Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Hardcover. Natural disasters bedevil our planet, and each appears to be a unique event. Leading geologist Susan W. Kieffer shows how all disasters are connected. Num Pages: 336 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RB; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 241 x 27. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393080957
- ISBN
- 9780393080957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.57
€ 27.99
€ 24.57
Paperback. Exploring the geological research, this title explains how advances in the understanding of plate tectonics, seismology, and satellite imagery have enabled us to see the Earth for what it is. It introduces the concepts of continental drift, the earth's structure, sea floor spreading, and the relationship between the atmosphere and the oceans. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; RGB; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 114 x 9. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192803078
- ISBN
- 9780192803078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Hardback. From the scorching center of Earth's core to the outer limits of its atmosphere, from the gradual process of erosion that carved the Grand Canyon to the earth-shaking fury of volcanoes and earthquakes, this book tells the story of the evolution of our planet and of the science that makes it work. Num Pages: 378 pages, 97 color photos, 101 illus., full color throughout. BIC Classification: PDZ; RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1407.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231125789
- ISBN
- 9780231125789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.45€ 82.56
€ 108.45
€ 82.56
Hardcover. Earthquakes have taught us much about our planet's hidden structure and the forces that have shaped it. This title explains how observing networks transformed an instant of panic and confusion into a field for scientific research, turning earthquakes into natural experiments at the nexus of the physical and human sciences. Num Pages: 368 pages, 14 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; PDX; RBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226111810
- ISBN
- 9780226111810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.31€ 78.78
€ 94.31
€ 78.78
Paperback. Earthquakes have taught us much about our planet's hidden structure and the forces that have shaped it. This book explains how observing networks transformed an instant of panic and confusion into a field for scientific research, turning earthquakes into natural experiments at the nexus of the physical and human sciences. Num Pages: 360 pages, 14 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; PDX; RBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226212050
- ISBN
- 9780226212050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.02
€ 32.99
€ 26.02
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: LAB; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 244 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Berrett-Koehler
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626562066
- ISBN
- 9781626562066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.66
€ 29.99
€ 24.66
Paperback. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 155 x 37. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691172521
- ISBN
- 9780691172521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.89
€ 42.99
€ 30.89
Paperback. A compilation of essays by the author that reveals the value for science studies of examples arising within the history of economics Series: Science & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 472 pages, 9 tables, 1 illus. BIC Classification: JHBC; KCZ; PDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822333227
- ISBN
- 9780822333227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.70
€ 34.99
€ 31.70
Paperback. String theory proclaims that all of the wondrous happenings in the universe are reflections of one grand physical principle and manifestations of one single entity: microscopically tiny vibrating loops of energy. This text relates the scientific story and the human struggle behind this theory. Num Pages: 464 pages, line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 35. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Edition
- New Edition
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099289920
- ISBN
- 9780099289920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.00
€ 19.99
€ 15.00
Paperback. There are Elements all around us but what do they look like laid bare and what do we use them in everyday? This visual tour of the Periodic tale is sure to appeal to anyone interested. This is the coffee table book of the Science world. Num Pages: 240 pages, 500 full colour photographs throughout. BIC Classification: PDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 253 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1080.
- Publisher
- Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781579128951
- ISBN
- 9781579128951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.57
€ 23.99
€ 16.57
Hardcover. This magical book is a totally original collection that features gorgeous, never-before-seen photographic representations of the 118 elements in the periodic table - plus facts, figures and fascinating stories about each one! Num Pages: 240 pages, 400 full colour photographs. BIC Classification: PDZ; PNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 257 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1400.
