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Popular science
paperback. From the tiniest microchip to the information superhighway, the modern world is dominated by and dependent upon science. This title examines the relationship between science and religion across time, beginning with the primitive worship of early ancestors and concluding with a vivid portrait of faith in the modern world. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB1; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 348. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. Lightly toned, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0039291
- ISBN
- 9780553817430
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 7.43
€ 7.43
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
€ 33.99
€ 24.21
paperback. "Meticulously researched and unapologetically romantic, How the Hippies Saved Physics makes the history of science fun again."-Science Num Pages: 416 pages, 46 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; PDZ; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Co.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780393342314
- ISBN
- 9780393342314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.93
€ 18.99
€ 15.93
hardcover. This book tells (for the first time) the story of how the 'practical' mathematics of Renaissance artists influenced the development of 'proper' mathematics. The text is clear, lively, and scholarly, and is accompanied by beautiful colour and black and white illustrations. It will appeal to anyone with an interest in science or art. Num Pages: 262 pages, numerous halftones and line figures. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PDZ; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 702. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0038341
- ISBN
- 9780198523949
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. An experimental biography of Sir Thomas Browne, the 17th century physician, philospher and writer Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; BGH; BGL; HBTB; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 241 x 34. Weight in Grams: 686. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Granta
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0037933
- ISBN
- 9781847089007
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 260. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Colorado
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0037850
- ISBN
- 9780870819612
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Sex discrimination is supposedly a distant memory. This title dispels the pseudo-scientific claims about the differences between the sexes. It shows how old myths, dressed up in the scientific finery, help perpetuate the status quo. It reveals the mind's plasticity, and shows the influence of culture on identity. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JMG; PDZ; PSAN; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 298. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0037374
- ISBN
- 9781848312203
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. This text reveals how viruses, with their amazing ability to mutate, have caused devastating diseases in the past and continue to provide one of the greatest challenges to science. The author seeks to provide an accurate account of these nimble parasites and counter media over-dramatization. Num Pages: 288 pages, numerous halftones; figures and maps. BIC Classification: MJCJ; MMFM; PDZ; PSGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 122 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0036884
- ISBN
- 9780198564812
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
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.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780192803061
- ISBN
- 9780192803061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.27
€ 12.99
€ 11.27
paperback. Here are six accessible essays by those who walk the line between science and sicence fiction, moving ever further out in discovering the patterns of nature, aimed at readers who share their fascination with the deepest mysteries of the universe. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393324464
- ISBN
- 9780393324464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.33
€ 21.99
€ 17.33
hardcover. Reliable Knowledge offers a valuably clear account and a radically challenging investigation of the credibility of scientific knowledge. Series: Canto original series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 48. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0036224
- ISBN
- 9780521220873
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. What is Life? To answer this question, Denis Noble argues that we must look beyond the gene's eye view. For modern 'systems biology' considers life on a variety of levels, as an intricate web of feedback between gene, cell, organ, body, and environment. He shows how it is both a biologically rigorous and richly rewarding way of understanding life. Num Pages: 176 pages, 7 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: HP; MFG; PDZ; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 136. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0035916
- ISBN
- 9780199228362
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
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
€ 24.99
€ 24.25
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
€ 15.00
paperback. In 1846, Charles Darwin has a secret: an essay, sealed in an envelope and locked in his study drawer, which will overturn human understanding of time and nature forever. Now he must publish and take the consequences. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 272. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSK0000537
- ISBN
- 9780571216093
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Biography of Humphry Davy Num Pages: 199 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Sutton Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSK0000436
- ISBN
- 9780750932318
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Is life written into the laws of nature, or just a bizarre accident, unique in the universe? How can a mix of non-living chemicals be transformed into something as complex as the living cell? This title reveals the theories set to transform the understanding of our place in the universe. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034835
- ISBN
- 9780141013022
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Optimists believe this is the best of all possible worlds, and pessimists fear that might really be the case. There was a time, during the 17th and 18th centuries, when scientists and mathematicians felt they could provide the answer. This book is their story. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034797
- ISBN
- 9780226199948
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
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, Index. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 274. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Element
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034640
- ISBN
- 9780007145102
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00