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History of science
Hardcover. Does the natural world divide neatly into 'animal, vegetable, mineral'? Discoveries in the 18th century threw the question wide open; debates raged, and fed into wider religious and political battles concerning God's creation and the natural social order. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBG; HBLL; PDX; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198705130
- ISBN
- 9780198705130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.86
€ 52.86
Paperback. A study of the intimate relationship between science, colonialism, and the modern nation. It explores the complexities, contradictions, and profound importance of this relationship in the history of the subcontinent. It reveals how science served simultaneously as an instrument of empire and as a symbol of liberty, progress, and universal reason. Num Pages: 344 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTQ; HBTR; PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691004532
- ISBN
- 9780691004532
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Condition: New
€ 64.61€ 51.27
€ 64.61
€ 51.27
Hardback. Editor(s): Resetarits, C. R. Series: Anthem Nineteenth-Century Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857289742
- ISBN
- 9780857289742
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.17
€ 139.17
Hardcover. Between 1914 and 1918, German anthropologists conducted their work in the midst of full-scale war. The discipline was relatively new in German academia when World War I broke out. The author reveals that its development was profoundly altered by the conflict. He examines both the origins and consequences of this shift. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWN; JHMC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226222677
- ISBN
- 9780226222677
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.90€ 90.06
€ 106.90
€ 90.06
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 194 pages, 10 halftones 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; BGT; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691634791
- ISBN
- 9780691634791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.34
€ 132.34
Paperback. As Horwitz explores the history and multiple identities of anxiety-melancholia, nerves, neuroses, phobias, and so on-it becomes clear that every age has had its own anxieties and that culture plays a role in shaping how anxiety is expressed. Series: Johns Hopkins Biographies of Disease. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBX; MMJ; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421410807
- ISBN
- 9781421410807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.00
€ 33.99
€ 29.00
Paperback. The age of the baroque - a time of great strides in science and mathematics - also saw the construction of some of the world's most magnificent buildings. Hersey explores the interrelations of the two developments and how they cross-fertilised. Num Pages: 280 pages, 52 colour plates, 106 halftones, 52 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 3JD; ACQB; AMA; PBM; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 187 x 18. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226327846
- ISBN
- 9780226327846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.28
€ 46.99
€ 41.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 205 x 21. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Publisher
- Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Edition
- Second Edition, Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780789212191
- ISBN
- 9780789212191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.72
€ 33.99
€ 28.72
Hardback. Insects and other arthropods show complex behaviors that are products of versatile brains which, in a sense, think. Strausfeld weaves anatomical observations, molecular biology, neuroethology, cladistics, and the fossil record to explore how arthropod brains process sensory information to produce learning, strategizing, cooperation, and sociality. Num Pages: 848 pages, 175 color illustrations, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ; PSVT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 234 x 48. Weight in Grams: 2828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 848
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674046337
- ISBN
- 9780674046337
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.85€ 130.23
€ 133.85
€ 130.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oregon State University United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870716096
- ISBN
- 9780870716096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.03
€ 27.03
Hardcover. Editor(s): Soden, Dennis L. Num Pages: 252 pages, tabs. BIC Classification: PB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 265 x 186 x 20. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560723028
- ISBN
- 9781560723028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.25€ 103.87
€ 136.25
€ 103.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Adventures Unlimited Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780932813961
- ISBN
- 9780932813961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.74
€ 18.74
Atmospheric Science at NASA critically examines this politically controversial science, dissecting the often convoluted roles, motives, and relationships of the various institutional actors involved-among them NASA, congressional appropriation committees, government weather and climate bureaus, and the military. Series: New Series in NASA History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 30, 19 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PDX; PHVJ; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801889844
- ISBN
- 9780801889844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.91
€ 75.91
Hardback. August Weismann's 1892 theory that inheritance is transmitted through eggs and sperm provided the biological mechanism for natural selection. In this full-length biography, Frederick Churchill situates Weismann in the swirling intellectual currents of his day and shows how his work paved the way for the modern synthesis of genetics and evolution. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 171 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1174.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674736894
- ISBN
- 9780674736894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.02€ 56.87
€ 61.02
€ 56.87
Paperback. Provides a glimpse into the mind of one of the world's intellectual giants - Charles Darwin . Honest and illuminating, these memoirs reveal a man who was isolated by his controversial beliefs and whose towering achievements were attained by a life-long passion for the discoveries of science. Editor(s): Neve, Michael. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGA; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140433906
- ISBN
- 9780140433906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29
Hardback. This is a fascinating and illuminating discussion of liberal and contemplative scholarship and adds significantly to the growing body of contemporary philosophical literature. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802079985
- ISBN
- 9780802079985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.97
€ 79.97
Ballpoint: A Tale of Genius and Grit, Perilous Times, and the Inventio...
Ballpoint Tale Genius Grit Perilous P
paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLW; PDX; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New Europe Books
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780982578117
- ISBN
- 9780982578117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.95
€ 15.99
€ 15.95
Paperback. Draws readers inside the circle of intellectuals, scientists, politicians, businessmen, and clergymen who brought Charles Darwin's controversial ideas to post - Civil War America. This title situates Darwinism in the context of the Gilded Age. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFCX; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226893846
- ISBN
- 9780226893846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.31
€ 25.99
€ 21.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 9. BIC Classification: HPN; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801486258
- ISBN
- 9780801486258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.46
€ 38.99
€ 35.46
Hardback. Explores the notion of yellowness and shows that this label originated not in early travel texts or objective descriptions, but in the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century scientific discourses on race. This title weaves together multiple narratives to tell the complex history of a problematic term. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 color illus. 16 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JFSL; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140315
- ISBN
- 9780691140315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.61€ 51.19
€ 64.61
€ 51.19
hardcover. This text studies the invention of the Friars' natural philosophy. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; JFCX; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 708. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. Cloth covers, no dj as issued, has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Scolar Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033438
- ISBN
- 9781859282878
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
paperback. Galileo's trial for heresy in 1633 before the Roman Inquisition is one of the most frequently mentioned topics in the history of science. This book focuses on the church's official theological position against Galileo. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; HRAM3; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780268022105
- ISBN
- 9780268022105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Hardcover. Over the course of human history, the sciences, and biology in particular, have often been manipulated to cause immense human suffering. By investigating the past, this book features contributors who hope to better prepare us to discern ideological abuse of science when it occurs in the future. Editor(s): Alexander, Denis R.; Numbers, Ronald L. Num Pages: 448 pages, 30 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: PDX; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226608402
- ISBN
- 9780226608402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.82€ 100.36
€ 119.82
€ 100.36
Paperback. This study argues that morphology was integral to the life sciences of the 19th century. It traces the development of morphological research in German universities and illuminates significant institutional as well as intellectual changes in 19th-century German biology. Num Pages: 428 pages, 9 halftones, 1 map, 7 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBTB; JNU; PDX; PSVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226610887
- ISBN
- 9780226610887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.86€ 46.13
€ 52.86
€ 46.13