.png){kind=logo}
History of science
Results 121 - 140 of 1746
History of science
Hardback. Editor(s): Magnani, Lorenzo; Li, Ping; Park, Woosuk. Series: Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics. Num Pages: 231 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PBWH; PDX; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319184784
- ISBN
- 9783319184784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.37
€ 194.37
Reflections on Spacetime: Foundations, Philosophy, History
. Ed(S): Majer, Ulrich; Schmidt, Heinz-Jurgen
hardcover. Focusing on unsolved questions, such as the possibility of time machines, referential indeterminacy, the hole problem, and the conventional vs empirical character of spacetime, this book presents a collection of research papers, written by those who had participated in the Zentrum fur interdisziplinare Forschung during the academic year 1992/93. Editor(s): Majer, Ulrich; Schmidt, Heinz-Jurgen. Num Pages: 165 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from ERKENNTNIS 42:2, 1995
- Number of pages
- 165
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792337126
- ISBN
- 9780792337126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.18
€ 70.18
Paperback. Editor(s): Majer, Ulrich; Schmidt, Heinz-Jurgen. Num Pages: 165 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBM; PDA; PDE; PDX; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1995
- Number of pages
- 165
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048146123
- ISBN
- 9789048146123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Hardback. This illustrated chronicle of discoveries about the brain aims to cover the historical sweep of neuroscience from the second millennium BC to the late 20th century. Editor(s): Marshall, L.H.; Magoun, H. W. Num Pages: 323 pages, 283 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBX; MFC; MJN; PDX; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1216.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 323
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896034358
- ISBN
- 9780896034358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.54
€ 199.54
paperback. An annotated edition of a landmark study in the history of psychology, including extensive essays and other critical apparatus that place Antoine Despine's work in its proper historical and scientific context. Editor(s): McKeown, J.; Fine, C. Num Pages: 284 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBL; JMAF; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349375639
- ISBN
- 9781349375639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. A text which describes the ways that European powers used science and scientific inquiry to enforce their supposed cultural superiority on societies of Africa, Asia and Latin America. Editor(s): Meade, Teresa A.; Walker, Mark. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JFCX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349124473
- ISBN
- 9781349124473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.80
€ 65.80
Hardback. A key result of the contemporary study of discovery and creativity concerns the availability of descriptive and normative models for explaining discovery and creative processes. This book addresses these models and the changes they induced within methodology. Editor(s): Meheus, Joke; Nickles, Thomas. Series: Origins: Studies in the Sources of Scientific Creativity. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048134205
- ISBN
- 9789048134205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.74
€ 132.74
Hardback. These essays explore the understanding of historical and contemporary geographies of science. From the 16th to the 20th centuries, they examine the formation and changing geographies of such scientific centers as museums, laboratories and world fairs. Editor(s): Meusburger, Peter; Livingstone, David; Jons, Heike. Series: Knowledge and Space. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; PDX; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1270.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2010
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048186105
- ISBN
- 9789048186105
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.54
€ 199.54
Paperback. These essays explore the understanding of historical and contemporary geographies of science. From the 16th to the 20th centuries, they examine the formation and changing geographies of such scientific centers as museums, laboratories and world fairs. Editor(s): Meusburger, Peter; Livingstone, David; Jons, Heike. Series: Knowledge and Space. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; PDX; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400732261
- ISBN
- 9789400732261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.14
€ 194.14
Paperback. In the past decade, regional social barometers have been designed to monitor and measure quality of life in all corners of the globe. This book presents quality-of-life assessments from six continents, ranging from the Arctic north to Australia. Editor(s): Moller, Valerie; Huschka, Denis; Michalos, Alex C. Series: Social Indicators Research Series. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: J; KCF; KCM; MBNH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048179527
- ISBN
- 9789048179527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Re-Thinking Time at the Interface of Physics and Philosophy
. Ed(S): Muller, Albrecht Von; Filk, Thomas
Paperback. Editor(s): Muller, Albrecht von; Filk, Thomas. Series: On Thinking. Num Pages: 284 pages, 38 black & white illustrations, 19 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPM; PDA; PDX; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319348131
- ISBN
- 9783319348131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.40
€ 127.40
The Light of Nature. Essays in the History and Philosophy of Science P...
