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Paperback. This Very Short Introduction maps the historical development of chemistry from man's earliest exploration in the Stone Age to the nanotechnology of today's materials science. In this succinct but comprehensive overview Brock balances the approaches to - and interpretations of - the subject, revealing chemistry's rich and diverse history. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 17 black and white halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 111. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198716488
ISBN
9780198716488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.58

Hardcover. Although they are often rendered in forms unfamiliar to Western eyes, maps have existed in most cultures. In this text contributors from a variety of disciplines collaborate to describe and address the significance of traditional cartographies. Series: History of Cartography. Num Pages: 500 pages, 24 colour plates, 267 halftones, 196 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: PDX; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 307 x 43. Weight in Grams: 2528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226907284
ISBN
9780226907284
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 384.71

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
New
SKU
9780192803061
ISBN
9780192803061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.27

Paperback. The essays presented in 'The History and Philosophy of Islamic Science' discuss the principles behind the different sciences cultivated in the Islamic world from the third century of the Islamic era onwards and the place of science in relation to other branches of Islamic learning. Num Pages: 276 pages, index. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
The Islamic Texts Society United Kingdom
Number of pages
276
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780946621835
ISBN
9780946621835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.69

Hardcover. Num Pages: 704 pages, 47 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PN; VXWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 48. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Red Wheel/Weiser United States
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780877289289
ISBN
9780877289289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.17
€ 64.31

Paperback. A collection exploring the place of the observatory in nineteenth-century science, culture. Editor(s): Aubin, David; Bigg, Charlotte; Sibum, H.Otto. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 400 pages, 62 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX; PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822346401
ISBN
9780822346401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.82

Hardback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474401845
ISBN
9781474401845
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 216.81
€ 202.80

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Imprint Academic United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845402204
ISBN
9781845402204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 388 pages, 1. BIC Classification: PDZ; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Visible Ink Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578593743
ISBN
9781578593743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 35.03

paperback. In The Handicap Principle, Amotz and Avishag Zahavi offer a unifying theory that brilliantly explains many previously baffling aspects of animal signalling and holds up a mirror in which ordinary human behaviours take on surprising new significance. Num Pages: 304 pages, numerous line drawings. BIC Classification: CFA; GTE; PD; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press USA
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033320
ISBN
9780195129144
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Hardcover. Editor(s): Felt, Ulrike; Fouche, Rayvon; Miller, Clark A.; Smith-Doerr, Laurel. Num Pages: 1208 pages, 10 figures. BIC Classification: PDX; TBX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 187 x 236 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1846.
Publisher
The MIT Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
fourth edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262035682
ISBN
9780262035682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.07
€ 82.32

Hardcover. Founded around 1700 by a group of German Lutherans known as Pietists, the Halle Orphanage became the institutional headquarters of a universal seminar that still stands largely intact today. The author reveals, those teaching and training in Halle Orphanage contributed to the transformation of scientific observation and its related activities. Num Pages: 200 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226243771
ISBN
9780226243771
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.38

Paperback. The stories behind scientific peculiarities Num Pages: 304 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848540897
ISBN
9781848540897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, B&W illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: PDZ; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 457.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632865687
ISBN
9781632865687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.11

Hardback. New book by the bestselling author of A Universe From Nothing, award-winning physicist and public intellectual, Lawrence Krauss tells the dramatic story of the scientific discoveries that see through the visible world and create our grand vision of the universe and our place within it. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 25. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471158377
ISBN
9781471158377
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.16

Paperback. Charles Darwin's masterpiece, "On the Origin of Species", shook society to its core on publication in 1859. This title takes on creationists, including followers of 'Intelligent Design' and all those who question the fact of evolution through natural selection. Num Pages: 480 pages, 32-pages colour picture sections, plus 100 B&Wur picture sections, plus B&W line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552775243
ISBN
9780552775243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. As the rise of technology threatens our very humanity, Tabachnick emphasizes that we still may have time to recover and develop these capacities - but we must first decide how far we want to allow technology to determine our existence and our future. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802094698
ISBN
9780802094698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.50

Paperback. There are some mathematical problems whose significance goes beyond the ordinary - like Fermat's Last Theorem or Goldbach's Conjecture. This book explains why these problems exist, why they matter, what drives mathematicians to incredible lengths to solve them and where they stand in the context of mathematics and science as a whole. Editor(s): Davey, John. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Profile Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846683374
ISBN
9781846683374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.92

Paperback. Examines how the staggering growth in mobile phone usage is transforming business, politics and daily life in India Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFF; PDR; TJKT1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849043137
ISBN
9781849043137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.24

