Biography: science, technology & medicine
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Biography: science, technology & medicine
Paperback. Self-styled adventurer, literary wit, and statesman of science, Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis stood at the center of Enlightenment science and culture. This work offers a portrait of this man, revealing how his private life and public works made him a man of science in eighteenth-century Europe. Num Pages: 468 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; BGT; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 185 x 23. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226793610
- ISBN
- 9780226793610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.04
€ 60.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; BM; JFSJ1; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 19.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762791347
- ISBN
- 9780762791347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.82
€ 16.99
€ 14.82
Hardback. This new biography, which includes a preface by Tom Conley, covers many aspects of Blaise Pascal's life and work that are seldom found side by side: his religious motivations and his belief in miracles, his scientific passions, his practical savvy and the aphorisms of the Pensees, so influential worldwide. Series: Renaissance Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 illustrations, 30 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; BGT; HPCD; HRCC7; PBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780237213
- ISBN
- 9781780237213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.45
€ 30.45
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159911
- ISBN
- 9780691159911
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.63
€ 37.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 54 halftones. BIC Classification: BGTA; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 205 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691169699
- ISBN
- 9780691169699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.66
€ 21.99
€ 18.66
Paperback. Editor(s): Adams, Mark B. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 262 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGT; PSAJ; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691600307
- ISBN
- 9780691600307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.58
€ 71.58
Hardback. Editor(s): Adams, Mark B. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 262 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGT; PSAJ; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691630243
- ISBN
- 9780691630243
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.17
€ 163.17
paperback. From his stunning discovery of Tyrannosaurus rex one hundred years ago to the dozens of other important new dinosaur species he found, Barnum Brown led a remarkable life (1873-1963), spending most of it searching for fossils - and sometimes oil - in every corner of the globe. This book discloses the details about his life and travels. Num Pages: 384 pages, 44 b/w photographs, 9 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: BGT; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 222 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780520272613
- ISBN
- 9780520272613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 29.39
€ 39.99
€ 29.39
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780716528432
- ISBN
- 9780716528432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.00€ 21.31
€ 25.00
€ 21.31
Hardback. The first scholars to have access to Rock's personal papers, Marsh and Ronner offer a compelling look at a man whose work defined the reproductive revolution, with its dual developments in contraception and technologically assisted conception. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; MFKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801890017
- ISBN
- 9780801890017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.76
€ 36.99
€ 31.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages, 1. BIC Classification: BGT; THR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 32. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Publisher
- Citadel
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780806539966
- ISBN
- 9780806539966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.65
€ 31.99
€ 23.65
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JB; BGH; BGT; HBTB; PDX; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 182 x 41. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Prospect Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903018651
- ISBN
- 9781903018651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 44.01
€ 50.99
€ 44.01
Paperback. Inventor of logarithms, John Napier made one of the greatest advances in the history of mathematics. The 16th century Scot was also a remarkable astronomer. This new edition has been redesigned and has a new cover. Num Pages: 80 pages, 30 colour/black+white. BIC Classification: BGT; PBC; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 7. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- NMSE - Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905267668
- ISBN
- 9781905267668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.26
€ 8.26
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613731109
- ISBN
- 9781613731109
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.63
€ 26.99
€ 26.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGTA; BM; JFCV; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Caitlin Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894759953
- ISBN
- 9781894759953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.72
€ 20.99
€ 15.72
Hardback. Num Pages: 448 pages, geneal. table, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813034782
- ISBN
- 9780813034782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.25
€ 40.99
€ 38.25
Hardback. Barnum Brown led a remarkable life (1873-1963), spending most of it searching for fossils - and sometimes oil - in every corner of the globe. This biography discloses the details about his life and travels - from his youth on the western frontier to his spying for the US government under cover of his expeditions. Num Pages: 384 pages, 44 b/w photographs, 9 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: BGT; RBX; WNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520252646
- ISBN
- 9780520252646
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.96
€ 81.96
Hardcover. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: BGTA; MJN; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 192 x 19. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600214295
- ISBN
- 9781600214295
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.65€ 63.65
€ 79.65
€ 63.65
Paperback. Adriana Ocampo grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, dreaming about exploring planets. She never doubted that all her dreams would come true someday. How did Adriana land a job with NASA while still in her teens? How did a robot parked on Mars make her fall in love with rocks - and instantly decide to become a planetary geologist? Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 254 x 11. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Joseph Henry Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780309095556
- ISBN
- 9780309095556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.36
€ 21.99
€ 20.36
Paperback. Diane France is a forensic anthropologist, a bone detective. She has the science skills and know-how to examine bones for clues to a mystery: Who was this person and how did he or she die? This book presents the story of this small-town girl who became a world-famous bone detective. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; MMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 192 x 8. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Joseph Henry Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780309095501
- ISBN
- 9780309095501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.36
€ 21.99
€ 20.36