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Science: general issues
Paperback. Is a glass of red wine a day actually good for you? Do free-range eggs really taste better? How does coffee become decaffeinated? What exactly is 'formed' ham? And what on earth is processed cheese? This book sets out to dispel the many myths surrounding our food and to help you make informed decisions about what you eat. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; TDCT; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Bantam Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780593073612
- ISBN
- 9780593073612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Hardback. A reinterpretation of Greek scientific thought before Socrates. Focusing on the scientific tradition of philosophy, this work argues that Presocratic philosophy is not a mere patchwork of different schools and styles of thought. It rejects the common interpretation of the early Ionians as "material monists". Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; PDX; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691125404
- ISBN
- 9780691125404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.95
€ 109.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 17 color illus. 5 halftones. 12 line illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ; PDZ; PSAJ; PSAK; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 146 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691169781
- ISBN
- 9780691169781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.56
€ 26.99
€ 20.56
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198701811
- ISBN
- 9780198701811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.77
€ 53.77
Paperback. Darin Barney takes a piercing, nuanced look at how communication technologies are changing democratic life in Canada, and whether technological mediation of political communication has an effect on political practice. Series: Canadian Democratic Audit. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JPHV; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780774811835
- ISBN
- 9780774811835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Paperback. Editor(s): Barney, Darin (University of Ottawa); Coleman, Gabriella; Ross, Christine; Sterne, Jonathan (McGill University USA); Tembeck, Tamar. Series: Electronic Mediations (Paperback). BIC Classification: JFD; PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816697717
- ISBN
- 9780816697717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.48
€ 27.99
€ 26.48
Paperback. This is the first complete edition containing all of Darwin's published books, featuring definitive texts recording original paginations with Darwin's indexes retained Series: The Works of Charles Darwin. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814720622
- ISBN
- 9780814720622
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.09
€ 37.99
€ 34.09
Paperback. An advanced textbook on experimental physics which provides 22 detailed experiments relating to current research. The text includes the appropriate emphasis on various physics journals, the "American Institute of Physics Style Manual", and other published results. Num Pages: 448 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PDN; PH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 210 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1028.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471847489
- ISBN
- 9780471847489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 239.78
€ 239.78
Paperback. Examining the tools and methods that the Romans employed for their investigations of nature, as well as their cultural, intellectual, political, and religious contexts, the author shows that the Romans had sophisticated and novel approaches to nature, approaches that were empirically rigorous, philosophically rich, and epistemologically complex. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 halftones, 3 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HPCA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226143217
- ISBN
- 9780226143217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.84
€ 34.99
€ 27.84
Paperback. Looks at how whole domains of phenomena come into being and sometimes pass away as objects of scientific study. With examples from the natural and social sciences, ranging from the 16th to the 20th centuries, this book explores the ways in which scientific objects are both real and historical. Editor(s): Daston, Lorraine J. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226136721
- ISBN
- 9780226136721
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.66
€ 40.99
€ 31.66
Paperback. The tenth anniversary edition of the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude and the unlikely triumph of an English genius. With a new Foreword by the celebrated astronaut Neil Armstrong. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; PDZ; TDPB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007214228
- ISBN
- 9780007214228
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
paperback. From the international best-selling author of Longitude, Galileo's Daughter is the fascinating story of the relationship between the great Italian scientist Galileo and his daughter, Virginia. Num Pages: 448 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HRCX8; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 326. Very good copy showing minor age and wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0025751
- ISBN
- 9781857027129
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
Paperback. An eye-opening tour of the political tricks that subvert scientific progress Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 photographs, figures. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393353327
- ISBN
- 9780393353327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.51
€ 17.99
€ 16.51
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262533164
- ISBN
- 9780262533164
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.31
€ 38.99
€ 34.31
Paperback. An account of the history and survival of non-scientific explanations of the world Num Pages: 408 pages, 51 b&w photos, 1 index. BIC Classification: HRQX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 22. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253216564
- ISBN
- 9780253216564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.60
€ 30.99
€ 27.60
Paperback. A mind-expanding exploration of light and how we experience the universe Num Pages: 216 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: PDA; PG; PHJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220868
- ISBN
- 9780253220868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.98
€ 23.99
€ 21.98
Paperback. This sensitive and enthralling history of the USS Monitor ensures that this fateful ship, and the men who served on it, will be remembered for generations to come. Series: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 208 pages, 15, 11 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBWJ; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- updated edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405209
- ISBN
- 9781421405209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.81
€ 31.99
€ 26.81
Paperback. Pure mathematical gold, this insightful book by established author David Acheson makes mathematics accessible to everyone. The entertaining journey through the subject includes some fascinating puzzles and is accompanied by numerous illustrations and sketches by world famous cartoonists. Num Pages: 192 pages, 92 line and 23 halftone illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 122 x 10. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199590025
- ISBN
- 9780199590025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.42
€ 14.99
€ 11.42
Paperback. Offers an introduction to the world of women and men who did the hard computational labor of science. This book tells us about the surveyors of the French Revolution, describes the calculating machines of Charles Babbage, and guides readers through the Great Depression to marvel at the giant computing room of the Works Progress Administration. Num Pages: 424 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: PDR; PDX; TBX; UYZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133829
- ISBN
- 9780691133829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.54
€ 54.99
€ 39.54
Hardcover. Evidence-Based Technical Analysis rigorously applies science and statistics to determine the effectiveness of technical analysis in forecasting markets and providing profitable trading signals. To move technical analysis forward, the Aronson proposes a new type of technical analysis, which he calls: evidence-based technical analysis. Series: Wiley Trading. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: KF; PBW; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 232 x 44. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470008744
- ISBN
- 9780470008744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.47€ 82.96
€ 99.47
€ 82.96
Paperback. A collection exploring the place of the observatory in nineteenth-century science, culture. Editor(s): Aubin, David; Bigg, Charlotte; Sibum, H.Otto. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 400 pages, 62 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX; PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822346401
- ISBN
- 9780822346401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. During the second decade of human life, the body and brain undergo a profound and complex transformation, with emotions and intellect changing as rapidly and unpredictably as weight and height. These changes can be baffling to teenagers and to those around them alike. This title explains the strange and wonderful science of the teenage years. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846271229
- ISBN
- 9781846271229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.02
€ 11.99
€ 10.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; PDZ; PSX; VFDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 173.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846275524
- ISBN
- 9781846275524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.78
€ 13.99
€ 10.78
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198798323
- ISBN
- 9780198798323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.20
€ 17.99
€ 14.20