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Paperback. "Don Hoffman .. combines a deep understanding of the logic of perception, a gift for explaining it with simple displays that anyone can-quite literally-see, and a refreshing sense of wonder at the miracle of it all."--Steven Pinker, author of How the Mind Works Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 full-color and 130 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMM; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393319675
- ISBN
- 9780393319675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.45
€ 26.99
€ 25.45
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€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. A reexamination of Immanuel Velikovsky's controversial Venus theories in light of new astronomical and archaeological findings. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: HRKP; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 264. Worlds in Collision and Ancient Catastrophes Revisited. 160 pages, illustrations. Exploring the key points of Velikovsky's theories, Laird Scranton presents evidence from recent space probe missions and offers scientific explanations for many disputed aspects of Velikovsky's theories, such as how Venus transformed from a comet into an orbiting planet. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HRKP; PDZ. Dimension: 227 x 163 x 10. Weight: 264.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591431398
- ISBN
- 9781591431398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Hardback. This fascinating book traces the growing awareness of that epistemological gap through textbooks and natural philosophy treatises to canonical poetry and plays, presciently registering and exploring the magnitude of the human loss that accompanied the beginnings of modern science. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415314
- ISBN
- 9781421415314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.07
€ 65.07
Paperback. The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography From the best-selling author of Fermat's Last Theorem, The Code Book is a history of man's urge to uncover the secrets of codes, from Egyptian puzzles to modern day computer encryptions. Num Pages: 416 pages, (90 integrated). BIC Classification: GPJ; KJWS; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Harpercollins Pub Ltd
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Sixth Impression
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857028898
- ISBN
- 9781857028898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.50
€ 15.99
€ 11.50
Paperback. Includes stories that reveal how DNA determines the characteristics of the adult organism. Num Pages: 512 pages, 16. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099471240
- ISBN
- 9780099471240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. This substantially revised and expanded new edition of the bestselling textbook, addresses the difficulties that can arise with the mathematics that underpins the study of symmetry, and acknowledges that group theory can be a complex concept for students to grasp. Num Pages: 202 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PBG; PDE; PNRP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 135 x 5. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471489399
- ISBN
- 9780471489399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 43.57
€ 44.99
€ 43.57
Hardback. Who was Nikola Tesla? A visionary inventor? Eccentric genius? Outsider rebel? An immigrant from what is now Croatia, Tesla would move to America and go on to create groundbreaking inventions including some that would change the world. This book reveals the life, drama and mystery surrounding the romantic figure. Num Pages: 248 pages, full colour throughout, includes photographs, include illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGT; PDZ; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 23. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Publisher
- Sterling Publishing Co Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781435142978
- ISBN
- 9781435142978
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. A systematic overview of modern metaphysics, covering all of the most important topics in the subject likely to be encountered on a metaphysics course. The emphasis is on contemporary views and issues rather than on the history of metaphysics. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198752530
- ISBN
- 9780198752530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: PD; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 28. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Green Writers Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780989310444
- ISBN
- 9780989310444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.88
€ 20.88
Paperback. Freeman Dyson has designed nuclear reactors and bomb-powered spacecraft; he has studied the origins of life and the possibilities for the long-term future; Editor(s): Neuenschwander, Dwight E. Num Pages: 436 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814675857
- ISBN
- 9789814675857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 39.00
€ 40.99
€ 39.00
Paperback. During World War II, Franklin D.Roosevelt and Winston Churchill pooled their nations' resources in the race to beat the Germans to the secret of the atomic bomb. This book tells the story of the British scientists who journeyed to Los Alamos to help develop the world's first nuclear weapons. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; JW; PDX; TGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 247.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 187
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349127337
- ISBN
- 9781349127337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.58
€ 65.58
Hardback. By examining how cars are salvaged, repurposed, and restored, this book demonstrates that the history of the automobile is much more than a running catalog of showroom novelties. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; WGCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421419428
- ISBN
- 9781421419428
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.76
€ 62.76
Paperback. A ground-breaking look at the new science behind the mind's surprising ability to heal the body, with advice and tips on how we can all use the latest research to improve our health and our lives Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: MMZ; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857868855
- ISBN
- 9780857868855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.60
€ 15.99
€ 11.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 28. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Revised, Expanded
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465053926
- ISBN
- 9780465053926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
€ 19.99
€ 15.10
Hardback. The key concepts of science explained in 50 insightful essays Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 208 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784296148
- ISBN
- 9781784296148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.51
€ 17.99
€ 13.51
Paperback. Offers the plain facts of life from all areas of biology, including such fascinating topics as growth rates of hair and nails, and ages and weights of seeds. Warning: Anybody who begins browsing through this book will not easily stop reading! Translator(s): Solomon, N. Num Pages: 295 pages, 380 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GBC; PDZ; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2006th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540301462
- ISBN
- 9783540301462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.97
€ 127.97
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€ 16.53
€ 18.99
€ 16.53
Hardback. Num Pages: 201 pages, 38 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBGK; RBKF; RGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319540535
- ISBN
- 9783319540535
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 43.62
€ 53.99
€ 43.62
Hardback. A highly accomplished historian, Heyck relays this complicated story with unusual clarity. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15, 1 black & white line drawings, 3 recorded music items, 11 graphs. BIC Classification: HPS; J; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421417103
- ISBN
- 9781421417103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.49
€ 73.49