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Hardcover. The eighteenth century saw the creation of a number of remarkable mechanical androids: at least ten prominent automata were built between 1785 and 1810 by clockmakers, court mechanics, and other artisans from France, Switzerland, Austria, and the German lands. This title investigates two such automata depicting piano-playing women. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JF; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226034027
ISBN
9780226034027
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.34
€ 78.69

Paperback. The eighteenth century saw the creation of a number of remarkable mechanical androids. The author investigates two such automata - both depicting piano-playing women. She demonstrates that only in a later age of industrial factory production did mechanical androids instill the fear that societies had become indistinguishable from machines. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JF; PDX; TBX; TJFM1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226034164
ISBN
9780226034164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.00
€ 25.81

Hardcover. A thrilling exploration of the science and history of wind from the bestselling author of Cold. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 b/w photos run with text. BIC Classification: PDX; TBX; WNWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 284 x 31. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316410601
ISBN
9780316410601
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.04

Hardback. This book describes inventions and designs of engineers from 300 B.C. to 1600 A.D., with a handful of exceptions from before and after. The inventions are documented by archaeological finds and range from those very well known to some hardly known at all. Series: History of Mechanism and Machine Science. Num Pages: 437 pages, 184 black & white illustrations, 116 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HD; PDX; TBD; TBX; TGBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 876.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
437
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319444758
ISBN
9783319444758
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 220.29

Paperback. Utilizing a great variety of previously unknown cuneiform tablets, Ancient Babylonian Medicine: Theory and Practice examines the way medicine was practiced by various Babylonian professionals of the 2nd and 1st millennium B.C. Series: Ancient Cultures. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAB; MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119025528
ISBN
9781119025528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.40

hardcover. Offering an account of Lagrangian mechanics, this work uses the Principle of Virtual Work in conjunction with the Lagrangian Multiplier to solve the problems of statics. For the treatment of dynamics, a third concept had to be added to the first two - d'Alembert's Principle - in order to develop the Lagrangian equations of motion. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 639 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1072.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
1997th Edition
Number of pages
639
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792343493
ISBN
9780792343493
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 435.35

Paperback. Benjamin Franklin's Enlightenment world of philosophy, spectacle and electricity Series: Icon Science. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; PDX; PHK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785782077
ISBN
9781785782077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.82

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

Hardback. Series: History of Modern Physics and Astronomy. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1170.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Tomash Publishers,US United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780938228066
ISBN
9780938228066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 530 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; PDX; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 34. Weight in Grams: 752.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
530
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226359274
ISBN
9780226359274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.59

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. Alfred Weber was an important participant in the dialogue over the political and cultural crises of the late Empire and Weimar Republic. This study connects Weber's career to the social, political, intellectual, cultural, and institutional contexts of the period. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349440740
ISBN
9781349440740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.43

Paperback. Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) is famous for his work in physical geography, botanical geography, and climatology, and his role as a popularizer of the sciences. This volume traces Humboldt's biographical identities through Germany's collective past to shed light on the historical instability of our scientists. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
University of Chicago Press Paperback Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226731490
ISBN
9780226731490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.00
€ 25.81

Paperback. Using the previously misunderstood interactions between Robert Boyle, widely known as "the father of chemistry," and George Starkey, an alchemist and the most prominent American scientific writer before Benjamin Franklin, as their guide, William R. Newman and Lawrence M. Num Pages: 360 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: HRQX2; PDX; PN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 325 x 30. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Paperback Ed
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226577029
ISBN
9780226577029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.73

Paperback. Offers a selection of personal papers. This title includes rhymes, an exchange with Queen Elizabeth of Belgium about fine music, and expressions of his devotion to Zionism. Editor(s): Dukas, Helen; Hoffmann, Banesh. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; BJ; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
With a New foreword by Ze'ev Rosenkranz
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160238
ISBN
9780691160238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.82

Hardcover. The author enlists her readers in pursuit of the elusive concept of atmosphere in literary works. In this title, she shows how diverse conceptions of air in the eighteenth century converged in British fiction, producing the modern literary sense of atmosphere and moving novelists to explore the threshold between material and immaterial worlds. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226476698
ISBN
9780226476698
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.50
€ 45.64

Hardback. A highly accomplished historian, Heyck relays this complicated story with unusual clarity. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15, 1 black & white line drawings, 3 recorded music items, 11 graphs. BIC Classification: HPS; J; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421417103
ISBN
9781421417103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.49

Paperback. Affect and Artificial Intelligence is the first in-depth analysis of affect and intersubjectivity in the computational sciences. Series: In Vivo. Num Pages: 200 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: PDX; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 179 x 12. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990477
ISBN
9780295990477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.98

hardcover. Affect and Artificial Intelligence is the first in-depth analysis of affect and intersubjectivity in the computational sciences. Series: In Vivo. Num Pages: 200 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: PDX; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 186 x 19. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990514
ISBN
9780295990514
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.77

Hardback. Translator(s): Connor, Peter James. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 530 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PHK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 914.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
530
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691635941
ISBN
9780691635941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 344.01

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