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Physics
paperback. Offers a tour of the world of light. This book explores theoretical, experimental, and historical themes, and covers such questions as how it is possible to achieve magnifications of a millionfold without a single lens or mirror. It also covers various elements of physical optics, including propagation, reflection, refraction, and diffraction. Num Pages: 440 pages, 5 tables 92 line illus.8 halftones. BIC Classification: PD; PHJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSK0000536
- ISBN
- 9780691001135
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. The idea that the speed of light is a constant - at 186,000 miles per second - is one of the few scientific facts that almost everyone knows. This title introduces the reader to modern cosmology, to the implications of VSL (variable speed of light) and to the world of physicists. Editor(s): Mirchandani, Ravi. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHR; WNX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 210. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSK0000586
- ISBN
- 9780099428084
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Isaac Newton is one of the largest figures in the history of western thought. Amongst other advances in science, he created the science of rational and celestial mechanics and discovered the calculus. This book examines both his work and his life. Num Pages: 228 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFCX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 510. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSK0000615
- ISBN
- 9780715630617
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. A clear and accessible discussion of the ideas and issues behind chaotic dynamics. Num Pages: 204 pages, 46 figures. BIC Classification: HPS; PDA; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 340. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSK0000726
- ISBN
- 9780521477475
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. This is the story of the international race to build the first atomic fusion reactor. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 580. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0036168
- ISBN
- 9780521383738
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Explores different applications of Aristotle's hypothesis on the components of form, matter and pyschological states. Editor(s): Lewis, Frank A.; Bolton, Robert. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0036237
- ISBN
- 9780631200925
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. This book examines the development of Niels Bohr's crucial insights during the birth of quantum mechanics. Translator(s): McGilvray, Ian. Num Pages: 252 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 504. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0035532
- ISBN
- 9780521402590
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. This study of chaos and order in the universe aims to mark a new direction in the scientific approach to astrophysics. It draws physics, biology, chemistry and astronomy into a philosophy of order, which is able to accommodate the individual act and random event without causing breakdowns. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 halftones, numerous line drawings. BIC Classification: PDA; PG; PH; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 475. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press USA
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0035612
- ISBN
- 9780195069082
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Series: Dover Books on Physics. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 218 x 6. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780486479286
- ISBN
- 9780486479286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.72
€ 9.99
€ 9.72
paperback. Num Pages: 427 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PHK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 213 x 22. Weight in Grams: 442. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036052
- ISBN
- 9780486267616
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. The first full length biography of Dirac, one of the most brilliant physicists of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 400 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BG; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 726. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036733
- ISBN
- 9780521380898
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. This book examines the interplay between the Platonic-Pythagorean tradition and the mechanical philosophy during the 'scientific revolution'. Series: Cambridge Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 171 pages. BIC Classification: PHD. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 36. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036844
- ISBN
- 9780521218634
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. This book investigates the nature of reality from the viewpoint of a physicist. Translator(s): Whitehouse, J. C. Num Pages: 284 pages, 3 line diagrams, notes, references, index. BIC Classification: PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0037396
- ISBN
- 9780521338462
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. This introductory volume emphasises our understanding of the fundamental forces - gravitation, electromagnetism - and the fundamental particles on which they act and which go to build atoms and molecules. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PHP. Dimension: 233 x 155. Weight in Grams: 603. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0037397
- ISBN
- 9780195060690
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. This text explains the surprisingly simple analytical structure that underlies the determination of the force necessary to maintain ideal planetary motion. It sets the problem in historical and conceptual perspective, showing Newton's debt to the works of Descartes and Galileo. Num Pages: 330 pages, 5 b&w photographs, 113 figures. BIC Classification: PDX; PHD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0036651
- ISBN
- 9780520202177
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. Light and Matter: Electromagnetism, Optics, Spectroscopy and Lasers provides comprehensive coverage of the interaction of light and matter and resulting outcomes. Covering theory, practical consequencies and applications, this modern text serves to bridge the gap between electromagnetism, optics, spectroscopy and lasers. Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 191 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471899310
- ISBN
- 9780471899310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 109.17
€ 109.17
hardcover. This book examines James Clerk Maxwell, creator of the electromagnetic theory of light and kinetic theory of gases. Num Pages: 248 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PHK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 545. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0037696
- ISBN
- 9780521561020
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. This volume provides a complete transcription of the Questiones, together with an 'expansion' into modern English. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: PH. Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 985. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0037716
- ISBN
- 9780521231640
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Presents the history of the development of fibre optic technology, from its beginning in 19th-century attempts to guide light, for purposes of illuminating the insides of the human body, to the communications technologies. This book also describes the medical technologies developed in the 1960's. Series: Sloan Technology. Num Pages: 348 pages, 16 pp black and white plates, 6 halftones, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHJ; TJK; TTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 649. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- OUP USA
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0037718
- ISBN
- 9780195108187
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Series: Studies in the History of Modern Science. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 454. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. Illustrated covers, no dj as issued, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Springer
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0037733
- ISBN
- 9789027716484
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00