Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Paperback. What can we never do? The end of each century leads to a stocktaking of human achievement and our expectations about the future. This book looks at what limits there might be to human discovery and what we might find, ultimately, to be unknowable, undoable, or unthinkable. Num Pages: 304 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA; PDR; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- VINTAGE London
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099772118
- ISBN
- 9780099772118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.73
€ 23.99
€ 17.73
Hardback. The Canal du Midi, which threads through southwestern France and links the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, was an astonishing feat of seventeenth-century engineering - in fact, it was technically impossible according to the standards of its day. This book looks at the mystery of its success as well as the canal's surprising political significance. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 328 pages, 87 halftones 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; KCP; KNGS; PDR; TBX; WGGN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 241 x 27. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140322
- ISBN
- 9780691140322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.91€ 46.42
€ 58.91
€ 46.42
Paperback. After decades of analyzing his dreams, a professor of psychology finds that some of them anticipate future events. As his experiments continue to meet with surprising results, the author comes to accept the idea that reality is much more interesting than conventional science has led us to believe. Num Pages: 126 pages. BIC Classification: PDN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 8. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 126
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780995458
- ISBN
- 9781780995458
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.29
€ 13.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. Whenever Forty-second Street in New York is temporarily closed, traffic doesn't gridlock but flows more smoothly - why is that? Or consider that cities that build new roads can experience dramatic increases in traffic congestion - how is this possible? This title includes some of these counterintuitive mathematical occurrences. Num Pages: 264 pages, 75 line illus. BIC Classification: PBT; PBW; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150024
- ISBN
- 9780691150024
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.47
€ 26.99
€ 20.47
Paperback. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816674657
- ISBN
- 9780816674657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.31
€ 29.99
€ 27.31
Hardcover. The recent series of chemically related disasters has resulted in a preoccupation with safety in the chemical laboratory and in matters relating to the handling of chemicals generally. The main aim of this book is to improve safety in the chemical laboratory. Editor(s): Young, Jay A. Num Pages: 432 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: KNXC; PDN; PN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 31. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471530367
- ISBN
- 9780471530367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 294.83
€ 294.83
Hardback. Virtually unknown today, Alfred Russel Wallace was the co-discoverer of natural selection with Darwin and an eminent scientist who stood out among his peers as a man of formidable mind and outsized personality. In this biography, Michael Shermer aims to rescue him from the history's sidelines. Num Pages: 448 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195148305
- ISBN
- 9780195148305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.93
€ 38.93
paperback. Overturning the most common myths about dogs' emotions and behaviour, this book shows how we should really treat our pets, and stands up for dogdom: not the wolf in canine clothes, not the small furry child, not the trophy-winner, but the real dog, who wants to be part of the family and enjoy life - mankind's closest friend. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141046495
- ISBN
- 9780141046495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.14
€ 13.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 59 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691178523
- ISBN
- 9780691178523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.77
€ 21.99
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Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 halftone. 59 line illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691166933
- ISBN
- 9780691166933
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.01
€ 33.99
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Hardcover. Offers an account of how biologists discover mechanisms. Drawing on examples from across the life sciences and through the centuries, the authors compile a toolbox of strategies that biologists have used and will use again to reveal the mechanisms that produce, underlie, or maintain the phenomena characteristic of living things. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 halftones, 8 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: PDA; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226039657
- ISBN
- 9780226039657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.25€ 78.69
€ 94.25
€ 78.69
Paperback. Offers an account of how biologists discover mechanisms. Drawing on examples from across the life sciences and through the centuries, the authors compile a toolbox of strategies that biologists have used and will use again to reveal the mechanisms that produce, underlie, or maintain the phenomena characteristic of living things. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 halftones, 8 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: PDA; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226039794
- ISBN
- 9780226039794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.99
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€ 26.99
Paperback. "A stunning book."-Oliver Sacks Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 210 x 47. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393329377
- ISBN
- 9780393329377
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.38
€ 20.99
€ 19.38
Paperback. Quantum theory is so shocking that Einstein could not bring himself to accept it. It is so important that it provides the fundamental underpinning of all modern sciences. This title tells the story of quantum mechanics. It investigates the atom, radiation, time travel, the birth of the universe, super conductors and life itself. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552125550
- ISBN
- 9780552125550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.80
€ 14.99
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hardcover. Presents the story of how three men won the Nobel Prize for their research on the humble nematode worm C. elegans. This book shows how their extraordinary discovery led to the sequencing of the human genome; how a global multibillion-dollar industry was born; and how the mysteries of life were revealed in a tiny, brainless worm. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231131469
- ISBN
- 9780231131469
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.49
€ 141.49
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 358 pages, 8 halftones 29 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; JMR; MBX; PDX; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691632216
- ISBN
- 9780691632216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 230.52
€ 230.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDA; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781615922253
- ISBN
- 9781615922253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.38
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Paperback. Narrates how two charismatic, exceptionally talented physicists - J Robert Oppenheimer and Hans A Bethe - came to terms with the nuclear weapons they helped to create. This work tells the story of modern physics, the development of atomic weapons, and the Cold War. Series: Princeton Series in Physics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; JWMN; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127859
- ISBN
- 9780691127859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.29
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Paperback. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 143 x 215 x 25. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816698868
- ISBN
- 9780816698868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
Paperback. David Eagleman's bestselling, sparkling and provocative book on neuroscience now part of the Canongate Canons series Series: Canons. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JMR; PDZ; PSAN; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Canongate Canons
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main - Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782112464
- ISBN
- 9781782112464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.46
€ 14.99
€ 11.46
Paperback. In this riveting and lively challenge to orthodox thinking, Ted Nield describes how meteorites may have helped create life on Earth. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847082640
- ISBN
- 9781847082640
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
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Paperback. Series: The Worldly Philosophy: Studies at the Intersection of Philosophy and Economics. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847686636
- ISBN
- 9780847686636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.27
€ 74.27
Paperback. In this Very Short Introduction Benjamin Bolker and Marta L. Wayne explore the world of infectious disease, from viruses and bacteria to protists and fungi. Taking an ecological and evolutionary viewpoint, they use case studies to explore how outbreaks are managed and how newly emergent strains might be controlled. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 136 pages, Approx 20 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNS; MJCJ; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199688937
- ISBN
- 9780199688937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.95
€ 14.99
€ 13.95
Infinitesimal: How a Dangerous Mathematical Theory Shaped the Modern W...
Assoc. Prof. Amir Alexander
Paperback. The epic story of the origin of calculus Num Pages: 368 pages, 8 black & white halftones, 12 diagrames. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780746425
- ISBN
- 9781780746425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.12
€ 17.99
€ 14.12