Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Hardback. The ultimate Theodore Gray collection, Completely Mad Science collects every one of Gray's dramatic, visually spectacular, and ultimately enlightening scientific experiments-94 in all- into one complete volume. Num Pages: 408 pages, 550 colour photographs throughout. BIC Classification: PDN; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 210 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1146.
- Publisher
- Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316395083
- ISBN
- 9780316395083
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.84
€ 33.99
€ 22.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 173 color illus. BIC Classification: FXZ; HPC; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691168692
- ISBN
- 9780691168692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.55
€ 26.99
€ 20.55
Hardback. Brings us the story of Alan Davenport (1932-2009), the father of modern wind engineering, who investigated how wind navigates the obstacle course of the earth's natural and built environments - and how, when not properly heeded, wind causes buildings and bridges to teeter unduly, sway with abandon, and even collapse. Num Pages: 288 pages, 63 halftones. 20 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; TNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151533
- ISBN
- 9780691151533
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. Hunt translates his often-demanding material into engaging and accessible language suitable for undergraduate students of the history of science and technology. Series: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 192 pages, 24, 16 black & white halftones, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX; PH; TBX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801893599
- ISBN
- 9780801893599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.58
€ 27.99
€ 24.58
Paperback. Everything you ever wanted to know about science in 35 bite size chapters. Num Pages: 224 pages, Black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857388353
- ISBN
- 9780857388353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Sharing is central to how we live today: it is what we do online; it is a model of economic behaviour; and it is also a type of therapeutic talk. Sharing embodies positive values such as empathy, communication, fairness, openness and equality. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745662510
- ISBN
- 9780745662510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.49
€ 24.49
Hardback. The mathematics of ancient Egypt was fundamentally different from our math today. Contrary to what people might think, it wasn't a primitive forerunner of modern mathematics. This title provides an introduction to the intuitive and often-surprising art of ancient Egyptian math. Num Pages: 256 pages, 301 color illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; PBX; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 226 x 18. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160122
- ISBN
- 9780691160122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
Paperback. This is the first book to connect digital media technologies in digital sociology to traditional sociological and offers a much needed overview of it. It includes problems of the digital age in relation to inequality and identity, making it suitable for use for a global audience on a variety of courses. Editor(s): Daniels, Jessie; Gregory, Karen; Cottom, Tressie McMillan. Num Pages: 528 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFD; JHB; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 172 x 29. Weight in Grams: 888.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447329015
- ISBN
- 9781447329015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 45.52
€ 47.99
€ 45.52
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198785033
- ISBN
- 9780198785033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.36
€ 16.99
€ 13.36
Hardcover. In what variety of ways has the human mind, with its subjectivity and its capacity for self-deception, but also its piercing gifts of discovery, managed to come to terms with 'the whimsical tricks of nature'? This book conveys historical thought about modes of scientific advance. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 478 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 835.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1999th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792357742
- ISBN
- 9780792357742
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.62
€ 197.62
Paperback. Ever wonder why cats land on their feet? Or what holds a spinning top upright? Or whether it is possible to feel the Earth's rotation in an airplane? This title offers a compendium of paradoxes and puzzles that readers can solve using their own physical intuition. It also features an appendix that explains all physical concepts used in the book. Num Pages: 208 pages, 104 line illus. BIC Classification: PBW; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148540
- ISBN
- 9780691148540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.88
€ 23.99
€ 17.88
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€ 10.69
€ 13.99
€ 10.69
Paperback. Offers an account of how British boffins triumphed across the decades in creating everything from computer games to Martian landers. This book contains chapters on the Beagle II, Elite - the 80s computer game, the Blue Streak missile, Concorde, mobile phone technology and the Human Genome Project, among others. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; BG; PDZ; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571214976
- ISBN
- 9780571214976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
€ 17.99
€ 12.99
Paperback. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 259 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 69 colour illustrations, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 3rd ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319134215
- ISBN
- 9783319134215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.55
€ 53.55
Hardcover. A freewheeling, sharp-shooting indictment of a tech-besotted culture. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 33. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393254549
- ISBN
- 9780393254549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.62
€ 27.99
€ 24.62
Paperback. In 2016 a team of hundreds of scientists at work on a billion-dollar experiment made history when they announced the first ever detection of a gravitational wave, confirming Einstein's prediction a century ago. Based on complete access to Ligo and the scientists who created it, this book offers a first-hand account of this achievement. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PHDV; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099569589
- ISBN
- 9780099569589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Drawing on strange and thought-provoking case studies, an eminent neurologist offers unprecedented insight into the evolution of the uniquely human brain. Num Pages: 384 pages, 45 illustrations. BIC Classification: MJN; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 357
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393340624
- ISBN
- 9780393340624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.59
€ 18.99
€ 17.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; WDKX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 190 x 19. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Perigee Trade
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780399168192
- ISBN
- 9780399168192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.62
€ 16.99
€ 14.62
Paperback. Before Longitude no one remembered John Harrison. The Invention of Nature does the same for Alexander von Humboldt Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 150 x 35. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848549005
- ISBN
- 9781848549005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. For six hundred years, the nations of Europe and North America have periodically attempted to coerce, invade, or conquer other societies. They have relied on their superior technology to do so, yet these technologies have not always guaranteed success. This title examines Western imperialism's complex relationship with technology. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 halftones. 4 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; KCZ; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154329
- ISBN
- 9780691154329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.43
€ 37.99
€ 27.43