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History of science

Paperback. Series: Springerbriefs in History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 124 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 7. Weight in Grams: 203.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
124
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319200309
ISBN
9783319200309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDH; HBJD; HPCB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 27. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173238
ISBN
9780691173238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Students of the American Civil War will welcome this fresh study of military-industrial production and procurement on the home front-long an obscure topic. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 9, 7 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWJ; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801898204
ISBN
9780801898204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.04

Hardcover. The Business of Electronics explores the vibrant history of electronics and uses case studies to examine the companies and people that made history, and explain how we ended up where we are today. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJD; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137330420
ISBN
9781137330420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCZ; KJMV6; KJQ; PDX; TJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349461004
ISBN
9781349461004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.65

Paperback. Translator(s): Coyne, George V. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 231 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268028916
ISBN
9780268028916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. This portrait of the cave bear conveys facts about this animal, including its structure, habits, and society, the Ice Age environment, sexual and racial variations, and extinction. The text also details the relationship between man and bear, and theories surrounding bear-hunting and bear cults. Num Pages: 163 pages, 46 illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PSVW7; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
163
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231103619
ISBN
9780231103619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. This book is a survey of the relationship between the two Celtic and Roman traditions in Merovingian Gaul, Lombard Italy, and the British Isles during the period of the Easter controversy. It looks at baptismal liturgy, the style of tonsure, and the correct dating of Easter. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBLA; HPC; HRAX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349534241
ISBN
9781349534241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.06

paperback. An analysis of the achievements of genetics and molecular biology in the 20th century. This study traces the developments made in the "century of the gene", arguing that the advances made from gene to genome require both a new vocabulary and a new beginning in 21st-century genetics. Num Pages: 192 pages, 7 halftones, 7 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 250. Good copy showing light age and wear. Highlighting throughout text
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press England
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0025566
ISBN
9780674008250
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.12

Paperback. This book traces the development of British answers to the problem of childhood cancer. The establishment of the NHS and better training for paediatricians, meant children were given access to experimental chemotherapy, sending cure rates soaring. Children with cancer were thrust into the spotlight as individuals' stories of hope hit the headlines. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB; MBX; MQC; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 325.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349541850
ISBN
9781349541850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.89

Hardback. Written as a reaction to the worldwide decreasing interest in the natural sciences, this title addresses intriguing questions such as How is the changing image of the distinct sciences experienced by the general public, by the scientists themselves, or in disciplines in which natural sciences are applied? Editor(s): Stamhuis, Ida H.; Koetsier, Teun (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands); Pater, Cornelis de (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands); Helden, Albert van (Universiteit van Utrecht, Netherlands). Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402008474
ISBN
9781402008474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.33

paperback. Traces the history of alchemy from its earliest roots through to its influence in modern-day science. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 bw illustrations. BIC Classification: HRQX2; PDX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Continuum
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9781441132970
ISBN
9781441132970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 29.39

Paperback. Offers the history of color from the chemical point of view. This book shows us how color pervades every aspect of our lives. It says that our consciousness, our perceptions, our useful appliances and tools, our playthings, our entertainment, our health, and our diagnostic apparatus - all involve color and are based in no small part on chemistry. Series: Springerbriefs in Molecular Science / Springerbriefs in History of Chemistry. Num Pages: 167 pages, 39 black & white illustrations, 25 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PNK; TTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 240 x 9. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
167
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642326417
ISBN
9783642326417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 93.26

Paperback. .
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849739894
ISBN
9781849739894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.63

Hardcover. This collection of essays examines the relationship between the Roman Catholic Church and Galileo. This volume gives an account of Galileo and his turbulent relationship with the Roman Catholic Church. Contributors provide careful analyses of the interactions of the Church and Galileo between 1612 and 1642. Editor(s): McMullin, Ernan. Series: Studies in Science & the Humanities from the Reilly Centre for Science, Technology & Values. Num Pages: 472 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: HRC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 803.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268034832
ISBN
9780268034832
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.16

Paperback. This collection of essays examines the relationship between the Roman Catholic Church and Galileo. This volume gives an account of Galileo and his turbulent relationship with the Roman Catholic Church. Contributors provide careful analyses of the interactions of the Church and Galileo between 1612 and 1642. Editor(s): McMullin, Ernan. Series: Studies in Science & the Humanities from the Reilly Centre for Science, Technology & Values. Num Pages: 472 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: HRC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 170 x 27. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268034849
ISBN
9780268034849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Hardback. This book examines the Lysenko controversy. It covers the interwar eugenics movement, the Scopes Trial, the popularity of Lamarckism as a theory of heredity prior to the synthesis of genetics and Natural Selection, and the Cold War. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400728394
ISBN
9789400728394
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.97

Paperback. Every document in "The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein" appears in the language in which it was written. This title presents the English translations of those non-English materials. Editor(s): Schulmann, Robert; Janssen, M.; Illy, Jozsef. Translator(s): Engel, Alfred; Schucking, Engelbert. Series: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGA; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 914.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691017341
ISBN
9780691017341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.67
€ 57.47

Paperback. Presents letters written by Einstein's sons, the adolescent Hans Albert and little Eduard, and numerous letters written by Einstein to his cousin and future second wife Elsa Einstein. Combined with correspondence with his close friend Heinrich Zangger, this supplementary correspondence provides details of Einstein's private life. Editor(s): Buchwald, Diana Kormos; Sauer, Tilman; Illy, Jozsef; Rosenkranz, Ze'ev; Holmes, Virginia Iris. Series: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 190 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128269
ISBN
9780691128269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.67
€ 57.47

Hardback. Presents letters written by Einstein's sons, the adolescent Hans Albert and little Eduard, and numerous letters written by Einstein to his cousin and future second wife Elsa Einstein. Combined with correspondence with his close friend Heinrich Zangger, this supplementary correspondence provides details of Einstein's private life. Editor(s): Buchwald, Diana Kormos; Sauer, Tilman; Rosenkranz, Ze'ev; Illy, Jozsef; Holmes, Virginia Iris. Series: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 768 pages, 38 halftones. BIC Classification: GBC; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 190 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
776
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128252
ISBN
9780691128252
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.93
€ 142.44

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