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Hardback. A collection of informal interviews and memoirs of sixteen prominent members of the mathematical community of the twentieth century, many still active. Editor(s): Albers, Donald J.; Alexanderson, Gerald L. Num Pages: 352 pages, 188 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PBX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 249 x 228 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1064.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148298
- ISBN
- 9780691148298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.48
€ 40.99
€ 29.48
Hardback. Failure is a book that seeks to make science more appealing by exposing its faults. In this sequel to Ignorance, Stuart Firestein shows us that scientific enterprise is riddled with failures, and that this is not only necessary but good. Num Pages: 304 pages, With illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 185 x 29. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199390106
- ISBN
- 9780199390106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.64
€ 30.99
€ 27.64
hardcover. An intimate look at the people behind some of the great discoveries of our time. Num Pages: 176 pages, 85 duotone photographs. BIC Classification: AJCP; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 302 x 259 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780393061185
- ISBN
- 9780393061185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 40.56
€ 41.99
€ 40.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 X 8pp colour. BIC Classification: MFG; PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444737776
- ISBN
- 9781444737776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.89
€ 14.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Updated edition with a New preface by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691165653
- ISBN
- 9780691165653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.00
€ 21.99
€ 18.00
Hardcover. Bestselling author Theodore Gray is back with 50, all new, visually spectacular experiments that demonstrate basic principles of chemistry and physics in the most unconventional, thrilling and memorable ways. Num Pages: 240 pages, 200 colour photos. BIC Classification: PDN; PDZ. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 261 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1108.
- Publisher
- Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781579129323
- ISBN
- 9781579129323
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.65
€ 29.99
€ 20.65
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198804369
- ISBN
- 9780198804369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.64
€ 13.99
€ 11.64
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
€ 10.99€ 9.51
€ 10.99
€ 9.51
Paperback. Takes us on a tour of millions of years of history, from Earth's primordial soup to the first forms of life, from the four conditions needed for natural selection to the evolution of modern humans. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Hill & Wang Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809043118
- ISBN
- 9780809043118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.78
€ 18.99
€ 16.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 471 pages, illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books United States
- Number of pages
- 471
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591026655
- ISBN
- 9781591026655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.96
€ 21.96
hardcover. Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the publication of "On the Origin of Species", this title combines photographs of plants and animals with a concept-based text to express Darwin's greatest discovery to a general audience. Num Pages: 128 pages, 95 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 248 x 19. Weight in Grams: 980. From the library of Ivor Browne. Gift inscription to ffep. Very good copy showing light age and wear. Clean text and images throughout. Dust jacket present and shows light shelfwear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Abrams New York
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0026127
- ISBN
- 9780810949249
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Popular science in an accessible language that can be enjoyed by anyone. Is nothing faster than the speed of light? Was Sputnik the first object in space? Have your myths busted! Written by scientifically trained Londonist journalist Matt Brown. Part of the Everything You Know is Wrong series. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 284 x 22. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Pavilion Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849944021
- ISBN
- 9781849944021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.41
€ 13.99
€ 11.41
Paperback. "From one of the world's most influential and cited sociologists, Everything is Obvious reveals how variable is human common sense and how, as individuals, societies and businesses, we delude ourselves into thinking we can know the future." Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 330. Why Common Sense is Nonsense. 320 pages. "From one of the world's most influential and cited sociologists, Everything is Obvious reveals how variable is human common sense and how, as individuals, societies and businesses, we delude ourselves into thinking we can know the future.". Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ; VSP. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 26. Weight: 262.
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848872165
- ISBN
- 9781848872165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.11
€ 17.99
€ 13.11
Hardback. Calculus. For some of us, the word conjures up memories of ten-pound textbooks and visions of tedious abstract equations. And yet, in reality, calculus is fun, accessible, and surrounds us everywhere we go. This book shows us how to see the math in our coffee, on the highway, and even in the night sky. Num Pages: 168 pages, 47 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PBKA; PBW; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691157559
- ISBN
- 9780691157559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.67
€ 26.99
€ 20.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, 47 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PBKA; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691175751
- ISBN
- 9780691175751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.02
€ 21.99
€ 18.02
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, With index. BIC Classification: PDZ; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 195. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008129361
- ISBN
- 9780008129361
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.07
€ 33.99
€ 22.07
Hardcover. The common language of genius: Eureka! While the roads that lead to breakthrough scientific discovery can be as varied and complex as the human mind, the moment of insight for all scientists is remarkably similar. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471402763
- ISBN
- 9780471402763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 30.83
€ 37.99
€ 30.83
Paperback. Erwin Schrodinger was an Austrian physicist famous for his contribution to quantum physics. Schrodinger was working at one of the most fertile and creative moments in the whole history of science. By the time he started university in 1906, Einstein had already published his revolutionary papers on relativity. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552777599
- ISBN
- 9780552777599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
hardcover. A spellbinding exploration of the history's greatest volcanic events and their impacts on the history of humankind. Num Pages: 406 pages, 100 b/w illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 776. 408 pages, 100 b/w illus. 10 tables. A spellbinding exploration of the history's greatest volcanic events and their impacts on the history of humankind. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PDZ. Dimension: 228 x 165 x 31. Weight: 778.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521641128
- ISBN
- 9780521641128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 40.25
€ 41.99
€ 40.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 70 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 6. Weight in Grams: 213.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Dover Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486451008
- ISBN
- 9780486451008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.29
€ 12.29
Hardcover. The lines between a sciencea and a science fictiona have become increasingly blurred. Now, quantum mechanics promises that some of humanitya s wildest dreams may be realized. Serious scientists, working from Einsteina s theories, have been investigating the phenomenon known as a entanglementa one of the strangest aspects of our strange universe. Num Pages: 302 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 302
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470850466
- ISBN
- 9780470850466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.10
€ 25.10
Paperback. Scientists may soon reprogramme a human egg or sperm cell, make a change in the genetic instructions carried by that cell, a change that can be passed on down into eternity. The author asks should this happen? He argues that genetic engineering and the technologies that lie beyond it can launch us free of our past, of our humanity, of meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 230. Keywords: "Health, Family & Lifestyle - Medical & Healthcare Practitioners - General Medical Issues,Science & Nature - Biological Sciences - Geneti"
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KT00001251
- ISBN
- 9780747565437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Scientists may soon reprogramme a human egg or sperm cell, make a change in the genetic instructions carried by that cell, a change that can be passed on down into eternity. The author asks should this happen? He argues that genetic engineering and the technologies that lie beyond it can launch us free of our past, of our humanity, of meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 230. Keywords: "Health, Family & Lifestyle - Medical & Healthcare Practitioners - General Medical Issues,Science & Nature - Biological Sciences - Geneti"
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KT00001176
- ISBN
- 9780747565437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Scientists may soon reprogramme a human egg or sperm cell, make a change in the genetic instructions carried by that cell, a change that can be passed on down into eternity. The author asks should this happen? He argues that genetic engineering and the technologies that lie beyond it can launch us free of our past, of our humanity, of meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 230. Keywords: "Health, Family & Lifestyle - Medical & Healthcare Practitioners - General Medical Issues,Science & Nature - Biological Sciences - Geneti"
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KHS0047637
- ISBN
- 9780747565437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99