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Paperback. In 1900 Hungary was a regional power in Europe with imperial pretensions; by 1919 it was crippled by profound territorial, social and national transformations. This book chronicles the development of eugenic thinking in early twentieth-century Hungary, examining how eugenics was an integral part of this dynamic historical transformation. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 353 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 453.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 353
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349451210
- ISBN
- 9781349451210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.66
€ 66.66
Paperback. Mario Livio shows how even geniuses made major mistakes and how their errors were an essential aspect to achieving scientific breakthroughs Num Pages: 352 pages, 38 b-w photos throughout. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439192375
- ISBN
- 9781439192375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.25
€ 20.99
€ 18.25
Paperback. Focusing on the aspects of Galileo's scientific life that extended beyond court culture and patronage, this title offers an account of the different systems of exchanges, communication, and credibility at work in Galileo's career. It is intended for readers interested in the history of astronomy and the history of science in general. Num Pages: 316 pages, 16 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226045627
- ISBN
- 9780226045627
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.08
€ 34.99
€ 28.08
Paperback. In the court of the Medicis and the Vatican, Galileo fashioned both his career and his science to the demands of patronage and to its complex systems of wealth, power, and prestige. Now, Mario Biagioli shows how Galileo's courtly role was integral to his science--the questions he examined, his methods, and even his conclusions. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 416 pages, 10 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226045603
- ISBN
- 9780226045603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.96
€ 36.99
€ 28.96
Paperback. This book describes from a historical point of view research in cosmic rays and how they were discovered. It covers how the knowledge was gained, detailing the main experiments and the conclusions drawn. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 344 pages, 93 black & white illustrations, 12 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PG; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642283703
- ISBN
- 9783642283703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 39.84
€ 48.99
€ 39.84
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 247 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JNU; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1863
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662018361
- ISBN
- 9783662018361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.45
€ 71.45
Hardcover. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 165 x 237 x 38. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226347325
- ISBN
- 9780226347325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.28€ 45.21
€ 52.28
€ 45.21
Hardback. Editor(s): Klemun, Marianne; Spring, Ulrike. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 294 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBLL; PDX; RGR; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137581051
- ISBN
- 9781137581051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.27
€ 139.27
Hardback. In dark skirts and bloodied boots, Clara Barton fearlessly ventured on to Civil War battlefields to tend to wounded soldiers. She later founded and ran the American Red Cross. This book tells the story of this charitable organization from its start in 1881, through its humanitarian aid during wars, to its relief efforts of the 1930s. Num Pages: 404 pages, 19, 19 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; MBN; MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407388
- ISBN
- 9781421407388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.73
€ 57.73
Paperback. Spanish cosmographers were charged with turning their observations of the New World into a body of knowledge that could be used for governing. The author shows that this knowledge had considerable strategic, defensive, and monetary value that royal scientists were charged with safeguarding from foreign and internal enemies. Num Pages: 360 pages, 10 colour plates, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KB; PDX; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226055404
- ISBN
- 9780226055404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Hardcover. Imperial expansion necessitated changes in the way scientific knowledge was gathered. This book shows how this cosmographic knowledge had considerable strategic, defensive, and monetary value that royal scientists were charged with safeguarding from foreign and internal enemies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 colour plates, 14 halftones, 5 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KB; PDX; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226675343
- ISBN
- 9780226675343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.06€ 79.61
€ 95.06
€ 79.61
With the thoroughness and resourcefulness that characterize the earlier volumes, she recounts the rich history of the courageous and resolute women determined to realize their scientific ambitions. Num Pages: 448 pages, 53, 36 black & white halftones, 17 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSJ1; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421402338
- ISBN
- 9781421402338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.62€ 89.08
€ 98.62
€ 89.08
Paperback. With the thoroughness and resourcefulness that characterize the earlier volumes, she recounts the rich history of the courageous and resolute women determined to realize their scientific ambitions. Num Pages: 448 pages, 53, 36 black & white halftones, 17 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSJ1; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421403632
- ISBN
- 9781421403632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.45
€ 61.45
Ultimately, she shows how a few gifted students of nature changed the way we see ourselves and the universe. Series: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 200 pages, 24, 24 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; HPK; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801896552
- ISBN
- 9780801896552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.96
€ 66.96
Paperback. Ultimately, she shows how a few gifted students of nature changed the way we see ourselves and the universe. Series: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 202 pages, 24, 24 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; HPK; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801896569
- ISBN
- 9780801896569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.34
€ 39.34
Bred for Perfection provides the historical context in which this system arose, adding to our understanding of how domestication works and how our welfare-since the dawn of time-has been intertwined with the lives of animals. Series: Animals, History, Culture. Num Pages: 216 pages, 16, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBT; JFFZ; PDX; TVHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801873447
- ISBN
- 9780801873447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.09€ 47.68
€ 51.09
€ 47.68
Hardback. Num Pages: 390 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319509587
- ISBN
- 9783319509587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.73
€ 161.73
Hardcover. Examines scientific views about children's emotional needs and mother love from World War II until the 1970s, paying particular attention to John Bowlby's ethological theory of attachment behavior. In this title, the author tracks the development of Bowlby's work and the research that he used to support his theory. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226020556
- ISBN
- 9780226020556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.06€ 79.61
€ 95.06
€ 79.61
Hardback. These proceedings contain papers by authors from around the world, covering the history of mechanical engineering and particularly the history of the theory of machines and mechanisms. The contributions address mainly technical aspects of historical developments. Num Pages: 387 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; TGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 387
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792363729
- ISBN
- 9780792363729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 257.29
€ 257.29
Paperback. This book presents a new didactical approach to the study of optics. It emphasizes the importance of elaborate new experimental demonstrations. The book contains pictorial illustrations, computer simulations and models of optical phenomena to ensure a deeper understanding. Num Pages: 369 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PDX; PHJ; TTBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 569.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 369
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441940810
- ISBN
- 9781441940810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.69
€ 67.69