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Science: general issues

Hardcover. Name on endpaper - D. Reidel Publishsing Company,
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1980
SKU
KTK0101598
ISBN
9789027710802
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 18.00

Hardback. Nuclear physics is one of the most exciting - and useful - branches of science. In medicine, it helps save lives through innovative medical technologies. This title tells the story of the nucleus from the early experimental work of the quiet New Zealander Lord Rutherford to the huge atom-smashing machines of today and beyond. Num Pages: 160 pages, 130 color photos, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 210. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421403519
ISBN
9781421403519
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.14

Hardcover. In 1974 India joined the elite roster of nuclear world powers when it exploded its first nuclear bomb. Over the course of the twentieth century, India metamorphosed from a marginal place to a serious hub of technological and scientific innovation. This title tells the tale of this transformation. Num Pages: 736 pages, 16 halftones, 1 map, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JWMN; PDX; THK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
736
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226019758
ISBN
9780226019758
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.44
€ 63.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780452288119
ISBN
9780452288119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.95

Paperback. From the author of "How to Make a Camel Smoothie" comes a book of surreal sums and absurd arithmetic: it's doodling with numbers, doing sums in one's head just for fun, and playing dice with the universe. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 256.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Icon Books Ltd London
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KNW0008302
ISBN
9781840467512
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Hardback. Demonstrates how odd and unusual math problems can be solved by bringing together basic physics ideas and powerful computers. This title looks at how the art of number-crunching has changed since the advent of computers, and how high-speed technology helps to solve conundrums such as the three-body, Monte Carlo, and gambler's ruin problems. Num Pages: 408 pages, 4 halftones. 98 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: PDZM; UM; UYA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 720.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
408
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691144252
ISBN
9780691144252
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 34. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633880306
ISBN
9781633880306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.48

Hardcover. In its updated second edition, this book explores computational methods for problems arising in the areas of classical analysis, approximation theory, and ordinary differential equations, among others. Includes new exercises, and a complete solutions manual. Num Pages: 588 pages, 59 black & white illustrations, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PBKS; PBW; PDE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1084. 616 pages, black & white illustrations. In its updated second edition, this book explores computational methods for problems arising in the areas of classical analysis, approximation theory, and ordinary differential equations, among others. Includes new exercises, and a complete solutions manual. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PBKS; PBW; PDE. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 38. Weight: 1050.
Publisher
Birkhäuser
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd ed. 2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817682583
ISBN
9780817682583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.35
€ 127.24

Hardcover. This book is written from the perspective of a physicist, not a mathematician, with an emphasis on modern practical applications in the physical and engineering sciences. The book itself is essentially software, written in the language of Mathematica, the widely used and highly praised Mathematica software package. Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDE; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 266 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471266105
ISBN
9780471266105
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 237.05

Paperback. From the reviews of Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations in Science and Engineering: "The book by Lapidus and Pinder is a very comprehensive, even exhaustive, survey of the subject.. [It] is unique in that it covers equally finite difference and finite element methods. "-Burrelle's. Num Pages: 678 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1068.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
678
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471359449
ISBN
9780471359449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 204.07

Paperback. Bradford Skow presents an original defense of the 'block universe' theory of time, often said to be a theory according to which time does not pass. He provides in-depth discussions of alternative theories, reconciles objective becoming with relativistic physics, and re-evaluates our 'experience' of the passage of time in relation to the argument. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198776697
ISBN
9780198776697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.54

Paperback. The emergence of objectivity in the mid-nineteenth-century sciences, as revealed through images in scientific atlases--a story of how lofty epistemic ideals fuse with workaday practices. Num Pages: 501 pages, 32 color illus., 108 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 43. Weight in Grams: 976.
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
501
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890951795
ISBN
9781890951795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.66

Paperback. 9780226241364 Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226241364
ISBN
9780226241364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.78

Hardcover. Today we are all familiar with the iconic pictures of the nebulae produced by the Hubble Space Telescope's digital cameras. This book sheds entirely new light on the ways in which the production and reception of hand-drawn images of the nebulae in the nineteenth century contributed to astronomical observation. Num Pages: 296 pages, 85 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX; PGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 264 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226084374
ISBN
9780226084374
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 42.30

Paperback. Oceans are the most mysterious places on earth. Their depths remain largely unexplored, yet ninety-five percent of the planet's habitable space lies within them. And now the life they support is in the balance. This title shows the catastrophic impact of humanity on the oceans, and also how we can restore them to life. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. map, port. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBKC; WNCS1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241950708
ISBN
9780241950708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.42

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107692534
ISBN
9781107692534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 17 color illus. 5 halftones. 12 line illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ; PDZ; PSAJ; PSAK; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 146 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691169781
ISBN
9780691169781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.24

Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP31; MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822944492
ISBN
9780822944492
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.63

Paperback. Now available in paperback with a new preface by the author, this acclaimed biography will appeal to historians of technology and science, as well as to scientists and engineers who wish to learn more about this remarkable man. Num Pages: 360 pages, 62, 49 black & white halftones, 13 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: BG; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 19. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Johns Hopkins Paperback Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801869099
ISBN
9780801869099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.78

Paperback. The contributors to this book examine how CD-ROMs offer alternatives to familiar places, especially classrooms. They argue that CD-ROMs are complex texts worthy of consideration for how they have changed our understanding of space and genre, and how they will affect the development of future media. Editor(s): Smith, Greg M. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; PDR; UG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814780817
ISBN
9780814780817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

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