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Hardcover. A valuable guide to the Waxy Cap Mushrooms of Eastern North America for amateur and professional mycologists, naturalists, forestry personnel, teachers, biologists and wild food enthusiasts. Num Pages: 179 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. map. BIC Classification: PD; PST; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 191 x 19. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632689
ISBN
9780815632689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.40

Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HBLW3; PDX; T; U. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 825.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Purdue Scholarly Publishing Services United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626710368
ISBN
9781626710368
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 213 x 11. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
National Science Teachers Association - NSTA Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936137107
ISBN
9781936137107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Corwin
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936137176
ISBN
9781936137176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.55

Paperback. Provides the examples and inspiration to accelerate the trend toward steering students to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and maths. This book explores 16 examples of ideas and experiences representing a large number of career areas; they include scientists, engineers, inventors, and education reformers. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNU; PD; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
National Science Teachers Association - NSTA Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936959358
ISBN
9781936959358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.11

Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
National Science Teachers Association United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781938946011
ISBN
9781938946011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.95

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

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

€ 33.57

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

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

Paperback. If you're new to formative assessment probes, you'll love the latest book in the bestselling Uncovering Student Ideas in Science series. Authors Page Keeley and Laura Tucker give you 32 engaging questions, or probes, that can reveal what your students already know-or think they know-about core Earth and environmental science concepts. Series: Uncovering Student Ideas in Science. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: JNU; PD; RB; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
National Science Teachers Association - NSTA Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781938946479
ISBN
9781938946479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99

Paperback. An account of the philosophical foundations of quantum theory. Hughes analyzes the Hilbert-space models used in quantum theory and explains why they are so successful. He goes on to show how the very suitability of Hilbert spaces for modelling the quantum world gives rise to problems. Num Pages: 384 pages, 71 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674843929
ISBN
9780674843929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.13

Paperback. Series: Advances in Design and Control. 400 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Ghaoui, Laurent El; Niculescu, Silviu-Iulian. An account of the LMI method, covering topics such as LMI algorithms, analysis and synthesis issues and nonconvex problems. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: GPFC; PBU; PDE; TBJ. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 21. Weight: 700. Series Editor(s) :Smith, Ralph.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780898714388
ISBN
9780898714388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 194.78

paperback. The Darwin family was instrumental in the history of botany. Their experiences illustrate the growing specialization and professionalization of science in the nineteenth century. The author shows how botany escaped the burdens of medicine, feminization and the sterility of classification and nomenclature to become a rigorous laboratory science. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX; PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138663756
ISBN
9781138663756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.74

Hardcover. Using Simone Weil's philosophy of science and mathematics as an introduction to the thought of one of the most powerful philosophical and theological minds of the twentieth century, the author investigates Weil's earliest texts on science, in which she lays the foundation for a conception of science rooted in basic human concerns and activities. Num Pages: 240 pages, 18 figures. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268034863
ISBN
9780268034863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.67

paperback. * The Dalai Lama's unique and learned vision of how religion and science can work together in harmony Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HREX; HRLM; HRLP5; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 170. Very good copy showing minor age and wear. Some sunning to spine
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Abacus London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0025478
ISBN
9780349117362
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Explains how the far-reaching discoveries of physics are revolutionizing our world and, in particular, throwing light on many of the questions formerly posed by religion, such as: Why is there a universe? Where did we come from? What is life? How is the world organized? Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HP; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206. Good copy showing light age and wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Penguin London
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0025573
ISBN
9780140134629
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.82

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

paperback. Galileo's trial for heresy in 1633 before the Roman Inquisition is one of the most frequently mentioned topics in the history of science. This book focuses on the church's official theological position against Galileo. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; HRAM3; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780268022105
ISBN
9780268022105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.23

paperback. Uses the four classical elements of earth, water, air and fire to present a new scientific perspective on nature. Num Pages: 176 pages, 52 b/w and 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 12. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Adonis Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780932776358
ISBN
9780932776358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.23

paperback. Modeled on Aczel's successful "Fermat's Last Theorem," this book gives readers the tools to minimize, or maximize, chance's effect on their lives. Aczel explores probability theory and its daily, practical applications, while relating stories of gamblers who also happen to be mathematical geniuses. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 171.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Basic Books United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560257943
ISBN
9781560257943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.52

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

Paperback. Num Pages: 382 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: PDND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1108.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Edition
1st
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9780879697518
ISBN
9780879697518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 108.23

Paperback. Presents the statistical methods that are useful in the study of molecular evolution and illustrates how to use them in actual data analysis. This book for graduate students and researchers helps the investigators to incorporate refined statistical analysis of large-scale data in their own work. Num Pages: 352 pages, numerous line figures. BIC Classification: PBT; PDE; PSAJ; PSAK; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195135855
ISBN
9780195135855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 141.18

