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Science: general issues

Hardcover. Treats the important area of surface chemistry - or what happens on a molecular level when one substance comes in contact with another. Provides an understanding of the principles which govern adsorption and reactions of gases on solid surfaces. Describes what occurs and why processes happen the way they do, including discussions of applications. Series: Wiley Series in Chemical Engineering. Num Pages: 818 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDE; PNRX; TBJ; TC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 188 x 260 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1654.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
818
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471303923
ISBN
9780471303923
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 299.03

Hardcover. Chemical kinetics involves the rates at which chemical reactions occur and helps explain many natural and mechanical phenomena. For instance, kinetics explains how pharmaceuticals function in a biological system and how pollutants produced by combustion engines are converted for release into the atmosphere. Num Pages: 968 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PDE; PNRD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1252.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Wiley-Interscience United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
968
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471241973
ISBN
9780471241973
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 249.90

Paperback. Today, astonishing surgical breakthroughs are making face transplants, limb transplants and a host of other previously undreamed of operations possible. Accompanying a BBC series, this book tells the story of stolen corpses, medical fraud, lobotomized patients - and the courageous advances that have saved the lives of millions around the world. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: MBX; MN; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 27. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785940248
ISBN
9781785940248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.90

Paperback. One of the world's most outstanding astrophysicists provides a state-of-the-art investigation into the possibility of time travel. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15 Diagram(s),15 Line Drawing(s). BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753813492
ISBN
9780753813492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Hardcover. The book introduces most of the basic tools of chemometrics including experimental design, signal analysis, statistical methods for analytical chemistry and multivariate methods. Num Pages: 396 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDE; PDN; PN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 171 x 27. Weight in Grams: 890.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470016862
ISBN
9780470016862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.07

Paperback. A magisterial exploration of the natural history of the first four thousand million years of life on and in the earth, by one of Britain's most dazzling science writers. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24pp illustrations. BIC Classification: PD; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 334. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Flamingo
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001336
ISBN
9780006384205
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. The paperback of the Sunday Times bestseller that reveals how the earth became the shape it is today. This book will change the way you see the world - permanently. Num Pages: 528 pages, 54 b/w, 24 col plates (32pp), With index. BIC Classification: PDZ; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 412.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006551379
ISBN
9780006551379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.86

Paperback. An awe-inspiring journey through the eons and across the globe in search of visible traces of evolution in the living creatures that have survived from earlier times. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007209873
ISBN
9780007209873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. 'In Richard Fortey's capable hands the humble grey trilobite has been transformed into the E.T. of the Lower Palaeozoic - a remarkable and fascinating book.' SIMON WINCHESTER Num Pages: 256 pages, 132 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Flamingo
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006551386
ISBN
9780006551386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. 'Dry Store Room No. 1' is an intimate biography of the Natural History Museum, celebrating the eccentric personalities who have peopled it and capturing the wonders of scientific endeavour, academic rigour and imagination. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; GM; PDX; WN; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 276.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007209897
ISBN
9780007209897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. Covering all the basics including fractions, equations, primes, squares and square roots, geometry and fractals, Dr Richard Elwes will lead you gently towards a greater understanding of this fascinating subject. Even apparently daunting concepts are explained simply, with the assistance of useful diagrams, and with a refreshing lack of jargon. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PB; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782069454
ISBN
9781782069454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Everything you ever wanted to know about maths in 35 bite-size chapters. Num Pages: 224 pages, Black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857388384
ISBN
9780857388384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. This volume aims to help the reader acquire a sense of what philosophy is, how it began, why it persists, and how it is related to other fields of study, especially science. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6. BIC Classification: HPC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631219354
ISBN
9780631219354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.90

Hardback. * Explores numerous issues and positions in the three most basic areas of Philosophy: Theory of Knowledge, Theory of Value, and Metaphysics. * Identifies and explains the Socratic Method, Running out the Permutations, and Rational Dialogue. * Teaches readers to think through philosophical problems. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6. BIC Classification: HPC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631219347
ISBN
9780631219347
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.13

Paperback. Drawing on tools from rhetoric and poststructuralist theory, the author argues that the ascent of molecular biology, with its emphasis on molecules such as DNA rather than organisms, was enabled by crucial rhetorical "softwares." Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804727655
ISBN
9780804727655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Hardcover. From basic terms and concepts to advanced optimization techniques-a complete, practical introduction to modern geometrical optics Most books on geometrical optics present only matrix methods. Num Pages: 456 pages, appendices. BIC Classification: PDE; PHJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 812.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471169222
ISBN
9780471169222
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 220.79

hardcover. What are things made of? What is the sun? Why is there night and day, winter and summer? Why do bad things happen? Are we alone? Have you heard the tale of how the sun hatched out of an emu's egg? Has anyone ever told you that earthquakes are caused by a sneezing giant? This title answers all these questions. Illustrator(s): McKean, Dave. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrated throughout with 4 colour integrated artwork. BIC Classification: PDZ; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1062.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bantam Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780593066126
ISBN
9780593066126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 24.29

Hardcover. As relevant and influential today as when it was first published, this classic exposition of evolutionary thought, widely hailed for its stylistic brilliance and deep scientific insights, stimulated whole new areas of research. This extended edition includes a new epilogue from the author and two key chapters from The Extended Phenotype. Num Pages: 592 pages, 9 black and white images. BIC Classification: PBUD; PDZ; PSAJ; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 267 x 51. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198788782
ISBN
9780198788782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.71

Paperback. A bestselling selection of essays from Britain's leading science writer. Num Pages: 320 pages, facsims. BIC Classification: PDZ; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753817506
ISBN
9780753817506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. Keats accused Newton of destroying the poetry of the rainbow by explaining the origin of its colours, thus dispelling its mystery. In this book, the author argues that Keats could not have been more mistaken and shows how an understanding of science in fact inspires the human imagination and enhances our wonder of the world. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141026183
ISBN
9780141026183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Born to parents who were enthusiastic naturalists, and linked through his wider family to a clutch of accomplished scientists, the author was bound to have biology in his genes. But what were the influences that shaped his life? This book tells his personal journey. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 x 8 page picture sections. BIC Classification: BGTA; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552779050
ISBN
9780552779050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. In An Appetite for Wonder, the author brought us his memoir of the first 35 years of his life from early childhood in Africa to publication of The Selfish Gene in 1976. In this book, he continues his autobiography, following the threads that have run through the second half of his life so far. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: BGTA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552779449
ISBN
9780552779449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Charles Darwin's masterpiece, "On the Origin of Species", shook society to its core on publication in 1859. This title takes on creationists, including followers of 'Intelligent Design' and all those who question the fact of evolution through natural selection. Num Pages: 480 pages, 32-pages colour picture sections, plus 100 B&Wur picture sections, plus B&W line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552775243
ISBN
9780552775243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. What is stuff made of? How old is the universe? What causes tsunamis? Who was the first man, or woman? This book elucidates the wonders of the natural world. Illustrator(s): McKean, Dave. Num Pages: 272 pages, Black and white illustrated chapter headings. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 220.
Edition
First Thus
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552778053
ISBN
9780552778053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

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