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Paperback. Molecules are the building blocks of matter. Using the molecules of life as a springboard, Philip Ball provides a new perspective on modern chemistry. He shows how molecular scientists are capturing the dynamism of biological molecules in synthetic systems, promising to reinvent chemistry as the central creative science of the new century. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 117 x 11. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192854308
- ISBN
- 9780192854308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.69
€ 13.99
€ 11.69
Paperback. If you could be invisible, what would you do? The chances are that it would have something to do with power, wealth or sex. Perhaps all three. Impulses like these have always been at the heart of our fascination with invisibility. This book offers a history of humanity's turbulent relationship with the invisible. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PHJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099590439
- ISBN
- 9780099590439
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.45
€ 21.99
€ 17.45
Hardcover. Argues that the social environment of early twentieth-century Britain created a substantial market for science books and magazines aimed at those who had benefited from better secondary education but could not access higher learning. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; PDX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226068633
- ISBN
- 9780226068633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.65
€ 79.65
Hardcover. When and where did science begin? Historians have offered different answers to these questions, some pointing to Babylonian observational astronomy. This title examines how students of nature themselves, in various cultures and periods of history, have understood and represented their work. Editor(s): Harrison, Peter; Numbers, Ronald L.; Shank, Michael H. Num Pages: 440 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226317816
- ISBN
- 9780226317816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.91
€ 163.91
Paperback. When and where did science begin? Historians have offered different answers to these questions, some pointing to Babylonian observational astronomy. This title examines how students of nature themselves, in various cultures and periods of history, have understood and represented their work. Editor(s): Harrison, Peter; Numbers, Ronald L.; Shank, Michael H. Num Pages: 440 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226317830
- ISBN
- 9780226317830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
hardcover. Vitalizing Nature in the Enlightenment analyzes a major shift in the way Enlightenment thinkers conceived of nature in the middle of the eighteenth century. Num Pages: 398 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 490. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034413
- ISBN
- 9780520241350
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
paperback. The Darwin family was instrumental in the history of botany. Their experiences illustrate the growing specialization and professionalization of science in the nineteenth century. The author shows how botany escaped the burdens of medicine, feminization and the sterility of classification and nomenclature to become a rigorous laboratory science. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX; PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138663756
- ISBN
- 9781138663756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.85
€ 71.85
Sir Arthur Tansley was the leading figure in ecology for the first half of the 20th century, founding the field, and forming its first professional societies. He was the first President of the British Ecological Society and the first chair of the Field Studies Council. Num Pages: 226 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470671566
- ISBN
- 9780470671566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 104.23
€ 104.23
Paperback. Sir Arthur Tansley was the leading figure in ecology for the first half of the 20th century, founding the field, and forming its first professional societies. He was the first President of the British Ecological Society and the first chair of the Field Studies Council. Num Pages: 226 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470671542
- ISBN
- 9780470671542
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Condition: New
€ 39.38
€ 39.38
Paperback. The evolution and reception of the Renaissance was mediated by, amongst other influences: the Protestant Reformation; the development of science or natural philosophy; and an interest in witchcraft and demonology. These are evaluated alongside the influence of Montaigne's "Essays". Editor(s): Elmer, Peter. Series: Open University: The Renaissance in Europe. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; JFCX; PDX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1070.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300082203
- ISBN
- 9780300082203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 6.23
€ 24.99
€ 6.23
Hardcover. Part of the ""History of Mathematics"" series, this book presents a variety of perspectives on the political, social, and mathematical forces that have shaped the American mathematical community. Editor(s): Duren, Peter L. Series: History of Mathematics. BIC Classification: PB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 267 x 190 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1021.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821801246
- ISBN
- 9780821801246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.51
€ 184.51
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 color illus. 75 line drawings 4 maps. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691605869
- ISBN
- 9780691605869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 105.59
€ 105.59
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 color illus. 75 line drawings 4 maps. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691628950
- ISBN
- 9780691628950
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 217.49
€ 217.49
hardcover. Based on the observation that the enterprise of science is, and has been, directed toward two distinct but frequently conflated ends - doing and knowing, this title considers how science as such has evolved, and how it has marshaled itself to make sense of the world. It is designed for aficionados, as well as historians of science. Num Pages: 350 pages, 6 halftones, 20 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 186 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSK0000425
- ISBN
- 9780226139487
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
Paperback. This study examines 17th-century mathematical sciences - astronomy, optics and mechanics - not as abstract ideas, but as vital enterprises that involved practices related to both experience and experiment. Mersenne, Descartes, Pascal, Barrow, Newton, Boyle and the Jesuits are discussed. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JD; JFCX; PB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226139449
- ISBN
- 9780226139449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Paperback. Hugh Everett III's "Many Worlds" theory is now considered a hugely important breakthrough in the history of physics. This book tells the story of the physics establishment's rejection of his theory, his subsequent Pentagon career in nuclear strategy, and his difficult personal life and eventual death from alcoholism. Num Pages: 464 pages, 43 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGT; HBTW; PDX; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199659241
- ISBN
- 9780199659241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.78
€ 48.78
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857385987
- ISBN
- 9780857385987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.35
€ 17.99
€ 13.35
Paperback. Any literate person should be familiar with the central ideas of modern science. This book introduces the author's choice of the ten great ideas of science. It aims to lead the reader through the emergence of the concepts, and then present them in an effective manner. Num Pages: 400 pages, numerous halftones & figures. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 193 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198609414
- ISBN
- 9780198609414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.35
€ 15.99
€ 13.35
Paperback. Isaac Newton (1642-1727), the English genius, made his greatest contributions to original thought before the age of twenty-five, while at home in Lincolnshire escaping the great plague of 1665, a period of which he wrote: 'I was in the prime of age for invention'. This book demonstrates his perceptions, which changed our world forever. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099287384
- ISBN
- 9780099287384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.82
€ 13.99
€ 11.82
Hardback. Included is a famous nineteenth-century debate about scientific reasoning between the hypothetico-deductivist William Whewell and the inductivist John Stuart Mill; and an account of the realism-antirealism dispute about unobservables in science, with a consideration of Perrin's argument for the existence of molecules in the early twentieth century. Editor(s): Achinstein, Peter. Num Pages: 440 pages, 4, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDD; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 749.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801879432
- ISBN
- 9780801879432
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.99€ 72.69
€ 73.99
€ 72.69
Hardback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 258 x 35. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- BenBella Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781940363806
- ISBN
- 9781940363806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.51
€ 25.99
€ 23.51
Paperback. Being human while trying to scientifically study human nature confronts us with our most vexing problem. What we need to move forward in our understanding of human agency, this book argues, is a reform in the way we study ourselves and a long overdue break with traditional humanist thinking. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226137636
- ISBN
- 9780226137636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.31
€ 58.31
Paperback. A behind-the-scenes account of the invention of the polymerase chain reaction, which transformed the practice and potential of molecular biology. This book explores the culture of biotechnology as it emerged at Cetus Corporation in the 1980s, looking at its scientific, social and economic elements. Num Pages: 196 pages, 10 halftones, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; PDX; PSD; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226701479
- ISBN
- 9780226701479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.46
€ 39.46
Paperback. Students of consumer studies and the history of technology, as well as scholars and general readers, will be captivated by Josephson's insights into the complex relationship between society and technology. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421417837
- ISBN
- 9781421417837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.23
€ 32.99
€ 30.23