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Science: general issues

Hardback. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442629615
ISBN
9781442629615
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.58

Hardcover. As railways, steamships, and telegraph communications brought distant places into unprecedented proximity, previously minor discrepancies in local time-telling became a global problem. Vanessa Ogle s chronicle of the struggle to standardize clock times and calendars from 1870 to 1950 highlights the many hurdles that proponents of uniformity faced." Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; JFFS; PDX; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 244 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674286146
ISBN
9780674286146
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 46.48

Paperback. Griffith's first book introduces the issue of the human condition and his biological explanation of it. It describes how the human condition is the result of a conflict between our instinctive self struggling against our intellect's need to understand existence. It presents the understanding needed for our species psychological rehabilitation. Num Pages: 228 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PS; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
WTM Publishing & Communications Pty Ltd Australia
Number of pages
228
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780731604951
ISBN
9780731604951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. Naturally occurring DMT may produce prophecy-like states of consciousness and thus represent a bridge between biology and religious experience Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HRLK; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594773426
ISBN
9781594773426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330492294
ISBN
9780330492294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.50

Hardcover. What drove the evolution of humans, with our uniquely big brains? The Cradle of Humanity presents fascinating and controversial new research which suggests that the geological and climatic history of East Africa's Rift Valley are at the heart of the answer. Num Pages: Approximately 20 black and white figures. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSXE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 225 x 26. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198704522
ISBN
9780198704522
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.13

Paperback. A groundbreaking book from one of the world's most celebrated animal scientists that will revolutionise our understanding of how animals think and feel Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; VFJD; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 196 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300.
Edition
New
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
9780747566694
ISBN
9780747566694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 9.86

paperback. In 1966, a group of respected aerospace engineers revealed that US scientists were perfecting ways to control gravity. Aerospace and defence journalist Nick Cook considers the possibility that America did indeed crack the gravity code, examining German weapons technology along the way. Num Pages: 416 pages, facsimiles, , portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWM; JWX; PDZ; TRP; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 109 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099414988
ISBN
9780099414988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. .
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262533164
ISBN
9780262533164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.31

Paperback. Series: SEM. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 4KST; PDE; PN. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 276 x 213. .
Publisher
Hodder Education
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471873850
ISBN
9781471873850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99

Paperback. When did the first people arrive here? What did they look like? How did they survive? Who were the Neanderthals? The author takes us back to when it was so tropical we lived alongside hippos, elephants and sabre-toothed tigers or to times so cold we hunted reindeer and mammoth, and to others even colder when we were forced to flee a wall of ice. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; JHMP; PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 111 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141018133
ISBN
9780141018133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Helms, Nina. Num Pages: 160 pages, illus. BIC Classification: PD; VXW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Sky Books
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780963188908
ISBN
9780963188908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.81

Paperback. Translator(s): Pakis, Valentine A. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 104 pages, 16 b/w plates. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 8. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
104
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816678228
ISBN
9780816678228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.14

Paperback. For centuries, scientists and philosophers believed that the universe was a stately, ordered mechanism, mathematical and musical. This title helps readers to see how this scientific philosophy emerged, how it was shattered by changing views of the universe and the rise of Romanticism, and to what extent it survives. Num Pages: 282 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AV; JFCX; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Copernicus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st ed. 1993. 2nd printing 1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387944746
ISBN
9780387944746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.46

Paperback. The Companion to Global Environmental History offers multiple points of entry into the history and historiography of this dynamic and fast-growing field, to provide an essential road map to past developments, current controversies, and future developments for specialists and newcomers alike. Editor(s): McNeill, Professor J. R.; Stewart Mauldin, Erin. Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to World History. Num Pages: 568 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; RG; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 29. Weight in Grams: 854.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118977538
ISBN
9781118977538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.30

Paperback. The paperback of the critically-acclaimed popular science book by a writer who is fast becoming a celebrity mathematician. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
HarperPerennial
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841155807
ISBN
9781841155807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.38

Paperback. How heavy is that cloud? Why can you see farther in rain than in fog? Why are the droplets on that spider web spaced apart so evenly? This book presents ninety-six questions about many common natural phenomena - and a few uncommon ones - and then shows how to answer them using mostly basic mathematics. Num Pages: 264 pages, 17 color illus. 22 halftones. 97 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZM; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152653
ISBN
9780691152653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.49

Hardcover. Jacopo Zabarella's two treatises On Methods and On Regressus (1578) are among the most important Renaissance discussions of how scientific knowledge should be acquired, arranged, and transmitted. They belong to a lively debate about the order in which sciences should be taught and the method to be followed in demonstrations. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 412 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
412
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674724808
ISBN
9780674724808
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.93

Paperback. The must-read book for anyone concerned about the present and the future Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
John Murray Press United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848546226
ISBN
9781848546226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Translator(s): Heath, Sir Thomas L. Series: Dover Books on Mathematics. Num Pages: 443 pages, figs. BIC Classification: DNF; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
443
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486600888
ISBN
9780486600888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.60

Paperback. Series: UNITEXT. Num Pages: 142 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 42 colour illustrations, 20 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; UB; UFM; UMZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
142
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319253268
ISBN
9783319253268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.41

Paperback. Robotics is a key technology in the modern world. Yet, despite these successes, robots have failed to live up to the predictions of the 1950s and 60s. In this Very Short Introduction, Alan Winfield considers how robotics can be both a success story and a disappointment, and how robots can be both ordinary and quite remarkable. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, Approx 18 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; TJFM1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 175 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199695980
ISBN
9780199695980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Sean Carroll explores how evolution has shaped nature's wondrous complexity and diversity, from insects to octopuses, from mice to men. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849160483
ISBN
9781849160483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Philosophy of Science: An Anthology assembles some of the finest papers in the philosophy of science since 1945, showcasing enduring classics alongside important and innovative recent work. Editor(s): Lange, Marc. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies. Num Pages: 664 pages, 40. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 169 x 44. Weight in Grams: 990.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
664
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405130349
ISBN
9781405130349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.57

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