×


 x 

Shopping cart

History of science

Results 97 - 120 of 828

History of science

Hardback. Two features of mathematics stand out: its objects and the hieroglyphics of special notations, signs, symbols, and diagrams associated with them. This text challenges the belief in the origins of these objects and the understanding of mathematics, combining the mental and the linguistic aspects. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 184 pages, 6 line diagrams. BIC Classification: PBB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804736831
ISBN
9780804736831
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.21

hardcover. Num Pages: 452 pages. BIC Classification: PDX. Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 75. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0032860
ISBN
9780521258791
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

Paperback. Hunt translates his often-demanding material into engaging and accessible language suitable for undergraduate students of the history of science and technology. Series: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 192 pages, 24, 16 black & white halftones, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX; PH; TBX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801893599
ISBN
9780801893599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.89

Hardback. Hunt translates his often-demanding material into engaging and accessible language suitable for undergraduate students of the history of science and technology. Series: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 192 pages, 24, 16 black & white halftones, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX; PH; TBX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801893582
ISBN
9780801893582
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.47

paperback. Series: Cornell History of Science. Num Pages: 280 pages, 20. BIC Classification: PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033696
ISBN
9780801482342
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 274 pages, 21 line illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PG; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691634821
ISBN
9780691634821
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.94

Paperback. Looks past contemporary assumptions and prejudices to determine what alchemists were actually doing in the context of early modern science. This book examines the ways alchemy and chemistry were studied and practiced between 1400 and 1700. It shows how these approaches influenced their respective practitioners' ideas about nature and the world. Series: New Histories of Science, Technology, and Medicine. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 203 x 14. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674022492
ISBN
9780674022492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 30.09

Hardback. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319525952
ISBN
9783319525952
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.60
€ 42.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNF; BTC; HBJK; PDX; WBXD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 222 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613735220
ISBN
9781613735220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.60

Hardback. Editor(s): Resetarits, C. R. Series: Anthem Nineteenth-Century Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857289742
ISBN
9780857289742
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.17

Hardback. The next time someone asks you why "the government" wastes its money on weird research, recall the intriguing stories James has told and tell them the answer. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421415000
ISBN
9781421415000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.44

Hardback. Editor(s): Price, Campbell; Forshaw, Roger; Chamberlain, Andrew; Nicholson, Paul. Num Pages: 520 pages, 10 maps, 17 colour illustrations, 122 black & white illustrations, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG; MBX; PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 248 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1070.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784992439
ISBN
9781784992439
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.24

hardcover. Raising fascinating questions of consumption, environment, and desire, Upcycling Aluminum is for anyone interested in industrial and environmental history, discard studies, engineering, product design, music history, or antiques. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 216 pages, 20, 18 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; TBX; TDM; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
KJH0000388
ISBN
9781421421865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 8.31

Paperback. Presenting two plays, "ICSI" and "Taboos", this title dramatizes the social transformations and contested viewpoints created by advances in reproductive science and technology. It includes a DVD that provides video of the ICSI injection process as viewed through a microscope. Num Pages: 136 pages, 8 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299227944
ISBN
9780299227944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.04

Hardcover. Includes Gauss' number-theoretic works. This title provides papers that include a fourth, fifth, and sixth proof of the Quadratic Reciprocity Law, researches on biquadratic residues, quadratic forms, and other topics. It also includes an appendix and concludes with a commentary on the papers. Series: AMS Chelsea Publishing. Num Pages: 695 pages. BIC Classification: PBH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 1135.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821842133
ISBN
9780821842133
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PGC; PHDV; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141983219
ISBN
9780141983219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.88

Hardback. Editor(s): Hill, Carol. Num Pages: colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRCG; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1157.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Kregel Publications,U.S.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780825444210
ISBN
9780825444210
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.49

Paperback. Series: Feminist Technosciences. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 12 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JFFK; JFSJ; JHBD; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 247 x 23. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295999104
ISBN
9780295999104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.89

Hardback. Series: Feminist Technosciences. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 12 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JFFK; JFSJ; JHBD; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295999098
ISBN
9780295999098
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.02

Paperback. Exactly what was the four-footed bird? Find out the answer to this and other weird and wonderful discoveries made by Victorian explorers and scientists. Num Pages: 288 pages, 150. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 125 x 24. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445645421
ISBN
9781445645421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.04

Paperback. The moving stories of ten remarkable women who transformed science, and changed the world. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 greyscale photos and illustrations, integrated. BIC Classification: PDR; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472137432
ISBN
9781472137432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

paperback. Luca Turin was born with a powerful nose, able to distinguish the components of any scent, from the most refined perfumes to the air on the subways. When he began to write reviews of fragrances, everything changed. The secret world of scent creation opened up, and Turin discovered something astonishing: No one understands how our noses work. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099460237
ISBN
9780099460237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691607542
ISBN
9780691607542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.38
€ 44.58

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JPQ; PDK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691636108
ISBN
9780691636108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 181.12

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!