Hardback. Leonhart Fuchs's herbal recognized for more than four centuries as a masterpiece of Renaissance botany and one of the most beautiful books ever printed now appears in a facsimile edition, accompanied by a volume of commentary based on three decades of historical and botanical research. Num Pages: 1864 pages, 561 half-tones 100 colour plates. BIC Classification: MMG; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 259 x 366 x 130. Weight in Grams: 6314.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
1864
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804738033
ISBN
9780804738033
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 483.06

Hardback. Takes the reader on a journey through 150 years of scientific thinking, imagining, and arguing Series: Life of the Past. Num Pages: 440 pages, 25 b&w illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780253006042
ISBN
9780253006042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.59

Hardback. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691174174
ISBN
9780691174174
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.62

Paperback. "Any reader who aspires to be scientifically literate will find this a good starting place."-Publishers Weekly Num Pages: 315 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: PBF; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
315
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393337938
ISBN
9780393337938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.34

Paperback. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 538 pages, 47 halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: PDX; RBGF; RBGH; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 27. Weight in Grams: 910.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
538
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226731025
ISBN
9780226731025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.54

Paperback. A vivid description of one of the most ambitious scientific projects undertaken in the 19th century, and the men who undertook the measurement of the Himalayas and the mapping of the Indian subcontinent: William Lambton and George Everest. Num Pages: 226 pages, 16 b/w plates (16pp), (+ maps & diagrams). BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; PDZ; TNCB; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 168. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001852
ISBN
9780006531234
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardback. On 10 September 2008, amid much fanfare, the Great Collider run by CERN in Geneva was turned on. The Collider was supposed to fire protons around a seventeen-mile loop of tunnels, causing them to crash into one another at close to the speed of light and break into even tinier particles. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745653884
ISBN
9780745653884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408840214
ISBN
9781408840214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.63

Paperback. Presents scientific thinking about the mysteries of the universe. This title reveals the Model dependent realism, the multi verse, the top-down theory of cosmology, and the unified M-theory. It also includes discoveries that are altering our understanding and threatening some of our most cherished belief systems. Num Pages: 256 pages, 35 colour illustrations integrated throughout. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 384.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Bantam
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553819229
ISBN
9780553819229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Paperback. Tells the story of humanity's attempts through 4,000 years of written history to make sense of the world in its cosmic totality, to understand its physical nature, and to know its real and imagined inhabitants. This book is about the 'grand contraption' we've constructed through the ages in an effort to understand and identify with the universe. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 halftones. 41 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130538
ISBN
9780691130538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.45

Hardback. Editor(s): Hill, Carol. Num Pages: colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRCG; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1157.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Kregel Publications,U.S.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780825444210
ISBN
9780825444210
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.19

paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 halftoens, 13 line drawings. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226409559
ISBN
9780226409559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.82

paperback. Second edition of a very well received title which demystifies science and is highly readable on complex subjects. Series: Canto Classics. Num Pages: 204 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 312. What You Should Know About Science. Series: Canto Classics. 212 pages, Illustrations. Second edition of a very well received title which demystifies science and is highly readable on complex subjects. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PDX. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 10. Weight: 302.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
204
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107604650
ISBN
9781107604650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.72

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199683505
ISBN
9780199683505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.93

Paperback. Shows how everything from the humble carbon atom to the speed of light and the laws of physics themselves interact. In this book, the author asks questions such as: Is there a theory of everything within our grasp? If there was a big bang, what happened before it? Is there on universe or many? Could we exist within an endless time loop? Num Pages: 368 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 278.
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141023267
ISBN
9780141023267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 41 halftones. 41 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 40.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691175782
ISBN
9780691175782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.66

Paperback. A groundbreaking study of one of the most crucial yet least understood issues of the twenty-first century: the governance of the Internet and its content Num Pages: 296 pages, 9 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDR; UBJ; UTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300212525
ISBN
9780300212525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.89

Hardcover. As railways, steamships, and telegraph communications brought distant places into unprecedented proximity, previously minor discrepancies in local time-telling became a global problem. Vanessa Ogle s chronicle of the struggle to standardize clock times and calendars from 1870 to 1950 highlights the many hurdles that proponents of uniformity faced." Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; JFFS; PDX; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 244 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674286146
ISBN
9780674286146
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 45.21

paperback. Num Pages: 53 pages, col. Illustrations, col. maps. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 281 x 244 x 5. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
RAND Corporation United States
Number of pages
53
Condition
New
Edition
Pap/Cdr
SKU
V9780833039101
ISBN
9780833039101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.02

paperback. Argues that global communications and the internet are helping to link the minds of humanity together to form a single, global brain and consciousness with remarkable potential. Num Pages: 262 pages, 15 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Floris Books Edinburgh
Number of pages
262
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863156168
ISBN
9780863156168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 21.78

