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Science: general issues
Paperback. Providing a practical and accessible guide, this book enables readers to quickly build up knowledge and understanding of toxicology applications taking the reader from basic theory to an advanced basics level dealing with specific issues like pesticides, alcohol, and cigarettes. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PD; PN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118882023
- ISBN
- 9781118882023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.75€ 74.31
€ 88.75
€ 74.31
Paperback. Technical ideas may be solid or even groundbreaking, but if these ideas cannot be clearly communicated, reviewers of technical documents are likely to reject the argument for advancing these ideas. This book presents a scientific approach to writing that mirrors the sensibilities of scientists and engineers. Series: IEEE PCS Professional Engineering Communication Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CBWT; PD; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118832523
- ISBN
- 9781118832523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.27
€ 57.27
Paperback. The author describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but even when he stays safely at home he can't contain his curiosity about the world around him. This title is about his quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization - how we got from there, being nothing at all, to here, being us. Series: Bryson. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 185 x 39. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 23rd Impression
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784161859
- ISBN
- 9781784161859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Hardcover. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Dimension: 224 x 143 x 15. Weight: 328.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University Of Buckingham Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955464287
- ISBN
- 9780955464287
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.06
€ 20.99
€ 17.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 252 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Vertical, Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781942993544
- ISBN
- 9781942993544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.95
€ 17.99
€ 12.95
Paperback. This work employs detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate the study's claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 516 pages, 12 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHM; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 788. Civility and Science in Seventeenth-century England. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. 516 pages, 12 halftones, 2 line drawings. This work employs detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate the study's claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHM; PDA; PDX. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 27. Weight: 700.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 516
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226750194
- ISBN
- 9780226750194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.34
€ 47.99
€ 37.34
Hardback. Num Pages: 610 pages, 1 halftone, 3 maps, 143 illustrations, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 1044.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1948
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 610
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674823204
- ISBN
- 9780674823204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.01€ 154.41
€ 174.01
€ 154.41
Hardback. Num Pages: 884 pages, 165 line illustrations, 22 tables. BIC Classification: HBLC1; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1770.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 884
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674823600
- ISBN
- 9780674823600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 214.27€ 189.25
€ 214.27
€ 189.25
paperback. A plain language style, worked examples and exercises help students to understand the foundations of computational physics and engineering. Num Pages: 216 pages, 73 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PB; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107479500
- ISBN
- 9781107479500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.64
€ 34.64
Paperback. A concise, practical guide in statistical methods for experimental data handling; ideal for course use and a handy reference for researchers. Num Pages: 238 pages, 47 b/w illus. 12 tables 49 exercises. BIC Classification: PBC; PBT; PDE; TBJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 162 x 12. Weight in Grams: 334. 240 pages, 47 b/w illus. 12 tables 49 exercises. A concise, practical 2011 guide in statistical methods for experimental data handling; ideal for course use and a handy reference for researchers. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PBC; PBT; PDE; TBJ. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 12. Weight: 386.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521134927
- ISBN
- 9780521134927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.43
€ 37.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 53 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JNU; PB; PDA; PHU; RNPG; YQM; YQS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231168731
- ISBN
- 9780231168731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.68
€ 25.99
€ 19.68
Hardback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 55 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBW; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231168724
- ISBN
- 9780231168724
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Hardcover. Robison did much to educate the broader public in the natural sciences through his many contributions to the Encyclopaedia Britannica (3rd edition). David Brewster collected Robison's contributions to the Britannica and publishing them under the title, "A System of Mechanical Philosophy". Num Pages: 3000 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 269. Weight in Grams: 5216.
- Publisher
- Thoemmes
- Number of pages
- 3000
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843710745
- ISBN
- 9781843710745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 2,960.33€ 2,641.53
€ 2,960.33
€ 2,641.53
Paperback. In the late fifteenth century, clocks acquired minute hands. A century later, second hands appeared. Tracing debates about the nature of time, causality, and free will, as well as the introduction of modern technologies - telegraphy, photography, cinematography - this title locates the reverberations of this 'perceptual moment' throughout culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226093192
- ISBN
- 9780226093192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.83
€ 37.99
€ 29.83
Paperback. A provocative account of the astounding new answers to the most basic philosophical questions: where did the universe come from and how will it end? Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471112683
- ISBN
- 9781471112683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.75
€ 13.99
€ 10.75
Paperback. This text shows how the structure and chemistry of the brain determine our perceptions, emotions and behaviour, and what we can do to shape its functions to our advantage. Ratey also analyses the ways in which things can go wrong, detailing causes and treatments for diseases including autism. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 28. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349112961
- ISBN
- 9780349112961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Hardback. An anthology that gathers together nearly one hundred selections from the past 500 years of popular math writing. Ranging from the late fifteenth to the late twentieth century, and drawing from books, newspapers, magazines, and websites, it includes recreational, classroom, and work mathematics; mathematical histories and biographies; and, more. Editor(s): Wardhaugh, Dr. Benjamin. Num Pages: 392 pages, 39 halftones. 19 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691147758
- ISBN
- 9780691147758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.21€ 46.67
€ 59.21
€ 46.67
Hardcover. French cultural theorist and urbanist Paul Virilio is best known for his writings on media, technology, and architecture. This title gathers conversations in which Virilio and architectural writer Marianne Brausch look at a 20th century characterized by enormous technological acceleration and by technocultural accidents of barbarism and horror. Translator(s): Turner, Chris. Series: The French List. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 186 x 22. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Seagull Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906497859
- ISBN
- 9781906497859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.26
€ 25.99
€ 21.26
Paperback. An exhilarating journey into the science of time, from Stonehenge to the Big Bang and beyond Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851689644
- ISBN
- 9781851689644
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.49
€ 13.99
€ 11.49
Paperback. Bestselling manifesto on how to improve the lives of the "bottom billion" through revolutions in technology. Num Pages: 432 pages, index, notes. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 29. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781451616835
- ISBN
- 9781451616835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.07
€ 17.99
€ 13.07
Hardback. Shows how to adapt democracy to advanced information technologies that can enhance political decision making and enable us to navigate the social rapids ahead. This title demonstrates how these technologies combine to address a problem as old as democracy itself - how to help citizens better evaluate the consequences of their political choices. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: JPHV; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151021
- ISBN
- 9780691151021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
€ 46.99
€ 33.61
Paperback. A movement emerges to challenge the tightening of intellectual property law around the world. Editor(s): Krikorian, Gaelle; Kapczynski, Amy. Num Pages: 646 pages, 61 b&w illus. BIC Classification: LNR; PDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 41. Weight in Grams: 886.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Zone Books United States
- Number of pages
- 646
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781890951962
- ISBN
- 9781890951962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.52
€ 37.99
€ 27.52
Hardcover. In the early eighteenth century, the modern German word that would later mean "science," naturwissenschaft, was not even included in dictionaries. By 1850, however, the term was in use everywhere. This title follows the emergence of this important new category within German-speaking Europe. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; 3JH; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226667379
- ISBN
- 9780226667379
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.21€ 50.79
€ 59.21
€ 50.79
Paperback. Focuses on chessboard problems. From the Knight's Tour Problem and Queens Domination to their many variations, this work surveys the well-known problems in this surprisingly fertile area of recreational mathematics. Using visual language of graph theory, it guides the reader to the forefront of research in mathematics. Series: Princeton Puzzlers. Num Pages: 272 pages, 204 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZM; WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154985
- ISBN
- 9780691154985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.07
€ 20.99
€ 17.07