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hardcover. A collection of 37 articles on Albert Einstein. It debunks many of the old myths about Einstein and offers novel insight into his life and work. It also discusses Einstein's troubled relationship with his first wife, his friendships with other physicists such as Eddington, Bose, and Pauli, and his Jewish identity. Series: Einstein Studies. Num Pages: 567 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BG; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 973.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Birkhäuser United States
Edition
2002nd Edition
Number of pages
567
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817641436
ISBN
9780817641436
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 260.66

hardcover. Provides information on Ernst Mach as a philosopher, historian, scientist and person. This book also provides English translations of Mach's controversies with physicists and psychologists, such as Max Planck and Carl Stumpf, and offers basic evidence for resolving Mach's position on atomism and Einstein's theory of relativity. Editor(s): Blackmore, John T. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 482 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1920.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Springer United States
Edition
1992nd Edition
Number of pages
482
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792318538
ISBN
9780792318538
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 268.16

Hardback. This text gives a detailed record of Ludwig Boltzmann's life and philosophical thoughts during his final years, a period of major change in physics, needing a new methodology of theoretical, idealized science. Editor(s): Blackmore, John T. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJC; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792332312
ISBN
9780792332312
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 210.81

Paperback. Editor(s): Blackmore, John T. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HB; PDA; PDX; PHS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1995
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048144921
ISBN
9789048144921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 207.30

Paperback. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HB; HP; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1995
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048145478
ISBN
9789048145478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 227.73

Hardback. In the years immediately following Napoleon's defeat, French thinkers in all fields set their minds to the problem of how to recover from the long upheavals that had been set into motion by the French Revolution. This book intends to alter our understanding of the scientific and cultural landscape of the early nineteenth century. Num Pages: 408 pages, 46 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226812205
ISBN
9780226812205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.06
€ 79.61

Paperback. Focusing on a set of celebrated technologies, including steam engines, early photography, and mass-scale printing, the author looks at how new conceptions of energy, instrumentality, and association fueled such diverse developments as fantastic literature, popular astronomy, grand opera, positivism, utopian socialism, and the Revolution of 1848. Num Pages: 472 pages, 46 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226214801
ISBN
9780226214801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

Paperback. Editor(s): Pickstone, John V. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 349 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; MBX; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
349
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349431816
ISBN
9781349431816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719059940
ISBN
9780719059940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.07

Paperback. The 16th-Century intellectual Robert Recorde is chiefly remembered for introducing the equals sign into algebra, yet the greater significance of his work is often overlooked. This book details the man, his achievements and his historical importance. Series: History of Computing. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447158240
ISBN
9781447158240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

Hardback. The 16th-Century intellectual Robert Recorde is chiefly remembered for introducing the equals sign into algebra, yet the greater significance of his work is often overlooked. This book details the man, his achievements and his historical importance. Series: History of Computing. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JB; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2011
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857298614
ISBN
9780857298614
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.77

Paperback. Series: Science, Medicine, & Technology in East Asia S. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; MBX; PDX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892640782
ISBN
9780892640782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.52

Paperback. * Much-needed overview of the history of science from 1900 to the present day. * Emphasises the crucial part that science has played in the bigger picture of twentieth century history, from Einstein s new physics to the Human Genome Project. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 48. Weight in Grams: 928.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745634708
ISBN
9780745634708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.54

* Much-needed overview of the history of science from 1900 to the present day. * Emphasises the crucial part that science has played in the bigger picture of twentieth century history, from Einstein s new physics to the Human Genome Project. Series: History of Science. Num Pages: 624 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 234 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1070.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745634692
ISBN
9780745634692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.61

Hardback. Tells the history of the facsimile machine. The author recounts the multigenerational, multinational history of that device from its origins to its workplace glory days, in the process revealing how it helped create the accelerated communications, information flow, and vibrant visual culture that characterize our contemporary world. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; KJP; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421415918
ISBN
9781421415918
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.61

Paperback. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319177885
ISBN
9783319177885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.19

Paperback. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 435 pages, 193 black & white illustrations, 78 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 255 x 18. Weight in Grams: 728.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319177915
ISBN
9783319177915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.80

Paperback. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 444 pages, 28ill.15tabs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; PDX; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226318820
ISBN
9780226318820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.39

Rees shows that how we obtain and preserve perishable food is related to our changing relationship with the natural world. Series: Studies in Industry and Society. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFCD; KCZ; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421411064
ISBN
9781421411064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.45

Paperback. Through an examination that uses previously unavailable archives and little-used primary literature, this book places the twentieth-century mental hygiene movement within the broad sweep of modern British psychiatry, offering its own reinterpretation of important elements of this history. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; MBX; MMH; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349458080
ISBN
9781349458080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.06

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