Multiple-component retail product. This text covers classical field theory, quantum mechanics and all major theoretical aspects of quantum field theory, and shows how they are related. Unlike any other book on the subject, fields are viewed as global entities in spacetime rather than as systems evolving from one instant of time to the next. Series: International Series of Monographs on Physics. Num Pages: 1136 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDE; PHFC; PHQ; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 180 x 68. Weight in Grams: 2757.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
1136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198510932
ISBN
9780198510932
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 438.72

Paperback. Reveals how automation is affecting our ability to solve problems, forge memories and acquire skills. This book shows how the most important decisions of our lives are now being made by machines and the radical effect this is having on our ability to learn. It argues that we must rethink its role in our lives. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099597452
ISBN
9780099597452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Random House Canada Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385685771
ISBN
9780385685771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: AB; AMX; HBLC1; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 276 x 219. Weight in Grams: 900.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138247673
ISBN
9781138247673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.77

Paperback. Describes the activities of the explorers and map-makers of Renaissance and early modern Europe; the role of geography during the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment and the Darwinian Revolution; and the interactions between geography and empire building in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0. BIC Classification: PDX; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631185864
ISBN
9780631185864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 45.29

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 40 line illus. BIC Classification: JHB; PDZ; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 244 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691164748
ISBN
9780691164748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.70

Paperback. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield International United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786600882
ISBN
9781786600882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.32

Paperback. Gives us an account of the fundamental unit of heredity - and a vision of both humanity's past and future. In this book, the story begins in an obscure Augustinian abbey in Moravia in 1856 where a monk stumbles on the idea of a "Unit of heredity". It intersects with Darwin's theory of evolution, and collides with the horrors of Nazi eugenics. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: JFMG; PDR; PDX; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099584575
ISBN
9780099584575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Hardcover. While geeks' obsessive desire for data makes them constant curators of useless information, it also drives them to great lengths to find the solutions to everyday problems. This book reveals the geeky secrets to living smarter, offering scientifically sourced advice for dealing with everything life throws at you. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Andre Deutsch Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780233005058
ISBN
9780233005058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.43

Hardcover. Our minds have spawned civilizations and technologies that have changed the face of the Earth, while even our closest primate relatives remain confined to the borders of their dwindling forest habitats. This book gives an account of what makes human minds different from those of other animals, and how this difference arose. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: JMM; PDZ; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
Basic Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465030149
ISBN
9780465030149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.68

Hardcover. In 1965 English scientist James Lovelock had a flash of insight: the Earth is not just teeming with life; the Earth, in some sense, is life. In this book, the author uses Gaia and its history, its supporters and detractors, to illuminate the nature of science itself. Series: science.culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDA; RB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226731704
ISBN
9780226731704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.18

Paperback. Recording memories, mind reading, videotaping our dreams, mind control, avatars, and telekinesis - no longer are these feats of the mind solely the province of overheated science fiction. The author takes us on a tour of the top laboratories around the world to meet the scientists who are already revolutionising the way we think about the brain. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: GTR; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141975870
ISBN
9780141975870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. This text questions developments in human genetic research from the perspective of persons with mental disabilities and their families. The author points out that the possibility of preventing disabled lives is at odds with our commitments to the full inclusion of disabled citizens in society. Series: Revisions: A Series of Books on Ethics. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFG; JPFK; PDR; PSAD; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
60633rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268028572
ISBN
9780268028572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.08

Paperback. Series: The John D. and Catherine T. Macarthur Foundation Reports on Digital Media and Learning. Num Pages: 148 pages, 0 figure. BIC Classification: JNKC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
148
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262518826
ISBN
9780262518826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.75

paperback. Here are six accessible essays by those who walk the line between science and sicence fiction, moving ever further out in discovering the patterns of nature, aimed at readers who share their fascination with the deepest mysteries of the universe. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393324464
ISBN
9780393324464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.33

Paperback. Offers an account of how the Internet is transforming gossip, the way we shame others, and our ability to protect our own reputations. Focusing on blogs, Internet communities, and cybermobs, this book shows that, ironically, the unconstrained flow of information on the Internet may impede opportunities for self-development and freedom. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMD; KNTX1; PDR; TJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Edition Unstated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300144222
ISBN
9780300144222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.84

Paperback. From one of the world's most influential scientists, an impassioned call for quick and decisive action to save the Earth's rich biological heritage. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349115795
ISBN
9780349115795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.34

