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Paperback. Discover why the odds are better than you'd think in this mathematical tribute to the great coincidences of life Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 32. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780749006
ISBN
9781780749006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.46

Paperback. Tells the story of the author's lifelong struggle to solve the sea's mysteries, and shares his most surprising discoveries. It recounts how flotsam has changed the course of history-leading Viking mariners to safe harbours, Columbus to the New World, and Japan to open up to the West - and how it may even have made the origin of life possible. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
1 Reprint
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061558429
ISBN
9780061558429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.67

Paperback. Reprint. Originally published: 6th ed. New York: Dover Publications, 1953. Num Pages: 104 pages, 12 line illus. BIC Classification: PBM; PBP; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 104.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691165554
ISBN
9780691165554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.90

Paperback. A neuroscientist tells the remarkable story of how she rewired her own brain--and came to see the world anew Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 286. A Scientist's Journey into Seeing in Three Dimensions. 256 pages, 30 b/w illustrations. When neuroscientist Susan Barry was fifty years old, she took a trip to Manhattan. She saw the city in an astonishingly new way. With each glance, she experienced the deliriously novel sense of immersion in a three dimensional world. Giving an account of the brain's capacity for change, this title describes Barry's remarkable journey. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BM; PDZ. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 19. Weight: 286.
Publisher
Basic Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Trade Paper Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465020737
ISBN
9780465020737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.63

Paperback. Provides an account of a man driven not just by the desire to fill in the blank spots on a map but also to learn everything he can about them - and a ringing testament to the power of science, enthusiasm, and individual inspiration. Num Pages: 256 pages, 128 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; PDZ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Alaska Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602231221
ISBN
9781602231221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.35

hardcover. Popular science tour de force from bestselling authors, on evolution of intelligence, culture and mind. Num Pages: 340 pages, 35 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JHMP; PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 710. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0032786
ISBN
9780521571555
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Series: Comstock Book. Num Pages: 368 pages, 194. BIC Classification: GBC; PDZ; PSGD; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801488542
ISBN
9780801488542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.20

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

€ 40.99
€ 35.11

Paperback. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 376 pages, 10 halftones. 47 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173269
ISBN
9780691173269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.64

paperback. The idea that the speed of light is a constant - at 186,000 miles per second - is one of the few scientific facts that almost everyone knows. This title introduces the reader to modern cosmology, to the implications of VSL (variable speed of light) and to the world of physicists. Editor(s): Mirchandani, Ravi. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHR; WNX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 210. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSK0000586
ISBN
9780099428084
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Hardback. A collection of informal interviews and memoirs of sixteen prominent members of the mathematical community of the twentieth century, many still active. Editor(s): Albers, Donald J.; Alexanderson, Gerald L. Num Pages: 352 pages, 188 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PBX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 249 x 228 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1064.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148298
ISBN
9780691148298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.93

Hardback. Failure is a book that seeks to make science more appealing by exposing its faults. In this sequel to Ignorance, Stuart Firestein shows us that scientific enterprise is riddled with failures, and that this is not only necessary but good. Num Pages: 304 pages, With illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 185 x 29. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199390106
ISBN
9780199390106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.97

hardcover. An intimate look at the people behind some of the great discoveries of our time. Num Pages: 176 pages, 85 duotone photographs. BIC Classification: AJCP; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 302 x 259 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780393061185
ISBN
9780393061185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 X 8pp colour. BIC Classification: MFG; PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444737776
ISBN
9781444737776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.78

Paperback. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Updated edition with a New preface by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691165653
ISBN
9780691165653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.30

Hardcover. Scientists often talk about the search for meaning, and about explanations that can make sense of the universe. But what do we mean by this, and what information do thse explanations give us? In Explanations, eminent philosophers and scientists from a wide variety of backgrounds address this problem, to provoke and inspire reflection on how and why we explain things the way we do. Editor(s): Cornwell, John. Num Pages: 266 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198607786
ISBN
9780198607786
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.21

