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Paperback. The appendixes provide helpful hints, basic answers to the sample problems, and materials to stimulate further exploration. Num Pages: 200 pages, 68, 67 black & white line drawings, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 165 x 12. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801897603
ISBN
9780801897603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.19

Paperback. However much we want certainty in our lives, it feels as if we live in an uncertain and dangerous world. But are we guilty of exaggerating the chances of some unwanted event happening to us? Are we misled by our ignorance of the reality of risk? This title illustrates how we can learn to make sense of statistics and turn ignorance into insight. Num Pages: 320 pages, 35 diagrams, glossary, notes, index. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140297867
ISBN
9780140297867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PGC; PHDV; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141983219
ISBN
9780141983219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Through an innovative combination of image and text, Peter Atkins explains the processes involved in chemical reactions. He introduces the 'tool kit' of basic reactions, such as precipitation, corrosion, and catalysis, and shows how these building blocks are brought together in more complex processes such as photosynthesis. Num Pages: 200 pages, Full colour integrated illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: PDZ; PNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199668809
ISBN
9780199668809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Radioactivity - the breakdown of unstable atomic nuclei, releasing radiation - is a fundamental process in nature, and used to provide important applications in science, medicine, and energy production. But it remains misunderstood and feared. In this Very Short Introduction, Claudio Tuniz explains the nature and mechanisms of radioactivity. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, Approx 20 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 111 x 9. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199692422
ISBN
9780199692422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: PDZ; TBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
PublicAffairs,U.S. United States
Edition
First Edition (US) First Printing
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610391139
ISBN
9781610391139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 PP Colour; 12 Illustrations in Text. BIC Classification: PDZ; PNRL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307950208
ISBN
9780307950208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 33 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRAX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816680511
ISBN
9780816680511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. From the bestselling author of 59 Seconds. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447273387
ISBN
9781447273387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Hardcover. An intriguing work of history, philosophy, and popular science that explores the human desire to quest. Scientists continually look for the genetic factors that make humans so very different in appearance and behaviour from most animals -- the genes that are uniquely human. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; PDZ; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 33. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470851449
ISBN
9780470851449
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.38

Paperback. Did you know that there's so much empty space inside matter that the entire human race could be squeezed into the volume of a sugar cube? Or that you grow old more quickly on the top floor of a building than on the ground floor? The author explains topics ranging from the Big Bang and Einstein's general theory of relativity to quantum theory. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571315024
ISBN
9780571315024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.57

Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
Prometheus Books United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616142339
ISBN
9781616142339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. In The Theoretical Minimum, the author provided a first course in classical mechanics, offering readers everything they need to start doing physics. In this book, he returns with the next challenge that every aspiring physics buff must tackle: quantum mechanics. It combines explanations, helpful dialogues, and basic exercises. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141977812
ISBN
9780141977812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardcover. Series: The Ladybird Expert Series. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHQ; PHR; PNRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 120 x 231 x 2. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Michael Joseph Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718186272
ISBN
9780718186272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

Paperback. Presenting the history of twentieth-century physics, this book takes us from the discovery of X rays in the mid-1890s to superstring theory in the 1990s. It also shows how the revolutionary discoveries of scientists ranging from Einstein, Planck, and Bohr to Stephen Hawking have been built on the great traditions of earlier centuries. Num Pages: 512 pages, 34 tables 22 line illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBT; PDX; PDZ; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 690.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
510
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691095523
ISBN
9780691095523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.38
€ 55.55

Paperback. Read this book and enjoy your own "Aha!moment. Num Pages: 232 pages, 56, 56 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801897177
ISBN
9780801897177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.34

Read this book and enjoy your own "Aha!moment. Num Pages: 232 pages, 56, 56 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 385.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801897160
ISBN
9780801897160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 91.01

Paperback. Demonstrates that ideas from science explain phenomena that have been thought of as "paranormal". This book offers a model of the universe, where consciousness generates life, where black holes exist inside our bodies as well as out in space, and where science explains galaxies and planets as well as human evolution, auras, and chakras. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905047932
ISBN
9781905047932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. An illuminating and unusual book about how famous artists have anticipated the discoveries of neuroscience. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 195 x 17. Weight in Grams: 178. 256 pages, Illustrations. An illuminating and unusual book about how famous artists have anticipated the discoveries of neuroscience. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AB; PDZ. Dimension: 130 x 195 x 17. Weight: 176.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857862310
ISBN
9780857862310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.60

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

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