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Science: general issues

Hardback. .
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616149420
ISBN
9781616149420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.58

Paperback. The troubling story of how a cadre of influential scientists have clouded public understanding of scientific facts to advance a political and economic agenda. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMG; PDR; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254. How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming. 368 pages, Illustrations. The troubling story of how a cadre of influential scientists have clouded public understanding of scientific facts to advance a political and economic agenda. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFMG; PDR; RNPG. Dimension: 142 x 197 x 23. Weight: 252.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408824832
ISBN
9781408824832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.72

Hardcover. Tells the remarkable lives of the pioneers of science from Galileo and Newton, Faraday and Darwin, Pasteur and Marie Curie, to Einstein, Freud, Turing, and Crick and Watson. This title features articles that offer an account of the lives and personalities behind the greatest scientific breakthroughs of all time. Num Pages: 304 pages, 200 illustrations, 150 in colour. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 195 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1164.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500251911
ISBN
9780500251911
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.19

Paperback. In Words Onscreen, Naomi Baron offers a fascinating and timely look at how technology affects the way we read. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: CB; CFC; CFF; PDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 351 x 23. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190624163
ISBN
9780190624163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.57

Paperback. Takes the reader through a tour of the lives, times, and writings of such key bachelors of Science as Bacon, Descartes, Newton, and Gassendi. This book situates these empiricist philosophers and their canonical reputations within the larger framework of the de facto 'masculinization of science' and 'scientizing of masculinity' in the 17th century. Series: Themes in the History of Philosophy S. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; HPC; JFCX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566394369
ISBN
9781566394369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.75

Hardcover. With the advent of deregulation of the electric power industry, understanding optimal power flow, locational marginal prices, and the auction of hedging instruments is necessary. All of these involve linear and nonlinear optimization. This book educates the reader about the practical applications of algorithms using Microsoft Excel solver. Series: IEEE Press Series on Power Engineering. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KNBL; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471451303
ISBN
9780471451303
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 212.63

Paperback. NOW REVISED AND UPDATED. 'A glorious, fascinating encyclopaedic look at the wonder of the female body.' WOMAN'S JOURNAL Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; PDZ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Revised and updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844089901
ISBN
9781844089901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.12

Paperback. Reveals how we can all develop better foresight in an uncertain world. From the stock market to the poker table, from earthquakes to the economy, the author takes us on an enthralling insider's tour of the high-stakes world of forecasting, showing how we can use information in a smarter way amid a noise of data - and make predictions in our lives. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: PBT; PDZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 368.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141975658
ISBN
9780141975658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.73

Paperback. Examines how viruses like HIV, swine flu, and bird flu have almost wiped us out in the past - and may do so in the future. This title explores why modern life makes us so vulnerable to global pandemics, and what new technologies can do to prevent them. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN; MJCJ; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141046518
ISBN
9780141046518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.16

Paperback. Editor(s): Reingold, Nathan. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481. 8vo . Good copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Edition
New edition
SKU
KEX0284966
ISBN
9780226709475
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Hardback. How does the voice of a distant radio announcer make it through your alarm clock in the morning? How does your gas stove work? How does the remote control open your garage door? What happens when you turn the key in the ignition? What do antibiotics really do? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 400 pages, 180 Colour Photographs, 50 Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 209 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1496.
Publisher
National Geographic Society United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426211683
ISBN
9781426211683
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.61

Paperback. Centuries of scientific thought in one volume Num Pages: 432 pages, 2000 colour photographs. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 243 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
National Geographic
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426208089
ISBN
9781426208089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.20

Paperback. Complete with a foldout timeline and map illustrating the worldly contributions of Muslims, remarkable photographs and colourful illustrations, artefacts, historic documents and drawings, this book not only reveals 1001 Muslim inventions, but provides insight into the everyday life of the historic Muslim society and related Western growth. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white line drawings, colour li. BIC Classification: 3F; 3J; PDX; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 202 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
National Geographic Society United States
Edition
3rd
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426209345
ISBN
9781426209345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 28.26