Hardcover. Bestselling author Theodore Gray is back with 50, all new, visually spectacular experiments that demonstrate basic principles of chemistry and physics in the most unconventional, thrilling and memorable ways. Num Pages: 240 pages, 200 colour photos. BIC Classification: PDN; PDZ. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 261 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1108.
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781579129323
ISBN
9781579129323
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 20.33

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198804369
ISBN
9780198804369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.17

Paperback. Editor(s): Scientific American. Num Pages: 312 pages, 72 halftones, 11 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226742694
ISBN
9780226742694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.04

Hardcover. Series: The Ladybird Expert Series. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 120 x 178 x 9. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Michael Joseph Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718186289
ISBN
9780718186289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 9.11

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

Paperback. Num Pages: 471 pages, illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Prometheus Books United States
Number of pages
471
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591026655
ISBN
9781591026655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.70

hardcover. Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the publication of "On the Origin of Species", this title combines photographs of plants and animals with a concept-based text to express Darwin's greatest discovery to a general audience. Num Pages: 128 pages, 95 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 248 x 19. Weight in Grams: 980. From the library of Ivor Browne. Gift inscription to ffep. Very good copy showing light age and wear. Clean text and images throughout. Dust jacket present and shows light shelfwear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Abrams New York
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0026127
ISBN
9780810949249
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Popular science in an accessible language that can be enjoyed by anyone. Is nothing faster than the speed of light? Was Sputnik the first object in space? Have your myths busted! Written by scientifically trained Londonist journalist Matt Brown. Part of the Everything You Know is Wrong series. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 284 x 22. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Pavilion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849944021
ISBN
9781849944021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.16

Paperback. "From one of the world's most influential and cited sociologists, Everything is Obvious reveals how variable is human common sense and how, as individuals, societies and businesses, we delude ourselves into thinking we can know the future." Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 330. Why Common Sense is Nonsense. 320 pages. "From one of the world's most influential and cited sociologists, Everything is Obvious reveals how variable is human common sense and how, as individuals, societies and businesses, we delude ourselves into thinking we can know the future.". Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ; VSP. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 26. Weight: 262.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848872165
ISBN
9781848872165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.89

Hardback. Calculus. For some of us, the word conjures up memories of ten-pound textbooks and visions of tedious abstract equations. And yet, in reality, calculus is fun, accessible, and surrounds us everywhere we go. This book shows us how to see the math in our coffee, on the highway, and even in the night sky. Num Pages: 168 pages, 47 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PBKA; PBW; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691157559
ISBN
9780691157559
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, 47 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PBKA; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 257.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691175751
ISBN
9780691175751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.37

Hardcover. The common language of genius: Eureka! While the roads that lead to breakthrough scientific discovery can be as varied and complex as the human mind, the moment of insight for all scientists is remarkably similar. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471402763
ISBN
9780471402763
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.67

Paperback. Erwin Schrodinger was an Austrian physicist famous for his contribution to quantum physics. Schrodinger was working at one of the most fertile and creative moments in the whole history of science. By the time he started university in 1906, Einstein had already published his revolutionary papers on relativity. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Black Swan
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552777599
ISBN
9780552777599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

hardcover. A spellbinding exploration of the history's greatest volcanic events and their impacts on the history of humankind. Num Pages: 406 pages, 100 b/w illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 776. 408 pages, 100 b/w illus. 10 tables. A spellbinding exploration of the history's greatest volcanic events and their impacts on the history of humankind. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PDZ. Dimension: 228 x 165 x 31. Weight: 778.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
408
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521641128
ISBN
9780521641128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 39.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 70 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 6. Weight in Grams: 213.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Dover Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486451008
ISBN
9780486451008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.61

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

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

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. 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

€ 31.26

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. 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. 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. 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

€ 25.60

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

€ 25.12