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History of science

Paperback. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 506 pages, 257 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGM; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 168. Weight in Grams: 886.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
506
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319227948
ISBN
9783319227948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.46

Paperback. Burnham's sweeping narrative makes sense of medical practice, medical research, and human frailties and foibles, opening the door to a new understanding of our current concerns. Num Pages: 616 pages, 142, 99 black & white halftones, 43 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBN; MBX; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 39. Weight in Grams: 858.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421416083
ISBN
9781421416083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.88

Hardcover. Focuses on Herman Boerhaave (1668-1738), a Dutch medical and chemical professor whose work reached a wide, educated audience and became the template for chemical knowledge in the eighteenth century. This title reveals how Boerhaave restructured and reinterpreted various practices from diverse chemical traditions - including craft chemistry. Series: Synthesis. Num Pages: 270 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226677606
ISBN
9780226677606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.06
€ 79.61

Hardback. The German chemical industry has been a major site for the development and application of the science-based technologies that gave rise to these products. This volume explores the German chemical industry's scientific and technological dimension, its international connections, and its development after 1945. Editor(s): Lesch, John E. Series: Chemists and Chemistry (Closed). Num Pages: 482 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; KNDC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 857.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
482
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792364870
ISBN
9780792364870
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 258.83

Explores how science became increasingly important in nineteenth-century British culture and how the systematic study of insects permitted entomologists to engage with the most pressing questions of Victorian times: the nature of God, mind, and governance, and the origins of life. Num Pages: 384 pages, 48 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBTB; JFCX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 34. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300150919
ISBN
9780300150919
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.64

Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Computer Science. Num Pages: 111 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, 11 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GPJ; PDX; UMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 7. Weight in Grams: 178.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
111
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319016276
ISBN
9783319016276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.00

Paperback. From Ancient Greek times, music has been seen as a mathematical art, and this relationship has fascinated generations. This new in paperback edition of diverse, comprehensive and fully-illustrated papers, authored by leading scholars, links the two fields in a lucid manner that is suitable for students of each subject as well as the general reader. Num Pages: 200 pages, Numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: AV; PB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 189 x 10. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199298938
ISBN
9780199298938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, Map, 8 pp bw plate section. BIC Classification: 1QFM; 3F; HRAM3; HRH; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784531386
ISBN
9781784531386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.69

Hardback. Num Pages: 220 pages, 56 black & white illustrations, 34 colour illustrations, 25 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
220
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319246406
ISBN
9783319246406
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.01

Paperback. Galileo, tried by the Inquisition for his ideas, to Newton, who wrote his rivals out of the history books. This book tells the story of the men and women who changed the way we see the world, and the turbulent times they lived in. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140297416
ISBN
9780140297416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.69

Hardcover. What if Isaac Newton had never lived? Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley, whose place in history has been overshadowed by the giant figure of Newton, were pioneering scientists within their own right, and instrumental in establishing the Royal Society. Num Pages: 384 pages, (8-page colour plate section), Index. BIC Classification: HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 159. Weight in Grams: 270. Good clean copy in dustwrapper with minor shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004193
ISBN
9780008220594
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A reissue of the classic work by John Horgan wherein he makes the powerful case that science is ending Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 36. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Basic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465065929
ISBN
9780465065929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.87

Hardcover. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 266 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 70 colour illustrations, 40 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319235783
ISBN
9783319235783
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.69

Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace. Num Pages: 107 pages, 48 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; RBG; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 6. Weight in Grams: 177.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
107
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319077031
ISBN
9783319077031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.62

hardcover. The 'Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science' offers an overview of the field of science and its development over the past few generations, ranging from biographies on Galileo and Dorothy Hodgkin to the discussions chronicling the change of science from simply a tool of learning to a major force in society. Editor(s): Heilbron, John L. Num Pages: 994 pages, numerous halftones and figures and 8 pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 3J; GB; PDA; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 188 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1551.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Academic United States
Number of pages
994
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780195112290
ISBN
9780195112290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.52

Hardcover. While there are many biographies of JFK and accounts of the early years of US space efforts, this book uses primary source material and interviews with key participants to provide a comprehensive account of how the actions taken by JFK's administration have shaped the course of the US space program over the last 45 years. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; PDX; PDZ; PG; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230110106
ISBN
9780230110106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48

Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349292417
ISBN
9781349292417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.29

Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 109 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBLA; PBX; PDX; PGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
109
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319552200
ISBN
9783319552200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 87.84

Hardback. Eclipses have long been seen as important celestial phenomena, whether as omens affecting the future of kingdoms, or as astronomical events to help in deriving essential parameters for theories of the motion of the moon and sun. This book collect together all known records of timed eclipse observations and predictions from antiquity onwards. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3D; 3F; 3H; PDX; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792362982
ISBN
9780792362982
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 322.14

Paperback. Cartographers have long grappled with the impossibility of portraying the earth in two dimensions. To solve this problem, mapmakers have created map projections. This work discusses and illustrates the known map projections from before 500BC to the present, with facts on their origins and use. Num Pages: 384 pages, 163 maps and charts, 12 portraits. BIC Classification: PDX; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 20. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226767475
ISBN
9780226767475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.69

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