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Paperback. Keats accused Newton of destroying the poetry of the rainbow by explaining the origin of its colours, thus dispelling its mystery. In this book, the author argues that Keats could not have been more mistaken and shows how an understanding of science in fact inspires the human imagination and enhances our wonder of the world. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141026183
ISBN
9780141026183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. A comprehensive introduction to the philosophy of science. Introduces the key topics, such as the scientific method, rationalism and empiricism, as well as more advanced topics such as realism and antirealism. Num Pages: 304 pages, further reading, bibliography, glossary. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415221573
ISBN
9780415221573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.90

Paperback. Examines the proliferation of surveillance technologies - such as facial recognition software and digital fingerprinting - that have come to pervade our everyday lives. This book focuses on the ways that the technologies reinforce distinctions of race, class, gender, sexuality, disability, and nationality. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 photos, 11 figures. BIC Classification: JFD; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351351
ISBN
9780822351351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.74

Paperback. Now in paperback: the perfect quirky Christmas present for readers of New Scientist and anyone who enjoys QI. The Things that Nobody Knows is a fascinating and unputdownable exploration of the limits of human knowledge of our planet, its history and culture, and the universe beyond. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 414. 501 Mysteries of Life, the Universe and Everything. 384 pages. Now in paperback: the perfect quirky Christmas present for readers of New Scientist and anyone who enjoys QI. The Things that Nobody Knows is a fascinating and unputdownable exploration of the limits of human knowledge of our planet, its history and culture, and the universe beyond. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 28. Weight: 426.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857896223
ISBN
9780857896223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.24

Paperback. Chaos exists in systems all around us. This introduction draws in philosophy, literature, and maths to explain Chaos Theory, showing the variety of its applications in the real world, from technology to global warming, politics, and even gambling on the stock market. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 200 pages, 30 halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: PBWS; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 116 x 10. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192853783
ISBN
9780192853783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 201 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781400048830
ISBN
9781400048830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.22

Hardcover. In the same format as The Elements by Theodore Gray comes the most complete, fascinating and beautiful book ever written on every aspect of colour and how it affects every living creature on the planet in profound and countless ways. Num Pages: 240 pages, More than 500 colour photos and illus throuhgout. BIC Classification: GBC; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 264 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1368.
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
F First Edition Used
Condition
New
SKU
V9781579129491
ISBN
9781579129491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.89

Paperback. This Very Short Introduction provides a concise overview of the main themes of contemporary philosophy of science. It explores the fundamental questions and challenges in the field, and looks at philosophical issues in particular sciences, including the problem of classification in biology, and the nature of space and time in physics. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 black and white images. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Dimension: 174 x 111. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198745587
ISBN
9780198745587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.31

Paperback. This 'Oxford Handbook' brings together contributions by leading authorities on key areas of the history of physics since the seventeenth century. In a single volume, it offers a comprehensive introduction to scholarly contributions that have tended to be dispersed in journals and books not easily accessible to the student or general reader. Editor(s): Buchwald, Jed Z. (California Institute of Technology); Fox, Robert. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 960 pages, 108 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198805328
ISBN
9780198805328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.03

Hardback. The Antikythera Mechanism, now 82 small fragments of corroded bronze, was an ancient Greek machine simulating the cosmos as the Greeks understood it. Reflecting the most recent researches, A Portable Cosmos presents it as a gateway to Greek astronomy and technology and their place in Greco-Roman society and thought. Num Pages: 312 pages, 41 b/w halftones; 41 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA; PDX; PDZ; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 173 x 23. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199739349
ISBN
9780199739349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.33

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
€ 14.32

Paperback. In addition to providing an insightful account of life and work in nineteenth-century urban America, The Horse in the City brings us to a richer understanding of how the animal fared in this unnatural and presumably uncomfortable setting. Series: Animals, History, Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, 42, 42 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSG; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421400433
ISBN
9781421400433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.31

Paperback. An investigation into the minds, motives and methods of con artists by a New York Times bestselling psychologist Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782113911
ISBN
9781782113911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.29

Paperback. Simplexity. A groundbreaking new concept that reveals the hidden ways the world really works. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
John Murray Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First edition & printing in this form
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719568138
ISBN
9780719568138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 300 line illus. BIC Classification: PBV; PBW; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691175638
ISBN
9780691175638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.91

Paperback. Series: Dover Books on Mathematics. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 136 x 28. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486600901
ISBN
9780486600901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 27.73

Paperback. Weaving together stories from elite science, cutting-edge technology, and popular culture, Fleming examines issues of health and navigation in the 1830s, drought in the 1890s, aircraft safety in the 1930s, and world conflict since the 1940s. Series: Columbia Studies in International and Global History. Num Pages: 344 pages, 43 illus. BIC Classification: PDX; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144131
ISBN
9780231144131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.20

Hardcover. Hailed as "superior" by Nature, this landmark volume is available in a collectible, boxed edition. Editor(s): Wilson, Edward O. Num Pages: 1712 pages, 101 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 168 x 67. Weight in Grams: 2234.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
1504
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Slipcased Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393061345
ISBN
9780393061345
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.54

Paperback. An analysis of two heuristic strategies for the development of mechanistic models, illustrated with historical examples from the life sciences. Num Pages: 340 pages, 33 b&w illus. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
340
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262514736
ISBN
9780262514736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.16

