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Hardcover. Unravelling the latest amazing breakthroughs in theoretical physics, Stephen Hawking guides the reader through the evolution of Einsteinian physics to a universe of ten dimensions and a so-called theory of everything. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour illustrations, colour photographs. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 956.
Publisher
Bantam Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
First Edition - Later Print Run
Condition
New
SKU
V9780593048153
ISBN
9780593048153
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.52

Paperback. Superconductivity is one of the most exciting areas of research in physics today. Outlining the history of its discovery, and the race to understand its many mysterious phenomena, this Very Short Introduction also explores the deep implications of the theory, and its potential to revolutionize the physics and technology of the future. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 20 B&W halftones & line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 114 x 10. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540907
ISBN
9780199540907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Stephen Jay Gould's writings on history - both of the natural world and of the study of that natural world - had made him a household name by the time of his death in 2002. This work contains a selection of Gould's writing, including some of the most famous of his essays and extracts from his major books. Num Pages: 656 pages, figures. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 43. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099488675
ISBN
9780099488675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.69

paperback. The Darwinian theory of evolution is a well-known, well-explored area. But there is one aspect of human life which this theory fails to account for: chance. The author argues that chance was in fact one of the decisive factors in the evolution of life on this planet, and that, with a flip of coin, everything could have been very different indeed. Num Pages: 352 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PSAJ; RBX; WN; WNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099273455
ISBN
9780099273455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. Revelatory story of how all modern non-Africans sprang from a single exodus out of Africa just 85,000 years ago Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 colour photos. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 31. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Constable and Robinson United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841198941
ISBN
9781841198941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. 'British prehistory will never look the same again.' Professor Colin Renfrew, University of Cambridge Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: JHMP; PDZ; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 43. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
Constable and Robinson United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845294823
ISBN
9781845294823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

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
€ 22.43

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 the architecture of matter. Num Pages: 398 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
398
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Edition
Phoenix Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226808406
ISBN
9780226808406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.17

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Wolfram Media, Inc.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781579550035
ISBN
9781579550035
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.38

Paperback. Contends that our continuing faith in science in the face of its actual history is best understood as the secular residue of a religiously inspired belief in divine providence. Series: The Art of Living. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844652044
ISBN
9781844652044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 28.24

Hardcover. Series: The Ladybird Expert Series. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 120 x 178 x 9. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Michael Joseph Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718186289
ISBN
9780718186289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 11.76

Paperback. Genetics is the newest of all sciences - nothing useful was known about inheritance until just over a century ago. Now genetics is exploding, and before long we will have the complete code, written in three thousand million letters of DNA, of what makes a human being. Illustrator(s): Van Loon, Borin. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 260. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KTG0012761
ISBN
9781840466362
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; THRH; TRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 143. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143128328
ISBN
9780143128328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.02

Paperback. The Solar Revolution reveals for the first time how cutting-edge science can use the sun to provide sustainable food and energy for a global population of 10 billion people. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RNU; THX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 24. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848316553
ISBN
9781848316553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.90

Hardback. Project Sunshine reveals for the first time how cutting-edge science can use the sun to provide sustainable food and energy for a global population of 10 billion people. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RNU; THX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 146 x 29. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Icon Books
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848315136
ISBN
9781848315136
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 15.88

Paperback. A highly readable guide to the evolution of colour and vision in the natural world. BIC Classification: PDZ; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 231 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
The Natural History Museum
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780565093891
ISBN
9780565093891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.71

Paperback. Winner of the 2015 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction, this Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller upends conventional thinking about autism and suggests a broader model for acceptance, understanding and full participation in society for people who think differently. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: JMAQ; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 49. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781760113643
ISBN
9781760113643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. This book opens the audience s eyes to the extraordinary scientific secrets hiding in everyday objects. Helping readers increase chemistry knowledge in a fun and entertaining way, the book is perfect as a supplementary textbook or gift to curious professionals and novices. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119265269
ISBN
9781119265269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.01
€ 44.53

Paperback. Why do people cluster together in neighborhoods? How do internet communities spring up from nowhere? Why is a brain conscious even though no single neuron is? What causes a media frenzy? This title looks at how self-organising systems are changing the world. Num Pages: 288 pages, facsimiles, map, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 111 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001954
ISBN
9780140287752
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. A razor-sharp analysis of how record-breaking exploits in extreme sport are redefining the limits of being human. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSX; WSE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9781784291228
ISBN
9781784291228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 173 color illus. BIC Classification: FXZ; HPC; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691168692
ISBN
9780691168692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. Recently many people have assumed that we are shaped by our environment: a blank slate waiting to be inscribed by upbringing and culture, with innate abilities playing little part. This title shows that this view denies the heart of our being: human nature. Num Pages: 528 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: PDZ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 360.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140276053
ISBN
9780140276053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Hardback. String theory has been called the 'theory of everything'. It seeks to describe all the fundamental forces of nature. It encompasses gravity and quantum mechanics in one unifying theory. This title presents an introduction to one of the most talked-about areas of physics. Series: Science Essentials. Num Pages: 184 pages, 21 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
184
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Edition (US) First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691142890
ISBN
9780691142890
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.56

Paperback. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060548315
ISBN
9780060548315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.49

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