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Hardback. Here is an account of the life and work of Thomas Gold, one of the most remarkable astrophysicists in the second half of the 20th century. Based on Gold's autobiography, this book is edited by the Cambridge astrophysicist and science historian Simon Mitton. Editor(s): Mitton, Simon. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGTA; PDX; PGC; PHVB; PNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642275876
ISBN
9783642275876
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.27

Paperback. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is most famous for his work on color theory, but he was also an accomplished all-round scientist, studying and writing on anatomy, geology, botany, zoology and meteorology. This book draws together, in Goethe's own words, his key ideas on nature, science and scientific method. Editor(s): Naydler, Jeremy. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; RNA; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Floris Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863152375
ISBN
9780863152375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Tales of the intrepid early naturalists who set sail on dangerous voyages of discovery in the vast, unknown Pacific Num Pages: 328 pages, 39 col. illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300205404
ISBN
9780300205404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 b/w & 5 colour illus. BIC Classification: AJCR; PDX; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837630855
ISBN
9783837630855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.46
€ 42.56

Paperback. Translator(s): Stoner, Jean. Num Pages: 291 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGHA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 207 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590170168
ISBN
9781590170168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.64

Hardcover. Nonequilibrium and Irreversibility Series: Theoretical and Mathematical Physics. Num Pages: 248 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 242 x 19. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319067575
ISBN
9783319067575
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.57

Paperback. Series: Theoretical and Mathematical Physics. Num Pages: 263 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHDF; PHS; PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319383279
ISBN
9783319383279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 118 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 10. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319170039
ISBN
9783319170039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.77

Hardback. Translator(s): Maquet, Paul. Series: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 258 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PSVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 555.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319084961
ISBN
9783319084961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.31

Paperback. Translator(s): Maquet, Paul. Series: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 258 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 403.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319381763
ISBN
9783319381763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.16

Paperback. Translator(s): Maquet, Paul. Series: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 306 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319362168
ISBN
9783319362168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 366 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 232 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226734811
ISBN
9780226734811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.57

paperback. The Life of Stars delivers fascinating insights into the development of modern stellar theory. Beautifully illustrated, this volume critically analyses previous scientific results to explain how the scientifically accepted answers of today were deduced. Num Pages: 518 pages, 25 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGC; PHM; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 789.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer Germany
Edition
2009th Edition
Number of pages
518
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642424441
ISBN
9783642424441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.95

Hardback. This book offers a guided historical and scientific tour of our understanding of element synthesis. Beginning with generally accepted science, the book ends in today's terra incognita of nuclear physics, astrophysics and cosmology Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 706 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGC; PNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1220.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
706
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642283840
ISBN
9783642283840
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 199.12

Paperback. This work uses cross-national and longitudinal empirical research to explain the rise, nature, and impact of science as an authoritative worldwide institution. The authors analyze the ever-increasing investment in science, the diffusion of scientific discourse, and the hegemony of scientific organizations. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JFFS; JH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804744928
ISBN
9780804744928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.70

Paperback. Translator(s): Bergin, T. G.; Fisch, M.H. Num Pages: 496 pages, 1ch. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 32. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Edition
3rd Unabridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801492655
ISBN
9780801492655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. Papers from a Sesquicentennial Conference Editor(s): Schubring, Gert. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 400 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFF; HB; HPL; PBC; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1996
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048147588
ISBN
9789048147588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 250.51

Paperback. The Mass Image situates the creation of the first photographically illustrated magazines within the social relations of the emerging popular culture of late Victorian London. It demonstrates how photomechanical reproduction allowed the illustrated press to envisage modern life on a much more intense scale than ever before. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; HBJD1; HBTB; JFD; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349363070
ISBN
9781349363070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

Paperback. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 259 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 69 colour illustrations, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
3rd ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319134215
ISBN
9783319134215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.46

Paperback. Translator(s): Allegri, Linda; Halsted, G. B. Series: Classic Texts in the Sciences. Num Pages: 388 pages, 83 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBM; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 677.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319377919
ISBN
9783319377919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.41

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