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Popular science
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: PDN; PDZ; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509822195
- ISBN
- 9781509822195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.17
€ 11.99
€ 10.17
Paperback. The elegance in science is not always obvious, but it does play an important role. Here, Ian Glynn selects historical examples from a wide range of sciences to draw out the principle of elegance, highlighting the role of beauty and simplicity in science, and relating it to important philosophical issues related to inference to the best explanation. Num Pages: 304 pages, 48 line drawings and 18 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199668816
- ISBN
- 9780199668816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.42
€ 21.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509843053
- ISBN
- 9781509843053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.22
€ 11.99
€ 10.22
Paperback. Learn electricity at your own pace What makes a light bulb work? What overloads a fuse? How does a magnetic field differ from an electrical field? With Electricity: A Self-Teaching Guide, you'll discover the answers to these questions and many more about this powerful, versatile force that everyone uses, yet most of us don't understand. Series: Wiley Self-Teaching Guides. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 193 x 15. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471264057
- ISBN
- 9780471264057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.45
€ 25.99
€ 19.45
Paperback. From the author of the bestselling E=MC2, a brilliantly descriptive analysis of one of the most powerful forces that controls the universe - electricity Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349117669
- ISBN
- 9780349117669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. An insightful new book putting Einstein's work in a contemporary context Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753819043
- ISBN
- 9780753819043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. From the bestselling author of E=mc^2, Einstein's Greatest Mistake is a brisk, accessible biography of Albert Einstein that reveals the genius and hubris of the titan of modern science. Num Pages: 304 pages, Integrated b/w photos and diagrams. BIC Classification: BGT; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349142029
- ISBN
- 9780349142029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Evaluates the evidence for the sort of strange-sounding ideas that can shape our lives. This book takes up issues such as global warming, the dangers of cholesterol, and the effectiveness of placebos. It shows readers how to use the tools of science to judge the accuracy of strange ideas and the trustworthiness of ubiquitous "experts." Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 halftones. 43 line illus. 65 tables. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124049
- ISBN
- 9780691124049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 31.03
€ 42.99
€ 31.03
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198795490
- ISBN
- 9780198795490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.96
€ 19.99
€ 15.96
Paperback. The paperback of the Sunday Times bestseller that reveals how the earth became the shape it is today. This book will change the way you see the world - permanently. Num Pages: 528 pages, 54 b/w, 24 col plates (32pp), With index. BIC Classification: PDZ; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006551379
- ISBN
- 9780006551379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.86
€ 19.99
€ 15.86
Hardcover. Our understanding of the British Palaeolithic and Mesolithic has changed dramatically over the last three decades, and yet not since H. J. Fleure's A Natural History of Man in Britain (1951) has the New Naturalist Library included a volume focused on the study of early humans and their environment. Series: Collins New Naturalist Library. Num Pages: 368 pages, (Over 200 illustrations and photographs), Index. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; PDZ; PSXE; WNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 155. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008150334
- ISBN
- 9780008150334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.05€ 48.40
€ 71.05
€ 48.40
Paperback. Our understanding of the British Palaeolithic and Mesolithic has changed dramatically over the last three decades, and yet not since H. J. Fleure's A Natural History of Man in Britain (1951) has the New Naturalist Library included a volume focused on the study of early humans and their environment. Series: Collins New Naturalist Library. Num Pages: 368 pages, (Over 200 illustrations and photographs), Index. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; PDZ; PSXE; WNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 149. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008150358
- ISBN
- 9780008150358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 29.55
€ 46.99
€ 29.55
Paperback. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 halftones. 74 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691168487
- ISBN
- 9780691168487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.18
€ 19.99
€ 16.18
Paperback. What are your chances of dying on your next flight, being called for jury duty, or winning the lottery? We all encounter probability problems in our everyday lives. This title challenges us to think creatively about the laws of probability as they apply in playful, sometimes deceptive, ways to a fascinating array of speculative situations. Series: Princeton Puzzlers. Num Pages: 304 pages, 65 line illus. 42 computer sim. BIC Classification: PBT; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 207 x 134 x 21. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155005
- ISBN
- 9780691155005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.06
€ 20.99
€ 17.06
Hardback. Describes the unmanned space missions that have opened windows on distant worlds. Spanning four decades of dramatic advances in astronomy and planetary science, this book tells the story of eleven iconic exploratory missions and how they have fundamentally transformed our scientific and cultural perspectives on the universe and our place in it. Num Pages: 464 pages, 24 color illus. 41 halftones. 13 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PG; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691147536
- ISBN
- 9780691147536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. An engrossing examination of the science behind the little-known world of sleep. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393345865
- ISBN
- 9780393345865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.51
€ 17.99
€ 16.51
Paperback. Discloses the best time to have a sex change, how to have a virgin birth, when to seduce your sisters or eat your lover. This work takes all creatures worried about their bizarre sex lives, and the letters they write to the Dr Tatiana, the only agony aunt in all creation with a prodigious knowledge of natural history and evolutionary biology. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099283751
- ISBN
- 9780099283751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Hardcover. Without our domesticated plants and animals, human civilization as we know it would not exist. How domestication happens is as fascinating as it is important. Num Pages: 496 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFZ; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 169 x 245 x 45. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393064605
- ISBN
- 9780393064605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.72
€ 30.99
€ 25.72
Paperback. A brilliantly funny philosophical investigation into the existence of Santa - from a writer of The Big Bang Theory and The Simpsons Num Pages: 288 pages, Line drawings. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349140629
- ISBN
- 9780349140629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.60
€ 16.99
€ 12.60
Paperback. Since the dramatic discovery of the mathematical concept of chaos in 1989, the controversy of its contents has settled down. This edition takes a fresh look at its achievements and potential. It includes the practical applications of chaos theory, such as developing intelligent heart pacemakers, and provides a fresh answer to Einstien's question. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations, further reading, index. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140256024
- ISBN
- 9780140256024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.96
€ 19.99
€ 15.96