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Science: general issues

Hardcover. A modern, comprehensive 2010 overview providing an easy introduction for applied scientists who are not versed in mathematics. Series: Encyclopedia of Mathematics and Its Applications. Num Pages: 582 pages, 420 b/w illus. 70 exercises. BIC Classification: PBCD; PDE; UNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 168 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1012.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
582
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521762687
ISBN
9780521762687
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.65

Paperback. Second edition of Freeman Dyson's fascinating examination of the origins of life on earth. Num Pages: 112 pages, 4 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521626682
ISBN
9780521626682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.90

hardcover. This volume chronicles a year that was enlivened by scientific controversy relating to Darwin's transmutation theory. Editor(s): Burkhardt, Frederick H.; Porter, Duncan M.; Dean, Sheila Ann; Topham, Jonathan R. (University of Cambridge Library); Wilmot, Sarah. Series: The Correspondence of Charles Darwin. Num Pages: 1086 pages, 46 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
1086
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780521590334
ISBN
9780521590334
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.98

Paperback. This book considers Wren's 'other' career as an astronomer, and shows how science informed his architectural philosophy. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780521524728
ISBN
9780521524728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.88

Paperback. What makes our species capable of thinking scientifically? Inspired by a debate between Noam Chomsky and Jean Piaget, the author traces the development of natural history from Aristotle to Darwin, and shows how the science of plants and animals has emerged from common conceptions of folk-biology. Num Pages: 376 pages, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: JMR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 280 x 28. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521438711
ISBN
9780521438711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.04

Paperback. A textbook covering the theory and physical applications of linear algebra and the calculus of several variables. Num Pages: 424 pages, 408 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDE; TBJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 736.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780521406499
ISBN
9780521406499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 88.37

Paperback. Explores the nature of error and inference, drawing on exchanges on experimental reasoning, reliability, and the objectivity of science. Editor(s): Mayo, Deborah G.; Spanos, Aris. Num Pages: 440 pages, 12 b/w illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: PBT; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780521180252
ISBN
9780521180252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.78

Paperback. Proceedings of the International Colloquium in the Philosophy of Science, London, 1965. 292 pages. Editor(s): Lakatos, Imre; Musgrave, Alan. This volume arose out of a symposium on Thomas Kuhn's work, with Karl Popper in the chair. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPS; PDA. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 16. Weight: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1970
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521096232
ISBN
9780521096232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.69

Paperback. This book is about Elizabethan England's most famous 'scientist' or natural philosopher John Dee and his 'conversations with angels'. Num Pages: 268 pages, 7 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HRQM2; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521027489
ISBN
9780521027489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 34.76

Paperback. This book explores Brahe's wide range of activities which encompass much more than his reputed role of astronomer. Num Pages: 374 pages, 72 b/w illus. 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JFCX; PDX; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Abridged
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521008846
ISBN
9780521008846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.93

Paperback. Learn electricity at your own pace What makes a light bulb work? What overloads a fuse? How does a magnetic field differ from an electrical field? With Electricity: A Self-Teaching Guide, you'll discover the answers to these questions and many more about this powerful, versatile force that everyone uses, yet most of us don't understand. Series: Wiley Self-Teaching Guides. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 193 x 15. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471264057
ISBN
9780471264057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.18

Paperback. The brilliantly told and gripping story of the most familiar - yet, amazingly, still poorly understood - substance in the universe: Water. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH; PS; RBGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
9780753810927
ISBN
9780753810927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.27

Paperback. A masterpiece of science reporting that tracks the animal origins of emerginghuman diseases. Num Pages: 592 pages, maps. BIC Classification: MJCJ; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 27. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393346619
ISBN
9780393346619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.94

Paperback. This Pulitzer Prize finalist is a fascinating, provocative work exploring the mysteries of human thought and behavior. Pinker synthesizes the best of cognitive science and evolutionary biology to explain what the mind is, how it has evolved, and, ultimately, how it works. Num Pages: 672 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 830.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393334777
ISBN
9780393334777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.56

Paperback. By explaining how to sire multicolored horses, produce nuts without shells, and create an egg the size of a human head, this title conveys a fascination with tricks and illusions that makes it a work difficult for historians of science to take seriously. Num Pages: 512 pages, 12 halftones. 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
510
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691026022
ISBN
9780691026022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.36
€ 54.72

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Ronin Publishing United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9781579511579
ISBN
9781579511579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.41

Hardcover. Offers an introduction to partial differential equations covering the traditional topics within a modern context. This book includes techniques of numerical computation with selected nonlinear topics, including nonlinear first order equations. It discusses the analytical aspects of solutions in an integrated fashion with examples and exercises. Series: Applied and Numerical Harmonic Analysis. Num Pages: 556 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 168 x 37. Weight in Grams: 950.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Birkhäuser
Edition
Corrected
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817639679
ISBN
9780817639679
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.23

Hardcover. This book is a comprehensive history of the first six decades of space exploration, from the end of World War II to the modern era of routine international cooperation in space. Num Pages: 1472 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; JF; PDX; PHVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 234 x 135. Weight in Grams: 5307.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
1472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313378690
ISBN
9780313378690
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 279.08
€ 253.56

Paperback. This study applies the findings of the new non-linear sciences to understanding the processes of growing complexity and intensifying chaos in the modern world. It also identifies and reviews approaches for living and coping with these trends. Illustrator(s): Kassavin, Natali. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: GPFC; PBWS; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275951528
ISBN
9780275951528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.70

Paperback. Traces the history of alchemy from its earliest roots through to its influence in modern-day science. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 bw illustrations. BIC Classification: HRQX2; PDX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 386. A History of Alchemy. 216 pages, 10 bw illustrations. Traces the history of alchemy from its earliest roots through to its influence in modern-day science. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HRQX2; PDX. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 13. Weight: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441132970
ISBN
9781441132970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.73

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