. Ed(S): North, J.D.; Roche, J.J.
paperback. Editor(s): North, J.D.; Roche, J.J. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 479 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GBC; JF; JPA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1985
- Number of pages
- 479
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401087636
- ISBN
- 9789401087636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 372.93
€ 372.93
The Invention of Physical Science. Intersections of Mathematics, Theol...
. Ed(S): Nye, Mary Jo; Richards, J.; Stuewer,...
Paperback. Editor(s): Nye, Mary Jo; Richards, J.; Stuewer, Roger H. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401050975
- ISBN
- 9789401050975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.22
€ 194.22
Highlighting the History of Astronomy in the Asia-Pacific Region
. Ed(S): Orchiston, Wayne; Nakamura, Tsuko; S...
Hardback. Provides readers with the results of research from some of the world's leading historians of astronomy on aspects of Arabic, Australian, Chinese, Japanese, and North and South American astronomy and astrophysics. This title features sections on Arabic astronomy, Asian applied astronomy and the history of Australian radio astronomy. Editor(s): Orchiston, Wayne; Nakamura, Tsuko; Strom, Richard (ASTRON, Dwingeloo, Amsterdam, The Netherlands). Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings. Num Pages: 660 pages, 29 black & white tables, 2 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: HD; PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1163.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2011
- Number of pages
- 660
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441981608
- ISBN
- 9781441981608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 375.63
€ 375.63
New Insights from Recent Studies in Historical Astronomy
. Ed(S): Orchiston, Wayne; Strom, Richard (As...
Hardback. Editor(s): Orchiston, Wayne; Strom, Richard (ASTRON, Dwingeloo, Amsterdam, The Netherlands); Green, David A. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings. Num Pages: 380 pages, 93 black & white illustrations, 71 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319076133
- ISBN
- 9783319076133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.73
€ 195.73
The Genius of Archimedes. Proceedings of an International Conference H...
. Ed(S): Paipetis, S. A.; Ceccarelli, Marco
Hardback. Archimedes is regarded as one of the most brilliant scientists of all time. These proceedings contain original, unpublished papers with the primary emphasis on the scientific work of Archimedes and his extensive influence. Editor(s): Paipetis, S. A.; Ceccarelli, Marco. Series: History of Mechanism and Machine Science. Num Pages: 515 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 2010.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 515
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048190904
- ISBN
- 9789048190904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 268.78
€ 268.78
The Reception of the Galilean Science of Motion in Seventeenth-Century...
. Ed(S): Palmerino, Carla Rita; Thijssen, Pro...
hardcover. Offers a broad picture of the fortune of Galileo's theory of motion in Europe and of the various physical, mathematical, and ontological arguments that were used in favour and against it. Editor(s): Palmerino, Carla Rita; Thijssen, Professor Johannes M. M. H. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; PDX; PHD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Kluwer Boston Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2004th Edition
- SKU
- V9781402024542
- ISBN
- 9781402024542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.53
€ 133.53
The Reception of the Galilean Science of Motion in Seventeenth-Century...
. Ed(S): Palmerino, Carla Rita; Thijssen, Pro...
Paperback. Editor(s): Palmerino, Carla Rita; Thijssen, Professor Johannes M. M. H. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; PDX; PHD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048166589
- ISBN
- 9789048166589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.85
€ 127.85
Science Policy and Research Management in the Balkan Countries
. Ed(S): Parissakis, George; Katsaros, Nikos
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Athens, Greece, November 23--25, 1994 Editor(s): Parissakis, George; Katsaros, Nikos. Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 4. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DV; JPQB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792335993
- ISBN
- 9780792335993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 254.38
€ 254.38
Science and Empires: Historical Studies about Scientific Development a...
. Ed(S): Petitjean, Patrick; Jami, Catherine ...
paperback. Editor(s): Petitjean, Patrick; Jami, Catherine (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, REHSEIS, Paris, France); Moulin, A.M. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 431 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; JPA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992
- Number of pages
- 431
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401051453
- ISBN
- 9789401051453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 250.63
€ 250.63