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Science & Technology
Paperback. Looks at the origins, evolution, and the future of zoos. This book reviews the history of zoos in light of their failures and successes and points the way toward a more humane approach, one that will benefit both the animals and the humans who visit them. Num Pages: 302 pages, 38 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: PSV; RNKH; WNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520236769
- ISBN
- 9780520236769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.43
€ 35.99
€ 26.43
Paperback. A Different Universe is a truly mind-bending book that shows us why everything we think about fundamental physical laws needs to change. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 320. Reinventing Physics from the Bottom Down. 272 pages, Illustrations. Takes us into a universe where the vacuum of space has to be considered a kind of solid matter, where sound has quantized particles just like those of light, where there are many phases of matter, and where metal resembles a liquid while superfluid helium is more like a solid. This book shows readers a mysterious world. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight: 264.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465038299
- ISBN
- 9780465038299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.35
€ 24.99
€ 20.35
Paperback. A memoir presents David Powell's lifelong love of the ocean and gives a highly personal, behind-the-scenes look at California's magnificent and innovative aquariums. David Powell, for many years curator of the world-renowned Monterey Bay Aquarium, tells the story of his life as a pioneering aquarist. Series: UC Press/Monterey Bay Aquarium Series in Marine Conservation. Num Pages: 354 pages, 51 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; PSPM; WNCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520239173
- ISBN
- 9780520239173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 28.18
€ 37.99
€ 28.18
A Field Guide to a New Meta-field: Bridging the Humanities-Neuroscienc...
Barbara Maria Stafford (Ed.)
Paperback. Marshals a distinguished group of thinkers to forge a dialogue among the emerging brain sciences, the liberal arts, and social sciences. Demonstrating how formerly divided fields are converging around shared issues, this title maps a cross-disciplinary adventure. Editor(s): Stafford, Barbara Maria. Num Pages: 400 pages, 80 halftones, 5 tables. BIC Classification: AB; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226770550
- ISBN
- 9780226770550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 31.21
€ 38.99
€ 31.21
paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: PBT; PDZM; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- SKU
- 9780241974872
- ISBN
- 9780241974872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.98
€ 14.99
€ 13.98
Paperback. A lavishly illustrated and long-overdue guidebook to the rich natural history of Long Island Sound and its coastlines, a region beloved by millions of people Num Pages: 416 pages, 1,200 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; PSAB; RGBP; WNC; WNCB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300220353
- ISBN
- 9780300220353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.83
€ 29.99
€ 21.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCB; 1KLCG; 1KLCM; GBC; PSVW3; PSVW5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Comstock Publishing Associates
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801485879
- ISBN
- 9780801485879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.50€ 57.10
€ 57.50
€ 57.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, numerous colour plates, maps and illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; PSVW6. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1024.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195301557
- ISBN
- 9780195301557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.78
€ 44.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrationssome col.). BIC Classification: 1QSP; GBC; PSVW6; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 190 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Seventh Impression
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691023991
- ISBN
- 9780691023991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.74€ 40.69
€ 50.74
€ 40.69
Paperback. This is the first comprehensive field guide dealing exclusively with the birds of this spectacular region. It covers over 450 of the resident, migrant and vagrant species found in the region. This authoritative book is an indispensable guide to the visiting birder, and a vital tool for anyone studying or protecting the avifauna of this region. Illustrator(s): Orgill, Chris; Disley, Tony. Series: Helm Field Guides. Num Pages: 368 pages, 56 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1MTANC; 1MTANM; 1MTANZ; PSVW6; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780713660234
- ISBN
- 9780713660234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.15
€ 49.99
€ 41.15
Paperback. This volume is a guide to nearly 250 families of woody plants in a species-rich region of South America. The guide identification methods focus on bark, leaves, and odour that are present all year-round, with step-by-step keys to identification. Illustrator(s): Vasquez, Rodolfo. Num Pages: 920 pages, 291 line drawings. BIC Classification: GBC; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1300. 920 pages, 291 line drawings. Illustrator(s): Vasquez, Rodolfo. This volume is a guide to nearly 250 families of woody plants in a species-rich region of South America. The guide identification methods focus on bark, leaves, and odour that are present all year-round, with step-by-step keys to identification. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: GBC; PST. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 49. Weight: 1264.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 920
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226289441
- ISBN
- 9780226289441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.91€ 59.57
€ 69.91
€ 59.57
Paperback. A truly practical guide to the Golden Eagle, its ecology and behaviour. An objective review of the extent and quality of existing knowledge. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrated with c. 45 colour photographs and 9 diagrams. BIC Classification: PSVW6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 240 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Whittles Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849952248
- ISBN
- 9781849952248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.22
€ 23.99
€ 23.22
Hardcover. This book details how applied mathematics involves predictions, interpretations, analysis, and mathematical modeling to solve real-world problems. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 181 x 29. Weight in Grams: 926.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118229620
- ISBN
- 9781118229620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.64
€ 140.64
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387922997
- ISBN
- 9780387922997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.12
€ 74.12
paperback. This book provides a broad coverage of computational fluid dynamics that will interest engineers, astrophysicists, mathematicians, oceanographers and ecologists. Series: Cambridge Texts in Applied Mathematics. Num Pages: 417 pages, 64 b/w illus. 6 colour illus. 9 tables 135 exercises. BIC Classification: PHDF; PHDT; PHVJ; TGMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 174. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316630969
- ISBN
- 9781316630969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.18€ 52.82
€ 57.18
€ 52.82
Paperback. Series: Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics. Num Pages: 369 pages, 88 black & white illustrations, 13 colour illustrations, 6 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PBW; PBWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 3rd ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319330754
- ISBN
- 9783319330754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.84€ 41.50
€ 50.84
€ 41.50
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cengage Learning, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 11th edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781337556644
- ISBN
- 9781337556644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 102.40
€ 102.40
Paperback. The text material evolved from over 50 years of combined teaching experience it deals with a formulation and application of the finite element method. A meaningful course can be constructed from a subset of the chapters in this book for a quarter course; instructions for such use are given in the preface. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PBKJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Pap/Cdr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470035801
- ISBN
- 9780470035801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.66
€ 62.66
Hardcover. Series: Modern Birkhauser Classics. Num Pages: 433 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBM; PBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 242 x 32. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817638405
- ISBN
- 9780817638405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.20€ 69.55
€ 83.20
€ 69.55
Paperback. Series: Dover Books on Mathematics. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486483689
- ISBN
- 9780486483689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 21.66
€ 32.99
€ 21.66
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199590759
- ISBN
- 9780199590759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.77
€ 60.77
Paperback. This course is intended for students who have acquired a working knowledge of the calculus and are ready for a more systematic treatment. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 26. 196 pages, illustrations. This course is intended for students who have acquired a working knowledge of the calculus and are ready for a more systematic treatment. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PBK. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 12. Weight: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521294683
- ISBN
- 9780521294683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.89
€ 52.89
Hardcover. Rather than teach mathematics and the structure of proofssimultaneously, this book first introduces logic as the foundationof proofs and then demonstrates how logic applies to mathematicaltopics. This method ensures that readers gain a firmunderstanding of how logic interacts with mathematics and empowersthem to solve more complex problems. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: PBCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 242 x 29. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470905883
- ISBN
- 9780470905883
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.41
€ 118.41
Paperback. The book assumes next to no prior knowledge of the topic. The first part introduces the core mathematics, always in conjunction with the physical context. In the second part of the book, a series of examples showcases some of the more conceptually advanced areas of physics, the presentation of which draws on the developments in the first part. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 18. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc Germany
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9783527413331
- ISBN
- 9783527413331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.18
€ 56.18