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Paperback. Drawing on historical and scientific accounts, as well as a rich trove of anecdotes, this title shows how scientists, amateur breeders, and countless anonymous farmers and gardeners slowly caused the evolutionary pressures of nature to be supplanted by those of human needs. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: TVB; TVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 686. The History and Science of Plant Breeding. 512 pages. Drawing on historical and scientific accounts, as well as a rich trove of anecdotes, this title shows how scientists, amateur breeders, and countless anonymous farmers and gardeners slowly caused the evolutionary pressures of nature to be supplanted by those of human needs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: TVB; TVS. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 30. Weight: 682.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226437132
- ISBN
- 9780226437132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.71
€ 16.99
€ 16.71
Paperback. Based on a study in the Serengeti National Park, this title describes the vast impact of the lion and other predators on the great herds of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle for which the area is famous. It includes the author's findings on various aspects of lion behavior, including its social system, population dynamics, and predation patterns. Series: Wildlife Behaviour & Ecology S. Num Pages: 480 pages, 43 plates. BIC Classification: 1H; PSVP; PSVS; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 906.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226736402
- ISBN
- 9780226736402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.08
€ 42.99
€ 33.08
Paperback. Statics is the branch of mechanics that studies rigid bodies (such as trusses, beams, dams, etc. ) at rest and the forces to which they're subjected. Statics For Dummies gives readers a thorough introduction to this foundational branch of engineering and easy-to-follow coverage of solving problems involving forces on bodies at rest. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 188 x 21. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470598948
- ISBN
- 9780470598948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.46
€ 24.99
€ 17.46
Hardcover. Series: Statistics in Practice. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780470772683
- ISBN
- 9780470772683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.01
€ 86.01
Hardcover. This introduction to linear algebra by world-renowned mathematician Peter Lax is unique in its emphasis on the analytical aspects of the subject as well as its numerous applications. The book grew out of Dr. Lax's course notes for the linear algebra classes he taught at New York University. Series: Pure and Applied Mathematics: A Wiley Series of Texts, Monographs and Tracts. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: PBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471751564
- ISBN
- 9780471751564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.63
€ 104.63
Paperback. Theory of Linear and Integer Programming Alexander Schrijver Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica, Amsterdam, The Netherlands This book describes the theory of linear and integer programming and surveys the algorithms for linear and integer programming problems, focusing on complexity analysis. Series: Wiley Series in Discrete Mathematics and Optimization. Num Pages: 484 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBUH; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471982326
- ISBN
- 9780471982326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 108.25
€ 108.25
Paperback. Series: Dover Books on Chemistry. Num Pages: 640 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486414645
- ISBN
- 9780486414645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.31
€ 37.99
€ 27.31
Paperback. Describes the basic physical processes - including radiative transfer, molecular absorption, and chemical processes - common to the various planetary atmospheres, as well as the transit, eclipse, and thermal phase variation observations that are unique to exoplanets. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 halftone. 91 illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: PHVB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691146454
- ISBN
- 9780691146454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.69€ 51.53
€ 65.69
€ 51.53
Paperback. As a new way to conceptualize the history of computing, this book will be of great interest to historians of science, technology, and culture, as well as computer scientists and theorists. Between Human and Machine: Feedback, Control, and Computing before Cybernetics Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 456 pages, 82, 46 black & white halftones, 36 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; TJFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 179 x 255 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1128.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801880575
- ISBN
- 9780801880575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.12
€ 38.99
€ 33.12
Paperback. Knots are familiar objects. Yet the mathematical theory of knots quickly leads to deep results in topology and geometry. This work offers an introduction to this theory, starting with our understanding of knots. It presents the applications of knot theory to modern chemistry, biology and physics. Num Pages: 277 pages, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: PBPD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 177 x 17. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society United States
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821836781
- ISBN
- 9780821836781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.65
€ 61.65
Paperback. Deals with the properties of conics (plane curves of second degree) that can be formulated and proved using only elementary geometry. Starting with the well-known optical properties of conics, this book moves to less trivial results, both classical and contemporary. It demonstrates the advantage of purely geometric methods of studying conics. Series: Mathematical World. Num Pages: 134 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 256 x 178 x 8. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society United States
- Number of pages
- 134
