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Paperback. The Life of the Cosmos offers a theory of the universe that is radically different from anything proposed before. It departs from contemporary physicists to explore the idea that the laws of nature may be the partial result of a process of natural selection that occurred before the Big Bang. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 12. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195126648
- ISBN
- 9780195126648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.88
€ 27.99
€ 26.88
Paperback. Covering a vast array of scientific fields and recent discoveries, this book tracks a remarkable substance in its liquid, solid, and gaseous states as it cycles through the seas, the atmosphere, land, icecaps and under the earth. Robert Kandel describes what we humans are doing to the water cycle and the climate and explains where we are heading. Num Pages: 272 pages, 21 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231122450
- ISBN
- 9780231122450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.29
€ 46.29
Paperback. Focuses on chessboard problems. From the Knight's Tour Problem and Queens Domination to their many variations, this work surveys the well-known problems in this surprisingly fertile area of recreational mathematics. Using visual language of graph theory, it guides the reader to the forefront of research in mathematics. Series: Princeton Puzzlers. Num Pages: 272 pages, 204 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZM; WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154985
- ISBN
- 9780691154985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.84
€ 27.84
Hardback. Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691177809
- ISBN
- 9780691177809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.47
€ 156.47
Paperback. A fascinating and unique anthropological study. Num Pages: 272 pages, b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: JMTK; PDZ; PSAK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780753808511
- ISBN
- 9780753808511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 6.28
€ 10.99
€ 6.28
Paperback. The Fragile Environment explores the impact of the human species on its environment. Editor(s): Friday, L. E.; Laskey, R. A. Series: Darwin College Lectures. Num Pages: 212 pages, 120 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 174 x 11. Weight in Grams: 466. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012621
- ISBN
- 9780521422666
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Mixing scientific fact, personal concern, direct experience and intriguing revelation, the author aims to shed new light on our planetary weather system, and to make more sense of disturbing manifestations like global warming, glacial retreat, and the disruption of currents such as El Nino. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; WNWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 215. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Arrow Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0003036
- ISBN
- 9780099406297
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Bestselling author and 'the hottest thing in neuroscience' (The Times), David Eagleman, takes readers on a fascinating and eye-opening journey into the world of the brain Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781782116615
- ISBN
- 9781782116615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.20
€ 13.99
€ 11.20
Paperback. Concentrates on thirty highlights of pure and applied mathematics. This book opens by discussing the four main philosophical foundations of mathematics of the nineteenth century and ends by describing the four important open mathematical problems of the twenty-first century. Translator(s): Sangalli, Arturo. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX; PDZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128054
- ISBN
- 9780691128054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.32
€ 47.32
Hardcover. The author of this book invites the reader to explore the science of computing. He is convinced that a good explanation of even the most basic techniques can demonstrate the power and magic of the underlying principles. His book is a fascinating read. Num Pages: 363 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNV; PDZ; UMB; UMZ; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540859857
- ISBN
- 9783540859857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.73
€ 58.73
Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 10 b&w photographs, 97 colour photographs, 53 diagrams. BIC Classification: JFC; PDZ; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 283 x 228 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1906.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780271019772
- ISBN
- 9780271019772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.03
€ 69.03
Paperback. We not only live in the air, we live because of it. At ground level air transforms miraculously; it wraps our planet in a blanket of warmth, while the outer layer of our atmosphere soaks up violent flares from the sun. This book traces a journey of scientific discovery from the first experiments in the Renaissance to findings in space. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0003460
- ISBN
- 9780747592907
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Tells a story that uses science to explain what life is and where it first came from, offering answers to the very grandest of questions before arriving at a fresh solution. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241954690
- ISBN
- 9780241954690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.38
€ 11.99
€ 10.38
Paperback. Professor Bryan Sykes provides a first-hand account of his research into a gene which passes undiluted from generation to generation through the maternal line and shows how it is being used to track our genetic ancestors. Num Pages: 368 pages, map. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552152181
- ISBN
- 9780552152181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.08
€ 15.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. Tells the dramatic story of the earth's climate, of how it has changed, how we have come to understand it, and of what that means for the future. This narrative takes the reader on a journey into the past and around the globe, bringing us closer to the science. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141026275
- ISBN
- 9780141026275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.45
€ 12.45
Paperback. Adazzling tour d'horizonof mankind's enduring fascination with, and reliance upon, the extraordinary star at the centre of our solar system. Num Pages: 720 pages, 16pp plates. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 196 x 40. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781416526124
- ISBN
- 9781416526124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.47
€ 19.99
€ 14.47
Paperback. An informal guide to the evolution of mathematical language and its profound influence on our lives Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PBX; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781472117113
- ISBN
- 9781472117113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 6.28
€ 11.99
€ 6.28
Paperback. The story of a philosophical and mathematical concept that has driven men insane Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBK; PDZM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 196 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Robinson
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781841196503
- ISBN
- 9781841196503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Hardback. Takes the reader on a journey through 150 years of scientific thinking, imagining, and arguing Series: Life of the Past. Num Pages: 440 pages, 25 b&w illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780253006042
- ISBN
- 9780253006042
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.78
€ 62.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 163. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Arcturus Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KOG0000803
- ISBN
- 9781784286644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99