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Science: general issues

Hardback. From atoms and fluorescent pigments to sulfa drug synthesis and buckyballs, this chronology presents 250 milestones in the world of chemistry. As the central science that bridges biology and physics, chemistry plays an important role in medical and technological advances. Derek B. Lowe traces the most important and surprising chemical discoveries. Series: Sterling Milestones. Num Pages: 528 pages, full colour illustrations and photographs. BIC Classification: PDZ; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 186. .
Publisher
Sterling Publishing Co Inc United States
Number of pages
528
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781454911807
ISBN
9781454911807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.51

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

€ 27.99
€ 21.51

Hardcover. Translator(s): Knyazeva, Svetlana Yu. Series: Shock Wave and High Pressure Phenomena. Num Pages: 374 pages, 175 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDN; PHDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 703.
Publisher
Springer
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2005th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783540224815
ISBN
9783540224815
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Ebury Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781400082148
ISBN
9781400082148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
BenBella Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935251743
ISBN
9781935251743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.12

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, 240 colour photographs. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 257 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1004.
Publisher
MACROmedia Publishing United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781888138092
ISBN
9781888138092
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.82

Hardback. Utterly beautiful. Profoundly disconcerting. Quantum theory is quite simply the most successful account of the physical universe ever devised. The pursuit of its implications has been the driving motivation of physicists for 100 years. Jim Baggott traces the story, the personalities and the rivalries, through 40 turning-point moments. Num Pages: 496 pages, Two 8pp black and white plate sectionn, approx 35 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 46. Weight in Grams: 910.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
496
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199566846
ISBN
9780199566846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.70

Paperback. A Different Universe is a truly mind-bending book that shows us why everything we think about fundamental physical laws needs to change. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 320. Reinventing Physics from the Bottom Down. 272 pages, Illustrations. Takes us into a universe where the vacuum of space has to be considered a kind of solid matter, where sound has quantized particles just like those of light, where there are many phases of matter, and where metal resembles a liquid while superfluid helium is more like a solid. This book shows readers a mysterious world. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight: 264.
Publisher
Basic Books
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465038299
ISBN
9780465038299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, diagrams,. BIC Classification: PDN; PN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 277 x 219 x 40. Weight in Grams: 894.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
10th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118621516
ISBN
9781118621516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 215.89

Paperback. The most accessible and exhaustive introduction to Foucault's thought to date, including every extant interview made by Foucault from the mid-60s until his death in 1984. Translator(s): Johnston, John; Hochroth, Lysa. Series: Semiotext(e) / Foreign Agents. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 674.
Publisher
Autonomedia United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570270185
ISBN
9781570270185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.61

Paperback. The Manchester Physics Series General Editors: D.J. Sandiford; F. Mandl; A.C. Phillips Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester Properties of Matter B.H. Flowers and E. Mendoza Optics Second Edition F.G. Smith and J.H. Thomson Statistical Physics Second Edition F. Mandl Electromagnetism Second Edition I.S. Grant and W.R. Series: Manchester Physics Series. Num Pages: 222 pages, 30 line drawings, 8 tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PBT; PDE; TBJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Wiley
Number of pages
222
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471922957
ISBN
9780471922957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 50.81

Paperback. Mathematicians solve equations, or try to. But sometimes the solutions are not as interesting as the beautiful symmetric patterns that lead to them. This book discusses these elegant and mysterious patterns and the ingenious techniques mathematicians use to uncover them. It addresses representation theory and reciprocity laws. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 halftone. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: PBH; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New edition with a New preface by the authors
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138718
ISBN
9780691138718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.43

Paperback. Why is our world comprehensible? This question seems so trivial that few people have dared to ask it. This thoughtful book explores the deep roots of the mystery of rationality. The authors are eminent cosmologists and theologists. Num Pages: 160 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642096372
ISBN
9783642096372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.96
€ 60.82

Paperback. Whenever a volcano threatens to erupt, scientists and adventurers from around the world flock to the site in response to the irresistible allure of one of nature's most dangerous and unpredictable phenomena. This book covers the variety of volcanoes, the subtle to conspicuous signs preceding their eruptions, and their atmospheric consequences. Num Pages: 336 pages, 85 halftones 46 line illus. 13 tables. BIC Classification: PD; RBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691002491
ISBN
9780691002491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.43

Paperback. The most important investigation of genetic science since The Selfish Gene, from the author of the critically acclaimed and best-selling The Red Queen and The Origins of Virtue. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDZ; PSAK; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 250.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Fourth Estate Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857028355
ISBN
9781857028355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.04

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, With index. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007145102
ISBN
9780007145102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. A unique and fascinating look at the relationship between magic, the brain, and everyday life. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JM; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 199 x 20. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846683909
ISBN
9781846683909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.73

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198797685
ISBN
9780198797685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.32

Paperback. Editor(s): Vincent, Jane; Taipale, Sakari; Sapio, Bartolomeo; Fortunati, Leopoldina; Lugano, Giuseppe. Num Pages: 144 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; PDR; TJFM1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319156712
ISBN
9783319156712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.69
€ 83.79

paperback. Highly acclaimed undergraduate textbook teaches all the mathematics for undergraduate courses in the physical sciences. Num Pages: 1359 pages, 235 b/w illus. 820 exercises. BIC Classification: PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 175 x 54. Weight in Grams: 2714. A Comprehensive Guide. 1362 pages, 235 b/w illus. 820 exercises. Highly acclaimed undergraduate textbook teaches all the mathematics for undergraduate courses in the physical sciences. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PDE; TBJ. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 54. Weight: 2614.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
1359
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521679718
ISBN
9780521679718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.01

Paperback. First, a horse in Brisbane falls ill: fever, swelling, bloody froth. Then thirteen others drop dead. The foreman at the stables becomes ill and the trainer dies. This title tracks these infections to their source and asks what we can do to prevent some new pandemic spreading across the face of the earth. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: MJCJ; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 38. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099522850
ISBN
9780099522850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.95

Hardback. This tells the story of Douglas Engelbart's revolutionary vision, reaching beyond conventional histories of Silicon Valley to probe the ideology that shaped some of the basic ingredients of contemporary life. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 312 pages, 50 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JH; PDX; UBJ; UKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 36. Weight in Grams: 617.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804737234
ISBN
9780804737234
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.96

Paperback. An introduction to constructivism, this book is a research paradigm that reflects on the importance of this theory, tells the history of its rise to prominence, and traces its important tensions. It sheds light on the relations between science and other cultural domains. Num Pages: 368 pages, 10halftones. BIC Classification: GB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226302317
ISBN
9780226302317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 35.91

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.68

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