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Paperback. Many of the great ruins that grace the deserts and jungles of the earth are monuments to progress traps, the headstones of civilisations which fell victim to their own success. The twentieth-century's runaway growth has placed a murderous burden on the planet. This work argues that this modern predicament is as old as civilisation. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JP; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 166. 224 pages. Many of the great ruins that grace the deserts and jungles of the earth are monuments to progress traps, the headstones of civilisations which fell victim to their own success. The twentieth-century's runaway growth has placed a murderous burden on the planet. This work argues that this modern predicament is as old as civilisation. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBG; JP; TB. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight: 190.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841958309
- ISBN
- 9781841958309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.13
€ 14.99
€ 11.13
Paperback. A highly readable historical survey of the major developments in scientific thought and the impact of science on western culture, from ancient times through to the twentieth century. Organised chronologically, the book explores the history of studies of the natural world, and man's role within that world, in a single volume Num Pages: 328 pages, 2 black & white tables, 23 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBTB; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230019430
- ISBN
- 9780230019430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 35.36
€ 35.99
€ 35.36
Hardcover. A highly readable historical survey of the major developments in scientific thought and the impact of science on western culture, from ancient times through to the twentieth century. Organised chronologically, the book explores the history of studies of the natural world, and man's role within that world, in a single volume. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230019423
- ISBN
- 9780230019423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.78
€ 98.78
Hardcover. Presenting a rigorous introduction to the modelling and characterization of random phenomena, this book stands out from the existing texts in this field by characterizing random processes in signal theory. Num Pages: 720 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PBW; TJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 243 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1148.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119046776
- ISBN
- 9781119046776
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.46
€ 140.46
Hardcover. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Dimension: 224 x 143 x 15. Weight: 328.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University Of Buckingham Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955464287
- ISBN
- 9780955464287
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.83
€ 17.99
€ 16.83
Paperback. In 1981 Mary K Gaillard became the first woman on the physics faculty at the University of California at Berkeley. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: PHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814713221
- ISBN
- 9789814713221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.84
€ 25.99
€ 25.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 252 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Vertical
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781942993544
- ISBN
- 9781942993544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.76
€ 16.99
€ 13.76
Paperback. This work employs detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate the study's claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 516 pages, 12 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHM; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 788. Civility and Science in Seventeenth-century England. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. 516 pages, 12 halftones, 2 line drawings. This work employs detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate the study's claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHM; PDA; PDX. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 27. Weight: 700.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 516
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226750194
- ISBN
- 9780226750194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.27
€ 47.27
Paperback. This introduction to dimensional analysis covers the methods, history and formalisation of the field, and provides physics and engineering applications. Num Pages: 121 pages, 16 b/w illus. 39 tables. BIC Classification: PHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Student
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316613818
- ISBN
- 9781316613818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.76
€ 29.99
€ 26.76
Paperback. A plain language style, worked examples and exercises help students to understand the foundations of computational physics and engineering. Num Pages: 216 pages, 73 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PB; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Student
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107479500
- ISBN
- 9781107479500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.73
€ 31.99
€ 30.73
Paperback. A unique, concise, beautifully-illustrated guide to both identification and biology of common and widespread animals and seaweeds of the shore. Num Pages: 572 pages, 408 b/w illus. 88 colour illus. BIC Classification: PSPM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 189 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1100. 540 pages, 408 b/w illus. 88 colour illus. A unique, concise, beautifully-illustrated guide to both identification and biology of common and widespread animals and seaweeds of the shore. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PSPM. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 24. Weight: 1214.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 537
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521720595
- ISBN
- 9780521720595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.40
€ 62.40
Paperback. Written to complement course textbooks, this book focuses on the topics that undergraduates in physics and engineering find most difficult. Num Pages: 230 pages, 109 b/w illus. 60 exercises. BIC Classification: PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107643260
- ISBN
- 9781107643260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.58
€ 30.99
€ 29.58
Paperback. For fans of Sheryl McCorry's DIAMONDS AND DUST and Sara Henderson, this is the story of Toni Tapp Coutts's extraordinary childhood on the legendary Killarney cattle station in the Northern Territory as the eldest of ten children and daughter of cattle king Bill Tapp. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; BM; JFSF; TVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Import Aus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780733637810
- ISBN
- 9780733637810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.97
€ 16.99
€ 12.97
Hardcover. Robison did much to educate the broader public in the natural sciences through his many contributions to the Encyclopaedia Britannica (3rd edition). David Brewster collected Robison's contributions to the Britannica and publishing them under the title, "A System of Mechanical Philosophy". Num Pages: 3000 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 269. Weight in Grams: 5216.
