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Paperback. From December 1811 to February 1812, massive earthquakes shook the middle Mississippi Valley, collapsing homes, snapping large trees midtrunk, and briefly but dramatically reversing the flow of the continent's mightiest river. This book reminds the major environmental disaster, demonstrating how events that have been long forgotten, and more. Num Pages: 472 pages, 22 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 746.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226273754
ISBN
9780226273754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

Hardcover. Weaves together scientific and historical evidence to demonstrate the vast role the New Madrid earthquakes played in the United States in the early nineteenth century, shaping the settlement patterns of early western Cherokees and other Indians, heightening the credibility of Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa for their Indian League in the War of 1812. Num Pages: 480 pages, 26 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226053899
ISBN
9780226053899
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.06
€ 79.61

Paperback. The essays of this collection explore how ideas about 'blood' in science and literature have supported, at various points in history and in various places in the circum-Atlantic world, fantasies of human embodiment and human difference that serve to naturalize existing hierarchies. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBJD1; HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349463954
ISBN
9781349463954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.18

Paperback. Series: Springerbriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice / Texts and Protocols. Num Pages: 180 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 7 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: LBBS; LNKJ; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 291.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319154428
ISBN
9783319154428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.70

Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice. Num Pages: 155 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 14 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: LBBS; LNKJ; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
155
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319154398
ISBN
9783319154398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.44

paperback. Showing how ordinary people participate in creating science, this text documents how the development of science has affected ordinary people, and how ordinary people have perceived that development. Num Pages: 568 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 265 x 41. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Avalon Publishing Group United States
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560257486
ISBN
9781560257486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.79

Hardback. Num Pages: 477 pages, 189 black & white illustrations, 137 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX; PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 895.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
477
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319328461
ISBN
9783319328461
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.43

Hardcover. The Beginning and the End Series: The Frontiers Collection. Num Pages: 379 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 23 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDX; PGC; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319050614
ISBN
9783319050614
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.32

Paperback. Series: The Frontiers Collection. Num Pages: 413 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 23 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA; PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
413
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319380650
ISBN
9783319380650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 100.93

Hardcover. Herrera's 'Plasmogenia' and Other Collected Works Num Pages: 209 pages, 126 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493907359
ISBN
9781493907359
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.25

Paperback. In addition to providing an insightful account of life and work in nineteenth-century urban America, The Horse in the City brings us to a richer understanding of how the animal fared in this unnatural and presumably uncomfortable setting. Series: Animals, History, Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, 42, 42 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSG; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421400433
ISBN
9781421400433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.85

Paperback. Lecce, 1993 Editor(s): Garola, Claudio; Rossi, Arcangelo. Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics. Num Pages: 471 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PBC; PBT; PDX; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 753.
Publisher
Springer
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401040174
ISBN
9789401040174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.95

Hardback. Using the history of the concept of extinction with the dodo as a case study, this title weaves together story fragments to give a cohesive view of 17th century exploration and the grave ramifications it had for the survival and extinction of many species. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PSVW6; RNKH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 291 x 25. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387988764
ISBN
9780387988764
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 38.69

Hardcover. A major new volume which examines the significance of six iconic objects throughout American history and within American culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 56 b&w, 80 colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; ACV; HBTB; PDX; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 298 x 247 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1904.
Publisher
GILES
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904832973
ISBN
9781904832973
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 39.71

Hardback. Editor(s): Skiadas, Christos. Series: Understanding Complex Systems. Num Pages: 261 pages, 39 black & white illustrations, 54 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; PBWS; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319296999
ISBN
9783319296999
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268029883
ISBN
9780268029883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. We have specific images of the kinds of bodies that house great minds. Focusing on the 17th century to the present, this book examines how intellectuals have sought to establish the value and authority of their ideas through public displays of their private life. Num Pages: 350 pages, 54 halftones, line illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX; JH; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226470146
ISBN
9780226470146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. Astounding revelations about a hitherto unknown civilization which predates the ancient Egyptians, with far-reaching implications Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. port. BIC Classification: HBA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Watkins Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907486098
ISBN
9781907486098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. Series: Springerbriefs in History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 121 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 7. Weight in Grams: 203.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
121
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319253442
ISBN
9783319253442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. Series: Scientific Writings from the Ancient and Medieval World. Num Pages: 446 pages, 38 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; HBJF; HBLA; PDX; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 329 x 2. Weight in Grams: 818.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138101173
ISBN
9781138101173
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.29

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