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History of science
Paperback. When he was twenty-seven, Henry Molaison underwent surgery for his epilepsy. He awoke with part of his brain destroyed, and for the rest of his life would be trapped in the moment, unable to remember anything for more than a few seconds. For nearly five decades, distinguished neuroscientist Suzanne Corkin studied Molaison and oversaw his care. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: BGT; MJN; PDX; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141044316
- ISBN
- 9780141044316
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. The story of the most significant biological breakthrough of the century - the discovery of the structure of DNA. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 202. 8vo.Good copy. First edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- W&N
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- KEX0293307
- ISBN
- 9780753828434
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.00
€ 20.00
Hardcover. A fictional account of the coming of age of the French mathematician Sophie Germain. Series: Spectrum. Num Pages: 292 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512. Series: Spectrum. 292 pages, illustrations. A fictional account of the coming of age of the French mathematician Sophie Germain. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 21. Weight: 510.
- Publisher
- Mathematical Association of America
- Number of pages
- 292
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780883855775
- ISBN
- 9780883855775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.13
€ 54.13
Paperback. Explains the urgent need to maintain both the originality and freedom of expression that is so vital to our economic growth and scientific development. This book changes our understanding of the politics of scientific achievement. It is suitable for scientists, policy makers, and concerned laypeople. Num Pages: 198 pages, Illustrations , maps, ports. BIC Classification: PDK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471488521
- ISBN
- 9780471488521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 103.62
€ 103.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages, x, 292 p. BIC Classification: HBAH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226897226
- ISBN
- 9780226897226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.36
€ 46.99
€ 41.36
paperback. Henri Poincare formulated his Conjecture in 1904 that promised to describe the very shape of the universe, but remained unproved until a huge prize was offered for its solution in 2000. This book explains the maths behind the Conjecture and its proof, and illuminates various personalities surrounding this perplexing conundrum. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: PBP; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141032382
- ISBN
- 9780141032382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.27
€ 17.99
€ 14.27
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JP; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1965
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674794856
- ISBN
- 9780674794856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.92€ 85.81
€ 93.92
€ 85.81
Hardback. Bertoloni Meli's critical study of this key figure and the works of his contemporaries-including Borelli, Swammerdam, Redi, and Ruysch-opens a wonderful window onto the scientific and medical worlds of the seventeenth century. Num Pages: 456 pages, 108, 108 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBJD; MBX; MFC; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 749.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801899034
- ISBN
- 9780801899034
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.22
€ 110.22
Paperback. Bertoloni Meli's critical study of this key figure and the works of his contemporaries-including Borelli, Swammerdam, Redi, and Ruysch-opens a wonderful window onto the scientific and medical worlds of the seventeenth century. Num Pages: 456 pages, 108, 108 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBJD; MBX; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 36. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801899041
- ISBN
- 9780801899041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.97
€ 60.97
Hardback. Explores the history of science, how scientists have sought to explain our incredible universe and how amazing scientific discoveries have been made. This book helps you discover how Galileo worked out his scientific theories of motion and inertia, why Copernicus' ideas were contentious and what the discovery of DNA meant. Series: Big Ideas. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1140.
- Publisher
- Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409350156
- ISBN
- 9781409350156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.05
€ 26.99
€ 19.05
Paperback. Series: Dover Books on Mathematics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 41 illustrations. BIC Classification: PB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 282. 256 pages, 41 illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: PB; PDX. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 14. Weight: 266.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 4th Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486602554
- ISBN
- 9780486602554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.64
€ 19.99
€ 15.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 269 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRCV9; PDX; VXPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Regnery Faith
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621572824
- ISBN
- 9781621572824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.85
€ 17.99
€ 16.85
Hardback. The first comparative treatment of the Darwins' theories of history and their profound contribution to the study of both natural and human systems, this book will fascinate students and scholars of nineteenth-century British literature and the history of science. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10, 7 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; DSB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421420769
- ISBN
- 9781421420769
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.80€ 52.30
€ 55.80
€ 52.30
Paperback. A multi-faceted story of heroes and villains, mystics and sceptics, earnest seekers of truth and charlatans, a narrative that bristles with the names of remarkable scholars, many famous, some now obscure. Num Pages: 320 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; HBJD; PDR; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472135926
- ISBN
- 9781472135926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
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Hardcover. In the early eighteenth century, the modern German word that would later mean "science," naturwissenschaft, was not even included in dictionaries. By 1850, however, the term was in use everywhere. This title follows the emergence of this important new category within German-speaking Europe. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; 3JH; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226667379
- ISBN
- 9780226667379
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.73€ 50.90
€ 58.73
€ 50.90
Paperback. Reveals the extraordinary lives and times of remarkable explorers and scientists Editor(s): Glover, Denise M.; Harrell, Stevan; McKhann, Charles Fremont. Series: McLellan Book. Num Pages: 320 pages, 71 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTP; PDX; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991184
- ISBN
- 9780295991184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.41
€ 36.99
€ 34.41
Hardcover. Over the course of human history, the sciences, and biology in particular, have often been manipulated to cause immense human suffering. By investigating the past, this book features contributors who hope to better prepare us to discern ideological abuse of science when it occurs in the future. Editor(s): Alexander, Denis R.; Numbers, Ronald L. Num Pages: 448 pages, 30 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: PDX; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226608402
- ISBN
- 9780226608402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.82€ 100.36
€ 119.82
€ 100.36
Paperback. In Evolution: Scripture and Nature Say Yes, Denis O. Lamoureux shows how the Bible and science can not only coexist peacefully, but also complement each other in bolstering the faith of Christians. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRCM; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 212 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Zondervan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310526445
- ISBN
- 9780310526445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.02
€ 17.99
€ 17.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 450 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 715.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674794757
- ISBN
- 9780674794757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.72
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Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDA; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781615922253
- ISBN
- 9781615922253
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.29
€ 19.99
€ 19.29
Hardcover. Earthquakes have taught us much about our planet's hidden structure and the forces that have shaped it. This title explains how observing networks transformed an instant of panic and confusion into a field for scientific research, turning earthquakes into natural experiments at the nexus of the physical and human sciences. Num Pages: 368 pages, 14 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; PDX; RBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226111810
- ISBN
- 9780226111810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.97€ 79.50
€ 93.97
€ 79.50
Paperback. This work is aimed at the trouble with trying to learn about probability. A story of the misconceptions and difficulties civilization overcame in progressing toward probabilistic thinking. It is also an account of what makes the science of probalitity daunting in our own day. Num Pages: 256 pages, 32 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PBT; PBWL; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674107465
- ISBN
- 9780674107465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.02
€ 35.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. This book is about Elizabethan England's most famous 'scientist' or natural philosopher John Dee and his 'conversations with angels'. Num Pages: 268 pages, 7 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HRQM2; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521027489
- ISBN
- 9780521027489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 35.40
€ 35.99
€ 35.40
paperback. Num Pages: 784 pages, 16pp colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 39. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141040837
- ISBN
- 9780141040837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.68
€ 20.99
€ 16.68