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History of science

Paperback. Although eugenics is now widely discredited, some groups and individuals claim a new scientific basis for old racist assumptions. Pondering the continuing influence of racist research and thought, despite all evidence to the contrary, Robert Sussman explains why-when it comes to race-too many people still mistake bigotry for science. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JHM; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674660038
ISBN
9780674660038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.69

Hardcover. In 1974 India joined the elite roster of nuclear world powers when it exploded its first nuclear bomb. Over the course of the twentieth century, India metamorphosed from a marginal place to a serious hub of technological and scientific innovation. This title tells the tale of this transformation. Num Pages: 736 pages, 16 halftones, 1 map, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JWMN; PDX; THK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
736
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226019758
ISBN
9780226019758
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.97
€ 64.58

Paperback. Editor(s): Richards, Robert J.; Daston, Lorraine. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 260 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226317205
ISBN
9780226317205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

Paperback. "Shows that the story of metrology .. can in the right hands make for a riveting read."-The Economist Num Pages: 320 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDDM; PDX; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
317
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393343540
ISBN
9780393343540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268040598
ISBN
9780268040598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 53.00

Paperback. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 718 pages, 38 halftones. BIC Classification: JFCX; JMC; PDA; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 230 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1124.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
718
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226712000
ISBN
9780226712000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.02
€ 49.67

Paperback. According to the standard interpretation, the principle of survival of the fittest has rendered human behavior, ultimately selfish. Few doubt that Darwinian theory, especially as construed by the master's German disciple, Ernst Haeckel, inspired Hitler and led to Nazi atrocities. The author argues that this orthodox view is wrongheaded. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 color plates, 33 halftones, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226058931
ISBN
9780226058931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.72

Hardcover. According to the standard interpretation, the principle of survival of the fittest has rendered human behavior, ultimately selfish. Few doubt that Darwinian theory, especially as construed by the master's German disciple, Ernst Haeckel, inspired Hitler and led to Nazi atrocities. The author argues that this orthodox view is wrongheaded. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 color plates, 33 halftones, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226058764
ISBN
9780226058764
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.73
€ 79.10

Paperback. In "Landscapes and Labscapes" Robert E. Kohler explores the people, places and practices of field biology in the United States from the 1890s to the 1950s. Using historical frontiers as models, Kohler shows how biologists created vigorous new border sciences of ecology and evolutionary biology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 39 halftones, 22 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; PDX; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226450100
ISBN
9780226450100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.56

Paperback. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 408 pages, 100 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 100.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691175621
ISBN
9780691175621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.32

Paperback. Examines 100 extraordinary projects, theories and experiments that have been conducted in the name of science. From spider monkeys to human cyborgs, and from swimming in syrup to chaos theory, the author places each experiment and discovery in its scientific context. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 206 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9780500292006
ISBN
9780500292006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 5.80

Paperback. Richly illustrated with archival photos from The Henry Ford, The Model T is the definitive history of an iconographic piece of American technology. Num Pages: 168 pages, 110, 102 black & white halftones, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; PDX; TRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 255 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421421179
ISBN
9781421421179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: AB; AMX; HBLC1; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 276 x 219. Weight in Grams: 900.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138247673
ISBN
9781138247673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.76

Hardcover. Num Pages: 1141 pages. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 263 x 192 x 66. Weight in Grams: 2150.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
1141
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607413196
ISBN
9781607413196
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 446.41
€ 310.77

Paperback. Newton's contributions to an understanding of the heavens and the earth are considered to be unparalleled. This very short introduction explains his scientific theories, and uses Newton's unpublished writings to paint a picture of an extremely complex man whose beliefs had a huge impact on Europe's political, intellectual, and religious landscape. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, numerous line drawings and halftones. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; PDX; PDZ; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 201 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199298037
ISBN
9780199298037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. After several million years of jostling for ecological space, only one survivor from a host of hominid species remains standing: us. Human beings are extraordinary creatures, and it is the unprecedented human brain that makes them so. This book presents step-by-step account of the evolution of the brain and nervous system. Illustrator(s): Wynne, Patricia J. Num Pages: 368 pages, 68 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300205725
ISBN
9780300205725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.94

Paperback. Selected and introduced by Richard Dawkins, The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing is a rich and vibrant anthology celebrating the finest writing by scientists for a wider audience - revealing that the best scientists have displayed as much imagination and skill with the pen as they have in the laboratory. Editor(s): Dawkins, Richard. Num Pages: 448 pages, numerous figures. BIC Classification: DQ; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199216819
ISBN
9780199216819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.06

Hardback. Offers a distinctive approach to the origins of modern physics by exploring both the material culture that stimulated relativity and the reaction of Einstein's colleagues to his pioneering work. Num Pages: 448 pages, 29 halftones, 16 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226770567
ISBN
9780226770567
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.15
€ 102.23

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107569850
ISBN
9781107569850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; PDA; PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 585. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074332
ISBN
9780252074332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Hardback. Clearly written, conversational, and rationally argued, this book promotes sound and careful research while skewering the bogus ideological assertions that have been used to justify colonialism, slavery, gender discrimination, neoliberal economic policies, and the general status quo. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JHMC; JPA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 225 x 21. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421417516
ISBN
9781421417516
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.03

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

€ 6.49

Paperback. Today, astonishing surgical breakthroughs are making face transplants, limb transplants and a host of other previously undreamed of operations possible. Accompanying a BBC series, this book tells the story of stolen corpses, medical fraud, lobotomized patients - and the courageous advances that have saved the lives of millions around the world. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: MBX; MN; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 27. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785940248
ISBN
9781785940248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.90

Paperback. 'Dry Store Room No. 1' is an intimate biography of the Natural History Museum, celebrating the eccentric personalities who have peopled it and capturing the wonders of scientific endeavour, academic rigour and imagination. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; GM; PDX; WN; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 276.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007209897
ISBN
9780007209897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.53

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