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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
€ 162.40
paperback. Overturning the most common myths about dogs' emotions and behaviour, this book shows how we should really treat our pets, and stands up for dogdom: not the wolf in canine clothes, not the small furry child, not the trophy-winner, but the real dog, who wants to be part of the family and enjoy life - mankind's closest friend. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141046495
- ISBN
- 9780141046495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.14
€ 13.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. A compendium of science experiments you can do in your own kitchen or backyard using common household items. It reveals important principles in physics, engineering, and chemistry through such marvels as the Helevator - a contraption that's half helicopter, half elevator - and the Rocket Railroad, which pumps propellant up from its own track. Num Pages: 576 pages, 28 halftones. 133 line illus. BIC Classification: PDN; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 177 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691149660
- ISBN
- 9780691149660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.93
€ 37.93
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
€ 40.99
€ 38.66
Paperback. Devices of Curiosity excavates a largely unknown genre of early cinema, the popular-science film. Primarily a work of cinema history, it also draws on the insights of the history of science. Num Pages: 272 pages, 114 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJC; APF; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199860708
- ISBN
- 9780199860708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.39
€ 50.39
Hardcover. In The Paradox of Progress, Nicholas Agar challenges the central claims of 'radical optimism': that technological progress will automatically make us happier and healthier. Using recent psychological studies about human well-being, he instead presents a more realistic approach to understand the positive and negative issues that progress brings. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDR; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 145 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford New York
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198717058
- ISBN
- 9780198717058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.93
€ 32.99
€ 31.93
New York Scientific: A Culture of Inquiry, Knowledge, and Learning
Hargittai, Istvan, Hargittai, Magdolna
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
€ 45.40
Hardcover. Robots may one day rule the world, but what is a robot-ruled Earth like? Many think that the first truly smart robots will be brain emulations or "ems." Robin Hanson draws on decades of expertise in economics, physics, and computer science to paint a detailed picture of this next great era in human (and machine) evolution - the age of em. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: KCY; PDR; PDZ; TJFM1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198754626
- ISBN
- 9780198754626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.72
€ 38.99
€ 35.72
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
€ 44.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- ECW Press,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781770411166
- ISBN
- 9781770411166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.75
€ 15.75
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
€ 28.70
Paperback. Denying Evolution aims at taking a fresh look at the evolution-creation controversy, dividing the blame equally between creationists and scientists: the former for subscribing to various forms of anti-intellectualism, the latter for discounting science education and presenting science as scientism to the public and the media. Num Pages: 275 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 14. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Sinauer Associates
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878936595
- ISBN
- 9780878936595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.28
€ 80.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195383416
- ISBN
- 9780195383416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.83
€ 15.99
€ 14.83
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
€ 17.99
€ 17.67
paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 45 halftones & 23 line illus. BIC Classification: P; PDZ; TBD; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195167313
- ISBN
- 9780195167313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.64
€ 32.64
paperback. Simon Flynn's bestselling selection of enthralling facts, stories, poems and more from science's history Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848315990
- ISBN
- 9781848315990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 7.79
€ 11.99
€ 7.79
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
€ 4.99
paperback. How does a genius see the world? Where and how does inspiration strike? Blending science with history, biography with myth, the author conjures up an inimitable cast: the omnipresent Einstein, mad genius Kurt Godel, and Villani's personal hero, John Nash. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099581970
- ISBN
- 9780099581970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
paperback. The Darwinian theory of evolution is a well-known, well-explored area. But there is one aspect of human life which this theory fails to account for: chance. The author argues that chance was in fact one of the decisive factors in the evolution of life on this planet, and that, with a flip of coin, everything could have been very different indeed. Num Pages: 352 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PSAJ; RBX; WN; WNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099273455
- ISBN
- 9780099273455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
€ 14.99
€ 12.53
Hardcover. From low humor to high drama, TV weather reporting over the years has encompassed an enormous range of styles and approaches, triggering chuckles, infuriating the masses, and at times even saving lives. This title covers the people, technology, science, and show business that combine to deliver the weather to the public each day. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 colour plates, 75 halftones. BIC Classification: APT; JFD; PDZ; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 183 x 21. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- American Meteorological Society United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781878220981
- ISBN
- 9781878220981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.85
€ 46.85
Hardcover. Presenting an array of historical anecdotes, strange superstitions and weird wives' tales, Rik Smits takes the reader on an enlightening and entertaining odyssey through the puzzles and paradoxes of left-handedness lore. Num Pages: 384 pages, 78 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 151 x 28. Weight in Grams: 497.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- Tra
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861898739
- ISBN
- 9781861898739
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.04
€ 42.04
Paperback. Left-handedness seems to be no big deal. Many of us are left-handed and those of us who aren't don't tend to give left-handedness much thought. In this title, the author explains why left-handedness continues to be associated with maladies of various kinds, including mental retardation, insomnia, suicidal urges, criminality and shorter life spans. Num Pages: 304 pages, 81 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MJN; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 25. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Edition
- Reprint, Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780230436
- ISBN
- 9781780230436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.96
€ 33.96
Hardcover. Influenza pandemics are not a new phenomenon; humans have a long history with the influenza virus. This book traces the origins of the disease and outlines the social and cultural changes that have enabled it to become an endemic threat to human health. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: MJCJ; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780230283
- ISBN
- 9781780230283
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.40
€ 34.40
Hardcover. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 28. Weight in Grams: 533.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616147532
- ISBN
- 9781616147532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.10
€ 25.99
€ 24.10