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Paperback. The elegance in science is not always obvious, but it does play an important role. Here, Ian Glynn selects historical examples from a wide range of sciences to draw out the principle of elegance, highlighting the role of beauty and simplicity in science, and relating it to important philosophical issues related to inference to the best explanation. Num Pages: 304 pages, 48 line drawings and 18 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199668816
ISBN
9780199668816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.93

Hardcover. This book aims to stimulate the reader to think anew about some of the relationships and differences between science and art, and to challenge some of the common notions about particular 'famous experiments'. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: PDN; PNR. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry
Number of pages
220
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780854046744
ISBN
9780854046744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.80

Hardcover. This book presents ordinary differential equations based on Lie group analysis and related invariance principles. The author provides students and teachers with a text for one-semester undergraduate and graduate courses that spans a variety of topics, from the basic theory through to applications. Series: Mathematical Methods in Practice S. Num Pages: 366 pages, notes. BIC Classification: PBG; PBKJ; PDE; TBJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471974307
ISBN
9780471974307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 305.65

paperback. Presents the basic notions of linear programming and illustrates how they are used to solve important common problems. This book provides review material on linear algebra as well as coverage of elementary linear programming. It covers topics such as: Duality Theorem; transportation problems; the assignment problem; and, the maximal flow problem. Num Pages: 449 pages, index. BIC Classification: PBUH; PDE; TBJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 840.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Academic Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
449
Condition
New
SKU
V9780124179103
ISBN
9780124179103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 139.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: PDN; PDZ; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509822195
ISBN
9781509822195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 52 line illus. 16 tables. BIC Classification: PBH; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691163505
ISBN
9780691163505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.70

Paperback. Drawing on advice from over twenty books and hundreds of other sources, this title presents informative tips for writing scientific journal articles. It also provides a peek behind the curtain into the operations of editorial boards and publishers of major journals. Num Pages: 400 pages, 5 colour plates, 5 halftones, 20 line drawings, 10 tables. BIC Classification: CBWT; PD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 180 x 23. Weight in Grams: 836.
Publisher
American Meteorological Society United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781878220912
ISBN
9781878220912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.02

Paperback. Editor(s): Hoff, Thomas; Bjorkli, Cato A. Num Pages: 277 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 169 x 14. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Tapir Academic Press Norway
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9788251923415
ISBN
9788251923415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.61
€ 42.79

Hardback. Jane Maienschein examines how understanding of embryos evolved from the speculations of natural philosophers to bioengineering, with its life-enhancing therapies. She shows that research on embryos has always seemed promising to some but frightening to others, and makes the case that public understanding must be informed by scientific findings. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: MFKC3; PDA; PDX; PSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 150 x 209 x 29. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674725553
ISBN
9780674725553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.76

Paperback. Editor(s): Freeman, Anthony. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; JMA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 168 x 11. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Imprint Academic United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907845188
ISBN
9780907845188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.00

Paperback. Why do people cluster together in neighborhoods? How do internet communities spring up from nowhere? Why is a brain conscious even though no single neuron is? What causes a media frenzy? This title looks at how self-organising systems are changing the world. Num Pages: 288 pages, facsimiles, map, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 111 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001954
ISBN
9780140287752
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Addresses the ethical, legal, and social dimensions of emerging technologies and assesses their social and policy implications. Editor(s): Einsiedel, Edna F. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774815499
ISBN
9780774815499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.14

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801440441
ISBN
9780801440441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.54

Paperback. 'A charming, sound, sane map to the world of emotions, the perfect guide' Daniel Goleman, author of EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE. Num Pages: 304 pages, 150. BIC Classification: JMM; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First Edition First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753817650
ISBN
9780753817650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Hardback. Astronomy was a popular part of Victorian science, and British atronomers travelled to remote areas to watch the sun eclipsed by the moon. This book shows how the organization of science, advances in photography, and new printing technology remade the character of scientific observation. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; PDX; PGG; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804739252
ISBN
9780804739252
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621007685
ISBN
9781621007685
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.50
€ 81.33

Paperback. Are the problems we define and pursue freely chosen according to our conscious interests? Or does the historical process itself determine which phenomena merit examination at any one time? This title discusses these issues in the far-ranging philosophical terms, while illustrating them with specific examples. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691024332
ISBN
9780691024332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.70

Paperback. This final volume in Manuel Castells' trilogy studies the key defining processes taking place in the last decade of the 20th century as an expression of the crises resulting from the transition between the old industrial society and the emerging global network society. Series: Information Age Series. Num Pages: 488 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; PDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
488
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405196888
ISBN
9781405196888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.74

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

€ 52.21

paperback. Critics claim that science, including social science, is 'merely a social construction' that fallible humans have created with words and other symbols. This title explains why the edifice of science has robust properties that make it one of the most useful forms of knowledge that humans have ever created, although it is not perfect. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Paradigm Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781594515606
ISBN
9781594515606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.52

