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Hardback. Combines ancient mythology and modern mathematics. This book offers helpful hints and complete solutions, and the appendixes include a brief history of the Hercules tale, and a review of mathematics. Num Pages: 216 pages, 15 halftones. 22 line illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691135755
ISBN
9780691135755
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.31

Paperback. New technology often creates novel situations for which no ethical policy exists or seems immediately obvious. In an area as broad as nanotechnology, there will be a range of possibilities for use and abuse. As a result, it is important to separate fact from fiction when considering how to formulate new and appropriate ethical policies. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDR; TBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470084175
ISBN
9780470084175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 87.99

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. Num Pages: 384 pages, b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; PDZ; PNRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585423316
ISBN
9781585423316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.02

Hardcover. Editor(s): Vargas, Sylvia. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFS; PDR; TJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 239 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634824330
ISBN
9781634824330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 260.12
€ 190.32

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

Hardcover. Editor(s): Murphy, Leslie. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: PDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 231 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633219724
ISBN
9781633219724
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.16
€ 128.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL9; JHMC; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816665860
ISBN
9780816665860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.51

Paperback. Editor(s): Hunter, I.; Saunders, David. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; JFCX; JPA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349428090
ISBN
9781349428090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.05

Paperback. In Natural Theology William Paley set out to prove the existence of God from the evidence of the beauty and order of the natural world. This edition reprints the original text of 1802, and sets the book in the context of the theological, philosophical, and scientific debates of the nineteenth century. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB1; PDA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199535750
ISBN
9780199535750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. Editor(s): De Caro, Mario; Macarthur, David. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231134675
ISBN
9780231134675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Hardback. Editor(s): De Caro, Mario; Macarthur, David. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231134668
ISBN
9780231134668
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.86

Paperback. Tales of the intrepid early naturalists who set sail on dangerous voyages of discovery in the vast, unknown Pacific Num Pages: 328 pages, 39 col. illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300205404
ISBN
9780300205404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.32

Paperback. Recovering the controversies and commentary surrounding the early creation of scientific photography and drawing on a wide range of new sources and critical theories, Tucker establishes a greater understanding of the rich visual culture of Victorian science and alternative forms of knowledge, including psychical research. Num Pages: 308 pages, 68, 68 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; AJC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421410937
ISBN
9781421410937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.37

Hardcover. A study of natural science and religion in 19th-century German-speaking Europe. German theologians paid little attention to natural science and eschewed philosophically popular yet naive versions of natural theology. Gregory examines the implications and extent of this "loss of nature". Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 table, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HRAB; HRCM; HRLB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674604834
ISBN
9780674604834
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.93

hardcover. Editor(s): Shea, W. R. Series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 660. Volume I only. Good clean copy with minor age & shelfwear. DJ price clipped & has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
D. Reidel Publishing Company
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0035340
ISBN
9789027714022
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Hardback. Wilson aficionados, along with readers discovering his work for the first time, will find in this collection a world of beauty, complexity, and challenge. Num Pages: 736 pages, 245, 74 black & white halftones, 171 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDA; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 186 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1312.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
736
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801883293
ISBN
9780801883293
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.60

Paperback. 18th-century natural historians created a peculiar but durable vision of nature, embodying the sexual and racial tensions of that era. Plants were found to reproduce sexually, and great apes were just becoming known. This text uncovers the ways in which assumptions about sex, and race have shaped scientific explanations of nature. Num Pages: 312 pages, 39 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 503.
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813535319
ISBN
9780813535319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.47

Paperback. .
Publisher
Floris Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863155963
ISBN
9780863155963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.89

paperback. This history of protein science involves heroes from the past, working mostly alone or in small groups, usually with little support from formal research groups. It is also a story that embraces a number of historically important scientific controversies. Series: Oxford Paperbacks. Num Pages: 324 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; PDX; PDZ; PSAK; PSBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 310. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034444
ISBN
9780198606949
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Hardback. This collection of essay explores two traditions of interpreting and manipulating nature in the early- modern and nineteenth-century Iberian world: one instrumental and imperial, the other patriotic and national. Num Pages: 248 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804755436
ISBN
9780804755436
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.39

paperback. This collection of essay explores two traditions of interpreting and manipulating nature in the early- modern and nineteenth-century Iberian world: one instrumental and imperial, the other patriotic and national. Num Pages: 248 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804755443
ISBN
9780804755443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691176345
ISBN
9780691176345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.35

