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Science: general issues

Paperback. From prehistoric times to the origins of astrophysics in the mid nineteenth century, this title offers an introduction to the history of Western astronomy. It focuses on topics as the merging of Babylonian and Greek astronomy in later Antiquity, Kepler's conversion of astronomy into a branch of dynamics, and the explorations of the universe. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 136 pages, 15 black and white. BIC Classification: PDX; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 112 x 9. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192803061
ISBN
9780192803061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 halftones. 34 line illus. BIC Classification: BM; PBB; PBX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 16.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691175836
ISBN
9780691175836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.49

Hardback. Describes the science of cheese making, from chemistry to biology, in a lively way that is readable for both the food scientist and the artisanal hobbyist. Num Pages: 304 pages, 32 halftones, 5 line art. BIC Classification: PDZ; TDCT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199922307
ISBN
9780199922307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.62

Paperback. In this fun, informative book, a scientist demonstrates how intelligence and faith can-and should-go hand in hand. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Thomas Nelson United Kingdom
Number of pages
170
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780785287896
ISBN
9780785287896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 428 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781251157
ISBN
9781781251157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. A leading neuroscientist makes an incendiary argument defending free-will and responsibility, against the prevailing 'deterministic' view of how our brains control our behaviour. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: GTR; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472137524
ISBN
9781472137524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

paperback. Presents what may well be the first fully integrated theory of time Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; JMR; PDZ; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 14. Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814726860
ISBN
9780814726860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Paperback. .
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849739894
ISBN
9781849739894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.43

Paperback. What would the universe be like if human beings were not here to observe it? Would there still be numbers, or scientific laws? Would the universe even be vast, without our tininess to give it scale? This work is written by the author of novels such as "Spies", plays ("Copenhagen" and "Noises Off") and films ("Clockwise"). Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571232185
ISBN
9780571232185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486425429
ISBN
9780486425429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.66

Paperback. Explores a new relation between magnetism and electricity. In this title, Faraday shows us his unsuccessful as well as his successful experiments, and his crude ideas as well as his developed ones, and the reader is tempted to believe that, if he had the opportunity, he too would be a discoverer. It also includes notes, and supplementary diagrams. Editor(s): Fisher, Howard J. Num Pages: 96 pages, figures. BIC Classification: PDX; PHK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 7. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Green Lion Press United States
Edition
The First Series
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781888009279
ISBN
9781888009279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486435053
ISBN
9780486435053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.19

Paperback. In Process and Reality and other works, Alfred North Whitehead struggled to come to terms with the impact the new science of quantum mechanics would have on metaphysics.This ambitious book is the first extended analysis of the intricate relationships between relativity theory, quantum mechanics, and Whitehead's cosmology. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 278 pages, figures. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823250127
ISBN
9780823250127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.70

Paperback. The late 20th century has been named the Information Age, but the authors of this text challenge this idea in a sweeping history of information technology from the ancient Sumerians to the world of Alan Turing. They show how revolutions in information storage transformed ways of thinking. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801864124
ISBN
9780801864124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.50

Hardcover. Num Pages: 301 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; PDA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226304427
ISBN
9780226304427
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.71

Paperback. Resurrects the largely forgotten figure of Velikovsky and uses his strange career and surprisingly influential writings to explore the changing definitions of the line that separates legitimate scientific inquiry from what is deemed bunk and to show how vital this question remains to us today. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226101729
ISBN
9780226101729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.22

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560720911
ISBN
9781560720911
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.00
€ 126.19

Hardback. From the emergence of life, to Leewenhoek's microscopic world, to GMO crops, this book presents 250 landmarks in the most widely studied scientific field. It includes illustrated synopses that introduce readers to every major subdiscipline, including cell theory, genetics, evolution, physiology, thermodynamics, molecular biology and ecology. Series: Sterling Milestones. Num Pages: 528 pages, full colour throughout, includes photographs, includes illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 195 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1440.
Publisher
Sterling Publishing Co Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781454910688
ISBN
9781454910688
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. A journey through our mental landscape Num Pages: 112 pages, 5. BIC Classification: JMR; PDZ; PSAJ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 203 x 7. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715647479
ISBN
9780715647479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.70

Paperback. Series: The MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 13 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JM; PDR; UB; UD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 12. .
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262533386
ISBN
9780262533386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.66

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780875897
ISBN
9781780875897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.81

Paperback. Is 96 percent of the universe missing? Was the 1977 signal from outer space a transmission from an alien civilization? This book presents thirteen modern-day anomalies that may become tomorrow's breakthroughs. Spanning fields from chemistry to cosmology, psychology to physics, it captures the excitement and controversy of the scientific unknown. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Profile Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861976475
ISBN
9781861976475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781251287
ISBN
9781781251287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.07

Paperback. An in-depth survey of the evolving science of bio-enhancement: where we are now and how to deal with it. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDR; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785781773
ISBN
9781785781773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.55

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