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Science: general issues
Paperback. This volume brings together key chapters from Darwin's most important books, including the Journal of Researches on the Beagle voyage (1845), the Origin of Species (1859), the Descent of Man (1871), and the full text of his delightful autobiography. They are accompanied by responses from 19th-century readers from around the world. Editor(s): Secord, James A. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 544 pages, map; 8 line drawings. BIC Classification: BGHA; BGTA; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199580149
- ISBN
- 9780199580149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.65
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Paperback. 'Norton writes with wit and a fine eye for the poetry in the scientific world..funny and gripping.' The Guardian Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444732580
- ISBN
- 9781444732580
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€ 13.99€ 11.04
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Paperback. In the 1930s, physics was in a crisis. In the post-World War II period, four eminent physicists rose to the challenge and developed a calculable version of Quantum Electrodynamics (QED). This book tells the story of these four physicists, blending discussions of their scientific work with biographical sketches. Series: Princeton Series in Physics. Num Pages: 768 pages, 28 halftones 47 line illus. BIC Classification: BG; PDX; PHK; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1114.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 784
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691033273
- ISBN
- 9780691033273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.18€ 63.82
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Paperback. Quantum theory confronts us with bizarre paradoxes which contradict the logic of classical physics. This book takes us on a step-by-step tour with the key figures, including Planck, Einstein, Bohr, Heisenberg and Schrodinger. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PD; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 121 x 13. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Edition
- New Ed
- Publisher
- Icon Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840468502
- ISBN
- 9781840468502
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.82
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Hardback. For researchers in all disciplines, this book offers a practical, hands-on course in communicating scientific findings and concepts through visual graphics Num Pages: 160 pages, 125 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AKC; PD; TBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 199 x 17. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300176445
- ISBN
- 9780300176445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.22
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Paperback. Describes the ten greatest inventions of life, including DNA, sex, sight and consciousness, based on their historical impact, role in living organisms and relevance to controversies. This book explains how these findings have come about, and the extent to which they can be relied upon. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861978189
- ISBN
- 9781861978189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.27
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Paperback. As our minds develop we create a personalized inner world based on our experiences. But during periods of intense emotion, such as anger, fear or euphoria, we can literally lose our mind, returning to the mental state we experienced as infants. This book intends to answer how our unique sense of self is created. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JMM; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141007205
- ISBN
- 9780141007205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.84
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Hardback.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691149561
- ISBN
- 9780691149561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.15
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Paperback. Illustrator(s): Harriss, Edmund. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: PDZM; WF; WZS. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 213. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408888988
- ISBN
- 9781408888988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 9.61
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€ 9.61
Paperback. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 538 pages, 47 halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: PDX; RBGF; RBGH; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 27. Weight in Grams: 910.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 538
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226731025
- ISBN
- 9780226731025
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Condition: New
€ 51.10€ 43.65
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Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HPX; PDZ; PSVT7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141980317
- ISBN
- 9780141980317
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.46
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Paperback. Distinctive in its attention to both the underlying philosophical and sociological aspects of science and technology, the second edition of this popular textbook provides students with an up-to-date road map of the complex interdisciplinary terrain of science and technology studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; TB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405187657
- ISBN
- 9781405187657
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.94
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Paperback. Why is it that the behaviour of teenagers can be so odd? As they grow older, young children steadily improve their sense of how to behave, and then all of a sudden, they can become totally uncommunicative, wildly emotional and completely unpredictable. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; VFXC1; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 231 x 28. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007448319
- ISBN
- 9780007448319
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.47
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Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473651234
- ISBN
- 9781473651234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
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Paperback. Ever since Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity burst upon the world in 1915 some of the most brilliant minds of our century have sought to decipher the mysteries bequeathed by that theory, a legacy so unthinkable in some respects that even Einstein himself rejected them. Series: Commonwealth Fund Book Program. Num Pages: 624 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 38. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393312768
- ISBN
- 9780393312768
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Condition: New
€ 21.91
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Paperback. From before birth to the last breath we draw, from consciousness to sexual attraction, fighting infection to the beating of our hearts, electricity is essential to everything we think and do. This title reveals the secrets of ion channels, which produce the electrical signals in our cells. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MFG; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141046532
- ISBN
- 9780141046532
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
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Hardback. This collection of essay explores two traditions of interpreting and manipulating nature in the early- modern and nineteenth-century Iberian world: one instrumental and imperial, the other patriotic and national. Num Pages: 248 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755436
- ISBN
- 9780804755436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.23
€ 139.23
Paperback. * Gives specific worked examples from the main ecosystems used for undergraduate study -- seashore, lakes/ponds, field and woodland. * Only introductory text specifically focused on field techniques. * Great a how--toa guide that will show student exactly how to carry out each method. Num Pages: 176 pages, 42. BIC Classification: PDN; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 9. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405102445
- ISBN
- 9781405102445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.86
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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
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.22
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Paperback. Schaum's Outlines present all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of examples, solved problems, and practice exercises to test your skills. Series: Schaum's Outline Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, d. BIC Classification: PBCD; PDE; TBJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 272 x 204 x 12. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education - Europe United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780070414600
- ISBN
- 9780070414600
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.78
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Paperback. Seventy years ago, Erwin Schrodinger posed a profound question: 'What is life, and how did it emerge from non-life?' Scientists have puzzled over it ever since. Addy Pross uses insights from the new field of systems chemistry to show how chemistry can become biology, and that Darwinian evolution is the expression of a deeper physical principle. Series: Oxford Landmark Science. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PN; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 15. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198784791
- ISBN
- 9780198784791
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.36
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Paperback. Determinedly forward-looking and optimistic, though never straying from hard facts, The Tesla Revolution paints a striking picture of our global energy future. Num Pages: 334 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 136 x 29. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789462982062
- ISBN
- 9789462982062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 34.05
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Paperback. Bradford Skow presents an original defense of the 'block universe' theory of time, often said to be a theory according to which time does not pass. He provides in-depth discussions of alternative theories, reconciles objective becoming with relativistic physics, and re-evaluates our 'experience' of the passage of time in relation to the argument. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198776697
- ISBN
- 9780198776697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.22
€ 52.22
Hardcover. Beneath the original Venetian glass and rosewood case at La Specola in Florence lies Clemente Susini's Anatomical Venus (c. 1790), a perfect object whose luxuriously bizarre existence challenges belief. This title reveals the evolution of the enigmatic sculptures from wax effigy to fetish figure and the embodiment of the uncanny. Num Pages: 224 pages, 366 illustrations, 324 in colour. BIC Classification: AFKC; AGZ; MFC; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 248 x 27. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500252185
- ISBN
- 9780500252185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.60
€ 33.99
€ 24.60