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Paperback. Galileo (1564-1642) is one of the most important and controversial figures in the history of science. Tackling Galileo as astronomer, engineer and author, the author places him at the centre of Renaissance culture. He traces Galileo through his early rebellious years onwards. Num Pages: 354 pages, 24 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; BGH; BGT; PDX; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 204 x 28. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
354
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300197297
ISBN
9780300197297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.94

Hardcover. Although they are often rendered in forms unfamiliar to Western eyes, maps have existed in most cultures. In this text contributors from a variety of disciplines collaborate to describe and address the significance of traditional cartographies. Series: History of Cartography. Num Pages: 500 pages, 24 colour plates, 267 halftones, 196 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: PDX; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 307 x 43. Weight in Grams: 2528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226907284
ISBN
9780226907284
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 283.92
€ 239.32

Paperback. Argues that time travel fiction is a narrative "laboratory," a setting for thought experiments in which essential theoretical questions about storytelling are represented in the form of literal devices and plots Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; DSK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823249978
ISBN
9780823249978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Paperback. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 143 x 215 x 25. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816698868
ISBN
9780816698868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198797685
ISBN
9780198797685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.82

Paperback. This work aims to teach simple mathematics using geological examples to illustrate mathematical ideas. This approach emphasizes the relevance of mathematics to geology, helps to motivate the reader and gives examples of mathematical concepts in a context familiar to the reader. Num Pages: 208 pages, 204. BIC Classification: PDE; RBG; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 174 x 11. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780632053452
ISBN
9780632053452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 95.49

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198707547
ISBN
9780198707547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.05

Paperback. Welsh Border architect David Wade has spent a lifetime gathering and organising the extraordinary families of surface patterns that nature throws up at every scale. In this book, illustrated by the author, we see branching patterns, animal spots, crack patterns and much, much more. Series: Mathemagical Ancient Wizdom. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AQ; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 127 x 8. Weight in Grams: 84.
Publisher
Wooden Books
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904263548
ISBN
9781904263548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.31

Paperback. Series: Dover Books on Mathematics. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 28. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486661032
ISBN
9780486661032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 23.53

Hardcover. Prepare to discover life unlike any we've seen before. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393071580
ISBN
9780393071580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.76

Paperback. "Weird indeed, and not a little wonderful."-Nature Num Pages: 330 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 206 x 19. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393348262
ISBN
9780393348262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.14

Paperback. Soccer as you have never viewed it before--an eye-opening presentation of the world's favorite sport. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZM; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472924148
ISBN
9781472924148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PBT; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 201 x 22. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Profile Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846686214
ISBN
9781846686214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. Opening with a historical overview of the field, and positing what cyberculture's future might look like, this volume brings together a multidisciplinary group of scholars from around the world to assess the state of the field. It also explores issues of race, class, and gender and digital media's ties to capital and commerce. Editor(s): Silver, David; Massanari, Adrienne. Num Pages: 323 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
323
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814740248
ISBN
9780814740248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Hardback. A profound, unsettling and very funny new book from the cult artist, nominated for the Turner Prize 2013 Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: PDZ; VSP; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440. At the Centre of the Inside of The Human Brain's Mind. 208 pages, illustrations. A profound, unsettling and very funny new book from the cult artist. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ; VSP; WH. Dimension: 198 x 146 x 21. Weight: 448.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857867216
ISBN
9780857867216
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.09

Paperback. Chronicles the ascendance of the once - maligned science of paleontology to the vanguard of a field. This title includes contributions and overviews from historians and philosophers of science. Editor(s): Sepkoski, David; Ruse, Michael. Num Pages: 584 pages, 29 halftones, 13 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 272 x 33. Weight in Grams: 796.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226275710
ISBN
9780226275710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.38

Paperback. Presents a historical account of the origin, rise, and importance of paleobiology. The author shows how the movement was conceived and promoted by a group of paleontologists and examines the intellectual, disciplinary, and political dynamics involved in the ascendency of paleobiology. It offers insight on data-driven approaches in recent science. Num Pages: 440 pages, 42 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 231 x 32. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226272948
ISBN
9780226272948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.58

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KJC; KJM; PDR; UDBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 304 x 26. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633691728
ISBN
9781633691728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.73

Hardback. The mathematics of ancient Egypt was fundamentally different from our math today. Contrary to what people might think, it wasn't a primitive forerunner of modern mathematics. This title provides an introduction to the intuitive and often-surprising art of ancient Egyptian math. Num Pages: 256 pages, 301 color illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; PBX; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 226 x 18. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160122
ISBN
9780691160122
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.52

Paperback. How the mystery of the Bible's greatest story shaped geology: a MacArthur Fellow presents a surprising perspective on Noah's Flood. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 illustrations; 4 maps. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393346244
ISBN
9780393346244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.74

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