PDR; UDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099540281
- ISBN
- 9780099540281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Hardback. Jane Maienschein examines how understanding of embryos evolved from the speculations of natural philosophers to bioengineering, with its life-enhancing therapies. She shows that research on embryos has always seemed promising to some but frightening to others, and makes the case that public understanding must be informed by scientific findings. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: MFKC3; PDA; PDX; PSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 150 x 209 x 29. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674725553
- ISBN
- 9780674725553
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.07
€ 47.99
€ 40.07
Paperback. Series: Mini Encylopedia. BIC Classification: MFC; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 170 x 32. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Amber Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782743774
- ISBN
- 9781782743774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.65
€ 13.99
€ 11.65
Paperback. In this narrative of the Earth's long and dramatic history, Jan Zalasiewicz shows how many events in the Earth's ancient past can be deciphered from a single pebble. He explores how geologists reach deep into the past by forensic analysis of even the tiniest amounts of mineral matter, demonstrating and revealing Earth's extraordinary story. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 black and white illustrations, 4pp colour plate section. BIC Classification: PDZ; WNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199645695
- ISBN
- 9780199645695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.40
€ 16.99
€ 13.40
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199683505
- ISBN
- 9780199683505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.50
€ 21.50