Paperback. Since publication of John Emsley's Nature's Building Blocks in 2003 there have been a number of new developments. Fully updated for 2010, this fascinating A-Z guide includes three new named and validated elements, new uses, a 'Deadly elements' section, and an updated Periodic Table. A wonderful reference guide for anyone working with elements. Num Pages: 720 pages, Four black and white figures, and numerous tables. BIC Classification: PDZ; PNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1030.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New, Revised, Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199605637
ISBN
9780199605637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.57

Hardback. We know that animals cross miles of water, land, and sky with pinpoint precision on a daily basis. But scientists have learned how these astounding feats of navigation are actually accomplished. This book explores the methods by which animals find their way both near home and around the globe. Series: Science Essentials. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 halftones. 97 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691140452
ISBN
9780691140452
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.23

Paperback. A mathematical sightseeing tour of the natural world from the author of THE MAGICAL MAZE Series: Science Masters. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 Line Drawing(s). BIC Classification: PBB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753805305
ISBN
9780753805305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.50

Paperback. This book presents the mathematical theory of turbulence to engineers and physicists, and the physical theory of turbulence to mathematicians. Series: Encyclopedia of Mathematics and Its Applications. Num Pages: 364 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDE; PHDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 232 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780521064606
ISBN
9780521064606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.35

Paperback. Looking at the long history of navigation at sea, Jim Bennett discusses the scientific and technological developments that have enabled the accurate measurement of position and setting of directions in the oceans. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; PDX; RGR; TRLN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 174 x 12. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198733713
ISBN
9780198733713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.95

Hardcover. A complete guide to one of the most revolutionary technologies in the history of imaging Near-field microscopes combine the richness of optical analysis, the noninvasive character of light, and the wide variety of sample environments of conventional microscopes with the finer spatial resolution of alternative technologies. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: PDND; PHJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471043119
ISBN
9780471043119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 270.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32 line illus. BIC Classification: PBF; PBX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691133911
ISBN
9780691133911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.96

Paperback. Translator(s): Ruyer, Alyosha. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 270 x 20. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816692057
ISBN
9780816692057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; TJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816632886
ISBN
9780816632886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JMM; PDX; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149615
ISBN
9780691149615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 13 illus. BIC Classification: MFGG; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231159111
ISBN
9780231159111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.88

Hardcover. Based on Rob Newman's live stand-up show and new BBC Radio 4 comedy series, his thought-provoking and wryly amusing new book explores the scientific breakthroughs that have turned received ideas of brain science upside down. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 159. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008228651
ISBN
9780008228651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 17.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: HPM; MJN; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140454
ISBN
9780231140454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.05

Paperback. Winner of the 2015 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction, this Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller upends conventional thinking about autism and suggests a broader model for acceptance, understanding and full participation in society for people who think differently. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: JMAQ; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 49. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781760113643
ISBN
9781760113643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.55

This wide-ranging and intensely interdisciplinary collection by one of the most distinguished historians and sociologists of science represents some of the leading edges of change in the scholarly understanding of science over the past several decades. Num Pages: 592 pages, 1, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 157 x 40. Weight in Grams: 914.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801894206
ISBN
9780801894206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 86.56

paperback. This wide-ranging and intensely interdisciplinary collection by one of the most distinguished historians and sociologists of science represents some of the leading edges of change in the scholarly understanding of science over the past several decades. Num Pages: 568 pages, 1, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 810.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
Second
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801894213
ISBN
9780801894213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.42

Hardback. Competition from emerging and developing countries, challenges related to energy and water, the continuing increase in the global population and the obligation to be sustainable are all impacting developed countries such as the United States, France, etc. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: KJMV5; KJMV6; PDG; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781848215788
ISBN
9781848215788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.42