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Hardback. The Antikythera Mechanism, now 82 small fragments of corroded bronze, was an ancient Greek machine simulating the cosmos as the Greeks understood it. Reflecting the most recent researches, A Portable Cosmos presents it as a gateway to Greek astronomy and technology and their place in Greco-Roman society and thought. Num Pages: 312 pages, 41 b/w halftones; 41 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA; PDX; PDZ; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 173 x 23. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199739349
- ISBN
- 9780199739349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.33
€ 66.33
Hardcover. The legacy of Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) looms large over the natural sciences. His 1799-1804 research expedition to Central and South America with botanist Aime Bonpland set the course for the great scientific surveys of the nineteenth century. This book features his influential work - and his personal favorite. Editor(s): Jackson, Stephen T.; Walls, Laura Dassow. Translator(s): Person, Mark W. Num Pages: 344 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: PDX; RGM; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 30. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226923185
- ISBN
- 9780226923185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.79
€ 124.79
Hardback. This book traces the historical trajectory of one of the most momentous confrontations in the intellectual life of the Soviet Union the conflict between Einstein s theory of relativity and official Soviet ideology embodied in dialectical materialism. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804742092
- ISBN
- 9780804742092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.35
€ 91.35
Hardback. Marking A R Wallace's death in 1913, the author presents in facsimile, with transcription and annotations, the "Species Notebook" of 1855-1859 containing notes from Wallace's Malay expedition that reveal the travels, trials, and genius of the co-discoverer of natural selection - Darwin's equal among pioneers of evolution. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 228 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1450.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Facsimile, Annotated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674724884
- ISBN
- 9780674724884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.86
€ 85.86
Paperback. Alice A. Kuzniar critically examines the alternative medical practice of homeopathy within the Romantic culture in which it arose. In The Birth of Homeopathy out of the Spirit of Romanticism, Kuzniar argues that Hahnemann was a product of his time rather than an iconoclast and visionary. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; DSB; HBJD; MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487521264
- ISBN
- 9781487521264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.00
€ 43.00
Paperback. Editor(s): Bashford, Alison; Levine, Professor Philippa. Series: Oxford Handbooks in History. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBD; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 40. Weight in Grams: 926.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199945054
- ISBN
- 9780199945054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.44
€ 80.44
Paperback. Tracing the cultural and scientific history of such drastically opposed convictions, this title introduces us to the scientists, venturesome medical practitioners, determined police interrogators, and, in some cases, incorrigible sensation seekers who sought to master this mysterious power. Num Pages: 336 pages, 32 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: JMRM; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226084541
- ISBN
- 9780226084541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.29
€ 32.29
Hardcover. Picture your twenty-first birthday. Did you have a party? If so, do you remember who was there? Now step back: how clear are those memories? Are they hidden somewhere in your brain, or are they lost forever? This book shows that the answers have changed dramatically in just the past century. Num Pages: 312 pages, 32 halftones, 6 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226902586
- ISBN
- 9780226902586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.74
€ 44.74
Paperback. As Horwitz explores the history and multiple identities of anxiety-melancholia, nerves, neuroses, phobias, and so on-it becomes clear that every age has had its own anxieties and that culture plays a role in shaping how anxiety is expressed. Series: Johns Hopkins Biographies of Disease. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBX; MMJ; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421410807
- ISBN
- 9781421410807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.02
€ 35.02
paperback. An introduction to science and medicine during the earlier phrases of the scientific revolution. Series Editor(s): Basalla, George; Hannaway, Owen. Series: Cambridge Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 172 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260. Clean copy with minor shelf wear and some discolouring
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KOG0007943
- ISBN
- 9780521293280
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. An introduction to science and medicine during the earlier phrases of the scientific revolution. Series Editor(s): Basalla, George; Hannaway, Owen. Series: Cambridge Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 172 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0037627
- ISBN
- 9780521293280
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Translator(s): Pallister, Janis L. Num Pages: 256 pages, 91 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSVL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036552
- ISBN
- 9780226645636
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Kolmogorov in Perspective (History of Mathematics) (History of Mathema...
American Mathematical Society/London Mathemat...
Paperback. Includes articles written by A N Kolmogorov's students and colleagues and his personal accounts of shared experiences and lifelong mathematical friendships. This volume includes the following articles: ""On A N Kolmogorov"" by V I Arnol'd, ""In Memory of A N Kolmogorov"" by S M Nikol'skii, and ""A Few Words on A N Kolmogorov"" by P S Aleksandrov. Series: History of Mathematics. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: PBB; PBX; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821829189
- ISBN
- 9780821829189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 182.27
€ 182.27
paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; PDA; PDR; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- William Morrow Paperbacks United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780062230607
- ISBN
- 9780062230607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.51
€ 18.99
€ 17.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; JFSL; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226320885
- ISBN
- 9780226320885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.38
€ 46.38
Hardback. In documenting these events, Foster offers a broader understanding of the difficulties in sexually integrating any workplace, even when the organization approaches the situation with as positive an outlook and as strong a motivation as did NASA. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; PDX; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421401959
- ISBN
- 9781421401959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.61
€ 66.61
Paperback. The Technoscientific Witness of Rape is the first book to chart the thirty-year history of the sexual assault evidence kit and its role in a criminal justice system that re-victimizes many assault victims in their quest for medical treatment and justice. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK; JKV; LA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487520601
- ISBN
- 9781487520601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.12
€ 38.12
hardcover. The Technoscientific Witness of Rape is the first book to chart the thirty-year history of the sexual assault evidence kit and its role in a criminal justice system that re-victimizes many assault victims in their quest for medical treatment and justice. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK; JKV; LA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781487500818
- ISBN
- 9781487500818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.71
€ 80.71
Paperback. Before Longitude no one remembered John Harrison. The Invention of Nature does the same for Alexander von Humboldt Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 150 x 35. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848549005
- ISBN
- 9781848549005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.70
€ 17.99
€ 14.70
Hardcover. Between 1914 and 1918, German anthropologists conducted their work in the midst of full-scale war. The discipline was relatively new in German academia when World War I broke out. The author reveals that its development was profoundly altered by the conflict. He examines both the origins and consequences of this shift. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWN; JHMC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226222677
- ISBN
- 9780226222677
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.32
€ 143.32