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Hardcover. This text expounds the idea that life did not originate on earth, but was added to it from the comets. It argues that in recent years, evidence to support this theory has accumulated. This work should be of value to readers interested in general science, the origin of man and the meaning of life. Series: Controversy Series. Num Pages: 225 pages, illus. BIC Classification: JHM; PD; PGS; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Clinical Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854570413
- ISBN
- 9781854570413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.97
€ 23.99
€ 16.97
Paperback. Looks inside this landscape of digital scientific work. This title chronicles the emergence of bioinformatics - the mode of working across and between biology, computing, mathematics, and statistics - from the 1960s to the present, seeking to understand how knowledge about life is made in and through virtual spaces. Num Pages: 272 pages, 19 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: MBF; PDX; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226080208
- ISBN
- 9780226080208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.39
€ 37.99
€ 29.39
Hardcover. Looks inside this landscape of digital scientific work. This title chronicles the emergence of bioinformatics - the mode of working across and between biology, computing, mathematics, and statistics - from the 1960s to the present, seeking to understand how knowledge about life is made in and through virtual spaces. Num Pages: 272 pages, 19 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: MBF; PDX; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226080178
- ISBN
- 9780226080178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.37€ 82.90
€ 99.37
€ 82.90
paperback. How can something as complex as a human body create itself from a single fertilized egg? Drawing on ideas from physics and network theory as well as genetics and embryology, Jamie Davies describes the fascinating picture emerging from the latest research, in which complexity builds up through 'adaptive self-organization'. Num Pages: 320 pages, Approximately 86 black and white line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199673544
- ISBN
- 9780199673544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.24
€ 17.99
€ 14.24
Hardcover. Shows you how the noisy atomic cloud gives rise to the orderly world of the molecular machine - and to life itself. In this title, the author locates the answer to this age-old question at the nanoscale. It takes us from ancient Greece to the laboratories of modern nanotechnology to tell the story of our quest for the machinery of life. Num Pages: 272 pages, figures. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHM; PSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514. How Molecular Machines Extract Order from Chaos. 272 pages, illustrations. Shows you how the noisy atomic cloud gives rise to the orderly world of the molecular machine - and to life itself. In this title, the author locates the answer to this age-old question at the nanoscale. It takes us from ancient Greece to the laboratories of modern nanotechnology to tell the story of our quest for the machinery of life. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ; PHM; PSD. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 25. Weight: 506.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1ST
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465022533
- ISBN
- 9780465022533
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.50
€ 43.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 67 pages. BIC Classification: PB; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 161 x 8. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 67
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616682910
- ISBN
- 9781616682910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.69€ 44.98
€ 62.69
€ 44.98
Hardback. Series: Science Essentials. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 halftones. 22 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 243 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155371
- ISBN
- 9780691155371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.63
€ 26.99
€ 20.63
Paperback. Series: Science Essentials. Num Pages: 224 pages, 22 line illus. 16 tables. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAF; PSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691173351
- ISBN
- 9780691173351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.73
€ 24.99
€ 18.73
Paperback. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PSAK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 34. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781251416
- ISBN
- 9781781251416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.24
€ 17.99
€ 13.24
Hardback. Are bacteriophage T4 and the long-nosed elephant fish valuable in their own right? Agar defends an affirmative answer to this question by arguing that anything living is intrinsically valuable. The result is a challenge to prevailing definitions of value and a call for a scientifically-informed appreciation of nature. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231117869
- ISBN
- 9780231117869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.68€ 101.49
€ 133.68
€ 101.49
Paperback. A controversial challenge to current views of evolution, for the general reader. Num Pages: 488 pages, 50 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 704. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KOC0010929
- ISBN
- 9780521603256
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823272778
- ISBN
- 9780823272778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.19
€ 71.19
Paperback. Unlocking the secrets of light, one of the greatest puzzles of the Universe. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848318144
- ISBN
- 9781848318144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.57
€ 13.99
€ 10.57
Hardback. For those who wish to delve deeper into the science, a technical appendix provides estimations for a variety of power generators.Anyone who is interested in how energy works and how it is transformed to power our lives will get a charge out of Lights On! Num Pages: 264 pages, 52, 23 black & white halftones, 29 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHDY; THRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409955
- ISBN
- 9781421409955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.88€ 58.74
€ 63.88
€ 58.74
Hardcover. Change-point problems arise in a variety of experimental and mathematical sciences, as well as in engineering and health sciences. This rigorously researched text provides a comprehensive review of recent probabilistic methods for detecting various types of possible changes in the distribution of chronologically ordered observations. Series: Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics. Num Pages: 438 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBB; PBT; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471955221
- ISBN
- 9780471955221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 292.95
€ 292.95
Paperback. Linear algebra is a fundamental area of mathematics, and arguably the most powerful mathematical tool ever developed. This dynamic and engaging book uses numerous examples, question and answer sections, and historical biographies to provide an introduction to linear algebra for undergraduates in mathematics, the physical sciences and engineering. Num Pages: 616 pages, 209 b/w line drawings, 18 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: PBF; PBW; PDE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 193 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1296.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 616
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199654444
- ISBN
- 9780199654444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.13
€ 53.13
Paperback. Now in an accessible paperback edition, this classic work is just as relevant as when it first appeared in 1974, due to the increased use of nonlinear waves. It covers the behavior of waves in two parts, with the first part addressing hyperbolic waves and the second addressing dispersive waves. Series: Pure and Applied Mathematics: A Wiley Series of Texts, Monographs and Tracts. Num Pages: 660 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDE; PHDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 40. Weight in Grams: 984.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 660
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471359425
- ISBN
- 9780471359425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 199.29
€ 199.29
Hardcover. Details the basic theory of polynomial and fractional representation methods for algebraic analysis and synthesis of linear multivariable control systems. Num Pages: 384 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: PBF; PDE; TBJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471928591
- ISBN
- 9780471928591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 215.73
€ 215.73
Paperback. Series: Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; PBUH; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1989
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461269823
- ISBN
- 9781461269823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.04
€ 74.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, figures. BIC Classification: GPFC; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 209 x 21. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465085736
- ISBN
- 9780465085736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.73
€ 19.99
€ 19.73
Paperback. What can we learn when we study people over the years and across the course of their professional lives? In this title, the author asks this question specifically about scientists and answers it here by tracking fifty-five physicists through different stages of their careers at a variety of universities across the country. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 line drawing, 29 tables. BIC Classification: PD; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226005645
- ISBN
- 9780226005645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.45
€ 47.99
€ 37.45
Paperback. Living in the Labyrinth of Technology argues that the twenty-first century will be dominated by a pattern of re-creating human life in the image of technology unless society intervenes on human (as opposed to technical) terms. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 550 pages. BIC Classification: PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 36. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 550
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802048790
- ISBN
- 9780802048790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 47.45
€ 52.99
€ 47.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 88 figures. BIC Classification: AK; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 19. .
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262528948
- ISBN
- 9780262528948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 22.67
€ 32.99
€ 22.67
Paperback. If a man supports Arsenal one day and Spurs the next then he is fickle but not necessarily illogical. From this starting point, and assuming no previous knowledge of logic, this work takes the reader through the whole gamut of logical expressions in a simple way. Num Pages: 304 pages, line drawings, diagrams, tables, further reading, index. BIC Classification: HPL; PBCD; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141003146
- ISBN
- 9780141003146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.81
€ 13.00
€ 11.81