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Paperback. Utterly beautiful. Profoundly disconcerting. Quantum theory is quite simply the most successful account of the physical universe ever devised. The pursuit of its implications has been the driving motivation of physicists for 100 years. Jim Baggott traces the story, the personalities and the rivalries, through 40 turning-point moments. Series: Oxford Landmark Science. Num Pages: 496 pages, Two 8pp black and white plate sectionn, 26 black and white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 39. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198784777
- ISBN
- 9780198784777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.84
€ 19.99
€ 15.84
Paperback. Looking at the long history of navigation at sea, Jim Bennett discusses the scientific and technological developments that have enabled the accurate measurement of position and setting of directions in the oceans. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; PDX; RGR; TRLN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 174 x 12. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198733713
- ISBN
- 9780198733713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.25
€ 13.99
€ 13.25
Paperback. Includes stories that reveal how DNA determines the characteristics of the adult organism. Num Pages: 512 pages, 16. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099471240
- ISBN
- 9780099471240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.67
€ 21.99
€ 17.67
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 441
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226207919
- ISBN
- 9780226207919
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.24
€ 129.24
Paperback. Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1911) was an internationally renowned botanist, a close friend and early supporter of Charles Darwin, and one of the first - and most successful - British men of science to become a full-time professional. This title uses one individual's career to illustrate the changing world of science in the Victorian era. Num Pages: 441 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226207926
- ISBN
- 9780226207926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.40
€ 47.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PDX; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 32. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691173177
- ISBN
- 9780691173177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.85
€ 37.85
Hardcover. In the late fifteenth century, clocks acquired minute hands. A century later, second hands appeared. Tracing debates about the nature of time, causality, and free will, as well as the introduction of modern technologies - telegraphy, photography, cinematography - this title locates the reverberations of this 'perceptual moment' throughout culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; PGZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226093185
- ISBN
- 9780226093185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.65
€ 122.65
Paperback. In the late fifteenth century, clocks acquired minute hands. A century later, second hands appeared. Tracing debates about the nature of time, causality, and free will, as well as the introduction of modern technologies - telegraphy, photography, cinematography - this title locates the reverberations of this 'perceptual moment' throughout culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226093192
- ISBN
- 9780226093192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.40
€ 47.40
Paperback. Tells the story of the 100-year quest to understand an ancient computer, the scientific artefact we have from antiquity. This title reveals a diverse cast of characters - ranging from Archimedes to Jacques Cousteau - and explores the roots of modern technology in Ancient Greece, the Islamic world and medieval Europe. Num Pages: 336 pages, col. Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA; PDX; PGZ; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099519768
- ISBN
- 9780099519768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.85
€ 14.99
€ 11.85
Hardcover. Editor(s): Radin, Joanna; Kowal, Emma. Num Pages: 376 pages, 26 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JHM; PDX; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. .
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262035859
- ISBN
- 9780262035859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 37.73
€ 50.99
€ 37.73
hardcover. A case study of the interrelationship between mathematics and physics during the Scientific Revolution. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 half-tones, 25 line diagrams. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. Cloth covers, no dj as issued, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036981
- ISBN
- 9780521341400
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
Hardcover. A product of Kepler's most creative period. It began as an attempt to give astronomical optics a solid foundation, but soon transcended this narrow goal to become a complete reconstruction of the theory of light, the physiology of vision, and the mathematics of refraction. It gives us insight into Kepler's thought during this crucial period. Translator(s): Donahue, William H. Num Pages: 475 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PG; PHJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 184 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1042.
- Publisher
- Green Lion Press United States
- Number of pages
- 475
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781888009125
- ISBN
- 9781888009125
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.84
€ 52.84
Hardback. Drawing on sources that include interviews, government documents, patents, sociological and psychological studies, magazines, monographs, scholarly periodicals, film, fiction, and digital gaming, Heitmann and Morales tell a story that highlights both human creativity and some of the paradoxes of American life. Num Pages: 232 pages, 13, 8 black & white halftones, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; PDX; WGCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421412979
- ISBN
- 9781421412979
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.11
€ 40.11
Paperback. A companion to "Lives of Eminent Men", this selection from "Brief Lives" includes biographical sketches of scientists, architects and other figures of Aubrey's day. Series: Hesperus Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Hesperus Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843911692
- ISBN
- 9781843911692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.68
€ 16.99
€ 15.68
Paperback. Uranium, carbon, iron, titanium, gold, silver and silicon - former BP CEO John Browne explains how seven elements are shaping the 21st century, for good and for bad. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; KCZ; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780224367
- ISBN
- 9781780224367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
Hardcover. Num Pages: 445 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDX; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books United States
- Number of pages
- 445
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633880740
- ISBN
- 9781633880740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.34
€ 28.34
Paperback. Burnham's sweeping narrative makes sense of medical practice, medical research, and human frailties and foibles, opening the door to a new understanding of our current concerns. Num Pages: 616 pages, 142, 99 black & white halftones, 43 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBN; MBX; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 39. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421416083
- ISBN
- 9781421416083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.30
€ 44.30
Hardcover. Focuses on Herman Boerhaave (1668-1738), a Dutch medical and chemical professor whose work reached a wide, educated audience and became the template for chemical knowledge in the eighteenth century. This title reveals how Boerhaave restructured and reinterpreted various practices from diverse chemical traditions - including craft chemistry. Series: Synthesis. Num Pages: 270 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226677606
- ISBN
- 9780226677606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.40
€ 122.40
Paperback. Long before GPS and Google Earth, humans traveled vast distances using environmental clues and simple instruments. What is lost when technology substitutes for our innate capacity to find our way? Illustrated with 200 drawings, this narrative part treatise, part travelogue, and part navigational history brings our own world into sharper view." Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 36. Weight in Grams: 838.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088078
- ISBN
- 9780674088078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.77
€ 37.77
Paperback. From Ancient Greek times, music has been seen as a mathematical art, and this relationship has fascinated generations. This new in paperback edition of diverse, comprehensive and fully-illustrated papers, authored by leading scholars, links the two fields in a lucid manner that is suitable for students of each subject as well as the general reader. Num Pages: 200 pages, Numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: AV; PB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 189 x 10. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199298938
- ISBN
- 9780199298938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.71
€ 53.71