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Paperback. The Life of the Cosmos offers a theory of the universe that is radically different from anything proposed before. It departs from contemporary physicists to explore the idea that the laws of nature may be the partial result of a process of natural selection that occurred before the Big Bang. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 12. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195126648
ISBN
9780195126648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.91

Paperback. Nothing seems more real than time passing. We experience life as a succession of moments. But just as some of us see God as eternal, so physicists understand the truths of mathematics and the laws of nature as constant, transcending time. This book explains how the true nature of time impacts on us, our world, and our universe. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: PDZ; PG; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141046525
ISBN
9780141046525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Presents an account of the state of modern physics: of how we got from Einstein and Relativity through quantum mechanics to the strange and bizarre predictions of string theory, full of unseen dimensions and multiple universes. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141018355
ISBN
9780141018355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 44 figures, 13 tables. BIC Classification: JFDV; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
The MIT Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262526166
ISBN
9780262526166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761858690
ISBN
9780761858690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.09

Hardback. In a world supposedly governed by ruthless survival of the fittest, why do we see acts of goodness in both animals and humans? This work traces the history of this debate from Darwin. It aims to bring to life the people, the issues, and the passions that have surrounded the altruism debate. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition (1st printing)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691125909
ISBN
9780691125909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.70

Paperback. For the first time in a single volume, this offers a comprehensive overview of Bohm's original works from a non-technical perspective. Editor(s): Nichol, Lee. Num Pages: 368 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415261746
ISBN
9780415261746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.78

Paperback. In considering how scientists persuade colleagues to cross the disciplinary divide, this text examines three scientific monographs in their historical contexts: Dodzhansky's "Genetics and the Origin of Species" (1937); Schrodinger's "What is Life?" (1944); and Wilson's "Consilience" (1998). Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 line drawing, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PSAJ; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226099071
ISBN
9780226099071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.52

Paperback. Reveals the simple techniques needed to estimate virtually anything and illustrates them using an eclectic array of problems. This title shows how to estimate everything from how closely you can orbit a neutron star without being pulled apart by gravity, to the fuel used to transport your food from the farm to the store. Illustrator(s): Edwards, Patricia. Num Pages: 384 pages, 95 halftones. BIC Classification: PBT; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 191 x 115 x 23. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691150802
ISBN
9780691150802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.58

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRAM3; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231178402
ISBN
9780231178402
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.15

Paperback. Presents a provocative view of Robert Boyle (1627-1691), one of the leading figures of the Scientific Revolution, by revealing his avid and lifelong pursuit of alchemy. This title shows that his alchemical quest positions him more accurately in the intellectual and cultural crossroads of the seventeenth century. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HRQX2; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 231 x 19. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691050829
ISBN
9780691050829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 46.32

Paperback. A first-rate book that offers practical tips and helpful advice from the real-life experiences of exceptional science professionals. The plethora of information contained in this book will provide its readers with essential strategies, skills, and knowledge to make intelligent career decisions. Editor(s): Flowers, Lawrence O. Num Pages: 176 pages, 23 b&w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PD; VSC; YNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 176 x 10. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810847361
ISBN
9780810847361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.81

Paperback. Brings alchemy out of the shadows and restores it to its important place in human history and culture. By surveying what alchemy was and how it began, developed, and overlapped with a range of ideas and pursuits, this title illuminates the practice. Series: Synthesis. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 colour plates, 23 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PN; VXWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226103792
ISBN
9780226103792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.29

Paperback. Lawrence M. Principe takes a fresh approach to the story of the scientific revolution, emphasising the historical context of the society and its world view at the time. From astronomy to alchemy and medicine to geology, he tells this fascinating story from the perspective of the historical characters involved. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 15 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199567416
ISBN
9780199567416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. A provocative account of the astounding new answers to the most basic philosophical questions: where did the universe come from and how will it end? Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471112683
ISBN
9781471112683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501704390
ISBN
9781501704390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.92

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; DSBD; HBG; HBLH; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801452970
ISBN
9780801452970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.01

Paperback. "Eye-opening .. memorable.. Rosenblum's enthusiasm is contagious and his prose accessible."-Kirkus Reviews Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393339376
ISBN
9780393339376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.42

Hardcover. Num Pages: 342 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608765959
ISBN
9781608765959
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.63
€ 55.91

Paperback. The Fragile Environment explores the impact of the human species on its environment. Editor(s): Friday, L. E.; Laskey, R. A. Series: Darwin College Lectures. Num Pages: 212 pages, 120 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 174 x 11. Weight in Grams: 466. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0012621
ISBN
9780521422666
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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