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Paperback. Tells the stories of ten beautiful experiments which changed the world. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099464587
- ISBN
- 9780099464587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.25
€ 17.99
€ 14.25
Paperback. Now in paperback: the perfect quirky Christmas present for readers of New Scientist and anyone who enjoys QI. The Things that Nobody Knows is a fascinating and unputdownable exploration of the limits of human knowledge of our planet, its history and culture, and the universe beyond. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 414. 501 Mysteries of Life, the Universe and Everything. 384 pages. Now in paperback: the perfect quirky Christmas present for readers of New Scientist and anyone who enjoys QI. The Things that Nobody Knows is a fascinating and unputdownable exploration of the limits of human knowledge of our planet, its history and culture, and the universe beyond. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 28. Weight: 426.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857896223
- ISBN
- 9780857896223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.50
€ 15.99
€ 11.50
Paperback. Presents an account of the state of modern physics: of how we got from Einstein and Relativity through quantum mechanics to the strange and bizarre predictions of string theory, full of unseen dimensions and multiple universes. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141018355
- ISBN
- 9780141018355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198747833
- ISBN
- 9780198747833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.19
€ 31.99
€ 23.19
Paperback. The fascinating story of the king of the dinosaurs as never told before. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8pp colour plate section and black and white illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: PDZ; WNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472911285
- ISBN
- 9781472911285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.45
€ 16.99
€ 12.45
Paperback. A compendium of science experiments you can do in your own kitchen or backyard using common household items. It reveals important principles in physics, engineering, and chemistry through such marvels as the Helevator - a contraption that's half helicopter, half elevator - and the Rocket Railroad, which pumps propellant up from its own track. Num Pages: 576 pages, 28 halftones. 133 line illus. BIC Classification: PDN; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 177 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691149660
- ISBN
- 9780691149660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.86
€ 33.99
€ 24.86
Paperback. Offers a collection of Einstein quotations that has sold tens of thousands of copies worldwide and been translated into twenty-five languages. This title includes "On and to Children," "On Race and Prejudice," and "Einstein's Verses: A Small Selection" - as well as a chronology of Einstein's life and accomplishments. Editor(s): Calaprice, Alice. Num Pages: 608 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: GBCQ; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 178 x 110 x 38. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160146
- ISBN
- 9780691160146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.97
€ 20.99
€ 16.97
Hardback. Features roughly 1,600 quotes in all. This book includes sections unique to the ultimate collection such as "On and to Children," "On Race and Prejudice," and "Einstein's Verses: A Small Selection" - as well as a chronology of Einstein's life and accomplishments, and Freeman Dyson's authoritative foreword. Editor(s): Calaprice, Alice. Num Pages: 576 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: GBCQ; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 194 x 44. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138176
- ISBN
- 9780691138176
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.48
€ 26.99
€ 20.48
Paperback. The Hubble Space Telescope has produced the most stunning images of the cosmos humanity has ever seen. This book tells the story of this telescope and the visionaries responsible for its extraordinary accomplishments. It takes readers behind the scenes of one of the most ambitious scientific instruments ever sent into space. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 color illus. 24 halftones. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691146355
- ISBN
- 9780691146355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.56
€ 26.99
€ 20.56
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€ 23.62
€ 34.99
€ 23.62
Paperback. What links the birth of the moon to our body clocks? How did the creation of the Atlantic Ocean affect how we have children? What does the water inside us and on Earth have to do with the deepest stretches of space? This book deals with these questions. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141041902
- ISBN
- 9780141041902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
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Paperback. Examines how viruses like HIV, swine flu, and bird flu have almost wiped us out in the past - and may do so in the future. This title explores why modern life makes us so vulnerable to global pandemics, and what new technologies can do to prevent them. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN; MJCJ; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141046518
- ISBN
- 9780141046518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
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Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; TBN; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691176291
- ISBN
- 9780691176291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691139838
- ISBN
- 9780691139838
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.81
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paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 308. Paperback, cover has a small tear otherwise in good condition.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KRF2233624
- ISBN
- 9781781250372
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 12.99€ 4.99
€ 12.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Series: Wellcome. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781252802
- ISBN
- 9781781252802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.23
€ 17.99
€ 13.23
Paperback. As countless love songs, movies, and self-help books attest, men and women have long sought different things. The result? Seemingly inevitable conflict. Drawing on biology, sociology, anthropology, and economics, this title shows that conflict between the sexes is, paradoxically, the product of cooperation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 line illus. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK; JHMC; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159720
- ISBN
- 9780691159720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.56
€ 26.99
€ 20.56
Paperback. A biography of the strangest molecule in the universe. Alok Jha takes the most every day of subjects - water - and explodes it into a story that takes us from the Big Bang to the latest developments of modern science Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PNK; RBK; RNFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472209535
- ISBN
- 9781472209535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. A humorous, original guide to the waves that surround us and through which we experience the world, by the bestselling author of The Cloudspotter's Guide. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 290. 336 pages, Illustrations (some col.). A humorous, original guide to the waves that surround us and through which we experience the world, by the bestselling author of The Cloudspotter's Guide. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 25. Weight: 244.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Paperback Edit
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408809761
- ISBN
- 9781408809761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.37
€ 23.99
€ 16.37
Paperback. Mixing scientific fact, personal concern, direct experience and intriguing revelation, the author aims to shed new light on our planetary weather system, and to make more sense of disturbing manifestations like global warming, glacial retreat, and the disruption of currents such as El Nino. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; WNWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 215. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Arrow Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0003036
- ISBN
- 9780099406297
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Tells the dramatic story of the earth's climate, of how it has changed, how we have come to understand it, and of what that means for the future. This narrative takes the reader on a journey into the past and around the globe, bringing us closer to the science. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141026275
- ISBN
- 9780141026275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.45
€ 12.45
Hardback. From the Arctic Ocean and ice sheets of Greenland, to the glaciers of the Andes and Himalayas, to the great frozen desert of Antarctica, this title takes readers on a scientific journey through the shrinking world of ice and snow to tell the story of the expeditions and discoveries that have transformed our understanding of global climate. Translator(s): Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 halftone. 33 line illus. 3 tables. 2 maps. BIC Classification: PDZ; RB; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691144993
- ISBN
- 9780691144993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Paperback. Barbara Arrowsmith-Young was born with severe learning disabilities. But by relying on her formidable memory, she made her way to graduate school, where she chanced upon research that inspired her to invent cognitive exercises to 'fix' her own brain, which we now know as neuroplasticity. This book helps in understanding how the brain works. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099563587
- ISBN
- 9780099563587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Humanity's love affair with mathematics and mysticism reached a critical juncture, legend has it, on the back of a turtle in ancient China. This book explains why Chinese emperors, Babylonian astrologer-priests, prehistoric cave people in France, and ancient Mayans of the Yucatan were convinced that magic squares held the secret of the universe. Num Pages: 432 pages, 191 line illus. BIC Classification: PBM; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 434
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691115979
- ISBN
- 9780691115979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.72
€ 46.99
€ 33.72