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Science: general issues
Paperback. Explains that learning new skills doesn't need to be daunting. This book shows that success simply requires the right kind of practice and offers essential advice on setting goals, receiving guidance and motivating ourselves. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JMR; PDZ; VSPT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099598473
- ISBN
- 9780099598473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.93
€ 14.99
€ 11.93
Paperback. This work employs detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate the study's claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 516 pages, 12 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHM; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 788. Civility and Science in Seventeenth-century England. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. 516 pages, 12 halftones, 2 line drawings. This work employs detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate the study's claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHM; PDA; PDX. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 27. Weight: 700.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 516
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226750194
- ISBN
- 9780226750194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.00€ 37.14
€ 42.00
€ 37.14
Paperback. In Biocode, Dawn Field and Neil Davies capture the scale and excitement of the rapidly growing field of genomics. From automatic DNA sequencing of newborns to synthetic life, and the sequencing of whole ecosystems, genomics is set to revolutionize our understanding of life on Earth and affect us all. Num Pages: 208 pages, 9 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK; PSAK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 15. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199687763
- ISBN
- 9780199687763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.78
€ 32.78
Paperback. This book, specific to the needs of scientists and engineers, contains example problems relevant to real-world scientific problems and covers a broad range of topics, including bioinformatics and mathematical modelling. Num Pages: 351 pages, 166 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PD; UMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 191 x 18. Weight in Grams: 679.
- Publisher
- Apress
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781893115552
- ISBN
- 9781893115552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.00
€ 37.99
€ 34.00
Paperback. A collection of mathematical problems chosen to illustrate the mathematician's art. Num Pages: 386 pages, 85 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 386
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521693950
- ISBN
- 9780521693950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.00
€ 40.00
Paperback. The history of the telegraph - the men and women who made it - and its relevance to the current Internet debate. Num Pages: 224 pages, Colour 32. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; KNTT; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753807033
- ISBN
- 9780753807033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.98
€ 13.99
€ 10.98
Hardcover. Famed geologist Walter Alvarez expands our view of human history, revealing the cosmic, geologic and evolutionary forces that have shaped us. Num Pages: 256 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 252 x 28. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393292695
- ISBN
- 9780393292695
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.62
€ 27.99
€ 24.62
Paperback. Includes military, scientific, commercial, and infrastructure disasters such as: The Lead water pipes of Rome; Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse; Edison's electrical folly; Betamax; Concorde crash; Hubble - A $2 billion telescope that didn't work; the Mars probe failures due to simple math mistakes; Cold Fusion; and, Ford Pinto. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061358432
- ISBN
- 9780061358432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.64
€ 20.99
€ 19.64
Hardback. The first comparative treatment of the Darwins' theories of history and their profound contribution to the study of both natural and human systems, this book will fascinate students and scholars of nineteenth-century British literature and the history of science. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10, 7 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; DSB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421420769
- ISBN
- 9781421420769
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.41€ 51.74
€ 55.41
€ 51.74
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198798323
- ISBN
- 9780198798323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Examines the phenomenological and cultural roots of Goethe's approach to science, and argues that Goethe's insights represent the foundation for a future science of nature. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, port. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Publisher
- Floris Books
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863152382
- ISBN
- 9780863152382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.36
€ 26.99
€ 20.36
Paperback. Presents the principles of genetics - classical and modern - in a cartoon format. Anecdotes about how the ancients tried to explain sex determination and inheritance abound, making the learning of the concepts of Mendel's Laws, mutations, DNA and gene splicing easier to understand. Illustrator(s): Gonick, Larry. Series: Cartoon Guide Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, cartoons, index. BIC Classification: PD; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 189 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062730992
- ISBN
- 9780062730992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.36
€ 19.99
€ 14.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCM; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801015373
- ISBN
- 9780801015373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.37
€ 17.99
€ 14.37
Paperback. An insightful new book putting Einstein's work in a contemporary context Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753819043
- ISBN
- 9780753819043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNC; 3JF; PDZ; RBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 2. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781252666
- ISBN
- 9781781252666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. Editor(s): Brier, Soren; Glanville, Ranulph. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 250 x 173 x 10. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907845911
- ISBN
- 9780907845911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.98
€ 25.98
Paperback. Leofranc Holford-Strevens explores time measurement and the organisation of time into hours, days, months and years using a range of fascinating examples from Ancient Rome and Julius Caesar's Leap Year, to the 1920s' project for a fixed Easter. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, numerous b/w line illustrations and halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 112 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192804990
- ISBN
- 9780192804990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.64
€ 13.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. When we talk about biomolecular sequencing, it is the relatively recent Human Genome Project that comes to mind. However, sequencing has a longer and more complex history which begins in the 1940s and is presented for the first time in this book. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 260 pages, 46 black & white illustrations, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBTB; MBX; PDX; PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137543325
- ISBN
- 9781137543325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Apple Academic Press Inc.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781482251326
- ISBN
- 9781482251326
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.35
€ 112.35
Hardback. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: PDG; TBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 370
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119370277
- ISBN
- 9781119370277
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 241.77
€ 241.77
Hardcover. Originally published as: Die Forme des Werdens (Geottingen: Wallstein Verlag, c2010). Num Pages: 432 pages, 68 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JF; HPK; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Zone Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935408765
- ISBN
- 9781935408765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 33.45
€ 45.99
€ 33.45
Paperback. A new edition of Rupert Sheldrake's bestseller Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 126 x 36. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848313064
- ISBN
- 9781848313064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.89
€ 17.99
€ 12.89
Paperback. Series: Chicago Guides to Writing & Editing. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: GL; GTC; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226179469
- ISBN
- 9780226179469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.00€ 25.81
€ 28.00
€ 25.81
Paperback. A leading researcher in brain dysfunction and a Wall Street Journal science writer demonstrate that the human mind is an independent entity that can shape and control the physical brain. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: MJN; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 206 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060988470
- ISBN
- 9780060988470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.30
€ 21.99
€ 19.30