- Publisher
- Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781579128142
- ISBN
- 9781579128142
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.21
€ 33.99
€ 25.21
Paperback. What killed Charles II? Who thought he had discovered the perfect poison? Why did hatters go mad? This is an account of murderous chemical elements. Through stories of innocent blunders, poisoners of various hues - cold, cunning, desperate - and deaths that remain a mystery, it uncovers the dark side of the Periodic Table. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVF1; PDZ; PSB; TDC; VFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192806000
- ISBN
- 9780192806000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.17
€ 18.99
€ 14.17
Paperback. Presents an introductory account of the theory and application of the evolutionary type of stochastic process. Bailey adopts the approach of applied mathematics, aiming to develop both theoretical principles and applied techniques simultaneously. Editor(s): Bailey, Norman T.J. (University of Oxford). Series: Classics Library. Num Pages: 264 pages, indices. BIC Classification: PBWL; PDE; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 208 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 269.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471523680
- ISBN
- 9780471523680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 248.62
€ 248.62
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198798323
- ISBN
- 9780198798323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.20
€ 17.99
€ 14.20
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195173314
- ISBN
- 9780195173314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.77
€ 20.99
€ 16.77
Hardback. Commentators have long argued about whether to read Paul's personification of Sin in Romans literally or figuratively. Matthew Croasmun suggests both that the cosmic power Sin is nothing more than an emergent feature of a vast network of human transgression and that this power is nevertheless a real person. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRC; HRCF2; HRCM; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190277987
- ISBN
- 9780190277987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.22
€ 158.22
Hardcover. Examines the turbulent history of the ideas, people, and institutions of French colonial and tropical medicine from their early modern origins through World War I. This book demonstrates that regions, more so than a coherent nation, built the empire and specific medical concepts and practices. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; MBX; MMRT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226114521
- ISBN
- 9780226114521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.40€ 47.73
€ 55.40
€ 47.73
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198707547
- ISBN
- 9780198707547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.05
€ 59.05
paperback. In the tradition of Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief and James Gleick's Genius, The Emperor of Scent tells the story of Luca Turin, an utterly unusual, stubborn scientist, his otherworldly gift for perfume, his brilliant, quixotic theory of how we smell, and his struggle to set before the world the secret of the most enigmatic of our senses. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PNN; TDCJ1; WJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099460237
- ISBN
- 9780099460237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 10.95
€ 15.99
€ 10.95
paperback. In his bestselling work of popular science, Sir Roger Penrose takes us on a fascinating tour through the basic principles of physics, cosmology, mathematics, and philosophy to show that human thinking can never be emulated by a machine. Series: Oxford Landmark Science. Num Pages: 640 pages, 145 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; PDZ; UYQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 196 x 39. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198784920
- ISBN
- 9780198784920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.23
€ 17.99
€ 14.23
![Bruce E. Johansen - The Encyclopedia of Global Warming Science and Technology: [2 volumes] - 9780313377020 - V9780313377020](https://www.kennys.ie/products/thumbs/9780313377020.jpg "Bruce E. Johansen - The Encyclopedia of Global Warming Science and Technology: [2 volumes] - 9780313377020 - V9780313377020")
Multiple-component retail product. In this two-volume encyclopedia for general readers and students of all levels, Bruce E. Johansen marshals scientific work on global warming into 300 articles presented in clear and understandable language. Num Pages: 738 pages, 60 illustrations, 10 charts. BIC Classification: GB; PD; RBP; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 261 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1948.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 738
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313377020
- ISBN
- 9780313377020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 230.98
€ 230.98
Hardcover. Deals with all aspects of Imaging Science and Technology, from archeology to life sciences and engineering. With this encyclopedia, scientists, engineers and physicians can understand more about the science and technology behind the imaging techniques they are using and learn the technologies. Num Pages: 1584 pages, illustrations, phtographs, tables. BIC Classification: PDG; TTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 281 x 222 x 85. Weight in Grams: 4186.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 1584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471332763
- ISBN
- 9780471332763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 1,372.58
€ 1,372.58
Paperback. A reissue of the classic work by John Horgan wherein he makes the powerful case that science is ending Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 36. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465065929
- ISBN
- 9780465065929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.25
€ 27.25
Paperback. *A witty, profound book about how all the most significant scientific discoveries are now all in the past. Also contains exclusive interviews with Stephen Hawkins etc. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004151
- ISBN
- 9780349109268
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99