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History of science

Paperback. Editor(s): Herbst, Marcel. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 239 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9789402406320
ISBN
9789402406320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.04

Paperback. This book spans nearly 300 years of scientific history as it reconstructs episodes and experiments key to scientific progress, exploring the role played by controversies and rivalries among scientists. It includes guidelines for further research. Series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 361.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2009
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048181728
ISBN
9789048181728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 160.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 93 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 6. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
93
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604564853
ISBN
9781604564853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 35.00

paperback. Gives a dramatic history of quantum theory, a fundamental scientific revolution and the divisive debate at its core. This book shows how the golden age of physics ignited the greatest intellectual debate of the twentieth century. It focuses on the conflict between Einstein and Niels Bohr over the nature of reality and the soul of science. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16-page b/w picture section. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Icon Books
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848310353
ISBN
9781848310353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. This book covers the history of stratospheric flight from the earliest times to the present. It explains how a pilot flies at extreme altitudes and the risks and problems involved. Includes material on the author's personal experiences as a stratonaut pilot. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 252 pages, 59 black & white illustrations, 87 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; RBP; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 170 x 11. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319029009
ISBN
9783319029009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.68

Multiple-component retail product. The writings and example of Isaac Newton transformed understandings of the practice and meaning of the sciences across Europe in the century or so following the publication of the "Principia" in 1687. This title surveys Newton's reception across Europe. Editor(s): Pulte, Helmut; Mandelbrote, Scott. Series: The Reception of British and Irish Authors in Europe. Num Pages: 1194 pages. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 503.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
1194
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826479709
ISBN
9780826479709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 534.70
€ 427.29

Hardback. These "images of the fetus may be produced by machines,the authors write, "but they live vividly in the human imagination." Num Pages: 336 pages, 17, 15 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBX; MJT; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421407937
ISBN
9781421407937
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.73

Hardback. Series: Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBJK; HBW; JPA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319518794
ISBN
9783319518794
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.29

Hardback. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 139 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 15 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHDV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 403.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Number of pages
139
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319531915
ISBN
9783319531915
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.37

Hardback. Editor(s): McGuinness, Bernard Francis. Series: Vienna Circle Collection. Num Pages: 458 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 851.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
458
Condition
New
SKU
V9789027722065
ISBN
9789027722065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 623.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; RBGF; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319379418
ISBN
9783319379418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.74

Paperback. Rabies was a constant threat in Victorian Britain and gripped popular imagination, not least because its human form, hydrophobia, produced a vile death with the mind and body out of control. This book explores the changing understanding of rabies amongst veterinarians, animal welfare campaigners, state officials, politicians and the public. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349359981
ISBN
9781349359981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.16

Paperback. The technological revolution in shipbuilding in the early twentieth century had a great impact on the military, industrial, commercial worlds. Matsumoto focuses on the relationship between this revolution and the structure and function of 'technology gatekeepers' during the transfer of marine science and technology from Britain to Japan. Series: St Antony's. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJF; HBL; JPA; JPS; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349518975
ISBN
9781349518975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 273 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AV; HBJF; JFC; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 353.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2005
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349530557
ISBN
9781349530557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. This volume gathers essays that focus on the worldliness of science, its inseparable engagement in the major institutional bases of social life: law, market, church, school, and nation. Editor(s): Biagioli, Mario; Riskin, Jessica. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 301 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
314
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230102767
ISBN
9780230102767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.72

Paperback. Editor(s): Low, M. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AV; HBJF; JFC; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2005
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349530571
ISBN
9781349530571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.49

Paperback. This book uses both oral and conventional historical methods to describe and analyze the history of lung transplantation in the US. While drawing on accounts from doctors and other specialists, it primarily focuses on the experiences of patients and explores themes of uncertainty, timing, identity, coping, and quality of life. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBTB; JHB; JHM; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349343669
ISBN
9781349343669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

Hardback. Num Pages: 766 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; HRQX2; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 200. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1953
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
766
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231087988
ISBN
9780231087988
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.81
€ 76.74

Paperback. The fascinating exploration of the Hermetic origins of modern science and the secret agenda behind the search for the truth from the bestselling team of Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBLH; HPC; PDX; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472124784
ISBN
9781472124784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. This study argues that morphology was integral to the life sciences of the 19th century. It traces the development of morphological research in German universities and illuminates significant institutional as well as intellectual changes in 19th-century German biology. Num Pages: 428 pages, 9 halftones, 1 map, 7 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBTB; JNU; PDX; PSVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226610887
ISBN
9780226610887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.47
€ 46.16

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