Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Paperback. Forests have been entwined with human development and cultural history for centuries. In this Very Short Introduction Jaboury Ghazoul explores their origins, dynamics, and the range of goods and services they provide to human society, as well as looking at issues of deforestation, reforestation, and the effects of climate change. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, Approx 20 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RGBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 112 x 12. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198706175
- ISBN
- 9780198706175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.49
€ 13.99
€ 11.49
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 170 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; PDA; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691633022
- ISBN
- 9780691633022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.07
€ 105.07
Paperback. From Stonehenge to String Theory - how astronomy has changed the world Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Robinson
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845296841
- ISBN
- 9781845296841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.05
€ 11.99
€ 10.05
Paperback. Stephen Hawking is the world-famous physicist. To the public he is a tragic figure - a brilliant scientist and author of the 9 million-copy-selling "A Brief History of Time", and yet confined to a wheelchair and almost completely paralysed. This guide explores Hawking's life, and the evolution of his work from his days as a student. Illustrator(s): Zarate, Oscar. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 120 x 14. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Fourth Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848310940
- ISBN
- 9781848310940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 8.92
€ 10.99
€ 8.92
paperback. Quantum theory confronts us with bizarre paradoxes which contradict the logic of classical physics. This book takes us on a step-by-step tour with the key figures, including Planck, Einstein, Bohr, Heisenberg and Schrodinger. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PD; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 121 x 13. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Edition
- New Ed
- Publisher
- Icon Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840468502
- ISBN
- 9781840468502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.63
€ 11.99
€ 10.63
Hardcover. The Radiation Laboratory in Berkeley, California, was the birthplace of particle accelerators, radioisotopes, and modern big science. This title presents the laboratory's history. It helps you learn how Ernest Lawrence used local and national technological, economic, and manpower resources to build the cyclotron. Series: California Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 648 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 40. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520064263
- ISBN
- 9780520064263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.57
€ 92.57
Hardcover. Presents a general theory of iteration algorithms for the numerical solution of equations and systems of equations. This book investigates the relationship between the quantity and the quality of information that is used by an algorithm. Series: AMS Chelsea Publishing. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: PBK; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 159. Weight in Grams: 709.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780828403122
- ISBN
- 9780828403122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.83
€ 102.83
hardcover. Nothing is considered more natural than the connection between Isaac Newton's science and the modernity that came into being during the eighteenth-century Enlightenment. This study challenges the claim that Isaac Newton's solitary genius is the reason for his iconic status as the father of modern physics and the philosophe movement. Num Pages: 464 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 167 x 41. Weight in Grams: 928. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034687
- ISBN
- 9780226749457
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. A long established standard student reference. To aid understanding of how many of the tables can be used, there is a section of practical worked examples. Useful formulae are also included. Num Pages: 80 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JHBC; PBT; PDE; TBJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 6. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Palgrave
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 4th edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333558591
- ISBN
- 9780333558591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.03
€ 41.99
€ 35.03
Paperback. Bringing together relevant statistical and probabilistic techniques, a practical manual for advanced undergraduate and graduate students and professional astronomers. Series: Cambridge Observing Handbooks for Research Astronomers. Num Pages: 374 pages, 89 b/w illus. 26 tables 73 exercises. BIC Classification: PBT; PDE; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 552. Series: Cambridge Observing Handbooks for Research Astronomers. 374 pages, 89 b/w illus. 26 tables 73 exercises. Bringing together relevant statistical and probabilistic techniques, a practical manual for advanced undergraduate and graduate students and professional astronomers. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: PBT; PDE; PG. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight: 606.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 374
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521732499
- ISBN
- 9780521732499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.26
€ 56.26
Hardcover. Everything you need to know about the most cutting-edge theories in biology Series: 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know Series. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 208 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848666696
- ISBN
- 9781848666696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.56
€ 19.99
€ 15.56
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 170 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691603742
- ISBN
- 9780691603742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.45
€ 52.45
Paperback. The Companion to Global Environmental History offers multiple points of entry into the history and historiography of this dynamic and fast-growing field, to provide an essential road map to past developments, current controversies, and future developments for specialists and newcomers alike. Editor(s): McNeill, Professor J. R.; Stewart Mauldin, Erin. Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to World History. Num Pages: 568 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; RG; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 29. Weight in Grams: 854.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118977538
- ISBN
- 9781118977538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.66
€ 58.66
Paperback. "Provides a lot of reading pleasure and many new insights. " -Journal of Molecular Structure "This is the most entertaining, stimulating and useful book which can be thoroughly recommended to anyone with an interest in computer simulation. " -Contemporary Physics "A very useful introduction.. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDN; PHDS; PSBC; PSBF; PSD; UGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471184393
- ISBN
- 9780471184393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 243.91
€ 243.91
hardcover. Series: Studies in the History of Modern Science. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 454. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. Illustrated covers, no dj as issued, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Springer
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0037733
- ISBN
- 9789027716484
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Hardback. Explains how science works its magic. This book describes some colorful examples of discoveries in the natural, mathematical, and social sciences and the reasons for believing them. It examines the limits of what science knows, focusing on mysteries that may be solved by science, and those that may in principle be beyond the reach of science. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations (some col.), col. maps. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594032073
- ISBN
- 9781594032073
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.10
€ 24.99
€ 23.10
Paperback. Reveals the cutting edge of New Science and shows how established science disallows inquiry that challenges the status quo--even when it produces verifiable results. Num Pages: 336 pages, Includes 16-page color insert and 81 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Third Impression
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591430827
- ISBN
- 9781591430827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 14.94
€ 20.99
€ 14.94
Paperback. Mathematical Methods in Biology uniquely covers both deterministic and probabilistic models, including algorithms in the MATLAB platform. The book focuses mostly in one area of the life sciences, focusing mainly on theoretical ecology. Series: Pure and Applied Mathematics: A Wiley Series of Texts, Monographs and Tracts. Num Pages: 436 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDE; PS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470525876
- ISBN
- 9780470525876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.93
€ 138.93
Paperback. Where did our search to understand life come from? And where will it take us? Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 250. Good copy with some shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- SKU
- KRA0008550
- ISBN
- 9780349139906
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This work looks at trends in small-town politics, tracking the infiltration of sophisticated communications technology, the use of political consultants, and the increase in fundraising and campaign expenditures. Series: Campaigning American Style. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 11. Weight in Grams: 231.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517660
- ISBN
- 9780742517660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.26
€ 59.26
Hardcover. Unifies the complex range of techniques used for chemical separations by clearly formulating the concepts that are common to them. The limitations and optimum performance of alternative separation techniques and the factors enhancing and limiting separation power are described and explored. Num Pages: 352 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PDN; PNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471520894
- ISBN
- 9780471520894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 302.60
€ 302.60
paperback. This text explains the surprisingly simple analytical structure that underlies the determination of the force necessary to maintain ideal planetary motion. It sets the problem in historical and conceptual perspective, showing Newton's debt to the works of Descartes and Galileo. Num Pages: 330 pages, 5 b&w photographs, 113 figures. BIC Classification: PDX; PHD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0036651
- ISBN
- 9780520202177
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Num Pages: 732 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 156 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1030. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032770
- ISBN
- 9780674767782
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. "A pleasure to read. " -Architectural Review "A wonderful, nontechnical introduction to one of this century's most fascinating minds. " -Whole Earth Review "Original.. [and] valuable, because it describes.. Fuller's original techniques. " -Architectural Record. Num Pages: 256 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: AMB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 203 x 16. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471198123
- ISBN
- 9780471198123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.39
€ 49.39