Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Paperback. Uranium, carbon, iron, titanium, gold, silver and silicon - former BP CEO John Browne explains how seven elements are shaping the 21st century, for good and for bad. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; KCZ; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780224367
- ISBN
- 9781780224367
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
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Paperback. A new partnership of biologists and mathematicians is picking apart the hidden complexity of animals and plants to throw fresh light on the behaviour of entire organisms, how they interact and how changes in biological diversity affect the planet's ecological balance. The author explores these and whole range of pertinent issues. Editor(s): Davey, John. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZM; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Serpents Tail
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846682056
- ISBN
- 9781846682056
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.70
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Paperback. Gives us an account of the fundamental unit of heredity - and a vision of both humanity's past and future. In this book, the story begins in an obscure Augustinian abbey in Moravia in 1856 where a monk stumbles on the idea of a "Unit of heredity". It intersects with Darwin's theory of evolution, and collides with the horrors of Nazi eugenics. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: JFMG; PDR; PDX; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099584575
- ISBN
- 9780099584575
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.40
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Paperback. Celebrated astronaut and bestselling author Buzz Aldrin boldly supports the continuing quest to explore the new frontiers of space. Num Pages: 272 pages, 70 illustrations; 16-page colour insert. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGS; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426214684
- ISBN
- 9781426214684
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.18
€ 16.99
€ 15.18
Paperback. Philosophy of Science: An Anthology assembles some of the finest papers in the philosophy of science since 1945, showcasing enduring classics alongside important and innovative recent work. Editor(s): Lange, Marc. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies. Num Pages: 664 pages, 40. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 169 x 44. Weight in Grams: 990.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 664
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405130349
- ISBN
- 9781405130349
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Condition: New
€ 54.57
€ 54.57
Paperback. Sean Carroll explores how evolution has shaped nature's wondrous complexity and diversity, from insects to octopuses, from mice to men. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849160483
- ISBN
- 9781849160483
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. Robotics is a key technology in the modern world. Yet, despite these successes, robots have failed to live up to the predictions of the 1950s and 60s. In this Very Short Introduction, Alan Winfield considers how robotics can be both a success story and a disappointment, and how robots can be both ordinary and quite remarkable. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, Approx 18 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; TJFM1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 175 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199695980
- ISBN
- 9780199695980
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
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Paperback. Series: UNITEXT. Num Pages: 142 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 42 colour illustrations, 20 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; UB; UFM; UMZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 142
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319253268
- ISBN
- 9783319253268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.41
€ 58.41
Paperback. Translator(s): Heath, Sir Thomas L. Series: Dover Books on Mathematics. Num Pages: 443 pages, figs. BIC Classification: DNF; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 443
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486600888
- ISBN
- 9780486600888
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.60
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Paperback. The must-read book for anyone concerned about the present and the future Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848546226
- ISBN
- 9781848546226
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
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Hardcover. Jacopo Zabarella's two treatises On Methods and On Regressus (1578) are among the most important Renaissance discussions of how scientific knowledge should be acquired, arranged, and transmitted. They belong to a lively debate about the order in which sciences should be taught and the method to be followed in demonstrations. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 412 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 412
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674724808
- ISBN
- 9780674724808
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.93
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Paperback. How heavy is that cloud? Why can you see farther in rain than in fog? Why are the droplets on that spider web spaced apart so evenly? This book presents ninety-six questions about many common natural phenomena - and a few uncommon ones - and then shows how to answer them using mostly basic mathematics. Num Pages: 264 pages, 17 color illus. 22 halftones. 97 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZM; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152653
- ISBN
- 9780691152653
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.49
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Paperback. The paperback of the critically-acclaimed popular science book by a writer who is fast becoming a celebrity mathematician. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- HarperPerennial
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841155807
- ISBN
- 9781841155807
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.38
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Paperback. The Companion to Global Environmental History offers multiple points of entry into the history and historiography of this dynamic and fast-growing field, to provide an essential road map to past developments, current controversies, and future developments for specialists and newcomers alike. Editor(s): McNeill, Professor J. R.; Stewart Mauldin, Erin. Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to World History. Num Pages: 568 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; RG; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 29. Weight in Grams: 854.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118977538
- ISBN
- 9781118977538
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Condition: New
€ 48.30
€ 48.30
Paperback. For centuries, scientists and philosophers believed that the universe was a stately, ordered mechanism, mathematical and musical. This title helps readers to see how this scientific philosophy emerged, how it was shattered by changing views of the universe and the rise of Romanticism, and to what extent it survives. Num Pages: 282 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AV; JFCX; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Copernicus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1993. 2nd printing 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387944746
- ISBN
- 9780387944746
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.46
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Paperback. Translator(s): Pakis, Valentine A. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 104 pages, 16 b/w plates. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 8. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816678228
- ISBN
- 9780816678228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.14
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Paperback. Illustrator(s): Helms, Nina. Num Pages: 160 pages, illus. BIC Classification: PD; VXW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Sky Books
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780963188908
- ISBN
- 9780963188908
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.81
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Paperback. When did the first people arrive here? What did they look like? How did they survive? Who were the Neanderthals? The author takes us back to when it was so tropical we lived alongside hippos, elephants and sabre-toothed tigers or to times so cold we hunted reindeer and mammoth, and to others even colder when we were forced to flee a wall of ice. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; JHMP; PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 111 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141018133
- ISBN
- 9780141018133
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
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Paperback. Series: SEM. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 4KST; PDE; PN. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 276 x 213. .
- Publisher
- Hodder Education
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 3rd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471873850
- ISBN
- 9781471873850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99
€ 16.99
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262533164
- ISBN
- 9780262533164
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.31
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€ 34.31
paperback. In 1966, a group of respected aerospace engineers revealed that US scientists were perfecting ways to control gravity. Aerospace and defence journalist Nick Cook considers the possibility that America did indeed crack the gravity code, examining German weapons technology along the way. Num Pages: 416 pages, facsimiles, , portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWM; JWX; PDZ; TRP; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 109 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099414988
- ISBN
- 9780099414988
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
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Paperback. A groundbreaking book from one of the world's most celebrated animal scientists that will revolutionise our understanding of how animals think and feel Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; VFJD; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 196 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Edition
- New
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747566694
- ISBN
- 9780747566694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 9.86
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Hardcover. What drove the evolution of humans, with our uniquely big brains? The Cradle of Humanity presents fascinating and controversial new research which suggests that the geological and climatic history of East Africa's Rift Valley are at the heart of the answer. Num Pages: Approximately 20 black and white figures. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSXE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 225 x 26. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198704522
- ISBN
- 9780198704522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.13
€ 51.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Picador
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330492294
- ISBN
- 9780330492294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.50
€ 15.99
€ 12.50