Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Paperback. Includes military, scientific, commercial, and infrastructure disasters such as: The Lead water pipes of Rome; Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse; Edison's electrical folly; Betamax; Concorde crash; Hubble - A $2 billion telescope that didn't work; the Mars probe failures due to simple math mistakes; Cold Fusion; and, Ford Pinto. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061358432
- ISBN
- 9780061358432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.04
€ 15.04
Paperback. Equations lie at the heart of many of the most successful scientific theories. Here, scientists unpack the best known equations so that they become understandable, and we are enlightened by a knowledge of how it was arrived at, what it can do and what remains to be understood about it. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862075559
- ISBN
- 9781862075559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.58
€ 13.99
€ 10.58
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Michael O'Mara Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782430674
- ISBN
- 9781782430674
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.30
€ 17.99
€ 17.30
Paperback. Reveals that some of our most intuitive notions about time are shockingly wrong, and that the real nature of time discovered by Einstein can be rigorously explained without advanced mathematics. This book is suitable for intellectually curious readers of various kinds, including professional physicists. Num Pages: 208 pages, 13 halftones. 43 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGZ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141275
- ISBN
- 9780691141275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.41
€ 33.99
€ 24.41
Paperback. * An engaging, accessible and fascinating look at science's 'best bits' by popular comedian and particle physicist Ben Miller Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Digital original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751545005
- ISBN
- 9780751545005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
Hardcover. A study of two bridges between science and society: governmental science policy and scientists' voluntary public-interest associations. Num Pages: 239 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JHM; JPQB; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Massachusetts
- Number of pages
- 239
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- y First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0227929
- ISBN
- 9780262194716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. James Watt: Making the World Anew is a craft history of Britain's early industrial transformation as well as a prehistory of the engineering profession itself. Num Pages: 256 pages, 70 black & white. BIC Classification: BGT; PDZ; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780233758
- ISBN
- 9781780233758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.32
€ 40.99
€ 28.32
Hardback. A unique account of Thomas Jefferson's passion for science, the influence of science on his vision for America, and the amazing extent of his scientific contributions Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300184037
- ISBN
- 9780300184037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.19
€ 26.99
€ 20.19
Paperback. Remembered today for his 'Brief Lives', John Aubrey (1626-97) was one of the foremost scholars and antiquaries in the great decades of the British scientific revolution. This richly illustrated book is the first accessible guide to Aubrey's many diverse achievements as a biographer, antiquary, mathematician, and all-round virtuoso. Num Pages: 112 pages, 80 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLH; JFCX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 183 x 10. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Bodleian Library United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851243198
- ISBN
- 9781851243198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
Paperback. This book is about Elizabethan England's most famous 'scientist' or natural philosopher John Dee and his 'conversations with angels'. Num Pages: 268 pages, 7 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HRQM2; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521027489
- ISBN
- 9780521027489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.96
€ 35.99
€ 34.96
Hardback. Series: Historical & Cultural Astronomy. Num Pages: 555 pages, 151 black & white illustrations, 111 colour illustrations, 50 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBF; BGT; HBJM; PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 1153.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2018
- Number of pages
- 555
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319445205
- ISBN
- 9783319445205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.20
€ 205.20
Paperback. In the 1940s chemists discovered that barbasco, a wild yam indigenous to Mexico, could be used to mass produce synthetic steroid hormones. This book features the story of how rural yam pickers, international pharmaceutical companies, and the Mexican state collaborated and collided over the barbasco. Num Pages: 352 pages, 26 illustrations, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; KNDP; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822346050
- ISBN
- 9780822346050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.78
€ 38.78
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
€ 58.85
€ 58.85
Hardback. The kea, a crow-sized parrot that lives in the rugged mountains of New Zealand, is considered by some a playful comic and by others a vicious killer. Its true character is a mystery that biologists have debated for more than a century. This book offers a comprehensive account of kea's contradictory nature. Num Pages: 244 pages, 28 b&w illustrations, 3 maps, and 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1MBN; PD; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520213395
- ISBN
- 9780520213395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.63€ 45.08
€ 57.63
€ 45.08
Hardback. Johannes Kepler contributed importantly to every field he addressed. This book offers the study of Kepler's philosophical views and shows how those views helped him construct and justify the astronomy. It explores the complex interplay between changes in his philosophical views and the status of his astronomical discoveries. Num Pages: 216 pages, 13 tables, 26 line illus. BIC Classification: HPK; PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691050690
- ISBN
- 9780691050690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.20€ 81.45
€ 108.20
€ 81.45
Paperback. Captures the diverse, topical and timely expertise generated by the EU Kids Online project, which brings together 60 researchers in 21 countries across Europe. Editor(s): Livingstone, Sonia; Haddon, Leslie. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JFF; JKSB1; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847424389
- ISBN
- 9781847424389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.16
€ 33.99
€ 32.16
Paperback. This text presents the biological and political horror story of the algae in the Mediterranean. This work - part detective story and part bureaucratic object lesson - presents a classic case of a devastating ecological invasion and how "not" to deal with it. Translator(s): Simberloff, Daniel. Num Pages: 360 pages, 8 colour plates, 5 line drawings, 7 maps. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAF; PSTV; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226519234
- ISBN
- 9780226519234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.44
€ 32.99
€ 25.44
Hardback. Clearly written, conversational, and rationally argued, this book promotes sound and careful research while skewering the bogus ideological assertions that have been used to justify colonialism, slavery, gender discrimination, neoliberal economic policies, and the general status quo. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JHMC; JPA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 225 x 21. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421417516
- ISBN
- 9781421417516
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.99
€ 25.99
€ 22.99
Paperback. Finished only weeks before his death in 1994, this autobiography traces the trajectory that led Feyerabend him from an isolated, lower-middle-class childhood in Vienna to the height of international academic success as one of this century's most influential intellectuals. Num Pages: 200 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGA; HP; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226245324
- ISBN
- 9780226245324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.83
€ 27.99
€ 22.83
Hardback. A unique glance into the early world of science exploration, Kingdom of Ants is a delight to read and filled with intriguing information. Num Pages: 120 pages, 12, 5 black & white illustrations, 7 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JF; PDX; PSVT7. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 222 x 16. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801897856
- ISBN
- 9780801897856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.92
€ 35.92