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History of science

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Jaspers, Professor Karl. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JNU; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1932
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642985263
ISBN
9783642985263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.98

Hardcover. The author enlists her readers in pursuit of the elusive concept of atmosphere in literary works. In this title, she shows how diverse conceptions of air in the eighteenth century converged in British fiction, producing the modern literary sense of atmosphere and moving novelists to explore the threshold between material and immaterial worlds. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226476698
ISBN
9780226476698
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.47
€ 46.16

Paperback. "European Science Foundation Research Networking Programme DRUGS." Editor(s): Gaudilliere, Jean-Paul. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; MBX; MMG; MQP; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
341
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349337422
ISBN
9781349337422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.64

Paperback. This 'Oxford Handbook' brings together contributions by leading authorities on key areas of the history of physics since the seventeenth century. In a single volume, it offers a comprehensive introduction to scholarly contributions that have tended to be dispersed in journals and books not easily accessible to the student or general reader. Editor(s): Buchwald, Jed Z. (California Institute of Technology); Fox, Robert. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 960 pages, 108 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198805328
ISBN
9780198805328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.25

Hardback. The Dendera zodiac - an ancient bas-relief temple ceiling adorned with mysterious symbols of the stars and planets - was first discovered by the French during Napoleon's campaign in Egypt, and quickly provoked a controversy between scientists and theologians. This title tells the story of this incredible archeological find. Num Pages: 440 pages, 8 page color section. 79 halftones. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 926.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691145761
ISBN
9780691145761
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.47
€ 42.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 498 pages, 116 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PHJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 35. Weight in Grams: 790.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
498
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226078861
ISBN
9780226078861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.41
€ 50.94

Paperback. This text focuses on the social and intellectual world of 19th-century German physics. In providing a biography of Hertz and his scientific community, Buchwald aims to reconstitute the tacit knowledge - the shared, unwritten assumptions, values and understandings - that shapes the work of science. Num Pages: 496 pages, 2 halftones, 83 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; BG; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 27. Weight in Grams: 707.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226078885
ISBN
9780226078885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.35
€ 55.72

Hardback. Reveals the manner in which Newton strove for nearly half a century to rectify universal history by reading ancient texts through the lens of astronomy, and to create a tight theoretical system for interpreting the evolution of civilization on the basis of population dynamics. Num Pages: 544 pages, 54 halftones. 14 line illus. 16 tables. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 190 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1348.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1st Ed.
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154787
ISBN
9780691154787
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.92
€ 53.97

Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine. Num Pages: 364 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319538341
ISBN
9783319538341
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.12

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198716747
ISBN
9780198716747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.09

Hardcover. The Principle of Least Action underlies all physics and leads into quantum mechanics and Einstein's Relativity. There are some textbooks that do the calculations, and one book with nice pictures, but no book (before this one) that explains what 'action' is, and why nature follows this principle. Num Pages: 272 pages, 52. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198743040
ISBN
9780198743040
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.75

Paperback. Clerics in the Middle Ages were subjected to differing ideals of masculinity, both from within the Church and from lay society. The historians in this volume interrogate the meaning of masculine identity for the medieval clergy, by considering a wide range of sources, time periods and geographical contexts. Editor(s): Thibodeaux, Jennifer D. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HPC; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st ed. 2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349307746
ISBN
9781349307746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Six historical case studies-two from Britain, one each from France and Germany, and two from the United States-illustrate the concept's fascinating development and provide context for the meanings of, and uses for, efficiency today and in the future. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10, 8 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801886935
ISBN
9780801886935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.42

Paperback. The Nature of Cities brings together environmental and urban history to reveal how, over four decades, this ecological vision shaped the development of cities around the nation. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12, 3 black & white line drawings, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; JHB; PDX; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421413846
ISBN
9781421413846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.75

Paperback. Recovering the controversies and commentary surrounding the early creation of scientific photography and drawing on a wide range of new sources and critical theories, Tucker establishes a greater understanding of the rich visual culture of Victorian science and alternative forms of knowledge, including psychical research. Num Pages: 308 pages, 68, 68 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; AJC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421410937
ISBN
9781421410937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.33

Hardback. In 1920s, a long-lasting controversy on the interpretation of nuclear beta spectrum arose between Lise Meitner and Charles Drummond Ellis. This controversy, and the reactions from the contending parties when it was settled, reflect clearly the difference between the scientific communities in Berlin and Cambridge at that time. Editor(s): Aaserud, Finn; Kragh, Helge; Stuewer, Roger H.; Rudinger, Erik. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHM; PHN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764353131
ISBN
9783764353131
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.59

Hardback. Jeremy Bernstein guides readers through high-energy physics from early twentieth-century atomic models to leptons, mesons, quarks, and the newly discovered Higgs boson, drawing them into the excitement of a universe where 80 percent of all matter has never been identified. From molecules to galaxies, the more we discover, the less we seem to know. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 halftones, 11 line illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 121 x 180 x 22. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072510
ISBN
9780674072510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 34. BIC Classification: PDX; PNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801475177
ISBN
9780801475177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.10

Paperback. Dipping into this diverse collection of essays is like rummaging around in the mind of a genius who has a potpourri of interests. The author has not only has rubbed elbows with some of the finest minds in world, he has worked with them and played with them. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCD; KCA; PDX; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2008
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441926241
ISBN
9781441926241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.21

Paperback. While to a professional physicist the mathematics in Einstein's papers is quite straight forward, the ideas behind the mathematics are not. This book's goal is to make these ideas accessible to a general reader with no more mathematics than one learns in high school. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PG; PHDV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461498186
ISBN
9781461498186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.51

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