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paperback. This history of protein science involves heroes from the past, working mostly alone or in small groups, usually with little support from formal research groups. It is also a story that embraces a number of historically important scientific controversies. Series: Oxford Paperbacks. Num Pages: 324 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; PDX; PDZ; PSAK; PSBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 310. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034444
ISBN
9780198606949
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Since publication of John Emsley's Nature's Building Blocks in 2003 there have been a number of new developments. Fully updated for 2010, this fascinating A-Z guide includes three new named and validated elements, new uses, a 'Deadly elements' section, and an updated Periodic Table. A wonderful reference guide for anyone working with elements. Num Pages: 720 pages, Four black and white figures, and numerous tables. BIC Classification: PDZ; PNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1030.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New, Revised, Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199605637
ISBN
9780199605637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.57

Hardback. We know that animals cross miles of water, land, and sky with pinpoint precision on a daily basis. But scientists have learned how these astounding feats of navigation are actually accomplished. This book explores the methods by which animals find their way both near home and around the globe. Series: Science Essentials. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 halftones. 97 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691140452
ISBN
9780691140452
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32 line illus. BIC Classification: PBF; PBX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691133911
ISBN
9780691133911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 13 illus. BIC Classification: MFGG; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231159111
ISBN
9780231159111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.16

Paperback. Winner of the 2015 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction, this Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller upends conventional thinking about autism and suggests a broader model for acceptance, understanding and full participation in society for people who think differently. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: JMAQ; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 49. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781760113643
ISBN
9781760113643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.90

Paperback. Neutrinos are as near to nothing as anything we know, and so elusive that they are almost invisible. Frank Close tells the story of the neutrino, explaining their growing significance, and looking at how neutrino astronomy is at the threshold of enabling us to look into distant galaxies and to finding echoes of the Big Bang. Num Pages: 192 pages, 11 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199695997
ISBN
9780199695997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.04

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Candy Jar Books
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957154865
ISBN
9780957154865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.25

Hardcover. New York city is a world center of science and the memorabilia presented introduce the reader to a culture of learning and of creating new knowledge, venues of great medicine, and a number of exceptional schools graduating world leaders in science. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 224 x 23. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198769873
ISBN
9780198769873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.40

Paperback. Newton's contributions to an understanding of the heavens and the earth are considered to be unparalleled. This very short introduction explains his scientific theories, and uses Newton's unpublished writings to paint a picture of an extremely complex man whose beliefs had a huge impact on Europe's political, intellectual, and religious landscape. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, numerous line drawings and halftones. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; PDX; PDZ; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 201 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199298037
ISBN
9780199298037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.53

Paperback. Offers an accurate picture of science through the examination of nontechnical case studies which illustrate the various roles that experiment plays in science. Examines both sucessful and unsucessful experiments to show how scientists use experimental evidence and critical discussion to expand our knowlege of the natural world. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822959687
ISBN
9780822959687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.34

Paperback. A new, wide-ranging book from the acclaimed author of The Serpent's Promise and Darwin's Island Num Pages: 384 pages, Integrated photos - on chapter openers. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBTV2; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408705940
ISBN
9781408705940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408705964
ISBN
9781408705964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.66

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. *A controversial but optimistic book about humanity's increasing co-operation and our technological future Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: PBUD; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349113340
ISBN
9780349113340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.16

Paperback. Tells a complex story about human beings and their attempts to come to grips with perhaps the most intellectually demanding puzzle there is: how does the world work at the most fundamental level and what is the role of mathematics in its description? It considers what the role of beauty may be in mathematics and physics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: PB; PDZ; PHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099488644
ISBN
9780099488644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. What is 'nothing'? What remains when you take all the matter away? Can empty space - a void - exist? This Very Short Introduction explores the science and history of the elusive void: from Aristotle's theories to black holes and quantum particles, and why the latest discoveries about the vacuum tell us extraordinary things about the cosmos. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, 20 B&W halftones. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199225866
ISBN
9780199225866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.25

Hardback. Nuclear physics is one of the most exciting - and useful - branches of science. In medicine, it helps save lives through innovative medical technologies. This title tells the story of the nucleus from the early experimental work of the quiet New Zealander Lord Rutherford to the huge atom-smashing machines of today and beyond. Num Pages: 160 pages, 130 color photos, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 210. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421403519
ISBN
9781421403519
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780452288119
ISBN
9780452288119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. From the author of "How to Make a Camel Smoothie" comes a book of surreal sums and absurd arithmetic: it's doodling with numbers, doing sums in one's head just for fun, and playing dice with the universe. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 256.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Icon Books Ltd London
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KNW0008302
ISBN
9781840467512
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Hardback. Demonstrates how odd and unusual math problems can be solved by bringing together basic physics ideas and powerful computers. This title looks at how the art of number-crunching has changed since the advent of computers, and how high-speed technology helps to solve conundrums such as the three-body, Monte Carlo, and gambler's ruin problems. Num Pages: 408 pages, 4 halftones. 98 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: PDZM; UM; UYA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 720.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
408
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691144252
ISBN
9780691144252
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 34. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633880306
ISBN
9781633880306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.38

