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paperback. Luca Turin was born with a powerful nose, able to distinguish the components of any scent, from the most refined perfumes to the air on the subways. When he began to write reviews of fragrances, everything changed. The secret world of scent creation opened up, and Turin discovered something astonishing: No one understands how our noses work. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099460237
- ISBN
- 9780099460237
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
The Emerging Quantum: The Physics Behind Quantum Mechanics
De La Pena, Luis, Cetto, Ana Maria, Valdes-He...
Hardcover. Num Pages: 379 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHQ; PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319078922
- ISBN
- 9783319078922
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Condition: New
€ 162.57
€ 162.57
The Emerging Quantum: The Physics Behind Quantum Mechanics
Cetto, Ana Maria; Valdes-Hernandez, Andrea
paperback. Num Pages: 379 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHQ; PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 379
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319347929
- ISBN
- 9783319347929
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Condition: New
€ 161.42
€ 161.42
Hardcover. Examines the turbulent history of the ideas, people, and institutions of French colonial and tropical medicine from their early modern origins through World War I. This book demonstrates that regions, more so than a coherent nation, built the empire and specific medical concepts and practices. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; MBX; MMRT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226114521
- ISBN
- 9780226114521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.85€ 48.07
€ 55.85
€ 48.07
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice. Num Pages: 157 pages, 16 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPVH; LNKJ; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 157
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642341434
- ISBN
- 9783642341434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.58
€ 65.58
The Electric Theories of J. Clerk Maxwell. A Historical and Critical S...
Aversa, Alan; Duhem, Pierre
Hardback. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 473.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319185149
- ISBN
- 9783319185149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.00
€ 67.00
Paperback. Translator(s): Aversa, Alan. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319367859
- ISBN
- 9783319367859
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Condition: New
€ 65.86
€ 65.86
Hardback. Outlines Einstein's image in politics and German science policy. This book covers the period from his appointment as a researcher in Berlin to his fight abroad against the "boycott of German science" after World War I and his struggle at home against attacks on "Jewish physics" of which he was made a prime target. Translator(s): Hentschel, Ann. Num Pages: 480 pages, 64 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; JPFC; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 925.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540256618
- ISBN
- 9783540256618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 42.51
€ 48.99
€ 42.51
Paperback. Translator(s): Hentschel, Ann. Num Pages: 459 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; JPFC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 730.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005
- Number of pages
- 459
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642065071
- ISBN
- 9783642065071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 41.55
€ 48.99
€ 41.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWM; PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403906434
- ISBN
- 9781403906434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.41
€ 61.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JW; PDR; PDX; TGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349398768
- ISBN
- 9781349398768
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Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
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
€ 43.99€ 31.19
€ 43.99
€ 31.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 394 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; KCZ; PDX; YQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312173067
- ISBN
- 9780312173067
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Condition: New
€ 105.96
€ 105.96
Paperback. Editor(s): Damodaran, V.; Winterbottom, Anna; Lester, A. Series: Palgrave Studies in World Environmental History. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTQ; PDX; RGB; RGC; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349491094
- ISBN
- 9781349491094
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Condition: New
€ 204.56
€ 204.56
Paperback. Earthquakes have taught us much about our planet's hidden structure and the forces that have shaped it. This book explains how observing networks transformed an instant of panic and confusion into a field for scientific research, turning earthquakes into natural experiments at the nexus of the physical and human sciences. Num Pages: 360 pages, 14 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; PDX; RBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226212050
- ISBN
- 9780226212050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Hardcover. Earthquakes have taught us much about our planet's hidden structure and the forces that have shaped it. This title explains how observing networks transformed an instant of panic and confusion into a field for scientific research, turning earthquakes into natural experiments at the nexus of the physical and human sciences. Num Pages: 368 pages, 14 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; PDX; RBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226111810
- ISBN
- 9780226111810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.06€ 79.61
€ 95.06
€ 79.61
Paperback. Tracks the astonishing growth of geology's prestige in Britain, exploring how a geohistory far more alluring than the standard six days of Creation was assembled and sold to the wider Bible-reading public. Num Pages: 542 pages, 8 colour plates, 89 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; PDX; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 181 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1014.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 542
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226103204
- ISBN
- 9780226103204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 43.30
€ 54.99
€ 43.30
Hardback. The Duke and the Stars explores science and medicine as studied and practiced in fifteenth-century Italy, including how astrology was taught in relation to astronomy. It illustrates how the "predictive art" of astrology was often a critical, secretive source of information for Italian Renaissance rulers, particularly in times of crisis. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 392 pages, 17 halftones, 2 line illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; PDX; VXFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066632
- ISBN
- 9780674066632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.10€ 59.01
€ 64.10
€ 59.01
Paperback. One of three companion volumes that form an introduction to the central ideas of the modern natural sciences, this book is a source for those who have no technical knowledge in the subject of time. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226808420
- ISBN
- 9780226808420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? This title includes tales that follow carbon, neon, silicon, gold and every single element on the table as they play out their parts in human history, finance, mythology, conflict, the arts, medicine and the lives of the mad scientists who discovered them. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552777506
- ISBN
- 9780552777506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.93
€ 15.99
€ 11.93