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Science: general issues

Paperback. Enables anyone with basic math and science skills to estimate virtually anything - quickly - using plausible assumptions and elementary arithmetic. This book presents an array of estimation problems that range from devilishly simple to quite sophisticated and from real-world concerns to silly ones. Num Pages: 320 pages, 72 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 190 x 114 x 20. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
with French flaps
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691129495
ISBN
9780691129495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.99

Paperback. Reveals the simple techniques needed to estimate virtually anything and illustrates them using an eclectic array of problems. This title shows how to estimate everything from how closely you can orbit a neutron star without being pulled apart by gravity, to the fuel used to transport your food from the farm to the store. Illustrator(s): Edwards, Patricia. Num Pages: 384 pages, 95 halftones. BIC Classification: PBT; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 191 x 115 x 23. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691150802
ISBN
9780691150802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.75

Hardback. Num Pages: 147 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, 50 colour illustrations, 70 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJC; PDR; PH. 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
V9783319516226
ISBN
9783319516226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PD. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393354379
ISBN
9780393354379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.48

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PD. Dimension: 153 x 218 x 31. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393245448
ISBN
9780393245448
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.29

Hardback. Growing the Tree of Science examines the creation of a culture of science at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, one of Indias premier scientific institutions founded by Homi Bhabha. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 148 x 29. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
OUP India India
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199466900
ISBN
9780199466900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.83

Paperback. Addresses a shift in the hierarchy of scientific explanations Editor(s): Wise, M. Norton. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 360 pages, 11 figures. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822333197
ISBN
9780822333197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813561578
ISBN
9780813561578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 47.79

Hardcover. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duquesne
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820704999
ISBN
9780820704999
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.03
€ 62.10

Hardcover. In January 1998 a great ice storm crushed power grids in New York, New England and eastern Canada. In this insider's account of these events, the author describes the destruction of the electric network in his own village and illuminates the relationship between electronic and human connections. Editor(s): Gleason, Prof. Abbott; Taubman, Prof. William. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 1KLC; JFD; PDR; THRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 436. Very good copy in good dustwrapper. DW has minor shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0012782
ISBN
9780300089776
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Spokesman Books
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851246314
ISBN
9780851246314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.41

Hardcover. Greek mathematics from the sixth century BCE to the fourth century CE is represented by the work of, e.g., Pythagoras; Proclus; Thales; Democritus; Hippocrates of Chios; Theaetetus; Plato; Eudoxus of Cnidus; Aristotle; Euclid; Eratosthenes; Apollonius; Ptolemy; Heron of Alexandria; Diophantus; Pappus. Translator(s): Thomas, I. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 521 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; PB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 170 x 119 x 30. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
521
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1939
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674993693
ISBN
9780674993693
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.57

Paperback. Translator(s): Brann, Eva T. H. Series: Dover Books on Mathematics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PBF; PBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486272894
ISBN
9780486272894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.21

Paperback. Exactly what was the four-footed bird? Find out the answer to this and other weird and wonderful discoveries made by Victorian explorers and scientists. Num Pages: 288 pages, 150. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 125 x 24. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445645421
ISBN
9781445645421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.77

Paperback. Presents a history of modern physics, as seen through the lives of thirty men and women from the pantheon of physics such as Galileo, Albert Einstein, and Stephen Hawking. This title also offers portraits of their great moments of discovery, their bitter feuds, their relations with family and friends, their religious beliefs, and education. Num Pages: 512 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: BGH; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 964.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
510
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195173246
ISBN
9780195173246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.91

Hardcover. Discover the inventions that have made our world what it is today A great invention opens the door to a new era in human history. The stone axe, for example, invented some 2 million years ago in East Africa, enabled us to enter the human path of endless improvements through inventions. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; TBY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470768174
ISBN
9780470768174
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.22
€ 46.69

Paperback. .
Publisher
Virtual Image
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901579499
ISBN
9781901579499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.12

Paperback. Brings to life science's efforts to detect cosmic gravitational waves. This title offers readers an unprecedented view of gravitational wave research and explains what it means for an analyst to do work of this kind. Num Pages: 392 pages, 19 halftones, 7 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: PDX; PHN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226052298
ISBN
9780226052298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.12

Perfect Paperback. Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: JM; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Daimon Verlag Switzerland
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9783856305482
ISBN
9783856305482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.63

Paperback. An exploration of one of the four forces in the universe: Gravity Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHDV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715644072
ISBN
9780715644072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.28

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