Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Hardcover. The Accidental Scientist explores the role of chance and error in scientific, medical and commercial innovation, outlining exactly how some of the most well-known products, gadgets and useful gizmos came to be. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: PDZ; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Michael O'Mara Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782430155
- ISBN
- 9781782430155
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.58
€ 24.99
€ 21.58
Hardback. Man's fascination with time, its extent and its measurement, is Paul Lyle's starting point as he considers the relationship of deep time and the Earth's geological resources with modern consumer society. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- Dunedin Academic Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780460390
- ISBN
- 9781780460390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.57
€ 53.57
Paperback. An acclaimed science writer tells the story of Pope Sylvester II, the erstwhile mathematician, astronomer, and spy, who brought Islamic science to the West before the year 1000 Num Pages: 328 pages, B&W photos/Maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; HBJD; HBLC; HRAX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 400. The Story of the Pope Who Brought the Light of Science to the Dark Ages. 328 pages, B&W photos/Maps. Called "The Scientist Pope," Gerbert of Aurillac rose from peasant beginnings and ascended to the pinnacle of the Christian world to become Pope Sylvester II. In this book, the author follows Gerbert through scientific exploration and political scheming, showing how science was central to the lives of monks, kings, and popes a thousand years ago. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; HBJD; HBLC; HRAX; PDX. Dimension: 222 x 150 x 24. Weight: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- First Trade Paper Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465031443
- ISBN
- 9780465031443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
Paperback. Meet the players in the most fundamental scientific revolution since Copernicus Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851688968
- ISBN
- 9781851688968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.49
€ 13.99
€ 11.49
Hardback. A NASA space scientist maps out the coming solar cycle-and its catastrophic potential to disrupt worldwide power and communications systems. He includes a history of the record of auroral sightings, accounts of communications blackouts from the 20th century, industries sensitive to solar storms, and radiation and health issues. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 halftones / 15 color photos. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231120784
- ISBN
- 9780231120784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.35€ 82.84
€ 109.35
€ 82.84
Paperback. A NASA space scientist maps out the coming solar cycle-and its catastrophic potential to disrupt worldwide power and communications systems. He includes a history of the record of auroral sightings, accounts of communications blackouts from the 20th century, industries sensitive to solar storms, and radiation and health issues. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 halftones / 15 color photos. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231120791
- ISBN
- 9780231120791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.05
€ 45.05
Paperback. Two leading researchers make the controversial argument that our species is still measurably evolving in important ways--in fact, faster than ever before. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396. How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution. 256 pages, 16 b/w illustrations. Reveals the ongoing interplay between culture and biology in the making of the human race. Ranging across subjects as diverse as human domestication, Neanderthal hybridization, and IQ tests, this title demonstrates that human genetics have changed and can continue to change much more rapidly than scientists have previously believed. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSX. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 19. Weight: 396.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465020423
- ISBN
- 9780465020423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.84
€ 25.84
Paperback. A follow-up to the best-selling "That's Not in My American History Book", this book explains both the ordinary and the bizarre technological marvels that we take for granted and the laws of nature that serve as the baseline for life on earth. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589792906
- ISBN
- 9781589792906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.60
€ 16.99
€ 15.60
Paperback. Editor(s): Chemla, Karine; Virbel, Jacques. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 439 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, 45 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; JFC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 439
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319366739
- ISBN
- 9783319366739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.07
€ 65.07
Hardcover. This book describes the new imaging techniques being developed to monitor physiological, cellular and subcellular function within living animals. Well illustrated, largely in colour, the book reviews the most common and technologically advanced methods for vertebrate imaging, presented in a clear, comprehensive format. Editor(s): Tavitian, Bertrand; Leroy-Willig, Anne; Ntziachristos, Vasilis. Num Pages: 388 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: PDN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 204 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1178.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470015285
- ISBN
- 9780470015285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 294.14
€ 294.14
Paperback. Investigates the complex, bizarre, and sometimes outrageous history of synthetic testosterone and other male hormone therapies. This book explores such topics as the invention and marketing of the male menopause, and the disturbing history of hormonal and other medical treatments aimed at boosting or suppressing women's sexuality. Num Pages: 381 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 381
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248229
- ISBN
- 9780520248229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. Series: SEM. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 4KST; PDE; PN. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 276 x 213. .
- Publisher
- Hodder Education
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 3rd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471873850
- ISBN
- 9781471873850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99
€ 16.99
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€ 16.25
€ 19.99
€ 16.25
Hardcover. In the late fifteenth century, clocks acquired minute hands. A century later, second hands appeared. Tracing debates about the nature of time, causality, and free will, as well as the introduction of modern technologies - telegraphy, photography, cinematography - this title locates the reverberations of this 'perceptual moment' throughout culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; PGZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226093185
- ISBN
- 9780226093185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.09€ 78.78
€ 95.09
€ 78.78
Paperback. Series: Dover Books on Mathematics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 10ill. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486658407
- ISBN
- 9780486658407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.18
€ 26.99
€ 18.18
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1914
- Publisher
- Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663064169
- ISBN
- 9783663064169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.14
€ 70.14
Paperback. Deals with the interaction of aesthetic and technological dimensions within the formation of contemporary society. This book discusses the production of time and space, self and nature, individual and society in the image of technology. Editor(s): Heil, Reinhard; Kaminiski, Andreas; Stippak, Marcus; Unger, Alexander; Ziegler, Marc. Num Pages: 366 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 224 x 26. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783899425185
- ISBN
- 9783899425185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.07
€ 50.99
€ 36.07
Paperback. The moving stories of ten remarkable women who transformed science, and changed the world. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 greyscale photos and illustrations, integrated. BIC Classification: PDR; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472137432
- ISBN
- 9781472137432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.92
€ 19.99
€ 14.92
Paperback / so. Series: Forschungsberichte Des Wirtschafts- Und Verkehrsministeriums. Num Pages: 74 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 4. Weight in Grams: 229.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1956
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 74
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663037514
- ISBN
- 9783663037514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.31
€ 58.31
Paperback / so. Series: Forschungsberichte Des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen. Num Pages: 39 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 3. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1962
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 39
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663037507
- ISBN
- 9783663037507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.66
€ 68.66
Hardcover. The accurate measurement of temperature is a vital parameter in many fields of engineering and scientific practice. Responding to emerging trends, this classic reference has been fully revised to include coverage of the latest instrumentation and measurement methods. Num Pages: 518 pages, tables, index. BIC Classification: PDN; PHH; TBMM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 258 x 186 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1128.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 518
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471867791
- ISBN
- 9780471867791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 382.33
€ 382.33
Paperback / so. Series: Forschungsberichte Des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen. Num Pages: colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 4. Weight in Grams: 213.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1960
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663037491
- ISBN
- 9783663037491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.32
€ 69.32
Paperback / so. Series: Forschungsberichte Des Wirtschafts- Und Verkehrsministeriums. Num Pages: 58 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 3. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1957
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 58
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663036012
- ISBN
- 9783663036012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.36
€ 68.36
Paperback / so. Series: Forschungsberichte Des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen. Num Pages: 95 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 5. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1963
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 95
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663061762
- ISBN
- 9783663061762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.80
€ 68.80