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Science: general issues
hardcover. Recounts the cutthroat competition and back stabbing that were often part of the media-highlighted race to find the oldest hominid fossil. The author weaves the story in the rich fabric of Ethiopian society and politics, the plight of the regions people, and the international maneuverings for control of the fossil finds. Num Pages: 404 pages, 42 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; HD; PD; PSXE; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 779.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Copernicus United States
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- SKU
- V9780387987422
- ISBN
- 9780387987422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.97
€ 32.99
€ 29.97
hardcover. First Snow White encounters one of the Little People, then one of the Even Smaller People, and finally one of the Truly Infinitesimal People. And no matter how diligently she searches, the only dwarves she can find are collapsed stars. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PHP; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Copernicus United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2003rd Edition
- SKU
- V9780387955667
- ISBN
- 9780387955667
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 46.48
€ 52.99
€ 46.48
Num Pages: 304 pages, 19 illus. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPM; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199917648
- ISBN
- 9780199917648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.64
€ 120.64
This study explores the integral role of astrological concepts and imagery in preparing the ground for the Reformation, and in shaping the distinctive characteristics of German Christian culture through the early seventeenth century. Num Pages: 408 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLH; HRAX; PDX; VXFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199736058
- ISBN
- 9780199736058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.38
€ 127.38
The modern applications of X-ray crystallography range from drug design to characterization of high technology materials. This book tells the story of its pioneers and relates how the first crystal structures were determined. Num Pages: 464 pages, 203 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PNFS; PNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 239 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1014.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199659845
- ISBN
- 9780199659845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.98
€ 102.98
Mixed media pr. Series: Forschungsberichte Des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen. Num Pages: 40 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 3. Weight in Grams: 118.
- Publication date
- 1965
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften Germany
- Number of pages
- 40
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663060369
- ISBN
- 9783663060369
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.85
€ 57.85
Mixed media pr. Series: Die Wissenschaft. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 10. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publication date
- 1947
- Publisher
- Vieweg+teubner Verlag Germany
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663031420
- ISBN
- 9783663031420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.76
€ 58.76
Paperback. Editor(s): Williams, Gerhild Scholz; Gunnoe, Charles D. Num Pages: 274 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Truman State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931112116
- ISBN
- 9781931112116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 40.99
€ 42.99
€ 40.99
Paperback. An account of the philosophical foundations of quantum theory. Hughes analyzes the Hilbert-space models used in quantum theory and explains why they are so successful. He goes on to show how the very suitability of Hilbert spaces for modelling the quantum world gives rise to problems. Num Pages: 384 pages, 71 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674843929
- ISBN
- 9780674843929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.23€ 48.27
€ 52.23
€ 48.27
Paperback. Online and mobile technologies are profoundly influencing how we read and write, speak and listen, but not in the ways you might suppose. Always On draws upon a decade of research to reveal how instant messaging, cell phones, multitasking, Facebook, blogs, and internet search functions are reshaping social interaction and written culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: CFB; GTC; JFD; JFFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199735440
- ISBN
- 9780199735440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.09
€ 34.09
hardcover. Features over one hundred and fifty colour illustrations that have been specially commissioned to help the reader understand what have become popular mythic images of our century, but which nonetheless remain difficult, abstract ideas to grasp. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 254 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1036.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Bantam Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780593077184
- ISBN
- 9780593077184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.83
€ 29.99
€ 20.83
hardcover. What are things made of? What is the sun? Why is there night and day, winter and summer? Why do bad things happen? Are we alone? Have you heard the tale of how the sun hatched out of an emu's egg? Has anyone ever told you that earthquakes are caused by a sneezing giant? This title answers all these questions. Illustrator(s): McKean, Dave. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrated throughout with 4 colour integrated artwork. BIC Classification: PDZ; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1062.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bantam Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780593066126
- ISBN
- 9780593066126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 24.29
€ 34.99
€ 24.29
paperback. Num Pages: 784 pages, 16pp colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 39. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141040837
- ISBN
- 9780141040837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.68
€ 20.99
€ 16.68
paperback. The discovery of the notes for Richard Feynman's major lecture on the motion of planets around the sun, presented in this book, allows readers an insight into the workings of his mind. The book relates how the notes came to be lost, and how they came to be found again and reconstructed. Num Pages: 192 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: PD; PGC; PHVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099736219
- ISBN
- 9780099736219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.75
€ 10.99
€ 9.75
paperback. How does a genius see the world? Where and how does inspiration strike? Blending science with history, biography with myth, the author conjures up an inimitable cast: the omnipresent Einstein, mad genius Kurt Godel, and Villani's personal hero, John Nash. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099581970
- ISBN
- 9780099581970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
paperback. The Darwinian theory of evolution is a well-known, well-explored area. But there is one aspect of human life which this theory fails to account for: chance. The author argues that chance was in fact one of the decisive factors in the evolution of life on this planet, and that, with a flip of coin, everything could have been very different indeed. Num Pages: 352 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PSAJ; RBX; WN; WNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099273455
- ISBN
- 9780099273455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
€ 14.99
€ 12.53
Hardcover. Karl Jaspers' Philosophy and Psychopathology Editor(s): Fuchs, Thomas; Mundt, Christoph; Breyer, Thiemo. Num Pages: 198 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; MMJT; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461488774
- ISBN
- 9781461488774
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 216.89
€ 216.89
Paperback. AK Dewdney is well known for his columns in "Scientific American magazine", as well as his Copernicus book, "Hungry Hollow". Num Pages: 247 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHVB; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st softcover printing 2000
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387989167
- ISBN
- 9780387989167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 38.42
€ 47.99
€ 38.42
Hardcover. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 28. Weight in Grams: 533.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616147532
- ISBN
- 9781616147532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.72
€ 26.99
€ 24.72
Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HBLW3; PDX; T; U. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Purdue Scholarly Publishing Services United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626710368
- ISBN
- 9781626710368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.42
€ 46.42
Hardcover. A valuable guide to the Waxy Cap Mushrooms of Eastern North America for amateur and professional mycologists, naturalists, forestry personnel, teachers, biologists and wild food enthusiasts. Num Pages: 179 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. map. BIC Classification: PD; PST; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 191 x 19. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632689
- ISBN
- 9780815632689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.16
€ 114.16
Paperback. Presenting two plays, "ICSI" and "Taboos", this title dramatizes the social transformations and contested viewpoints created by advances in reproductive science and technology. It includes a DVD that provides video of the ICSI injection process as viewed through a microscope. Num Pages: 136 pages, 8 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299227944
- ISBN
- 9780299227944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.70
€ 30.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 205 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- National Science Teachers Association - NSTA Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936137237
- ISBN
- 9781936137237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.35
€ 17.35
Hardcover. This text documents partial differential equation applications, including: heat conduction; wave propagation; vibrations; traffic flow shocks; evolution of population densities; fluid flow; electrostatics; minimal surfaces; gravitation; and quantum mechanics. Num Pages: 735 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 188 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- International Press of Boston
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571460363
- ISBN
- 9781571460363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.98
€ 105.98