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History of science
Hardback. Presents a perspective on the study of early modern science. This title examines science in the context of the baroque, analyzes the tensions, paradoxes, and compromises that shaped the New Science of the seventeenth century and enabled its spectacular success. Num Pages: 320 pages, 51 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226923987
- ISBN
- 9780226923987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.73€ 79.10
€ 94.73
€ 79.10
Paperback. Presents a fresh perspective on the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century. Instead of celebrating the triumph of reason and rationality, the authors study the paradoxes and anxieties that stemmed from the New Science and the intellectual compromises that shaped it and enabled its spectacular success. Num Pages: 352 pages, 51 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226212982
- ISBN
- 9780226212982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.92
€ 34.99
€ 27.92
Hardcover. Today we are all familiar with the iconic pictures of the nebulae produced by the Hubble Space Telescope's digital cameras. This book sheds entirely new light on the ways in which the production and reception of hand-drawn images of the nebulae in the nineteenth century contributed to astronomical observation. Num Pages: 296 pages, 85 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX; PGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 264 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1270.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226084374
- ISBN
- 9780226084374
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 43.03
€ 54.99
€ 43.03
Paperback. Describes the transformative role played by outsiders in the growth of the modern life sciences. This volume brings together biographical essays of some of the most remarkable outsiders of the modern era - from Noam Chomsky using linguistics to answer questions about brain architecture, to Erwin Schrodinger contemplating DNA as a physicist would. Editor(s): Harman, Oren; Dietrich, Michael R. Num Pages: 376 pages, 22 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226078403
- ISBN
- 9780226078403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.48
€ 44.99
€ 34.48
Hardcover. Cyril Darlington was one of the most celebrated biologists of the 20th century, but fell from grace after theorising that chromosomes held the biological truths behind dark truths about man and his culture. This biography traces the life of a gifted and passionate scientist. Num Pages: 342 pages, 13 halftones, 13 line illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; PDX; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- First Edition (1st printing)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674013339
- ISBN
- 9780674013339
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.67€ 85.66
€ 94.67
€ 85.66
Paperback. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199330966
- ISBN
- 9780199330966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Hardcover. Many scientists look at the universe and conclude we are here by chance. The astronomer and historian Owen Gingerich looks at the same evidence--and the fact that the universe is comprehensible to our minds--and sees it as proof for the intentions of a Creator-God. The more rigorous science becomes, the more clearly God's handiwork can be understood. Num Pages: 158 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDA; PDX; PGK; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 115 x 18. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674417106
- ISBN
- 9780674417106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.27
€ 47.99
€ 40.27
paperback. Traces the history of alchemy from its earliest roots through to its influence in modern-day science. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 bw illustrations. BIC Classification: HRQX2; PDX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Continuum
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781441132970
- ISBN
- 9781441132970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 29.39
€ 39.99
€ 29.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDH; HBJD; HPCB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 27. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691173238
- ISBN
- 9780691173238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.86
€ 33.99
€ 24.86
Paperback. * A lively introduction to the birth of modern science exploring clashes between science and tradition. * Covers the key discoveries and experiments that advanced modern science. * Discusses the ideas that accompanied scientific advances, including the effects on religion and the view of God. . Series: Making of Europe. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DD; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631227113
- ISBN
- 9780631227113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.72
€ 53.72
Paperback. Translator(s): Kennedy, Edward Stewart. Series: Princeton Studies on the Near East. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691625973
- ISBN
- 9780691625973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.21€ 46.67
€ 59.21
€ 46.67
Paperback. The enigmatic sixteenth-century Swiss physician and natural philosopher Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, called Paracelsus, is known for the almost superhuman energy with which he produced his innumerable writings. This anthology presents a selection of the moral thought of this man. Editor(s): Jacobi, Jolande. Translator(s): Guterman, Norbert. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 368 pages, 148 woodcuts. BIC Classification: HPCB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691018768
- ISBN
- 9780691018768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.56
€ 46.99
€ 33.56
Paperback. Benjamin Franklin's Enlightenment world of philosophy, spectacle and electricity Series: Icon Science. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; PDX; PHK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785782077
- ISBN
- 9781785782077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.87
€ 11.99
€ 9.87
Paperback. A groundbreaking new history of science, from ancient Babylon right up to the latest hi-tech experiments in genetics and particle physics, illuminating the financial interests, imperial ambitions, and publishing enterprises that have made science the powerful global phenomenon that it is today. Num Pages: 512 pages, 59 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: PDR; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 28. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199580279
- ISBN
- 9780199580279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.61
€ 23.99
€ 17.61
paperback. From quantum to biological and digital, here eminent scientists, philosophers and theologians chart various aspects of information. Editor(s): Davies, Paul; Gregersen, Niels Henrik. Series: Canto Classics. Num Pages: 506 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PDZ; WN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107684539
- ISBN
- 9781107684539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.65
€ 25.99
€ 25.65
Paperback. Drawing on a diverse collection of institutional archives, personal correspondence and papers, and interviews, the author shows how game theory offered social scientists, biologists, military strategists, and others a common, flexible language that could facilitate wide-ranging thought and debate on some of the most critical issues of the day. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 halftones, 13 line drawings. BIC Classification: PBUD; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226097176
- ISBN
- 9780226097176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.58
€ 41.99
€ 32.58
Hardcover. Drawing on a diverse collection of institutional archives, personal correspondence and papers, and interviews, the author shows how game theory offered social scientists, biologists, military strategists, and others a common, flexible language that could facilitate wide-ranging thought and debate on some of the most critical issues of the day. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 halftones, 13 line drawings. BIC Classification: PBUD; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226097039
- ISBN
- 9780226097039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.76€ 89.55
€ 107.76
€ 89.55
Paperback. This biography of Thomas Edison (1847-1931) studies and evaluates his career as an inventor and explores in detail how he created inventions that shaped the 20th century, including the electric light, photography, and over 1000 other items. Num Pages: 560 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BG; PDX; TBX; TBY; THR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471362708
- ISBN
- 9780471362708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.00
€ 31.99
€ 25.00
Hardcover. The definitive biography of the century's godfather of invention-from the preeminent Edison scholar "Israel's meticulous research and refusal to shy away from the dodgier aspects of Edison's personality offers a fresh glimpse into the life of the inventor. "-New Scientist "Remarkable. Num Pages: 560 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: BGH; PDX; TBX; THRF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471529422
- ISBN
- 9780471529422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 45.88
€ 53.29
€ 45.88
Paperback. Now available in paperback with a new preface by the author, this acclaimed biography will appeal to historians of technology and science, as well as to scientists and engineers who wish to learn more about this remarkable man. Num Pages: 360 pages, 62, 49 black & white halftones, 13 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: BG; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 19. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Johns Hopkins Paperback Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801869099
- ISBN
- 9780801869099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.80
€ 47.99
€ 39.80