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History of science
Hardback. This is the first transnational study of British, Norwegian, and Swedish engagement with the Antarctic. Rather than charting how Europeans unveiled the Antarctic, it uses the history of Antarctic activity as a window into the political and cultural worlds of twentieth-century Britain and Scandinavia. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 283 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DN; 1MTS; 1QDB; 3JJ; HBJD; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230115910
- ISBN
- 9780230115910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.20
€ 129.20
Hardback. Dahl covers more than a century of activity in this comprehensive account of the search for superconductivity, beginning with late 19th-century theoretical developments in low-temperature physics, and culminating in recent applications of ceramic oxides, which have redrawn the boundaries of solid-s Num Pages: 419 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHFC; PHK; TBX; TGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- American Institute of Physics United States
- Number of pages
- 419
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780883188484
- ISBN
- 9780883188484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.06
€ 76.06
Hardback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 258 x 35. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- BenBella Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781940363806
- ISBN
- 9781940363806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.78
€ 27.99
€ 24.78
Hardcover. Series: Vita Mathematica. Num Pages: 402 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BG; PB; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 747.
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- 1990th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764322465
- ISBN
- 9783764322465
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.52
€ 75.52
Hardback. Included is a famous nineteenth-century debate about scientific reasoning between the hypothetico-deductivist William Whewell and the inductivist John Stuart Mill; and an account of the realism-antirealism dispute about unobservables in science, with a consideration of Perrin's argument for the existence of molecules in the early twentieth century. Editor(s): Achinstein, Peter. Num Pages: 440 pages, 4, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDD; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 749.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801879432
- ISBN
- 9780801879432
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.89
€ 99.89
Paperback. Any literate person should be familiar with the central ideas of modern science. This book introduces the author's choice of the ten great ideas of science. It aims to lead the reader through the emergence of the concepts, and then present them in an effective manner. Num Pages: 400 pages, numerous halftones & figures. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 193 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198609414
- ISBN
- 9780198609414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.47
€ 13.99
€ 13.47
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857385987
- ISBN
- 9780857385987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; JFD; PDX; YQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349250455
- ISBN
- 9781349250455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.16
€ 66.16
Paperback. Hugh Everett III's "Many Worlds" theory is now considered a hugely important breakthrough in the history of physics. This book tells the story of the physics establishment's rejection of his theory, his subsequent Pentagon career in nuclear strategy, and his difficult personal life and eventual death from alcoholism. Num Pages: 464 pages, 43 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGT; HBTW; PDX; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199659241
- ISBN
- 9780199659241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.46
€ 37.46
Paperback. This study examines 17th-century mathematical sciences - astronomy, optics and mechanics - not as abstract ideas, but as vital enterprises that involved practices related to both experience and experiment. Mersenne, Descartes, Pascal, Barrow, Newton, Boyle and the Jesuits are discussed. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JD; JFCX; PB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226139449
- ISBN
- 9780226139449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.92
€ 51.99
€ 40.92
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 color illus. 75 line drawings 4 maps. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691628950
- ISBN
- 9780691628950
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 233.05
€ 233.05
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 color illus. 75 line drawings 4 maps. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691605869
- ISBN
- 9780691605869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.84€ 59.41
€ 75.84
€ 59.41
Paperback. The evolution and reception of the Renaissance was mediated by, amongst other influences: the Protestant Reformation; the development of science or natural philosophy; and an interest in witchcraft and demonology. These are evaluated alongside the influence of Montaigne's "Essays". Editor(s): Elmer, Peter. Series: Open University: The Renaissance in Europe. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; JFCX; PDX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1070.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300082203
- ISBN
- 9780300082203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 6.23
€ 24.99
€ 6.23
Paperback / so. Series: Abhandlungen Der Rheinisch-Westfalischen Akademie Der Wissen. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPCB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 10. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663053767
- ISBN
- 9783663053767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.06
€ 72.06
Paperback. Sir Arthur Tansley was the leading figure in ecology for the first half of the 20th century, founding the field, and forming its first professional societies. He was the first President of the British Ecological Society and the first chair of the Field Studies Council. Num Pages: 226 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470671542
- ISBN
- 9780470671542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.33
€ 32.33
Sir Arthur Tansley was the leading figure in ecology for the first half of the 20th century, founding the field, and forming its first professional societies. He was the first President of the British Ecological Society and the first chair of the Field Studies Council. Num Pages: 226 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470671566
- ISBN
- 9780470671566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 107.75
€ 107.75
paperback. The Darwin family was instrumental in the history of botany. Their experiences illustrate the growing specialization and professionalization of science in the nineteenth century. The author shows how botany escaped the burdens of medicine, feminization and the sterility of classification and nomenclature to become a rigorous laboratory science. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX; PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138663756
- ISBN
- 9781138663756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.77
€ 71.77
Paperback. When and where did science begin? Historians have offered different answers to these questions, some pointing to Babylonian observational astronomy. This title examines how students of nature themselves, in various cultures and periods of history, have understood and represented their work. Editor(s): Harrison, Peter; Numbers, Ronald L.; Shank, Michael H. Num Pages: 440 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226317830
- ISBN
- 9780226317830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.92
€ 51.99
€ 40.92
Hardcover. When and where did science begin? Historians have offered different answers to these questions, some pointing to Babylonian observational astronomy. This title examines how students of nature themselves, in various cultures and periods of history, have understood and represented their work. Editor(s): Harrison, Peter; Numbers, Ronald L.; Shank, Michael H. Num Pages: 440 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226317816
- ISBN
- 9780226317816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.01€ 98.94
€ 119.01
€ 98.94
Paperback / so. Translator(s): Bohm, Holger. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HB; PB; PDX; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Vieweg+teubner Verlag United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663117605
- ISBN
- 9783663117605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.39
€ 50.39
Hardcover. Argues that the social environment of early twentieth-century Britain created a substantial market for science books and magazines aimed at those who had benefited from better secondary education but could not access higher learning. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; PDX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226068633
- ISBN
- 9780226068633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.34€ 50.94
€ 58.34
€ 50.94
Paperback. If you could be invisible, what would you do? The chances are that it would have something to do with power, wealth or sex. Perhaps all three. Impulses like these have always been at the heart of our fascination with invisibility. This book offers a history of humanity's turbulent relationship with the invisible. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PHJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099590439
- ISBN
- 9780099590439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.77
€ 21.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. Molecules are the building blocks of matter. Using the molecules of life as a springboard, Philip Ball provides a new perspective on modern chemistry. He shows how molecular scientists are capturing the dynamism of biological molecules in synthetic systems, promising to reinvent chemistry as the central creative science of the new century. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 117 x 11. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192854308
- ISBN
- 9780192854308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.73
€ 13.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. This book, for the first time, describes the topic of chocolate as medicine from a historical perspective but also explores the benefits of cocoa, its positive health effects and the myths around why chocolate was thought to be bad for you. Num Pages: 213 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: MMG; PDX; TDCT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 12. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Royal Society of Chemistry United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849734110
- ISBN
- 9781849734110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.80
€ 40.80