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Hardcover. The Principle of Least Action underlies all physics and leads into quantum mechanics and Einstein's Relativity. There are some textbooks that do the calculations, and one book with nice pictures, but no book (before this one) that explains what 'action' is, and why nature follows this principle. Num Pages: 272 pages, 52. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198743040
- ISBN
- 9780198743040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.75
€ 54.75
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€ 11.88
€ 14.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Although eugenics is now widely discredited, some groups and individuals claim a new scientific basis for old racist assumptions. Pondering the continuing influence of racist research and thought, despite all evidence to the contrary, Robert Sussman explains why-when it comes to race-too many people still mistake bigotry for science. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JHM; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674660038
- ISBN
- 9780674660038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.57
€ 26.99
€ 23.57
Paperback. Every document in "The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein" appears in the language in which it was written. This book presents the English translations of non-English materials. Editor(s): Buchwald, Diana Kormos; Rosenkranz, Ze'ev; Sauer, Tilman; Illy, Jozsef; Holmes, Virginia Iris; Hentschel, Professor, Dr. Klaus. Translator(s): Hentschel, Ann M. Series: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 191 x 15. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141916
- ISBN
- 9780691141916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.34€ 57.37
€ 72.34
€ 57.37
Paperback. From prehistoric times to the origins of astrophysics in the mid nineteenth century, this title offers an introduction to the history of Western astronomy. It focuses on topics as the merging of Babylonian and Greek astronomy in later Antiquity, Kepler's conversion of astronomy into a branch of dynamics, and the explorations of the universe. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 136 pages, 15 black and white. BIC Classification: PDX; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 112 x 9. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192803061
- ISBN
- 9780192803061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.89
€ 13.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. Looks past contemporary assumptions and prejudices to determine what alchemists were actually doing in the context of early modern science. This book examines the ways alchemy and chemistry were studied and practiced between 1400 and 1700. It shows how these approaches influenced their respective practitioners' ideas about nature and the world. Series: New Histories of Science, Technology, and Medicine. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 203 x 14. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674022492
- ISBN
- 9780674022492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.03
€ 34.99
€ 30.03
Hardcover. Takes you on a journey through time and space. The author begins at "year zero," and looks back from there, photographing the past in the present. Alongside the photographs, she combines tales of her worldly adventures tracking down these subjects with informative insight from the scientists who are studying them and their environments. Num Pages: 304 pages, 120 colour plates, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: AJB; AJC; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 238 x 1. Weight in Grams: 2084.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226057507
- ISBN
- 9780226057507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.67€ 54.35
€ 60.67
€ 54.35
Paperback. Transforming Matter provides an accessible and clearly written introduction to the history of chemistry, telling the story of how the discipline has developed over the years. Series: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 232 pages, 25, 13 black & white halftones, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBT; PDX; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801866104
- ISBN
- 9780801866104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.00€ 27.57
€ 28.00
€ 27.57
Paperback. Explores the streets, shops, back alleys, and gardens of Elizabethan London where a boisterous and diverse group of men and women shared a keen interest in the study of nature. This book examines six episodes of scientific inquiry and dispute in sixteenth-century London, bringing to life the individuals involved and the challenges they faced. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JB; HBJD1; HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300143164
- ISBN
- 9780300143164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.85
€ 21.99
€ 17.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBLA; JNB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 303 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Pitchstone Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634310901
- ISBN
- 9781634310901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.66
€ 18.99
€ 17.66
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
€ 29.99€ 22.50
€ 29.99
€ 22.50
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521085946
- ISBN
- 9780521085946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 107.18
€ 107.18
Paperback. In Natural Theology William Paley set out to prove the existence of God from the evidence of the beauty and order of the natural world. This edition reprints the original text of 1802, and sets the book in the context of the theological, philosophical, and scientific debates of the nineteenth century. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB1; PDA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199535750
- ISBN
- 9780199535750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.73
€ 13.99
€ 11.73
Hardback. A cautionary tale of failed policies and corporate mismanagement that compellingly addresses previously unexplored issues of political ideology, organizational dynamics, and ethics, Days of Slaughter will appeal to readers everywhere who want a fuller explanation of what went awry in the US housing market. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JP; KCZ; KFFR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421421933
- ISBN
- 9781421421933
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.13
€ 26.99
€ 24.13
Paperback. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 155 x 37. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691172521
- ISBN
- 9780691172521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.78
€ 42.99
€ 30.78
Hardback. "Quantum Leaps in the Wrong Direction" carefully deconstructs five examples of pseudoscience-UFOs, out-of-body experiences, astrology, creationism, and ESP- and gives easy recipes to test other dubious notions so that the reader can ascertain what lies in the realm of real science and what more properly deserves the tag of pseudoscience. Illustrator(s): Harris, Sidney. Num Pages: 208 pages, 44. BIC Classification: PDX; PHVB; VXQB; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 2. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190620295
- ISBN
- 9780190620295
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.08
€ 79.08
paperback. Second edition of a very well received title which demystifies science and is highly readable on complex subjects. Series: Canto Classics. Num Pages: 204 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 312. What You Should Know About Science. Series: Canto Classics. 212 pages, Illustrations. Second edition of a very well received title which demystifies science and is highly readable on complex subjects. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PDX. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 10. Weight: 302.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 204
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107604650
- ISBN
- 9781107604650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.69
€ 20.69
Paperback. Any literate person should be familiar with the central ideas of modern science. This book introduces the author's choice of the ten great ideas of science. It aims to lead the reader through the emergence of the concepts, and then present them in an effective manner. Num Pages: 400 pages, numerous halftones & figures. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 193 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198609414
- ISBN
- 9780198609414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.47
€ 13.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Looks at the history of forensic science over the last two centuries, during which time a combination of remarkable intuition, painstaking observation and leaps in scientific knowledge have developed this fascinating branch of detection. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: JKVF1; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 138 x 199 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099569244
- ISBN
- 9780099569244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.80
€ 14.99
€ 11.80
Paperback. Molecules are the building blocks of matter. Using the molecules of life as a springboard, Philip Ball provides a new perspective on modern chemistry. He shows how molecular scientists are capturing the dynamism of biological molecules in synthetic systems, promising to reinvent chemistry as the central creative science of the new century. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 117 x 11. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192854308
- ISBN
- 9780192854308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.73
€ 13.99
€ 11.73
paperback. Nobel laureate Erwin Schrodinger's What is Life? is one of the great science classics of the twentieth century. Series: Canto Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107604667
- ISBN
- 9781107604667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.03
€ 22.03
Hardback. Lysenko became one of the most notorious figures in twentieth-century science after his genetic theories were discredited decades ago. Yet some scientists now claim that discoveries in epigenetics prove that he was right after all. Loren Graham reopens the case, to determine whether new developments in molecular biology validate Lysenko's claims. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: PD; PDX; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674089051
- ISBN
- 9780674089051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.60
€ 27.99
€ 24.60
Hardback. An engaging defence and critique of the various arguments from both science and religion on the fine-tuning of the Universe. Num Pages: 388 pages, 49 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107156616
- ISBN
- 9781107156616
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.73
€ 38.73
Paperback. From one of the best writers on science, a remarkable portrait of Isaac Newton. The man who changed our understanding of the universe, of science, and of faith. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007163182
- ISBN
- 9780007163182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.49
€ 14.99
€ 12.49