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Paperback. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWM; PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403906434
- ISBN
- 9781403906434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.41
€ 61.41
Paperback. Editor(s): Clayton, Julie; Dennis, Carina. Num Pages: 145 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 276 x 212 x 8. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403914804
- ISBN
- 9781403914804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.93
€ 60.93
Hardcover. Series: Macmillan Science. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MMGT; PDX; PDZ; RNP; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403944993
- ISBN
- 9781403944993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.93€ 47.17
€ 52.93
€ 47.17
Hardback. Num Pages: 273 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; HBJF; HBLW; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403968319
- ISBN
- 9781403968319
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.12
€ 67.12
Hardcover. Series: Macmillan Science. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PHFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 206 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403986030
- ISBN
- 9781403986030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.48
€ 41.99
€ 34.48
Ironically, transforming the hope of a normal life into a purchasable commodity for people with bleeding disorders made it all too easy to ignore the potential dangers of delivering greater health and autonomy to hemophilic boys and men. Num Pages: 400 pages, 14, 13 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MBX; MJF; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421401157
- ISBN
- 9781421401157
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.19
€ 68.19
The first study on Renaissance theories of weather in five decades, Renaissance Meteorology offers a novel understanding of traditional natural philosophy and its impact on the development of modern science. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; PDX; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 232 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421401874
- ISBN
- 9781421401874
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
User Unfriendly will be valuable to historians of technology, students of American culture, and anyone interested in our modern dependence on machines and gadgets. Num Pages: 296 pages, 13, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; JFFT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421401928
- ISBN
- 9781421401928
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.52
€ 72.52
With the thoroughness and resourcefulness that characterize the earlier volumes, she recounts the rich history of the courageous and resolute women determined to realize their scientific ambitions. Num Pages: 448 pages, 53, 36 black & white halftones, 17 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSJ1; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421402338
- ISBN
- 9781421402338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.62€ 89.08
€ 98.62
€ 89.08
Her interdisciplinary approach allows a deeper understanding of a time when exploration of the natural world was a culture-wide enchantment. Num Pages: 400 pages, 49, 49 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; DSA; DSBH; PDX; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 30. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405179
- ISBN
- 9781421405179
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.28
€ 74.28
Hardback. In dark skirts and bloodied boots, Clara Barton fearlessly ventured on to Civil War battlefields to tend to wounded soldiers. She later founded and ran the American Red Cross. This book tells the story of this charitable organization from its start in 1881, through its humanitarian aid during wars, to its relief efforts of the 1930s. Num Pages: 404 pages, 19, 19 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; MBN; MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407388
- ISBN
- 9781421407388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.73
€ 57.73
Hardcover. Based on extensive reviews of medical literature and archives, this historical perspective on medical decision making and risk highlights personal, professional, and community outcomes. Num Pages: 336 pages, 25, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN; MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421408019
- ISBN
- 9781421408019
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.30
€ 51.30
Now we look to these fish as an inspiration for engineering new sensors, computer interfaces, autonomous undersea robots, and energy-efficient batteries. Series: Animals, History, Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PHK; PSVW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409818
- ISBN
- 9781421409818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99
€ 50.99
Paperback. Complete with a foldout timeline and map illustrating the worldly contributions of Muslims, remarkable photographs and colourful illustrations, artefacts, historic documents and drawings, this book not only reveals 1001 Muslim inventions, but provides insight into the everyday life of the historic Muslim society and related Western growth. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white line drawings, colour li. BIC Classification: 3F; 3J; PDX; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 202 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society United States
- Edition
- 3rd
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426209345
- ISBN
- 9781426209345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.59
€ 30.99
€ 30.59
This volume is the fourth and concluding part of a survey which brings to light the contributions of about 1000 nineteenth-century women whose published work appeared in journals listed in the London Royal Society's Catalogue of Scientific Papers 1800-1900. Volume IV concerns women authors from Imperial Russia. Num Pages: 188 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GBC; JFSJ1; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442247413
- ISBN
- 9781442247413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 200.21
€ 200.21
Hardcover. Giants of Computing Num Pages: 306 pages, 23 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; TBX; TBY; U. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447153399
- ISBN
- 9781447153399
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.69
€ 73.69
Paperback. Countering the tendency to remember great scientists for a single achievement, this book celebrates the lesser-known inventions of such versatile innovators as James Watt, Alexander Graham Bell and Edmond Halley. Includes detailed illustrations and much more. Num Pages: 177 pages, 81 black & white illustrations, 17 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; TBY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461408598
- ISBN
- 9781461408598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.13
€ 37.99
€ 31.13
Hardcover. This book recounts the history of the refractor telescope at Meudon, France, from the birth of the concept that drove Jules Janssen at the end of the nineteenth century, to the enormous progress it fostered in the visual observation of astronomical objects. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 163 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461472872
- ISBN
- 9781461472872
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
The Red Kangaroo in Central Australia. An Early Account by A. E. Newso...
Newsome, Alan; Newsome, Thomas
Paperback. A unique insight into one of Australia's most iconic land mammals. Num Pages: 176 pages, 21 colour and black & white photographs, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; PDX; PSVW71; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- CSIRO Publishing Australia
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781486301553
- ISBN
- 9781486301553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.60
€ 40.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 137 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 2. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493937783
- ISBN
- 9781493937783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.19
€ 116.19