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Hardcover. The untold story of an eccentric, scientific visionary whose death-defying research has saved millions of lives. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 167 x 40. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Liveright
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871406774
ISBN
9780871406774
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; TBX; TR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Liveright
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631491910
ISBN
9780631491910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.21

Hardback. Num Pages: 624 pages, 222 halftones. 8 line illus. 17 tables. BIC Classification: GPJ; PDZ; UY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691167671
ISBN
9780691167671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

The first study on Renaissance theories of weather in five decades, Renaissance Meteorology offers a novel understanding of traditional natural philosophy and its impact on the development of modern science. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; PDX; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 232 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421401874
ISBN
9781421401874
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.55

Hardback. It alters present perceptions not only of the scientific revolution but of the role of Renaissance humanism in the forging of modernity. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HRAM3; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421413167
ISBN
9781421413167
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.91

Paperback. Argues that taking on some of the characteristics of plants will help us and our relationship to our world. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
SteinerBooks, Inc
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584201434
ISBN
9781584201434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.83

Paperback. .
Publisher
Icon Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848311206
ISBN
9781848311206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.65

Paperback. What makes humans unique? This work presents an alternative to this puzzling question. Based on insights into the behavior of chimps and other great apes, our now extinct human ancestors, and existing hunting and gathering societies, it shows the remarkable role that meat has played in these societies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 tables 3 line illus. 10 halftones. BIC Classification: JHMP; PDZ; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 188 x 118 x 16. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691088884
ISBN
9780691088884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.07

Paperback. Presents an introductory account of the theory and application of the evolutionary type of stochastic process. Bailey adopts the approach of applied mathematics, aiming to develop both theoretical principles and applied techniques simultaneously. Editor(s): Bailey, Norman T.J. (University of Oxford). Series: Classics Library. Num Pages: 264 pages, indices. BIC Classification: PBWL; PDE; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 208 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 269.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471523680
ISBN
9780471523680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 302.57

Hardcover. Offers recommendations on all matters of writing style and citation. Developed by the Council of Science Editors (CSE), the leading professional association in science publishing, this guide encompasses all areas of the sciences. It has been fully revised to reflect the best practices in scientific publishing. Num Pages: 840 pages, 75 line drawings, 126 tables. BIC Classification: CBW; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 187 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1738.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Eighth Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226116495
ISBN
9780226116495
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.24

A work on the Timaeus that takes Plato's Cosmology as starting point. Num Pages: 390 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872203877
ISBN
9780872203877
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.95
€ 42.78

Hardcover. Brings together different aspects of procedures for speciation analysis at different levels starting from sample collection and storage, through sample preparation approaches to render the species chromatographable, principles of separation techniques used in speciation analysis, to the element specific detection. Num Pages: 670 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: PDN; PN; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 194 x 251 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
670
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471492146
ISBN
9780471492146
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 636.37

Paperback. From Jules Verne to the Jetsons, from a 500-passenger flying wing to an anti-aircraft flying buzz-saw, the vision of the future as seen through the eyes of the past demonstrates the play of the American imagination on the canvas of the future. Num Pages: 176 pages, 166, 166 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCX; PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 252 x 10. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801853999
ISBN
9780801853999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.35

paperback. Sex discrimination is supposedly a distant memory. This title dispels the pseudo-scientific claims about the differences between the sexes. It shows how old myths, dressed up in the scientific finery, help perpetuate the status quo. It reveals the mind's plasticity, and shows the influence of culture on identity. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JMG; PDZ; PSAN; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 298. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Icon Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0037374
ISBN
9781848312203
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. [Fine s] sharp tongue is tempered with humor. . . . Read this book and see how complex and fascinating the whole issue is. The New York Times Num Pages: 338 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JM; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393340242
ISBN
9780393340242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.09

Hardcover. In the wrong hands, math can be deadly. Mathematicians Schneps and Colmez tell the story of 10 trials, from the Dreyfus Affair to the Amanda Knox murder trial, in which mathematical arguments were used--and disastrously misused--as evidence. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: LAZ; LNF; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465032921
ISBN
9780465032921
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.46

Hardback. Why is it that Japan, with few natural resources, has become one of the world's leading economies but not Latin America, which is so rich in natural resources? This anthropological essay questions the Euro-centric notion of modernity and modernization and argues that Latin America has to find its own form of modernity. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571810120
ISBN
9781571810120
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.52

Paperback. Offers students with practical knowledge of the fundamentals of designing, executing, and reporting the results of a research project. This work includes fresh exercises in the areas of physical properties, lipids, proteins, and gelatin. It includes a brief introduction to each laboratory exercise and a listing of materials needed. Series: Contemporary Food Science. Num Pages: 152 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white tables, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: PDN; TDCT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 278 x 207 x 9. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780849312939
ISBN
9780849312939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 107.01

Paperback. Cat Dissection: A Laboratory Guide, 3rd Edition directs readers through a series of dissection activities for use in the lab accompanied by new, full color photos and figures. The guide can be used as a stand-alone dissection guide or in conjunction with any Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory Manual. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDN; PSVD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 276 x 182 x 2. Weight in Grams: 118.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470137994
ISBN
9780470137994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.27

