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Science: general issues

Paperback. This book presents the basic scientific computing methods for the solution of partial differential equations (PDEs) as they occur in engineering problems. Programming codes in Fortran and C are included for each problem. Num Pages: 380 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDN; TGB; UYA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 172 x 22. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471972662
ISBN
9780471972662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 117.40

paperback. Offers a profound analysis of science and technology policymaking. By focusing on an episode of major importance in Britain's nuclear history - the Windscale Inquiry, a public hearing about the future of fuel reprocessing - this title offers a critique of such judicial procedures and the underlying assumptions of the rationalist approach. Series: The Earthscan Science in Society Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFMG; KNBN; PDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849711616
ISBN
9781849711616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.04

Paperback. Drawing on published natural histories, manuscript correspondence, garden plans, travelogues, watercolors, and drawings, this book reconstructs the evolution of this discipline of description through four generations of naturalists. Num Pages: 431 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
431
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226620886
ISBN
9780226620886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.64

hardcover. This is a new account of mathematics-as-language that challenges the coherence of the accepted idea of infinity and suggests a startlingly new conception of counting. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PBB; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 147 x 20. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804721271
ISBN
9780804721271
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.97

Paperback. Two features of mathematics stand out: its objects and the hieroglyphics of special notations, signs, symbols, and diagrams associated with them. This text challenges the belief in the origins of these objects and the understanding of mathematics, combining the mental and the linguistic aspects. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 184 pages, 6 line diagrams. BIC Classification: PBB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 13. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804736848
ISBN
9780804736848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Hardback. Two features of mathematics stand out: its objects and the hieroglyphics of special notations, signs, symbols, and diagrams associated with them. This text challenges the belief in the origins of these objects and the understanding of mathematics, combining the mental and the linguistic aspects. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 184 pages, 6 line diagrams. BIC Classification: PBB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804736831
ISBN
9780804736831
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.89

Paperback. Presents the investigation that the renowned cultural theorist and mathematician Brian Rotman began in his previous books Signifying Nothing and Ad Infinitum ..the Ghost in Turing's Machine: exploring certain signs and the conceptual innovations and subjectivities that they facilitate or foreclose. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5893 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822342007
ISBN
9780822342007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. This is a new account of mathematics-as-language that challenges the coherence of the accepted idea of infinity and suggests a startlingly new conception of counting. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PBB; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3556 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804721288
ISBN
9780804721288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Hardback. This book takes forward the existing state of academic understanding where security and technology intersect. It assesses the challenges posed by emerging scientific and technological developments for security while understanding how perceptions of security threats are themselves formed in relation to conceptions of science and technology. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
242
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230019706
ISBN
9780230019706
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.72
€ 59.86

Paperback. Includes a description of the parts of the microscope; how to use adjust lighting; types of digital cameras; controls for adjusting digital cameras; choosing a video camera and controls for videography. Num Pages: 112 pages, 88 colour photographs. BIC Classification: PDND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189 x 12. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
The Crowood Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785003042
ISBN
9781785003042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAM3; HRCM; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
InterVarsity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780830840670
ISBN
9780830840670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.09

Paperback. String theory proclaims that all of the wondrous happenings in the universe are reflections of one grand physical principle and manifestations of one single entity: microscopically tiny vibrating loops of energy. This text relates the scientific story and the human struggle behind this theory. Num Pages: 464 pages, line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 35. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Vintage
Edition
New Edition
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099289920
ISBN
9780099289920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. .
Publisher
Floris Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863155963
ISBN
9780863155963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 280 x 11. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295998084
ISBN
9780295998084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. What is quantum physics? How does it help us understand our amazing world? Where does it leave Newton and Einstein? And why, above all, can we be sure that the theory is good? This title gives us the real science behind the bizarre behaviour of the atoms and energy that make up the universe, and reveal how everything that can happen, does happen. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 137 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241952702
ISBN
9780241952702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 10.76

Paperback. An explanation of Einstein's equation that explores the principles of physics through everyday life. It considers the real meaning behind the iconic sequence of symbols that make up Einstein's most famous equation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Hachette Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306819117
ISBN
9780306819117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.17

Paperback. The perfect companion to any flight - a guide to the science on view from your window seat Num Pages: 256 pages, occasional b/w photos and illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 169. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Icon Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004173
ISBN
9781848313057
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The story of a philosophical and mathematical concept that has driven men insane Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBK; PDZM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 196 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Robinson
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
9781841196503
ISBN
9781841196503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.23

Paperback. Brian Clegg takes readers on an incredible trip around our random universe and the chaos that underpins it. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PBT; PDZ; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210. Good, clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KSG0006592
ISBN
9781848316522
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. An exploration of one of the four forces in the universe: Gravity Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHDV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715644072
ISBN
9780715644072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.38

Paperback. .
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Slp
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848317505
ISBN
9781848317505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.34

Paperback. Unlocking the secrets of light, one of the greatest puzzles of the Universe. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848318144
ISBN
9781848318144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.57

Paperback. Compact INTRODUCING guide to a boundlessly intriguing topic. Illustrator(s): Pugh, Oliver. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, B/w throughout. BIC Classification: PBCD; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 119 x 14. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Icon Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848314061
ISBN
9781848314061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.82

Paperback. Acclaimed popular science author Brian Clegg demonstrates how quantum physics underpins everyday life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848318465
ISBN
9781848318465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.34

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