Hardback. How can reposting on Twitter kill a movie's opening weekend? How can you use mathematics to find your celebrity look-alike? What is Homer Simpson's method for disproving Fermat's Last Theorem? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 89 color illus. 19 halftones. 20 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 167 x 13. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160603
ISBN
9780691160603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.48

Paperback. An insightful introduction to one ofthe most unpredictable forces on Earth. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBC; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851687251
ISBN
9781851687251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. Editor(s): Richards, Robert J.; Daston, Lorraine. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 260 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226317205
ISBN
9780226317205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.21

Paperback. We are living in a world full of games. More than 31 million people in the UK are gamers. In this book, visionary game designer Jane McGonigaI challenges conventional thinking and shows that games - far from being simply escapist entertainment - have the potential not only to radically improve our own lives but to change the world. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; PDR; UDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099540281
ISBN
9780099540281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.11

Paperback. The definitive edition of one of the most important scientific books of the twentieth century, setting out the conceptual structure underlying evolutionary biology. Num Pages: 784 pages, 2 b&w illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1080.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
784
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
The Definitive Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262513661
ISBN
9780262513661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.77
€ 53.72

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

€ 38.99
€ 38.56

Paperback. Extends and partially revises Bohr's philosophical views in light of scholarship in physics, science studies, and the philosophy of science as well as feminist, poststructuralist, and other critical social theories. This title reworks understandings of space, time, matter, causality, agency, subjectivity, and objectivity. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 33. Weight in Grams: 790. Quantum Physics and the Entanglement of Matter and Meaning. 544 pages, Illustrations. Extends and partially revises Bohr's philosophical views in light of scholarship in physics, science studies, and the philosophy of science as well as feminist, poststructuralist, and other critical social theories. This title reworks understandings of space, time, matter, causality, agency, subjectivity, and objectivity. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: PDA. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 33. Weight: 764.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822339175
ISBN
9780822339175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.52

Paperback. The book that transforms our understanding of what we are and where we came from Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 261 x 63. Weight in Grams: 922.
Publisher
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715651216
ISBN
9780715651216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.70

paperback. A guide to exploring the world of maths. Starting with simple numbers and algebra, it goes on to deal with inconceivably big numbers in more dimensions than you ever knew existed. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: PDZM; WDKN; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 33. Weight in Grams: 378.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141975863
ISBN
9780141975863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.11

Paperback. This is the first text in nanoscience that integrates the physics, chemistry and biology of this new discipline. Each topic is treated assuming no background, but a conceptual emphasis and numerous examples and problems lead the reader to make contact with current research literature. Num Pages: 480 pages, 280 black and white line drawings and halftones. BIC Classification: PD; TBN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 190 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1050.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
472
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Pap/Cdr
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199544219
ISBN
9780199544219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DVP; 3JH; 3JJ; BGT; PDX; PN; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 755.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062416162
ISBN
9780062416162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.99

Paperback. Dealing with single moments in the life of the human brain, this book argues that, by understanding just how much subconscious decision-making the brain manages to get through before each moment of awareness, we can begin to appreciate the true wonder of consciousness. Num Pages: 384 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR; PD; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 195 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571201013
ISBN
9780571201013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.57

Paperback. In Darwin's time, island biogeography was the science that opened Victorian minds to the wonder of evolution. Today with all the world's wild landscape being chopped into island-like fragments, it's the science of jeopardy and extinction. This book combines science, historical narrative and travel. Num Pages: 704 pages, 1. BIC Classification: PD; RGM; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 166 x 53. Weight in Grams: 906.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712673334
ISBN
9780712673334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.91

Paperback.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
274
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814732106
ISBN
9780814732106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.52

Hardback. In A World From Dust, Ben McFarland brings together the latest genetic, chemical, mathematic, and geological evidence to tell the story of how life has evolved on this planet over billions of years. Num Pages: 336 pages, 42. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190275013
ISBN
9780190275013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; JFFK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149297
ISBN
9780231149297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.33

Paperback. Math - the application of reasonable logic to reasonable assumptions - usually produces reasonable results. But sometimes math generates astonishing paradoxes - conclusions that seem completely unreasonable or just plain impossible but that are nevertheless demonstrably true. This book is a collection of paradoxes from different areas of math. Num Pages: 216 pages, 18 halftones. 143 line illus. BIC Classification: PBW; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148229
ISBN
9780691148229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.24

Paperback. Alice A. Kuzniar critically examines the alternative medical practice of homeopathy within the Romantic culture in which it arose. In The Birth of Homeopathy out of the Spirit of Romanticism, Kuzniar argues that Hahnemann was a product of his time rather than an iconoclast and visionary. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; DSB; HBJD; MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487521264
ISBN
9781487521264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.00

Paperback. A preeminent science studies scholar shows how feminist and postcolonial science studies challenge the problematic modernity versus tradition binary. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822342823
ISBN
9780822342823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.70

Paperback. The trend that began with ATMs and do-it-yourself checkouts is moving at lightning speed. Everything from driving to teaching to the care of the elderly and, indeed, code-writing can now be done by smart machines. Series: New Human Frontiers. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 130. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509509560
ISBN
9781509509560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.64

Paperback. Our failure to address questions of meaning and morality through science has now become the primary justification for religious faith. This book intends to link morality to the rest of human knowledge. It argues that science can do more than tell how we are; it can, in principle, tell us how we ought to be. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAM1; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Black Swan Books, Limited
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552776387
ISBN
9780552776387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.57