Paperback. Oceans are the most mysterious places on earth. Their depths remain largely unexplored, yet ninety-five percent of the planet's habitable space lies within them. And now the life they support is in the balance. This title shows the catastrophic impact of humanity on the oceans, and also how we can restore them to life. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. map, port. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBKC; WNCS1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241950708
ISBN
9780241950708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 17 color illus. 5 halftones. 12 line illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ; PDZ; PSAJ; PSAK; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 146 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691169781
ISBN
9780691169781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.37

Paperback. Reproduction is among the most basic of human biological functions, both for our distant ancestors and ourselves. Our reproductive biology unites us as a species, but it has also been an important engine of our evolution. This text tells the story of human reproduction and its evolution. Num Pages: 368 pages, 19 halftones, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; PDZ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674011120
ISBN
9780674011120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.55

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 264. By Means of Natural Selection. 336 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Dimension: 208 x 133 x 22. Weight: 262.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Dover Giant Thrift Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486450063
ISBN
9780486450063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.49

Hardcover. Smell is arguably the most evocative of senses, linked to memories and associations. For most animals it is vital for survival. For us, it enriches our experience of the world, our pleasure in food and drink, and affects all human interaction. Paolo Pelosi describes how scientists are finally unravelling the science of smell. Num Pages: 256 pages, 28 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198719052
ISBN
9780198719052
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 21.78

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198758129
ISBN
9780198758129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.16

hardcover. One Time Fits All tells the story of the development, integration, and obstacles overcome in setting an the International Date Line, establishing the worldwide system of Standard Time zones, and adopting Daylight Saving Time-including their global impacts on how the general public keeps time today. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 tables, 36 illustrations, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; PDX; PDZ; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804756426
ISBN
9780804756426
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.34

Hardcover. Have you ever thought about the uniqueness and simplicity of One? Is Four really so square and why are there Seven days of the week, Seven deadly sins, indeed Seven wonders of the world? This book takes a hands-on approach to such various topics as musical harmony, the probabilities in poker, code breaking and the lottery. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 394.
Edition
1st
Publisher
Short Books, London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904977759
ISBN
9781904977759
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.15

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Singapore
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9789812565990
ISBN
9789812565990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.22

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 177 x 41. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
William Collins
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007902231
ISBN
9780007902231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.70

Paperback. Second edition of Freeman Dyson's fascinating examination of the origins of life on earth. Num Pages: 112 pages, 4 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521626682
ISBN
9780521626682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.90

Paperback. 'British prehistory will never look the same again.' Professor Colin Renfrew, University of Cambridge Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: JHMP; PDZ; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 43. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
Constable and Robinson United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845294823
ISBN
9781845294823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.88

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 77, 69 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings, 1 maps, 4 black & white ta. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501702440
ISBN
9781501702440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.64

Paperback. Until 1997, few people had heard of the seasonal current that Peruvians nicknamed El Nino. This book discusses the scientific, political, economic and cultural developments that shaped our perceptions of this force of nature. It outlines the history of El Nino, an innocuous current that appears off the coast of Peru around Christmas time. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 line illus. 1 halftone. 3 tables. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBKC; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126227
ISBN
9780691126227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.11

Paperback. Part-history of the cosmos, part-intellectual adventure, this book travels from the Big Bang to the distant future via parallel worlds, across every possible scale - from the sub-atomic to the intergalactic - showing how mathematics provides the answers to our questions about the world. Where do we come from? What makes the universe the way it is? Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241954638
ISBN
9780241954638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.26

Paperback. Revelatory story of how all modern non-Africans sprang from a single exodus out of Africa just 85,000 years ago Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 colour photos. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 31. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Constable and Robinson United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841198941
ISBN
9781841198941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 208 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609806200
ISBN
9781609806200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.07

hardcover. The 'Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science' offers an overview of the field of science and its development over the past few generations, ranging from biographies on Galileo and Dorothy Hodgkin to the discussions chronicling the change of science from simply a tool of learning to a major force in society. Editor(s): Heilbron, John L. Num Pages: 994 pages, numerous halftones and figures and 8 pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 3J; GB; PDA; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 188 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1551.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Academic United States
Number of pages
994
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780195112290
ISBN
9780195112290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.40