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History of science
Paperback. In this book, physicist Cecilia Jarlskog traces the personal and scientific trajectory of Gunnar Kallen (1926-1968), an unsung hero of the early days of high-energy physics and quantum field theory. Includes commented reprints of his key scientific papers. Editor(s): Jarlskog, Cecilia. Num Pages: 659 pages, 180 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHQ; PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 997.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 659
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319374789
- ISBN
- 9783319374789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.96
€ 69.96
Paperback. Series: Springerbriefs in Molecular Science / Springerbriefs in History of Chemistry. Num Pages: 99 pages, 36 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PNNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 5. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 99
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662435359
- ISBN
- 9783662435359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.05
€ 65.05
Hardcover. Polydore Vergil's main point in "On Discovery" was to show that many Greek and Roman claims for discovery were false and that ancient Jews or other Asian peoples had priority. This is an English translation of a critical edition based on the Latin texts published in Polydore Vergil's lifetime. Editor(s): Copenhaver, Brian P. Translator(s): Copenhaver, Brian P. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 704 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HPCA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 156 x 41. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674007895
- ISBN
- 9780674007895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.17
€ 40.99
€ 34.17
Paperback. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 347 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HR; JPS; KCP; KCZ; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004
- Number of pages
- 347
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349519569
- ISBN
- 9781349519569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 193.98
€ 193.98
Hardcover. Historians of science have long noted the influence of the nineteenth-century political economist Thomas Robert Malthus on Charles Darwin. This book reveals that two evolutionary and political traditions developed in England in the wake of the 1832 Reform Act: one Malthusian, the other decidedly anti-Malthusian. Num Pages: 464 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; JP; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226108490
- ISBN
- 9780226108490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.43
€ 51.99
€ 40.43
hardcover. This book gathers a variety of illuminating essays by an internationally known scholar of religion and ecology. New writings on technology, facing death, and an intellectual autobiography continue Gottlieb's unique ability to connect collective struggles for a just and caring society with personal strivings for wisdom and compassion. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRAM3; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442239401
- ISBN
- 9781442239401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.38
€ 180.38
Paperback. Traces the issue of radioactive waste in Western countries from the end of World War II to the blossoming of the environmental movement in the early 1970s. This book looks at the myriad mishaps and subsequent cover-ups that were born out of the dilemma of where to house deadly nuclear materials. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; RNP; TQSR3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813546742
- ISBN
- 9780813546742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.18
€ 46.99
€ 42.18
Hardcover. Situating the politics of invention at the intersection of politics, law, and technology, Gispen (U. of Mississippi) describes how it occupied German inventors, industrial scientists, patent experts, business executives, and sometimes even the country's political leaders for the better part of a cen Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571812421
- ISBN
- 9781571812421
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.76
€ 174.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 34. BIC Classification: PDX; PNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801475177
- ISBN
- 9780801475177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
Hardback. This full colour reproduction, with new explanatory information, makes Playfair's wisdom widely available for the first time in centuries. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: GBC; PBT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Printing
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521855549
- ISBN
- 9780521855549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.48
€ 60.48
A work on the Timaeus that takes Plato's Cosmology as starting point. Num Pages: 390 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872203877
- ISBN
- 9780872203877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.83€ 44.33
€ 55.83
€ 44.33
Paperback. 2002 saw the 100th anniversary of the publication "Culturversuche mit isolierten Pflanzenzellen" by Gottlieb Haberlandt. Haberlandt's vision of the totipotency of plant cells represents the beginning of tissue culture. This book pays homage to him and the further development of his ideas. Editor(s): Laimer, M. (University of Agricultural Sciences, Vienna, Austria); Rucker, W. (University of Vienna, Austria). Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PSF; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 10. Weight in Grams: 537.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag GmbH Austria
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783211838396
- ISBN
- 9783211838396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.27
€ 128.27
Paperback. Translator(s): Kennedy, Edward Stewart. Series: Princeton Studies on the Near East. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691625973
- ISBN
- 9780691625973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.41€ 46.96
€ 59.41
€ 46.96
Hardback. Editor(s): Shamey, Renzo. Num Pages: 275 pages, 125 black & white illustrations, 50 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319308098
- ISBN
- 9783319308098
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.70
€ 185.70
Paperback. Explains the urgent need to maintain both the originality and freedom of expression that is so vital to our economic growth and scientific development. This book changes our understanding of the politics of scientific achievement. It is suitable for scientists, policy makers, and concerned laypeople. Num Pages: 198 pages, Illustrations , maps, ports. BIC Classification: PDK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471488521
- ISBN
- 9780471488521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 103.75
€ 103.75
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice. Num Pages: 163 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 14 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPVH; LNKJ; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 163
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642341496
- ISBN
- 9783642341496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.74
€ 65.74
Paperback. Editor(s): Gavroglu, Kostas; Stachel, John; Wartofsky, Marx W. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 416 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HB; HPK; PBX; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048144365
- ISBN
- 9789048144365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 195.30
€ 195.30
paperback. This anthology of primary sources collects more than 120 documents in English translation portraying the role of physics, both perceived and actual, in the Nazi state. The texts were predominantly written by German scientists, particularly physicists. Editor(s): Hentschel, Professor, Dr. Klaus. Translator(s): Hentschel, Ann M. Series: Modern Birkhauser Classics. Num Pages: 511 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 918.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Basel Switzerland
- Edition
- 1996th Edition
- Number of pages
- 511
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034802024
- ISBN
- 9783034802024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 164.04
€ 164.04
Paperback. Translator(s): Waterfield, Robin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DB; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press England
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199540280
- ISBN
- 9780199540280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Dipping into this diverse collection of essays is like rummaging around in the mind of a genius who has a potpourri of interests. The author has not only has rubbed elbows with some of the finest minds in world, he has worked with them and played with them. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCD; KCA; PDX; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441926241
- ISBN
- 9781441926241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.21
€ 37.99
€ 32.21