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History of science

Paperback. Designed to be read and taught, the book offers a critical historical view, providing historians, policy makers, researchers, program managers, and students with an essential new perspective on the formation and implementation of global-health policies and practices. Num Pages: 432 pages, 20, 15 black & white halftones, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MBN; MBX; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421420332
ISBN
9781421420332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 37.33

Hardback. This books examines the conditions under which scientists compromised the ideals of science, and elucidates these with reference to the challenges of profit motives and national security concerns. The book also offers suggestions for changing the political and economic conditions under which the integrity of science and its ethos can be practiced. Num Pages: 121 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; PDA; PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 307.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
121
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137519412
ISBN
9781137519412
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.46

Grizzle provides a history of science/religion interactions, with an emphasis on Christianity. He also examines his own history of dialogue, which involves self-reflection and interactions with others on science and religion. He focuses on what we have learned about the structure, history, and functioning of creation. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAM3; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 236 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
110
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761858058
ISBN
9780761858058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.56

Hardback. Philanthropic societies funded by the Rockefeller family were prominent in the social history of the twentieth century, for their involvement in medicine and applied science. This book provides the first detailed study of their relatively brief but nonetheless influential foray into the field of mathematics. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJG; PBX; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 877.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764364687
ISBN
9783764364687
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.73

Paperback. Countering the tendency to remember great scientists for a single achievement, this book celebrates the lesser-known inventions of such versatile innovators as James Watt, Alexander Graham Bell and Edmond Halley. Includes detailed illustrations and much more. Num Pages: 177 pages, 81 black & white illustrations, 17 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; TBY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2012
Number of pages
170
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461408598
ISBN
9781461408598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.40

Hardback. This important text will be of interest to a wide range of historians-of science, of scholarly practices and the book, and of early-modern intellectual and cultural history. Num Pages: 280 pages, 30, 28 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HBLH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421421773
ISBN
9781421421773
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.50

paperback. Editor(s): Goenner, Hubert; Ritter, Jim; Sauer, Tilman. Series: Einstein Studies. Num Pages: 527 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBF; PBWR; PDA; PDX; PHDV; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 807.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Birkhäuser United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
Number of pages
527
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461268505
ISBN
9781461268505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 198.16

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; PDX; RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801433863
ISBN
9780801433863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.60

Hardback. Johannes Kepler contributed importantly to every field he addressed. This book offers the study of Kepler's philosophical views and shows how those views helped him construct and justify the astronomy. It explores the complex interplay between changes in his philosophical views and the status of his astronomical discoveries. Num Pages: 216 pages, 13 tables, 26 line illus. BIC Classification: HPK; PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691050690
ISBN
9780691050690
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.34
€ 82.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBLA; JNB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 303 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Pitchstone Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634310901
ISBN
9781634310901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. 'Dry Store Room No. 1' is an intimate biography of the Natural History Museum, celebrating the eccentric personalities who have peopled it and capturing the wonders of scientific endeavour, academic rigour and imagination. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; GM; PDX; WN; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 276.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007209897
ISBN
9780007209897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. Explores the many ways in which religion - its ideas, attitudes, practices, and institutions - interacted with science from the beginnings of the Scientific Revolution to the end of the nineteenth century. This work explores those interactions by focusing on a sequence of major religious and intellectual movements. Num Pages: 312 pages, 23, 20 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801884009
ISBN
9780801884009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.44

paperback. Describes an astonishing era in which the English grew rapidly aware of the sheer size and strangeness of their world. It features the journeys of renowned adventurers with descriptions by other explorers and traders to reveal a nation beginning to dominate the seas, and is intended to assist navigation and trade. Editor(s): Beeching, Jack. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 201 x 19. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140430738
ISBN
9780140430738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.02

Paperback. Today, astonishing surgical breakthroughs are making face transplants, limb transplants and a host of other previously undreamed of operations possible. Accompanying a BBC series, this book tells the story of stolen corpses, medical fraud, lobotomized patients - and the courageous advances that have saved the lives of millions around the world. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: MBX; MN; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 27. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785940248
ISBN
9781785940248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.36

Paperback. Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize and winner of the Royal Society Prize for Science Books, Richard Holmes's dazzling portrait of the age of great scientific discovery is a groundbreaking achievement. Num Pages: 380 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), map, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 3JF; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 37. Weight in Grams: 442.
Edition
first
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007149537
ISBN
9780007149537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.48

Hardback. Talbert investigates miniature sundials which can be adjusted for the owner's whereabouts. They incorporate a list of locations and latitudes for ready reference, data that offers insight into Romans' worldviews. To some perhaps, these sundials were primarily symbols of scientific awareness as well as imperial mastery of time and space. Num Pages: 264 pages, 99 b/w halftones; 65 b/w line. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; PDX; TDPB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 181 x 18. Weight in Grams: 622.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190273484
ISBN
9780190273484
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.74

paperback. Galileo's trial for heresy in 1633 before the Roman Inquisition is one of the most frequently mentioned topics in the history of science. This book focuses on the church's official theological position against Galileo. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; HRAM3; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780268022105
ISBN
9780268022105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.49

Hardback. Clearly written, conversational, and rationally argued, this book promotes sound and careful research while skewering the bogus ideological assertions that have been used to justify colonialism, slavery, gender discrimination, neoliberal economic policies, and the general status quo. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JHMC; JPA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 225 x 21. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421417516
ISBN
9781421417516
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; PDA; PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 585. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074332
ISBN
9780252074332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.43

Hardback. Offers a distinctive approach to the origins of modern physics by exploring both the material culture that stimulated relativity and the reaction of Einstein's colleagues to his pioneering work. Num Pages: 448 pages, 29 halftones, 16 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226770567
ISBN
9780226770567
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.34
€ 101.33

Paperback. Selected and introduced by Richard Dawkins, The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing is a rich and vibrant anthology celebrating the finest writing by scientists for a wider audience - revealing that the best scientists have displayed as much imagination and skill with the pen as they have in the laboratory. Editor(s): Dawkins, Richard. Num Pages: 448 pages, numerous figures. BIC Classification: DQ; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199216819
ISBN
9780199216819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. After several million years of jostling for ecological space, only one survivor from a host of hominid species remains standing: us. Human beings are extraordinary creatures, and it is the unprecedented human brain that makes them so. This book presents step-by-step account of the evolution of the brain and nervous system. Illustrator(s): Wynne, Patricia J. Num Pages: 368 pages, 68 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300205725
ISBN
9780300205725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.78

Hardcover. The first major book on Isaac Newton's writings on religious topics in over 35 years, Priest of Nature traces the life of the remarkable scientist and examines how he managed the complex boundaries between private and public faith. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; BGT; HRCC9; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199995356
ISBN
9780199995356
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.83

Paperback. Newton's contributions to an understanding of the heavens and the earth are considered to be unparalleled. This very short introduction explains his scientific theories, and uses Newton's unpublished writings to paint a picture of an extremely complex man whose beliefs had a huge impact on Europe's political, intellectual, and religious landscape. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, numerous line drawings and halftones. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; PDX; PDZ; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 201 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199298037
ISBN
9780199298037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

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