Popular science
Results 461 - 480 of 1091
Popular science
Paperback. In this narrative of the Earth's long and dramatic history, Jan Zalasiewicz shows how many events in the Earth's ancient past can be deciphered from a single pebble. He explores how geologists reach deep into the past by forensic analysis of even the tiniest amounts of mineral matter, demonstrating and revealing Earth's extraordinary story. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 black and white illustrations, 4pp colour plate section. BIC Classification: PDZ; WNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199645695
- ISBN
- 9780199645695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.16
€ 15.99
€ 13.16
Paperback. Series: Mini Encylopedia. BIC Classification: MFC; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 170 x 32. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Amber Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782743774
- ISBN
- 9781782743774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. Editor(s): Dickinson, Janis L.; Bonney, Rick. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40, 5 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings, 6 tables, 28 charts. BIC Classification: PDZ; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780801456749
- ISBN
- 9780801456749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.75
€ 48.75
Paperback. In 2016 a team of hundreds of scientists at work on a billion-dollar experiment made history when they announced the first ever detection of a gravitational wave, confirming Einstein's prediction a century ago. Based on complete access to Ligo and the scientists who created it, this book offers a first-hand account of this achievement. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PHDV; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099569589
- ISBN
- 9780099569589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.61
€ 14.99
€ 11.61
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
€ 18.99
€ 16.85
Paperback. Takes us on a tour of millions of years of history, from Earth's primordial soup to the first forms of life, from the four conditions needed for natural selection to the evolution of modern humans. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Hill & Wang Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809043118
- ISBN
- 9780809043118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.50
€ 17.99
€ 17.50
Paperback. Focuses on one of the controversial of subjects: consciousness. This title illuminates questions such as: what happens in our minds when we're driving and we suddenly realise that we don't remember the last few miles and how do we remember images and aromas from our past so vividly, and why do we often recreate them so differently in our dreams. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062026682
- ISBN
- 9780062026682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.47
€ 16.99
€ 15.47
Paperback. This fully-updated second edition follows the evidence from the crime scene to the court room Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JKVF1; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. .
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780748245
- ISBN
- 9781780748245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.08
€ 14.99
€ 12.08
Hardcover. Presents the author's views on taste, diet and maintaining a healthy weight, on digestion, sleep, dreams and being a gourmand. This title contains some remarkable recipes, it an elegant argument for the pleasures of good food and a hearty appetite. Editor(s): Fisher, M. F. K. Translator(s): Fisher, M. F. K. Num Pages: 490 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 490
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841593142
- ISBN
- 9781841593142
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.07
€ 21.99
€ 16.07
Hardback. From the Arctic Ocean and ice sheets of Greenland, to the glaciers of the Andes and Himalayas, to the great frozen desert of Antarctica, this title takes readers on a scientific journey through the shrinking world of ice and snow to tell the story of the expeditions and discoveries that have transformed our understanding of global climate. Translator(s): Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 halftone. 33 line illus. 3 tables. 2 maps. BIC Classification: PDZ; RB; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691144993
- ISBN
- 9780691144993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.67
€ 41.67
Paperback. "First published in France under the title Planete blanche, les glaces, le climat et l'environnement, Odile Jacob, 2008." Translator(s): Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691173474
- ISBN
- 9780691173474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.60
€ 41.60
hardcover. Presents the history of the development of fibre optic technology, from its beginning in 19th-century attempts to guide light, for purposes of illuminating the insides of the human body, to the communications technologies. This book also describes the medical technologies developed in the 1960's. Series: Sloan Technology. Num Pages: 348 pages, 16 pp black and white plates, 6 halftones, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHJ; TJK; TTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 649. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- OUP USA
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0037718
- ISBN
- 9780195108187
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. From the big stuff (life, the universe and everything) to the small stuff (the mind-bending world of quantum physics), here is an accessible guide to the fascinating, awe-inspiring and sometimes downright weird world of physics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782437574
- ISBN
- 9781782437574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.33
€ 12.33
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 41 figures. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231167260
- ISBN
- 9780231167260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.45
€ 25.99
€ 23.45
Paperback. Describes the discoveries being made in the very real science of astrobiology, an intriguing field that blends astronomy, biology, and geology to explore the possibility of life on other planets. This book explains how the search for extraterrestrial life can help bridge the divide that sometimes exists between science and religion. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 color illus. 25 halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691149882
- ISBN
- 9780691149882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.60
€ 31.60
Hardcover. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813527833
- ISBN
- 9780813527833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.75
€ 53.75
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
€ 13.99
€ 10.83
Paperback. A leading researcher in brain dysfunction and a Wall Street Journal science writer demonstrate that the human mind is an independent entity that can shape and control the physical brain. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: MJN; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 206 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060988470
- ISBN
- 9780060988470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.65
€ 19.99
€ 17.65
Paperback. Tells the story of various epic earthquakes. This book explains the geological processes responsible for earthquakes, and they describe how these events have had long-lasting aftereffects on human societies and cultures. It includes quotations from literature and from later reports. Num Pages: 304 pages, 39 halftones. 5 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127866
- ISBN
- 9780691127866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.73
€ 45.73
Hardback. Editor(s): Beineke, Jennifer; Rosenhouse, Jason. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 color illus. 20 halftones. 80 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691164038
- ISBN
- 9780691164038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.07
€ 62.07