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Paperback. The Mass Image situates the creation of the first photographically illustrated magazines within the social relations of the emerging popular culture of late Victorian London. It demonstrates how photomechanical reproduction allowed the illustrated press to envisage modern life on a much more intense scale than ever before. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; HBJD1; HBTB; JFD; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349363070
- ISBN
- 9781349363070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Hardcover. This interdisciplinary study surveys the evolution of our changing conceptions of time, organizing coverage around the central themes of cosmology and regularity, stasis and flux, symmetry and asymmetry. Defends a dynamic, rather than a static view of time. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642353468
- ISBN
- 9783642353468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.23
€ 41.99
€ 35.23
Paperback. Hugh Everett III's "Many Worlds" theory is now considered a hugely important breakthrough in the history of physics. This book tells the story of the physics establishment's rejection of his theory, his subsequent Pentagon career in nuclear strategy, and his difficult personal life and eventual death from alcoholism. Num Pages: 464 pages, 43 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGT; HBTW; PDX; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199659241
- ISBN
- 9780199659241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.55
€ 37.55
Six historical case studies-two from Britain, one each from France and Germany, and two from the United States-illustrate the concept's fascinating development and provide context for the meanings of, and uses for, efficiency today and in the future. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10, 8 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801886935
- ISBN
- 9780801886935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.42
€ 70.42
Hardcover. Cyril Darlington was one of the most celebrated biologists of the 20th century, but fell from grace after theorising that chromosomes held the biological truths behind dark truths about man and his culture. This biography traces the life of a gifted and passionate scientist. Num Pages: 342 pages, 13 halftones, 13 line illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; PDX; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- First Edition (1st printing)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674013339
- ISBN
- 9780674013339
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.00€ 85.93
€ 95.00
€ 85.93
Paperback. Self-styled adventurer, literary wit, and statesman of science, Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis stood at the center of Enlightenment science and culture. This work offers a portrait of this man, revealing how his private life and public works made him a man of science in eighteenth-century Europe. Num Pages: 468 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; BGT; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 185 x 23. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226793610
- ISBN
- 9780226793610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.57
€ 47.99
€ 37.57
Paperback. Contents 1. A A country boy 2. A Pins and string 3. A Philosophy 4. A Learning to juggle 5. A Blue and yellow make pink 6. A Saturn and statistics 7. A Cast of characters 8. A Spinning cells 9. A The beautiful equations 10. A The Laird at home 11. A The Cavendish 12. A Last days 13. A Maxwella s legacy 14. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 108 x 19. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470861714
- ISBN
- 9780470861714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.20
€ 18.99
€ 15.20
Hardback. In 1833 the word 'scientist' was coined; forty years later science (increasingly specialised) was a becoming a profession. Bringing together the people, events, and discoveries of this period, this book is suitable for students of the history of science and for those interested in the foundations of the world as we know it today. Series: Polity History of Science Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745636757
- ISBN
- 9780745636757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.61
€ 79.61
Paperback. Series: Springerbriefs in History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 107 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHBK5; JMU; PDX; TGBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 183.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 107
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400770638
- ISBN
- 9789400770638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 87.10
€ 87.10
The Lysenko Controversy as a Global Phenomenon, Volume 1: Genetics and...
William Dejong-Lambert (Ed.)
Hardback. Editor(s): DeJong-Lambert, William; Krementsov, Nikolai. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 191 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; PDX; PSAK; TVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319391755
- ISBN
- 9783319391755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.28
€ 116.28
Paperback. From December 1811 to February 1812, massive earthquakes shook the middle Mississippi Valley, collapsing homes, snapping large trees midtrunk, and briefly but dramatically reversing the flow of the continent's mightiest river. This book reminds the major environmental disaster, demonstrating how events that have been long forgotten, and more. Num Pages: 472 pages, 22 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226273754
- ISBN
- 9780226273754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00
Hardcover. Weaves together scientific and historical evidence to demonstrate the vast role the New Madrid earthquakes played in the United States in the early nineteenth century, shaping the settlement patterns of early western Cherokees and other Indians, heightening the credibility of Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa for their Indian League in the War of 1812. Num Pages: 480 pages, 26 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226053899
- ISBN
- 9780226053899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.06€ 79.61
€ 95.06
€ 79.61
Paperback. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 506 pages, 257 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGM; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 168. Weight in Grams: 886.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 506
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319227948
- ISBN
- 9783319227948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.46
€ 69.46
Paperback. Translator(s): Eisinger, J. Series: Little Book Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2002
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441929396
- ISBN
- 9781441929396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.67
€ 27.99
€ 23.67
Hardback. From the distinguished philosopher and historian of science Klaus Mainzer, a very brief history of the way we have come to understand, and not understand, time. Translator(s): Eisinger, J. Series: Little book. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 123 x 14. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387952888
- ISBN
- 9780387952888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.54
€ 28.54
Hardback. Editor(s): Orlando, Andrea. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings. Num Pages: biography. BIC Classification: HD; JFC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319544861
- ISBN
- 9783319544861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.58
€ 194.58
Hardback. With its crucial role in the development of European astronomy, as well as the physical sciences under Islam and in Jewish culture, this book contains an important episode in Islamic intellectual history, Jewish civilization, and the history of astronomy. Translator(s): Morrison, Robert G. Series: Berkeley Series in Postclassical Islamic Scholarship. Num Pages: 410 pages, 79 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520287990
- ISBN
- 9780520287990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.06€ 73.24
€ 95.06
€ 73.24
The Light of Nature. Essays in the History and Philosophy of Science P...
. Ed(S): North, J.D.; Roche, J.J.
paperback. Editor(s): North, J.D.; Roche, J.J. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 479 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GBC; JF; JPA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1985
- Number of pages
- 479
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401087636
- ISBN
- 9789401087636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 372.93
€ 372.93
Hardcover. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 266 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 70 colour illustrations, 40 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319235783
- ISBN
- 9783319235783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.69
€ 67.69
paperback. The Life of Stars delivers fascinating insights into the development of modern stellar theory. Beautifully illustrated, this volume critically analyses previous scientific results to explain how the scientifically accepted answers of today were deduced. Num Pages: 518 pages, 25 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGC; PHM; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 789.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Germany
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 518
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642424441
- ISBN
- 9783642424441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.95
€ 129.95