Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Paperback. How heavy is that cloud? Why can you see farther in rain than in fog? Why are the droplets on that spider web spaced apart so evenly? This book presents ninety-six questions about many common natural phenomena - and a few uncommon ones - and then shows how to answer them using mostly basic mathematics. Num Pages: 264 pages, 17 color illus. 22 halftones. 97 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZM; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152653
- ISBN
- 9780691152653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.29
€ 26.99
€ 20.29
Paperback. The "crack cocaine of the thinking world", according to the BBC -- a riveting collection of thought-experiments from the world's leading scientists on what they believe to be true, but can't yet prove. Editor(s): Brockman, John. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Edition
- New Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781416522614
- ISBN
- 9781416522614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.31
€ 16.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. This unique book explores the captivating colors that appear in the atmosphere of the earth: coronas, glories, halos, rainbows, dawn and dusk. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3; PDA; PHJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 11. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Adonis Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780932776488
- ISBN
- 9780932776488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.23
€ 33.99
€ 24.23
Hardcover. A product of Kepler's most creative period. It began as an attempt to give astronomical optics a solid foundation, but soon transcended this narrow goal to become a complete reconstruction of the theory of light, the physiology of vision, and the mathematics of refraction. It gives us insight into Kepler's thought during this crucial period. Translator(s): Donahue, William H. Num Pages: 475 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PG; PHJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 184 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1042.
- Publisher
- Green Lion Press United States
- Number of pages
- 475
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781888009125
- ISBN
- 9781888009125
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.78€ 51.34
€ 53.78
€ 51.34
Paperback. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is most famous for his work on color theory, but he was also an accomplished all-round scientist, studying and writing on anatomy, geology, botany, zoology and meteorology. This book draws together, in Goethe's own words, his key ideas on nature, science and scientific method. Editor(s): Naydler, Jeremy. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; RNA; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Floris Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863152375
- ISBN
- 9780863152375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.63
€ 26.63
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107145771
- ISBN
- 9781107145771
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.18
€ 107.18
Hardback. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 34. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633882232
- ISBN
- 9781633882232
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.01
€ 25.99
€ 24.01
Paperback. A study of the value and meaning of technological advance. The author considers how past physical and social conditions have influenced the development and reception of new ideas, and shows how these trends can guide future industrial strategies as more countries compete for technical ingenuity. Num Pages: 368 pages, numerous halftone and line drawings. BIC Classification: KCZ; KN; PDR; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195074772
- ISBN
- 9780195074772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.72
€ 33.72
Paperback. Prepare to be amazed and educated! A Bee in a Cathedral explains basic scientific truths and principles using the power of analogy. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 222 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408171820
- ISBN
- 9781408171820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.09
€ 17.99
€ 13.09
Paperback. In a concluding chapter he applies the book's historical insights to medical practice today-asking why, for example, modern diagnostic tests have not been used to give doctors more time to spend with patients. Num Pages: 360 pages, 33, 33 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBG; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801855016
- ISBN
- 9780801855016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 29.78
€ 35.99
€ 29.78
Hardback. Nowadays approximately 6 billion people use a mobile phone and they now take a central position within our daily lives. The 1990s saw a tremendous increase in the use of wireless systems and the democratization of this means of communication. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; PHK; TJK; UYZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781848218567
- ISBN
- 9781848218567
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.90
€ 174.90
Hardback. Thought-provoking and controversial, Lawless Universe is a complement to, even an antidote for, books that create the misimpression that science can explain everything. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1, 1 graphs. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801895807
- ISBN
- 9780801895807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.05
€ 88.05
Paperback. Thought-provoking and controversial, Lawless Universe is a complement to, even an antidote for, books that create the misimpression that science can explain everything. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1, 1 graphs. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801895814
- ISBN
- 9780801895814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.32
€ 38.99
€ 32.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 135 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BG; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Brick Tower Press United States
- Number of pages
- 135
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781899694501
- ISBN
- 9781899694501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.54
€ 9.99
€ 8.54
Hardback. Num Pages: 113 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 113
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137602336
- ISBN
- 9781137602336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.48€ 41.80
€ 64.48
€ 41.80
Hardcover. The perfect introduction to the central ideas of physics in 50 concise essays. Series: 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know Series. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 180 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing Plc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848667068
- ISBN
- 9781848667068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.19
€ 17.99
€ 13.19
Hardcover. Editor(s): Radin, Joanna; Kowal, Emma. Num Pages: 376 pages, 26 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JHM; PDX; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. .
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262035859
- ISBN
- 9780262035859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 37.49
€ 51.99
€ 37.49
Hardcover. Beneath the original Venetian glass and rosewood case at La Specola in Florence lies Clemente Susini's Anatomical Venus (c. 1790), a perfect object whose luxuriously bizarre existence challenges belief. This title reveals the evolution of the enigmatic sculptures from wax effigy to fetish figure and the embodiment of the uncanny. Num Pages: 224 pages, 366 illustrations, 324 in colour. BIC Classification: AFKC; AGZ; MFC; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 248 x 27. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500252185
- ISBN
- 9780500252185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.25
€ 33.99
€ 24.25
Paperback. The story of pain and suffering since the eighteenth century. Prize-winning historian Joanna Bourke charts how our understanding of pain (and how to cope with it) has changed completely over the last three centuries. Num Pages: 416 pages, 31 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 3J; HBTB; JFCX; MBX; MMBP; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199689439
- ISBN
- 9780199689439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.12
€ 17.99
€ 14.12
Paperback. A ground-breaking look at the new science behind the mind's surprising ability to heal the body, with advice and tips on how we can all use the latest research to improve our health and our lives Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: MMZ; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857868855
- ISBN
- 9780857868855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.40
€ 14.99
€ 11.40
Paperback. Tells the story of the 100-year quest to understand an ancient computer, the scientific artefact we have from antiquity. This title reveals a diverse cast of characters - ranging from Archimedes to Jacques Cousteau - and explores the roots of modern technology in Ancient Greece, the Islamic world and medieval Europe. Num Pages: 336 pages, col. Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA; PDX; PGZ; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099519768
- ISBN
- 9780099519768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Macmillan Learning
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781429201889
- ISBN
- 9781429201889
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.76€ 52.37
€ 52.76
€ 52.37
Hardcover. Although devoted to constructions of good codes for error control, secrecy or data compression, the emphasis is on the first direction. Introduces a number of important classes of error--detecting and error--correcting codes as well as their decoding methods. Background material on modern algebra is presented where required. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471621874
- ISBN
- 9780471621874
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 265.40
€ 265.40
Paperback. In the late fifteenth century, clocks acquired minute hands. A century later, second hands appeared. Tracing debates about the nature of time, causality, and free will, as well as the introduction of modern technologies - telegraphy, photography, cinematography - this title locates the reverberations of this 'perceptual moment' throughout culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226093192
- ISBN
- 9780226093192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.12
€ 36.99
€ 29.12