Hardcover. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDN; PN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 223 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1232.
Publisher
National Academies Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780309138642
ISBN
9780309138642
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.91
€ 84.59

Paperback. In this fully revised and updated edition of British Paleozoic Fossils 443 species from this time are described and classified and illustrated with accurate black-and-white line drawings. Reflecting advances in our understanding of the fossil record, it features those animal and plant species that are most commonly found in Britain. Series: British Fossils. Num Pages: 203 pages, Over 400 accurate black-and-white drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; PDZ; WNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
The Natural History Museum United Kingdom
Number of pages
203
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Fully revised and updated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780565093037
ISBN
9780565093037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. The Caenozoic era began about 70 million years ago and still continues. In British Caenozoic Fossils 354 species from this period are classified and illustrated with accurate line drawings. This new edition has been fully revised and updated, reflecting advances in our understanding of the fossil record over the past years. Series: British Fossils. Num Pages: 112 pages, Black-and-white line drawings throughout. BIC Classification: PDZ; WNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 12. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Natural History Museum, London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780565093051
ISBN
9780565093051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.88

Paperback. The Mesozoic era ranged from 240 million to 65 million years ago. In British Mesozoic Fossils 365 species from this period are classified and illustrated with accurate line drawings. This new edition has been fully revised and updated, reflecting advances in our understanding of the fossil record over the past years. Series: British Fossils. Num Pages: 185 pages, Black-and-white line drawings throughout. BIC Classification: 1DB; PDZ; WNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
The Natural History Museum United Kingdom
Number of pages
185
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Fully revised and updated ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780565093198
ISBN
9780565093198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.88

hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages, Plans transparencies :Includes index. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 140. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Spokesman Books United Kingdom
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851244297
ISBN
9780851244297
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.93

Paperback. In Bioinsecurities Neel Ahuja shows how twentieth-century U.S. imperial expansion was dependent on controlling the spread of disease through the transformation of humans, animals, bacteria, and viruses into living theaters of warfare and securitization. Series: Animal. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HBTB; JFSL4; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822360636
ISBN
9780822360636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.94

Hardback. In Bioinsecurities Neel Ahuja shows how twentieth-century U.S. imperial expansion was dependent on controlling the spread of disease through the transformation of humans, animals, bacteria, and viruses into living theaters of warfare and securitization. Series: Animal. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HBTB; JFSL4; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360483
ISBN
9780822360483
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.86

Paperback. Presents the statistical methods that are useful in the study of molecular evolution and illustrates how to use them in actual data analysis. This book for graduate students and researchers helps the investigators to incorporate refined statistical analysis of large-scale data in their own work. Num Pages: 352 pages, numerous line figures. BIC Classification: PBT; PDE; PSAJ; PSAK; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195135855
ISBN
9780195135855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 141.18

Paperback. Describes twenty-nine practical experiments, detailing how they are done and the math and physics behind them. The experiments in this book cover a wide field of physics and the borders of chemistry, ranging from dynamic mechanics ('Kinetic Curiosities') to electricity ('Antediluvian Electronics') and combustion ('Infernal Inventions'). Num Pages: 272 pages, 78 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 193 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691009865
ISBN
9780691009865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.56

Paperback. A compendium of science experiments you can do in your own kitchen or backyard using common household items. It reveals important principles in physics, engineering, and chemistry through such marvels as the Helevator - a contraption that's half helicopter, half elevator - and the Rocket Railroad, which pumps propellant up from its own track. Num Pages: 576 pages, 28 halftones. 133 line illus. BIC Classification: PDN; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 177 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 798.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149660
ISBN
9780691149660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.93