Paperback. Sean Carroll explores how evolution has shaped nature's wondrous complexity and diversity, from insects to octopuses, from mice to men. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849160483
ISBN
9781849160483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPCF7; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231180597
ISBN
9780231180597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.70

Paperback. "Policymakers and casual readers alike can benefit .. eye-opening .. sheds lots of light with little wasted heat."-Publishers Weekly Num Pages: 368 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 238 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780393345100
ISBN
9780393345100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.13

hardcover. The interplay of literature and physics that led to acceptance of the theory of relativity Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJH; DS; PDA; PHH; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 610. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0032433
ISBN
9780472111749
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801482892
ISBN
9780801482892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 41.70

Hardcover. Expanded to cover more advanced applications where statistical properties of data can be nonstationary and the physical systems nonlinear as opposed to only linear. Stresses the practical use and interpretation of analyzed data to solve problems. Num Pages: 472 pages, figures, tables, glossary, index. BIC Classification: PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 840.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471570554
ISBN
9780471570554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 343.01

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Pearson Education (US) United States
Edition
4th Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780132145213
ISBN
9780132145213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 118.21

Hardcover. Editor(s): Purzer, Senay; Strobel, Johannes; Cardella, Monica E. Num Pages: 457 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JNA; JNU; PDR; TBC; YQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 196 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1111.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557536914
ISBN
9781557536914
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.54

Hardcover. This work is an informal "status report" on electrical and electronics engineering and its potential for human society. It seeks primarily to identify key questions and opportunities, rather than to offer final answers. Num Pages: 324 pages, index. BIC Classification: 3JM; PDR; TBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 285 x 220 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1244.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780780353626
ISBN
9780780353626
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.09

Hardback. He reveals massive logistical operations as critical in determining the war's outcome. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 384 pages, 18 black & white halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421419374
ISBN
9781421419374
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.78

Hardback. What did mathematicians rely on for their work before then? And how did mathematical notations evolve into what we know today? This book explains the history behind the development of our mathematical notation system. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 halftones. 38 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154633
ISBN
9780691154633
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 halftones. 38 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173375
ISBN
9780691173375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.51

Paperback. Scientists may soon reprogramme a human egg or sperm cell, make a change in the genetic instructions carried by that cell, a change that can be passed on down into eternity. The author asks should this happen? He argues that genetic engineering and the technologies that lie beyond it can launch us free of our past, of our humanity, of meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KRS0003872
ISBN
9780747565437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Scientists may soon reprogramme a human egg or sperm cell, make a change in the genetic instructions carried by that cell, a change that can be passed on down into eternity. The author asks should this happen? He argues that genetic engineering and the technologies that lie beyond it can launch us free of our past, of our humanity, of meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 230. 8vo Clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition
New
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0263107
ISBN
9780747565437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Scientists may soon reprogramme a human egg or sperm cell, make a change in the genetic instructions carried by that cell, a change that can be passed on down into eternity. The author asks should this happen? He argues that genetic engineering and the technologies that lie beyond it can launch us free of our past, of our humanity, of meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition
New
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KRS0003952
ISBN
9780747565437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. The lines between a sciencea and a science fictiona have become increasingly blurred. Now, quantum mechanics promises that some of humanitya s wildest dreams may be realized. Serious scientists, working from Einsteina s theories, have been investigating the phenomenon known as a entanglementa one of the strangest aspects of our strange universe. Num Pages: 302 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
302
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470850466
ISBN
9780470850466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.06

plastic_comb. Suitable for those working in environmental analytical chemistry, this comprehensive, easy-to-read manual covers laboratory techniques, instrumentation, laboratory safety, and quality assurance and quality control requirements. Covering laboratory techniques, it introduces the inorganic nonmetallic constituents in environmental samples. Num Pages: 400 pages, 49 black & white tables, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: PDN; PNF; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Routledge United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781566701785
ISBN
9781566701785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 181.26

Paperback. This Very Short Introduction corrects the prevalent view of Epicureanism that often conjures up ideas of tasty delights and hedonism. Wilson explains the philosophical and scientific ideas of Epicurus and his followers and the legacy of Epicureanism on later European thought. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: HPS; HPX; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 114 x 9. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199688326
ISBN
9780199688326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.42

Paperback. Pop culture meets cutting-edge science in this one-volume introduction to the history of science and modern biology. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bellevue Literary Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934137390
ISBN
9781934137390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.04

Paperback. Erasmus Darwin is now recognized by many as one of the most extraordinary figures of the 18th century - a many-sided genius, almost as prolific in invention as Leonardo and whose insights are still moulding the 20th century. This volume documents his life, works and influence. Num Pages: 448 pages, 55 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; PD; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publisher
Giles de la Mare Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900357081
ISBN
9781900357081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 21.55