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Paperback. Looks past contemporary assumptions and prejudices to determine what alchemists were actually doing in the context of early modern science. This book examines the ways alchemy and chemistry were studied and practiced between 1400 and 1700. It shows how these approaches influenced their respective practitioners' ideas about nature and the world. Series: New Histories of Science, Technology, and Medicine. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 203 x 14. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674022492
- ISBN
- 9780674022492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.74
€ 34.99
€ 29.74
Hardback. Exploring what two foundational figures, Plato and Aristotle, have to say about the nature of human awareness and understanding, Aryeh Kosman concludes that ultimately the virtues of thought are to be found in the joys and satisfactions that come from thinking philosophically, whether we engage in it ourselves or witness others' participation. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPM; HPQ; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674730809
- ISBN
- 9780674730809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.88€ 58.69
€ 63.88
€ 58.69
Paperback. If a man supports Arsenal one day and Spurs the next then he is fickle but not necessarily illogical. From this starting point, and assuming no previous knowledge of logic, this work takes the reader through the whole gamut of logical expressions in a simple way. Num Pages: 304 pages, line drawings, diagrams, tables, further reading, index. BIC Classification: HPL; PBCD; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141003146
- ISBN
- 9780141003146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Hardcover. Takes you on a journey through time and space. The author begins at "year zero," and looks back from there, photographing the past in the present. Alongside the photographs, she combines tales of her worldly adventures tracking down these subjects with informative insight from the scientists who are studying them and their environments. Num Pages: 304 pages, 120 colour plates, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: AJB; AJC; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 238 x 1. Weight in Grams: 2084.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226057507
- ISBN
- 9780226057507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.57€ 54.02
€ 61.57
€ 54.02
Paperback. Transforming Matter provides an accessible and clearly written introduction to the history of chemistry, telling the story of how the discipline has developed over the years. Series: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 232 pages, 25, 13 black & white halftones, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBT; PDX; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801866104
- ISBN
- 9780801866104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.84
€ 32.99
€ 27.84
Paperback. This Very Short Introduction presents a succinct and accessible guide to the key episodes in the story of life on earth - from the very origins of life four million years ago to the extraordinary diversity of species around the globe today. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 110 x 10. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199226320
- ISBN
- 9780199226320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.82
€ 11.99
€ 10.82
Paperback. Gary Fildes left school at sixteen, got a trade like most of his mates and was soon married with four kids. His life seemed set. But he had a secret. Something he only practised late at night with a few like-minded friends. Then one day, middle age approaching alarmingly, he acted on his lifelong passion. He finally came out. As an astronomer. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYN; BM; PDZ; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784754389
- ISBN
- 9781784754389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691178349
- ISBN
- 9780691178349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.86
€ 24.99
€ 18.86
Paperback. Have you forgotten the name of someone you've met dozens of times? Or discovered that your memory of an important event was completely different from everyone else's? The author draws on research to show why our memories so often play tricks on us - and how, if we understand their fallibility, we can actually improve their accuracy. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JMRM; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847947611
- ISBN
- 9781847947611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 264. By Means of Natural Selection. 336 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Dimension: 208 x 133 x 22. Weight: 262.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Dover Giant Thrift Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486450063
- ISBN
- 9780486450063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.88
€ 16.99
€ 12.88
Paperback. A highly contentious, very readable and totally up-to-the-minute investigation of women's natural relationship with modern technology, an association which, Plant argues, will trigger a new sexual revolution. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: GPF; JFFK; PDR; U. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857026986
- ISBN
- 9781857026986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.45
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Hardback. In a world increasingly concerned with the human species and its future, Marian Stamp Dawkins argues that we need to rethink some of the fundamental questions regarding animal welfare. How are we justified in projecting human emotions on to animals? What kind of mental lives do they have? What can science tell us about their quality of life? Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 221 x 22. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199587827
- ISBN
- 9780199587827
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.16
€ 26.99
€ 20.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 34 line illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674792913
- ISBN
- 9780674792913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.55
€ 41.99
€ 37.55
Paperback. This Very Short Introduction corrects the prevalent view of Epicureanism that often conjures up ideas of tasty delights and hedonism. Wilson explains the philosophical and scientific ideas of Epicurus and his followers and the legacy of Epicureanism on later European thought. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: HPS; HPX; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 114 x 9. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199688326
- ISBN
- 9780199688326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.82
€ 11.99
€ 10.82
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€ 16.54
€ 23.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. Explores the streets, shops, back alleys, and gardens of Elizabethan London where a boisterous and diverse group of men and women shared a keen interest in the study of nature. This book examines six episodes of scientific inquiry and dispute in sixteenth-century London, bringing to life the individuals involved and the challenges they faced. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JB; HBJD1; HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300143164
- ISBN
- 9780300143164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.88
€ 23.99
€ 17.88
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Icon Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848311206
- ISBN
- 9781848311206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.87
€ 11.99
€ 9.87
Paperback. Compact INTRODUCING guide to a boundlessly intriguing topic. Illustrator(s): Pugh, Oliver. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, B/w throughout. BIC Classification: PBCD; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 119 x 14. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Icon Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848314061
- ISBN
- 9781848314061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.82
€ 11.99
€ 9.82
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. Editor(s): De Caro, Mario; Macarthur, David. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231134675
- ISBN
- 9780231134675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Hardcover. This book aims to stimulate the reader to think anew about some of the relationships and differences between science and art, and to challenge some of the common notions about particular 'famous experiments'. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: PDN; PNR. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780854046744
- ISBN
- 9780854046744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.50
€ 28.50
Paperback. In An Appetite for Wonder, the author brought us his memoir of the first 35 years of his life from early childhood in Africa to publication of The Selfish Gene in 1976. In this book, he continues his autobiography, following the threads that have run through the second half of his life so far. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: BGTA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552779449
- ISBN
- 9780552779449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. Bringing together cutting-edge research from psychology and neuroscience, Kathleen Taylor puts the brain back into brainwashing and shows why understanding this mysterious phenomenon is vitally relevant in the twenty-first century. Series: Oxford Landmark Science. Num Pages: 528 pages, 17 B&W halftones. BIC Classification: HPM; JM; MJN; MMH; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 235 x 43. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198798330
- ISBN
- 9780198798330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.29
€ 17.99
€ 14.29
Hardback. Describes the acceleration, deceleration, and inertial movement; fluid dynamics; and the motions of the earth, moon, planets, and comets. This title deals with the fundamental three laws of motion and the law of universal gravity, and more. It is suitable for scientists, scholars, and students. Translator(s): Cohen, I. Bernard; Whitman, Anne; Budenz, Julia. Num Pages: 616 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PHD; PHU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 187 x 262 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1274.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520290730
- ISBN
- 9780520290730
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.47€ 43.33
€ 54.47
€ 43.33