Hardback. Lavishly illustrated with more than four hundred photographs, most in color, Leading the Way provides all those interested in the story of Johns Hopkins Medicine-even just the advances in medicine itself over the past twenty years-a lively and riveting account of how Hopkins remains in the forefront of medical education, research, and patient care. Num Pages: 416 pages, 430, 155 black & white halftones, 275 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; MBX; PDX; WQH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 307 x 234 x 41. Weight in Grams: 2396.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421406572
ISBN
9781421406572
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.84

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Paul Holberton Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907372902
ISBN
9781907372902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.21

Paperback. This exploration of the physical universe explains fundamental concepts in a language that is accessible to anyone with little or no science background. It looks at the discoveries of science, the conservation of energy, the electromagnetic spectrum, gravity and thermodynamics. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: PD; PGK; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 135 x 249 x 23. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231075619
ISBN
9780231075619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.70

Hardback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 95 color illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PHVB; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 191 x 265 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1338.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691157245
ISBN
9780691157245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691177816
ISBN
9780691177816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.34

Hardback. Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691177809
ISBN
9780691177809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.47

Hardback. Provides access to various paradoxes of the natural world. This book explains that some occur through the prevalence of pseudosciences such as astrology and UFO-logy and some enter the public conscience through the bad astronomy of science-fiction movies. It aims to present the reader with the methods for identifying and replacing incorrect ideas. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231116442
ISBN
9780231116442
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.70

Hardback. The purpose of this book is to help research scientists exploit their ideas commercially. Num Pages: 236 pages, 19 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PD; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 541.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
236
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521460668
ISBN
9780521460668
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.91

Paperback. Complexity is considered to be an important scientific development since general relativity. Using it, scientists can find order emerging from random interactions of all kinds, from something as simple as flipping coins through to challenging problems such as predicting shopping habits, and the growth of cancer tumours. Num Pages: 256 pages, diagrams, figures. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851686308
ISBN
9781851686308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.01

Paperback. Examining the transatlantic flow of knowledge from West to East, this book explores how the social and cultural worlds of South America contributed to the production of European scientific knowledge during the Enlightenment. Num Pages: 428 pages, 79 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLS; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
428
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226733623
ISBN
9780226733623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.63

Paperback. What links the birth of the moon to our body clocks? How did the creation of the Atlantic Ocean affect how we have children? What does the water inside us and on Earth have to do with the deepest stretches of space? This book deals with these questions. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141041902
ISBN
9780141041902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Tells the story of how one creature's journey out of the water made the human body what it is today - and one man's voyage of discovery in search of our origins. This book reveals the secrets of our biology: why if we want to understand our limbs we should take a close look at Tiktaalik, the first fish capable of doing a push-up. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MFC; PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 192.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Unknown
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141027586
ISBN
9780141027586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. This text explores the relationship between race and technology. From Indian H-1B workers and Detroit techno music to karaoke and the Chicano interneta, this book uses case studies to document the use of technology - rupturing stereotypes such as Asian whizz kids and black technophobes. Editor(s): Nelson, Alondra; Tu, Thuy Linh N.; Hines, Alicia Headlam. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSL; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814736043
ISBN
9780814736043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Icon Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848319158
ISBN
9781848319158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.45

Paperback. At the beginning of this century enormous progress had been made in genetics. The Human Genome Project finished sequencing human DNA. It seemed it was only a matter of time until we had all the answers to the secrets of life on this planet. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 278.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Icon Books
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848313477
ISBN
9781848313477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Science and Technology Research: Writings Strategies for Students was written to assist students in developing literature research and evaluation skills, without regard to format or source, and to help take the fear and mystery out of searching for information to make it a productive and rewarding process. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30 b&w photographs, bibliography, glossary, index. BIC Classification: GPS; PD; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810844285
ISBN
9780810844285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.31

Hardback. Science and Technology Research: Writings Strategies for Students was written to assist students in developing literature research and evaluation skills, without regard to format or source, and to help take the fear and mystery out of searching for information to make it a productive and rewarding process. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30 b&w photographs, bibliography, glossary, index. BIC Classification: GPS; PD; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810844292
ISBN
9780810844292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.53