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821843239
- ISBN
- 9780821843239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.39
€ 61.39
Hardcover. Series: Graduate Studies in Mathematics. Num Pages: 379 pages. BIC Classification: PBKF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 183 x 263 x 23. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Amer Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821891711
- ISBN
- 9780821891711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.62
€ 163.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 427 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AM; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 276 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1072.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- R.S. Means Company Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 427
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876293485
- ISBN
- 9780876293485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.70
€ 58.70
Paperback. The new edition of Calculus continues to bring together the best of both new and traditional curricula in an effort to meet the needs of even more instructors teaching calculus. Num Pages: 1320 pages. BIC Classification: PBKA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 216 x 41. Weight in Grams: 2398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 10th International student edition
- Number of pages
- 1320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118092484
- ISBN
- 9781118092484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.14
€ 69.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 1168 pages. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- Global
- Number of pages
- 1168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119248903
- ISBN
- 9781119248903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.78
€ 65.78
Paperback. Herbicides continue to make a spectacular contribution to modern safe crop production. It is essential to understand how these compounds work in plants and their surroundings to properly facilitate the development of more effective and safer agrochemicals. This book provides that information in a succinct and user-friendly way. Num Pages: 296 pages, 155. BIC Classification: TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 174 x 14. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405129350
- ISBN
- 9781405129350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.16
€ 83.16
Hardcover. Editor(s): Benton, Charles V. Num Pages: 192 pages, illus. BIC Classification: PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 186 x 18. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590339053
- ISBN
- 9781590339053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.18€ 83.74
€ 121.18
€ 83.74
Hardback. Many of the world's most serious agricultural pests are highly migratory. This text examines the behaviour and regional variations of these species, as well as the altitude of migration, concentration of insects in layers and how they respond to large and small-scale wind systems. Num Pages: 512 pages, 143 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVT7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 179 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1270. Observing Insect Flight and Migration. 512 pages, 143 illustrations. Many of the world's most serious agricultural pests are highly migratory. This text examines the behaviour and regional variations of these species, as well as the altitude of migration, concentration of insects in layers and how they respond to large and small-scale wind systems. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PSVT7. Dimension: 246 x 179 x 33. Weight: 1270.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845935566
- ISBN
- 9781845935566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 221.60
€ 221.60
Hardback. Editor(s): Kulacki, Francis A. Num Pages: 2000 pages, 500 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MQW; TDPB; TGMF; TH; TJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2018
- SKU
- V9783319266947
- ISBN
- 9783319266947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 1,359.15€ 822.02
€ 1,359.15
€ 822.02
Hardcover. Provides the first substantive review of South American rodents. This book covers all native rodents of South America, the continental islands of Trinidad and Tobago, and the Caribbean Netherlands off the Venezuelan coast. It includes identification keys and descriptions of all genera and species. Editor(s): Patton, James L.; Pardinas, Ulyses F. J.; D'Elia, Guillermo. Num Pages: 1384 pages, 548 halftones, 1 line drawing, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KLS; PSAF; PSVW7; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 65. Weight in Grams: 3402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226169576
- ISBN
- 9780226169576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.88€ 82.07
€ 92.88
€ 82.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 2 halftones, 107 line drawings, 12 tables. BIC Classification: PS; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 707.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226668307
- ISBN
- 9780226668307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 39.48
€ 50.99
€ 39.48
Hardback. Analyzes the United States military's effort to capitalize on information technology. This book examines how political and military leaders work with the defense industry to develop the small ships, unmanned aerial vehicles, advanced communications equipment, and systems-of-systems integration that will enable the military format. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JW; TTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135702
- ISBN
- 9780231135702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.22€ 54.68
€ 70.22
€ 54.68
Hardcover. A riveting account of how emerging science about microbes, plants and our own bodies can revolutionise agriculture and medicine. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393244403
- ISBN
- 9780393244403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.78
€ 27.99
€ 24.78
Paperback. An engaging narrative about an incredible, life-giving organ and its imperiled modern fate. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; MFG; PSX; VFDW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393345070
- ISBN
- 9780393345070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.92
€ 16.99
€ 15.92