- Publisher
- Thoemmes
- Number of pages
- 3000
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843710745
- ISBN
- 9781843710745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 2,605.18
€ 2,605.18
Paperback. Series: UNITEXT. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PBKS; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319164076
- ISBN
- 9783319164076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.30€ 44.73
€ 57.30
€ 44.73
Hardcover. Helps students to bridge the gap between calculus and advanced math courses. This 8th edition provides a firm foundation in major concepts needed for continued study and guides students to think and express themselves mathematically - to analyze a situation, extract pertinent facts, and draw appropriate conclusions. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 240 x 22. Weight in Grams: 854.
- Publisher
- Brooks Cole
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 8th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781285463261
- ISBN
- 9781285463261
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.38
€ 103.38
A Walk through the Heavens: A Guide to Stars and Constellations and th...
Heifetz, Milton D., Tirion, Wil
Paperback. Written for complete beginners, this beautiful guide introduces the constellations of the northern hemisphere in a clear and memorable way. Num Pages: 106 pages. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 189 x 8. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781316645512
- ISBN
- 9781316645512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BM; TVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Pan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447295266
- ISBN
- 9781447295266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.09
€ 10.09
Paperback. The fourth edition helps bridge the gap between GCSE and A Level Physics for your students of all different abilities, reflecting the different experience and knowledge of students coming to A Level Physics from GCSE. Num Pages: 960 pages, b&w diagrams. BIC Classification: 4KL; PH. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 272 x 200 x 46. Weight in Grams: 2084.
- Publisher
- Nelson Thornes Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 960
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 4th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748715848
- ISBN
- 9780748715848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.10
€ 94.10
Paperback. Plans included: Sombrero Island (1:15 000) For this 2016 edition the latest depth surveys have been applied throughout. Series: Iolaire. Num Pages: 1 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJP; 1KJWVV; 1KJWW; 1QSC; TRLN; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 333 x 4. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Imray Charts Folded
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846237843
- ISBN
- 9781846237843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.73
€ 29.99
€ 24.73
Paperback. An introductory guide to Einstein's theory of Relativity to a general readership. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415473828
- ISBN
- 9780415473828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.10
€ 17.10
Abominable Science!: Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cry...
Loxton, Daniel, Prothero, Donald R.
Paperback. Loxton and Prothero complete an entertaining, educational, and definitive text on demonstrably false phenomena, presenting both the arguments for and against their existence and systematically challenging the pseudoscience perpetuating their myths. Num Pages: 432 pages, 88 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVW; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 904.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231153218
- ISBN
- 9780231153218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.86
€ 32.99
€ 28.86
Paperback. When Albert Einstein formulated his theory of relativity it brought about a revolution in our understanding of time, yet also presented a new set of mysteries. In this book, the author tackles the tough questions about time, including the strange relationship between physical time and our psychological perception of it. Num Pages: 320 pages, b&w diagrams, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PBW; PGZ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140174618
- ISBN
- 9780140174618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.46
€ 14.99
€ 11.46
Paperback. An exhilarating journey into the science of time, from Stonehenge to the Big Bang and beyond Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851689644
- ISBN
- 9781851689644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.17
€ 13.99
€ 11.17