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Science: general issues

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Science: general issues

Paperback. In this entertaining collection of intriguing, educational, and fun braintwisters, acclaimed author and physicist Christopher Jargodzki and physicist Franklin Potter join forces to explore the curiosities of physics and provide answers intriguing conundrums. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations, cartoons. BIC Classification: PD; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 190 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471569619
ISBN
9780471569619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.94

paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; TH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
ECW Press,Canada Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770410084
ISBN
9781770410084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.50

Paperback. Introduces an area of scientific research: materials science. This book describes how scientists are inventing materials, ranging from synthetic skin, blood, and bone to substances that repair themselves and adapt to their environment, that swell and flex like muscles, that repel any ink or paint, and that capture and store the energy of the Sun. Num Pages: 472 pages, 17 color illus. 61 halftones 83 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFC; PD; PN; TGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 716.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691009759
ISBN
9780691009759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.83

paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 259.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1937
Publisher
Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1973
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663032175
ISBN
9783663032175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.44

Paperback. An account of the history and survival of non-scientific explanations of the world Num Pages: 408 pages, 51 b&w photos, 1 index. BIC Classification: HRQX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 22. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253216564
ISBN
9780253216564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 133 color illus. 14 halftones. 56 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691169774
ISBN
9780691169774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. Leads us on a tour of organisms, which differ radically from both animals and plants. This book ponders the impact of microbes on the evolution of civilization. It offers various tales into an account of the nature of fungi. It discusses topics such as the role of fungi in the Irish potato famine. It is intended for science enthusiasts. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 color illus. 43 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PSQ; PSTP; WNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
5th
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691070162
ISBN
9780691070162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.51

Paperback / so. Series: Forschungsberichte Des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen. Num Pages: 73 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 4. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften Germany
Number of pages
73
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531025179
ISBN
9783531025179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.73

Hardback. This volume presents a unified theory of shock waves corresponding to gravitational and electromagnetic fields and to magnetohydrodynamics in the context of general relativity. The common tool employed is provided by tensor distribution. Series: Mathematical Physics Studies. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792328056
ISBN
9780792328056
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.85

Hardback. Moses Maimonides (1135-1204) was a luminous Jewish intellectual and a practising physician. This book contains contributions which help readers understand the scientific and philosophical works of Moses Maimonides. Editor(s): Cohen, Robert S.; Levine, Hillel. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 163 x 240 x 21. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792360537
ISBN
9780792360537
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.69

Paperback. An in-depth survey of the evolving science of bio-enhancement: where we are now and how to deal with it. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDR; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785781773
ISBN
9781785781773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.55

Paperback. This book is a guide for graduate students, doctoral students and beginning professional scientists and engineers on the art of communicating their scientific achievements in oral presentations and written publications. There is a need for such a book because college and university courses rarely address topics of creativity. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471657330
ISBN
9780471657330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.69

Paperback. With this book, you'll be ready to take on your own scientific explorations at school, work, or home. Num Pages: 334 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 205 x 23. Weight in Grams: 698.
Publisher
O´Reilly Media
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781457186899
ISBN
9781457186899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.88

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 halftones. 14 line illus. BIC Classification: PBB; PBX; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691171715
ISBN
9780691171715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.40
€ 42.28

Hardcover. Mary Warnock steers a clear path through the web of complex issues underlying the issues surrounding the right to have children. She begins by analysing what it means to claim something as a "right", and goes on to discuss the cases of different groups of people. Num Pages: 126 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; MFKC; PDR; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 238. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper has some minor edge wear but remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0006199
ISBN
9780192803344
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardcover. In 1969, Jon Beckwith and his colleagues isolated a gene from the chromosome of a living organism. Announcing this achievement, Beckwith issued a public warning about the dangers of genetic engineering. This text traces his commitment to scientific research and social responsibility. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 halftones, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674009288
ISBN
9780674009288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.05

Paperback. Editor(s): Grossman, Evelyne. Num Pages: 248 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226422503
ISBN
9780226422503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.16

Hardcover. How did one create and maintain for oneself the persona of scientist at the beginning of the twentieth century? What special conditions bore upon scientific women, and on married women in particular? This book provides a composite picture not only of the making of Marie Curie, but the making of modern science itself. Series: Science-Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226235844
ISBN
9780226235844
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.93
€ 79.17

Paperback. Editor(s): Mackintosh, Maureen. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, 20 black & white tables, 12 figures. BIC Classification: 1HF; JPQB; KCP; KNDR; MBNH; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137571335
ISBN
9781137571335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.35

Hardback. This book is open access under a CC-BY license. Making Medicines in Africa explores how pharmaceutical production in Africa can promote industrialisation while addressing huge unmet health care needs, if health and industrial policies can be aligned. Editor(s): Mackintosh, Maureen. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, 20 black & white tables, 12 figures. BIC Classification: 1HF; JPQB; KCP; KNDP; MBNH; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137546463
ISBN
9781137546463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

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