Hardback. Commentators have long argued about whether to read Paul's personification of Sin in Romans literally or figuratively. Matthew Croasmun suggests both that the cosmic power Sin is nothing more than an emergent feature of a vast network of human transgression and that this power is nevertheless a real person. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRC; HRCF2; HRCM; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190277987
ISBN
9780190277987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.81

hardcover. Num Pages: 544 pages, 215. BIC Classification: PDX; PSTL; PSTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 950.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PR United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780190490263
ISBN
9780190490263
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.00

Paperback. This biography illuminates the racial attitudes of an elite group of American scientists and foundation officers. It is the story of a complex and unhappy man. It blends social, institutional, black, and political history with the history of science. Num Pages: 416 pages, plates. BIC Classification: HB; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195034981
ISBN
9780195034981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.47

Hardback. A study of the Western astronomical tradition from ancient Babylonia to the European Renaissance, with emphasis on the Greek period. The book explores the evidence for the astronomy of the ancient past and how astronomy was practised. Emphasis is placed on the material culture of ancient astronomy. Num Pages: 496 pages, numerous halftones and line figures. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PG; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 283 x 224 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195095395
ISBN
9780195095395
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.73

Paperback. This guide is a chronicle of the graduate school years that describe the intellectual and emotional experience of obtaining a Ph.D. in a scientific field. Readers will learn what to expect, how to prepare for oral exams and dissertation writing, reap the long-term benefits and acquire strategies for survival and success. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNM; JNZ; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195119008
ISBN
9780195119008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.06

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

Hardback. This study examines the way that scientists in the 16th and 17th centuries, who had not studied 'science' formally, used the tools of their literary education to formulate ideas about science and, at the same time, how the remarkableseventeenth-century scientific developments inspired non-scientific writers to make new fictions of discovery. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: DSBD; HBLH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 145 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198704805
ISBN
9780198704805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.33

Hardback. This book provides a collection of experiments to introduce lasers into the undergraduate curricula in Chemistry and Physics. A variety of experiments are included with different levels of complexity. All have background information, experimental details and the theoretical background necessary to interpret the results. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDN; PHJL; PHM; PNR; TTBL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 248 x 195 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1050.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198742975
ISBN
9780198742975
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.05

Hardback. This collection of original essays aims to inquire into the diversity of Generality. Through case studies taken from the history of mathematics, physics and the life sciences, the book provides evidence of different ways of understanding the general in various contexts. Editor(s): Chemla, Karine; Chorlay, Renaud; Rabouin, David. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 528 pages, 37. BIC Classification: HPK; PBB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 191 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1084.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198777267
ISBN
9780198777267
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 189.28

Paperback. The revisions of both DSM-IV and ICD-10 have again focused the interest of the field of psychiatry and clinical psychology on the questions of nosology. This book reviews issues within psychiatric nosology from clinical, historical and particularly philosophical perspectives. It brings together an interdisciplinary group of distinguished authors. Editor(s): Kendler, Kenneth S.; Parnas, Josef. Series: International Perspectives in Philosophy & Psychiatry. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; JMB; JMP; MBX; MMH; PDX. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198796022
ISBN
9780198796022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 116.94

Paperback. Tim Lewens explores what it means to take an evolutionary approach to cultural change, and why this approach is often treated with suspicion. He makes an original case for the value of evolutionary thinking for students of culture, and shows why the concerns of sceptics should not be dismissed as mere prejudice, confusion, or ignorance. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JF; JH; JM; PDA; PSAJ. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198801191
ISBN
9780198801191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.11

Hardback. Growing the Tree of Science examines the creation of a culture of science at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, one of Indias premier scientific institutions founded by Homi Bhabha. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 148 x 29. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
OUP India India
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199466900
ISBN
9780199466900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.85

Hardback. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTC; JFD; JPHV; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199469123
ISBN
9780199469123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.16

Hardback. An edition of the recently discovered notebook used in the seventeenth-century by John Wallis to teach language to the 'deaf mute' Alexander Popham, who could not inherit unless he could speak - one of the most famous cases in the history of deaf education. David Cram and Jaap Maat place the work in its personal, social, and scientific contexts. Editor(s): Cram, Dr. David; Maat, Jaap. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; CFA; CFZ; HBTB; HPC; PDA; PDX. Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199677085
ISBN
9780199677085
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.31

Hardback. Science, medicine, and technology have become increasingly important to the average individual in modern society. The importance of these three fields is in many ways one of the defining characteristics of modernity. Understanding their history is essential for educated individuals. Editor(s): Slotten, Hugh Richard. Series: Oxford Encyclopedias of American History. Num Pages: 1456 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; MBX; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 275 x 119. Weight in Grams: 3550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
1456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199766666
ISBN
9780199766666
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 490.36

hardcover. Editor(s): Calvo, Rafael A.; D'Mello, Sidney K.; Gratch, Jonathan; Kappas, Arvid. Series: Oxford Library of Psychology. Num Pages: 624 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR; PDR; UY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 267 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1334.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Academic United States
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199942237
ISBN
9780199942237
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 270.75