Paperback. From December 1811 to February 1812, massive earthquakes shook the middle Mississippi Valley, collapsing homes, snapping large trees midtrunk, and briefly but dramatically reversing the flow of the continent's mightiest river. This book reminds the major environmental disaster, demonstrating how events that have been long forgotten, and more. Num Pages: 472 pages, 22 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 746.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226273754
ISBN
9780226273754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.51

Hardcover. Weaves together scientific and historical evidence to demonstrate the vast role the New Madrid earthquakes played in the United States in the early nineteenth century, shaping the settlement patterns of early western Cherokees and other Indians, heightening the credibility of Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa for their Indian League in the War of 1812. Num Pages: 480 pages, 26 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226053899
ISBN
9780226053899
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.37

Hardback. This book provides a collection of experiments to introduce lasers into the undergraduate curricula in Chemistry and Physics. A variety of experiments are included with different levels of complexity. All have background information, experimental details and the theoretical background necessary to interpret the results. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDN; PHJL; PHM; PNR; TTBL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 248 x 195 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1050.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198742975
ISBN
9780198742975
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.05

Hardcover. Editor(s): Compton, Hal J.; Raymond, Brenda I. Num Pages: black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: TH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 182 x 19. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619425101
ISBN
9781619425101
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 290.01
€ 193.23

Paperback. .
Publisher
Floris Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863159633
ISBN
9780863159633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 248. A People's Takeover of the World's Food Supply. 176 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ. Dimension: 198 x 133 x 11. Weight: 246.
Publisher
Pari Publishing (USA)
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9788895604138
ISBN
9788895604138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.03

Paperback. Trekking across the technoscapes and the dreamscapes of nanotechnology, the author elaborates a theory of nanovision, demonstrating that nanotechnology has depended throughout its history on a symbiotic relationship with science fiction. Num Pages: 296 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ; TBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822342656
ISBN
9780822342656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.30

Paperback. Addresses the flood of DNA-related information that has flowed from the recent revolution in biotechnology: information that is transforming the food we eat; the way medicine is practised, and even changing the ways in which crimes are solved. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK1; TCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 135. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of New South Wales Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780868409849
ISBN
9780868409849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.84

Paperback. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 309 pages, 156 black & white illustrations, 88 colour illustrations, 60 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; PDX; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 246 x 20. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Birkhauser
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319305622
ISBN
9783319305622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.54

Hardback. How did the atom bomb help save the elephant? Have we found the secret to eternal youth? Could a parasite be manipulating you right now? This collection of stories reveal the breakthroughs in science, across all fields. It is a journey of discovery that is suitable for those with a passion for the world around them. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 191. . Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Welbeck Publishing Group
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
SKU
KRA0003657
ISBN
9781780979427
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations, colour plates. BIC Classification: PDZ; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Prometheus Books United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616149154
ISBN
9781616149154
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.89

hardcover. A spellbinding exploration of the history's greatest volcanic events and their impacts on the history of humankind. Num Pages: 406 pages, 100 b/w illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 776. 408 pages, 100 b/w illus. 10 tables. A spellbinding exploration of the history's greatest volcanic events and their impacts on the history of humankind. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PDZ. Dimension: 228 x 165 x 31. Weight: 778.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
408
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521641128
ISBN
9780521641128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 39.04

Hardback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107180833
ISBN
9781107180833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.20

Paperback. Neanderthals - no less than another kind of human - almost made it, finally dying out just 28,000 years ago. What caused us to survive while they went extinct? Ecology holds the clues, argues Clive Finlayson. It comes down to climate change and chance. There was little in it, and things could have turned out quite differently. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 black and white illustrations and 1 table. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSXE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199239191
ISBN
9780199239191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.83

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198743897
ISBN
9780198743897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.03

Paperback. Does your dog know when you've had a bad day? Can your cat tell that the coffee pot you left on might start a fire? Could a chimpanzee be trained to program your computer? This book debunks some commonly held notions about our furry friends. It argues that it may be romantic to ascribe human qualities to critters, but it's not very realistic. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19 halftones. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
278
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126364
ISBN
9780691126364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.91

Paperback. Covering such subjects as astronomy, magnetism, optics, sound, heat, mechanics, waves, and electricity, the book provides a rich source of material for teachers and anyone interested in the physics of everyday life. Num Pages: 176 pages, 25, 25 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801872631
ISBN
9780801872631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.11

Paperback. Editor(s): Mead, Clifford; Hager, Thomas. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BGH; BGT; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oregon State University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870712944
ISBN
9780870712944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.70

paperback. Showing how ordinary people participate in creating science, this text documents how the development of science has affected ordinary people, and how ordinary people have perceived that development. Num Pages: 568 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 265 x 41. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Avalon Publishing Group United States
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560257486
ISBN
9781560257486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.07

Hardback. Exploring 250 milestone discoveries in medicine spanning more than 12,000 years, Pickover brings insight and acumen to the broad spectrum of medical studies. Series: Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 223 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1412.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Union Square & Co.
Condition
New
Format
Hardback
SKU
V9781435148048
ISBN
9781435148048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.47

Paperback. Humanity's love affair with mathematics and mysticism reached a critical juncture, legend has it, on the back of a turtle in ancient China. This book explains why Chinese emperors, Babylonian astrologer-priests, prehistoric cave people in France, and ancient Mayans of the Yucatan were convinced that magic squares held the secret of the universe. Num Pages: 432 pages, 191 line illus. BIC Classification: PBM; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
434
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691115979
ISBN
9780691115979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.07