Paperback. Recent developments in biotechnology and genetic research are raising complex ethical questions concerning the legitimate scope and limits of genetic intervention. Num Pages: 136 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; MBDC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745629872
ISBN
9780745629872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.39

paperback. A collection of articles, essays, speeches and testimony, chronicling the start of America's national debate on genetics. It begins with selections from Aldous Huxley and C.S. Lewis, then looks to the future, moving on to the questions surrounding the debate over human cloning and stem cells. Editor(s): Kristol, William; Cohen, Eric. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFM; MBDC; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742521964
ISBN
9780742521964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.29

Hardback. This book looks at both the past and the future of the debate over whether there are moral limits to scientific progress and what life will look like in the genetic age. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFM; MBDC; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742521957
ISBN
9780742521957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.75
€ 82.63

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074639
ISBN
9780252074639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.09

Paperback. The Fundamentals of Scientific Research: An Introductory Laboratory Manual is a laboratory manual geared towards first semester undergraduates enrolled in general biology courses focusing on cell biology. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: GPS; PDN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118867846
ISBN
9781118867846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.00

Paperback. The Fragile Environment explores the impact of the human species on its environment. Editor(s): Friday, L. E.; Laskey, R. A. Series: Darwin College Lectures. Num Pages: 212 pages, 120 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 174 x 11. Weight in Grams: 466. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0012621
ISBN
9780521422666
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198726081
ISBN
9780198726081
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.19

Paperback. Who are we, and how do we relate to each other? Luciano Floridi argues that the explosive developments in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) is changing the answer to these fundamental human questions. Are our technologies going to enable and empower us, or constrain us? Num Pages: 272 pages, Approx 22 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198743934
ISBN
9780198743934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.03

paperback. .
Publisher
Ebner and Sons Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780962689543
ISBN
9780962689543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 34.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486779782
ISBN
9780486779782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.69

Paperback. But what does it feel like to be four-dimensional? How do digital technologies influence the rhythms of our thoughts, the style and tilt of our consciousness? What new sensitivities and sensibilities are emerging with our exposure to the delights, sorrows and anxieties of a networked world? This is a portrait of life in a digital landscape. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099591894
ISBN
9780099591894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.85

Paperback. This study explores the relation of religion and the natural sciences, focusing specifically on Christianity as a case study. It examines the way in which religions and the natural sciences differ from each other, yet converge on matters of considerable interest. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HRAB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631208549
ISBN
9780631208549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.92

Hardback. Series: Scientific Writings from the Ancient and Medieval World. Num Pages: 446 pages, 38 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; HBJF; HBLA; PDX; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 329 x 2. Weight in Grams: 818.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138101173
ISBN
9781138101173
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.36

Hardcover. Originally published as: Die Forme des Werdens (Geottingen: Wallstein Verlag, c2010). Num Pages: 432 pages, 68 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JF; HPK; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Zone Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935408765
ISBN
9781935408765
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.10

Paperback. Editor(s): Gaffney, Peter. Num Pages: 416 pages, 22 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816665983
ISBN
9780816665983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.09

Paperback. The fascinating exploration of the Hermetic origins of modern science and the secret agenda behind the search for the truth from the bestselling team of Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBLH; HPC; PDX; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472124784
ISBN
9781472124784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

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. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; VFD; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 214 x 18. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Hay House UK Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781808139
ISBN
9781781808139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.52

Paperback. Sometime in the first half of the twentieth century, a coterie of fire ants came ashore from South American ships docked in Mobile, Alabama. They invaded the South, damaging crops, harassing game animals and hindering harvesting methods. The US Dept of Agriculture developed a campaign that failed to eradicate the ants . Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps, 1 port. BIC Classification: JPQB; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226079820
ISBN
9780226079820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.49

Hardcover. Num Pages: 215 pages, 5 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AVA; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935408161
ISBN
9781935408161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.29

paperback. A book which gives scientific proof of the paranormal. Psychic activity, remote viewing, the power of prayer and homeopathy are all discussed in this book which The Ecologist called 'one of the most thought-provoking reads of the year', and which has already gained a almost cult following. Num Pages: 384 pages, Index. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 274. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Element
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034640
ISBN
9780007145102
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. The thirteen original essays in this book examine the status and development of the sciences in the eighteenth century. Editor(s): Rousseau, George Sebastian; Porter, Roy. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; PDX. Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 88. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0037906
ISBN
9780521225991
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Describes the flexible structure of the female brain and its constant, dynamic state of change - the key difference that separates it from that of the male - and reveals how women think, what they value, how they communicate, and whom they'll love. This work is based on more than three decades of research. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MJN; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Bantam Books Ltd
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553818499
ISBN
9780553818499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Seeking to break the deadlock in the ongoing wars between philosophers of science and sociologists of science, this text argues that social interaction actually assists us in securing firm, rationally-based knowledge, clarifying the philosophical points at issue. Num Pages: 248 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691088761
ISBN
9780691088761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.85