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Hardcover. Sicard founded the National Institution of Deaf Mutes during the Terror. Paradoxically, the abbe was a non-conformist priest who was arrested frequently, until his supporters intervened. Later his students gave public demonstrations of his grammatical definitions attracting international curiosity. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; CFZ; HBJD; HBTV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137512857
- ISBN
- 9781137512857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.42
€ 139.42
hardcover. Translation of: Antonio de Viti de Marco: una storia degna di memoria. 2011. Num Pages: 158 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JH; 3JJC; BGH; KCA; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 339.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137534927
- ISBN
- 9781137534927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.87
€ 61.87
Paperback. Over the past seven years, historian and broadcaster Daniel Snowman has interviewed a selection of some of the finest historians alive. Historians is an anthology of the resulting critical essays and provides a revealing insight into how we currently regard the ever-shifting past. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137587312
- ISBN
- 9781137587312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.89
€ 39.89
Hardcover. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403915795
- ISBN
- 9781403915795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.82
€ 119.82
Hardback. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JD; BGA; HBAH; HBTB; JMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403917652
- ISBN
- 9781403917652
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.82
€ 62.82
Hardback. Editor(s): Dutton, Richard. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DCQ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403940667
- ISBN
- 9781403940667
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.79
€ 62.79
hardcover. Enriched by unpublished correspondence and other fresh archival material, this is the first biography of Jules Janssen, the father of French astrophysics and the founder of Meudon Observatory, whose remarkable story tells of travel and dedication to science. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGT; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 543.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461406969
- ISBN
- 9781461406969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.69
€ 119.69
Hardback. Series: Springer Biographies. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGT; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493928798
- ISBN
- 9781493928798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.70
€ 45.99
€ 37.70
Hardback. In this collection of essays, Lewis Branscomb reflects on his transition from research scientist to public official to industrial technology strategist and examines the craft and ethical values of the scientist. Series: Masters of Modern Physics. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BG; PDA; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1210.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- American Institute of Physics United States
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563961182
- ISBN
- 9781563961182
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 41.84
€ 45.99
€ 41.84
Hardback. This autobiography by a prominent physicist covers key developments in physics from the 1930s to the 1990s. Frederick Seitz's book also includes many anecdotes and photographs. Num Pages: 430 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGA; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- American Institute of Physics United States
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563961977
- ISBN
- 9781563961977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 51.94
€ 54.99
€ 51.94
Hardcover. Weinberg was probably the most influential nuclear engineer/physicist in the US. His autobiography is peppered with first-hand accounts of major historical events. It describes the first nuclear era, but also exposes its downside risks. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGA; PDX; PHM; PHN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- American Institute of Physics
- Edition
- 1994th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563963582
- ISBN
- 9781563963582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 42.76
€ 45.99
€ 42.76
hardcover. Thomas Bayes (1702-1761) was an English clergyman and mathematician. Until around 1950, he was considered a minor contributor to the history of mathematics, and if he was known at all it was because his name was attached to a simple theorem in the calculus of probabilities. This book talks about the life and work of this person. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 670 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: BG; PBT; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1293.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2003rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 670
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387004990
- ISBN
- 9780387004990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.81
€ 186.81
paperback. Consists of 104 biographical articles on eminent contributors to statistical and probabilistic ideas born prior to the 20th Century. This title covers such statisticians as: Fermat, Pascal, Huygens, Neumann, Bernoulli, Bayes, Laplace, Legendre, Gauss, Poisson, Pareto, Markov, Bachelier, Borel, and many more. Editor(s): Heyde, C. C.; Seneta, Eugene; Fienberg, Stephen E. Num Pages: 512 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BG; PBT; PBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387952833
- ISBN
- 9780387952833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.75
€ 69.75
hardcover. A collection of 37 articles on Albert Einstein. It debunks many of the old myths about Einstein and offers novel insight into his life and work. It also discusses Einstein's troubled relationship with his first wife, his friendships with other physicists such as Eddington, Bose, and Pauli, and his Jewish identity. Series: Einstein Studies. Num Pages: 567 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BG; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 973.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser United States
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 567
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817641436
- ISBN
- 9780817641436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 243.77
€ 243.77
hardcover. The sequel to "Aristocrats", this tells the story of the Irish revolutionary, Lord Edward Fitzgerald. Son of a duke, heir to estates and influence, Lord Edward died in a Dublin gaol, a rebel and a traitor. The book looks at how this happened, and explores the hidden relationships in his life. Num Pages: 350 pages, 8pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 165. Weight in Grams: 732. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0023804
- ISBN
- 9780701165383
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.49
€ 6.49
paperback. A controversial account of the Churchill years by a bestselling historian. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBLW3; HBWQ; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278. Good clean copy showing some age and shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Phoenix London
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0023898
- ISBN
- 9781857992137
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 6.49
€ 6.49
hardcover. The sequel to "Aristocrats", this tells the story of the Irish revolutionary, Lord Edward Fitzgerald. Son of a duke, heir to estates and influence, Lord Edward died in a Dublin gaol, a rebel and a traitor. The book looks at how this happened, and explores the hidden relationships in his life. Num Pages: 350 pages, 8pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 165. Weight in Grams: 732. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0024028
- ISBN
- 9780701165383
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.49
€ 6.49
paperback. Num Pages: 396 pages, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 173 x 31. Weight in Grams: 500. Good clean copy. Covers showing light shelf wear. Illustrated pages have been sellotaped back into place. Text is crisp and clear and remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Colin Smythe Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0030970
- ISBN
- 9780861403677
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.49
€ 6.49
paperback. Drawing on unpublished correspondence and other archival sources, this biography of Philip of Spain places him within the social, cultural, religious and regional context of his times. In doing so the author aims to reveal much about Philip the youth, the man, the husband and often troubled King. Num Pages: 400 pages, 32 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 664. Good clean copy. Covers showing a little shelf wear. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0030976
- ISBN
- 9780300078008
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.49
€ 6.49
hardcover. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 271 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 93 colour illustrations, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 3JB; 3JD; BGT; PBB; PBF; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 573.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493931606
- ISBN
- 9781493931606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.43
€ 63.43