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History of science

Hardback. Explores the history of science, how scientists have sought to explain our incredible universe and how amazing scientific discoveries have been made. This book helps you discover how Galileo worked out his scientific theories of motion and inertia, why Copernicus' ideas were contentious and what the discovery of DNA meant. Series: Big Ideas. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1140.
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409350156
ISBN
9781409350156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.88

Hardback. This debate, Fox argues, became a contest for the hearts and minds of the French citizenry. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 408 pages, 16, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421405223
ISBN
9781421405223
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.14

Paperback. Series: The Routledge Guides to the Great Books. Num Pages: 158 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PHR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415723466
ISBN
9780415723466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.75

Paperback. A history of the role that the occult has played in the formation of modern science and medicine, The Rosicrucian Enlightenment has had a tremendous impact on our understanding of the western esoteric tradition. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 40 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HRQX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415267694
ISBN
9780415267694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.41

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

€ 93.34
€ 78.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 100 halftones. 41 line illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 203. Weight in Grams: 49.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691175812
ISBN
9780691175812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 498 pages, 116 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PHJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 35. Weight in Grams: 790.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
498
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226078861
ISBN
9780226078861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.34
€ 50.37

Paperback. The first account of the emergence and demise of preventive health care for workers. It explores how trade unions, employers, doctors and the government reconfigured the relationship between health, productivity and the factory over the course of the twentieth century within a broader political, industrial and social context. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; JPA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349329045
ISBN
9781349329045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.74

Paperback. Editor(s): Clarke, Adela E.; Fujimura, Joan H. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 378 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691603421
ISBN
9780691603421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.67
€ 63.74

Hardback. How did Europeans three centuries apart respond to two mysterious beasts a living rhinoceros previously known only from ancient texts and a nameless monster's massive bones? Juan Pimentel shows that their reactions reflect deep cultural changes but also the enduring power of image and imagination to shape our understanding of the natural world. Translator(s): Mason, Peter. Num Pages: 324 pages, 66 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; PSVW7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 150 x 31. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674737129
ISBN
9780674737129
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.62

Paperback. This book is the first study to explore the relationship between Christianity, Judaism and Islam in the Early Modern period. Editor(s): Dimmock, Dr Matthew; Hadfield, A. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HBJD; HBL; HRAX; JFC; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349286133
ISBN
9781349286133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.58

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

hardcover. Offers a broad picture of the fortune of Galileo's theory of motion in Europe and of the various physical, mathematical, and ontological arguments that were used in favour and against it. Editor(s): Palmerino, Carla Rita; Thijssen, Professor Johannes M. M. H. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; PDX; PHD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Kluwer Boston Incorporated United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
2004th Edition
SKU
V9781402024542
ISBN
9781402024542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.66

Multiple-component retail product. The writings and example of Isaac Newton transformed understandings of the practice and meaning of the sciences across Europe in the century or so following the publication of the "Principia" in 1687. This title surveys Newton's reception across Europe. Editor(s): Pulte, Helmut; Mandelbrote, Scott. Series: The Reception of British and Irish Authors in Europe. Num Pages: 1194 pages. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 503.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
1194
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826479709
ISBN
9780826479709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 525.03
€ 421.42

Hardback. Offers a perspective on Darwin's impact in the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking worlds. Editor(s): Glick, Thomas F.; Puig-Samper, Miguel Angel; Ruiz, Rosaura. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DSP; 1KL; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1320.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
295
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402000829
ISBN
9781402000829
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.66

Hardback. Series: History of Modern Physics and Astronomy. Num Pages: 685 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1180.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Tomash Publishers,US United States
Number of pages
685
Condition
New
SKU
V9780938228073
ISBN
9780938228073
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.02

Paperback. The definitive history of artificial intelligence (AI), from the dreams of early pioneers to the achievements of modern research. Num Pages: 578 pages, 227 b/w illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: PDX; UYQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
578
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521122931
ISBN
9780521122931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.75

Paperback. Presents a study of that scientific work and the human struggles that accompanied quantum theory from the beginning. Series: The historical Development of Quantum Theory. Num Pages: 504 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 26. Weight in Grams: 732.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387951751
ISBN
9780387951751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 514.85

Paperback. Utterly beautiful. Profoundly disconcerting. Quantum theory is quite simply the most successful account of the physical universe ever devised. The pursuit of its implications has been the driving motivation of physicists for 100 years. Jim Baggott traces the story, the personalities and the rivalries, through 40 turning-point moments. Series: Oxford Landmark Science. Num Pages: 496 pages, Two 8pp black and white plate sectionn, 26 black and white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 39. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198784777
ISBN
9780198784777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.90

Hardcover. Num Pages: 301 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; PDA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226304427
ISBN
9780226304427
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 27.05

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