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Paperback. Focuses on the journalists and writers who wrote about science for a general audience in the second half of the nineteenth century. This title examines more than thirty of the popularizers of the day, investigating how they communicated with their audience. It offers insights into the role of women in scientific inquiry. Num Pages: 528 pages, 68 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 36. Weight in Grams: 804.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226481197
ISBN
9780226481197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.39

Hardcover. Examines the secular creeds of the generation of intellectuals who, in the wake of The Origin of Species, wrested cultural authority from the old Anglican establishment while installing themselves as a new professional scientific elite. Editor(s): Dawson, Gowan; Lightman, Bernard. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12 halftones, 2 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226109503
ISBN
9780226109503
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 43.30

Paperback / so. Translator(s): Bohm, Holger. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HB; PB; PDX; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 671.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Vieweg+teubner Verlag United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663117605
ISBN
9783663117605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.95

Paperback. Editor(s): Jackson, Stephen T.; Walls, Laura Dassow. Translator(s): Person, Mark W. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226422473
ISBN
9780226422473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.73

Hardcover. The legacy of Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) looms large over the natural sciences. His 1799-1804 research expedition to Central and South America with botanist Aime Bonpland set the course for the great scientific surveys of the nineteenth century. This book features his influential work - and his personal favorite. Editor(s): Jackson, Stephen T.; Walls, Laura Dassow. Translator(s): Person, Mark W. Num Pages: 344 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: PDX; RGM; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 30. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226923185
ISBN
9780226923185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.06
€ 79.61

Hardback. This book presents the complete philosophy of Fuzzy Set Theory. It offers a collection of views from scholars involved in various research projects concerning fuzziness in science, technology, economic systems, social sciences, logics and philosophy. Editor(s): Seising, Rudolf. Series: Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing. Num Pages: 580 pages, 34 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HP; PDX; UGC; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1044.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
580
Condition
New
SKU
V9783540938019
ISBN
9783540938019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 253.34

Paperback. This book presents the complete philosophy of Fuzzy Set Theory. It offers a collection of views from scholars involved in various research projects concerning fuzziness in science, technology, economic systems, social sciences, logics and philosophy. Editor(s): Seising, Rudolf. Series: Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing. Num Pages: 580 pages, 34 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HP; PBF; PBW; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 937.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009
Number of pages
580
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642100994
ISBN
9783642100994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 252.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HBL; JFD; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349485307
ISBN
9781349485307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.18

Hardback. An examination of a pivotal moment in the history of science through the career and cultural impact of the historically neglected Victorian physicist John Tyndall,establishing him as an important figure of the period, whose scientific discoveries and philosophy of science in society are still relevant today. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBTB; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230110533
ISBN
9780230110533
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.15

Hardback. Written by a cancer researcher and teacher, this book offers a personal and professional reflection on the most significant developments in molecular genetics and cell biology. It looks at various crucial scientific advances and offers an insider's perspective on what scientists have actually learned from them. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231131124
ISBN
9780231131124
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.56
€ 80.25

Paperback. Written by a cancer researcher and teacher, this book offers a personal and professional reflection on the most significant developments in molecular genetics and cell biology. It looks at various crucial scientific advances and offers an insider's perspective on what scientists have actually learned from them. Num Pages: 176 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 201 x 182 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231131131
ISBN
9780231131131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. i>A Vital Rationalist brings together for the first time a selection of Canguilhem's most important writings, including excerpts from previously unpublished manuscripts and a critical biography by Camille Limoges. Editor(s): Delaporte, Francois. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Num Pages: 482 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCF; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 749.
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
482
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299731
ISBN
9780942299731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Hardcover. Vitalism is understood as impacting the history of the life sciences, medicine and philosophy. This volume details the history of vitalism from the end of the Enlightenment to the modern day, employing both historical and philosophical methodologies. Editor(s): Normandin, Sebastien; Wolfe, Charles T. Series: History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences. Num Pages: 383 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HP; MBX; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
2013th Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400724440
ISBN
9789400724440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 229.28

Paperback. In this remarkable oral history, Slava Gerovitch presents interviews with the men and women who witnessed Soviet space efforts firsthand. Rather than comprising a "master narrative," these fascinating and varied accounts bring to light the often divergent perspectives, experiences, and institutional cultures that defined the Soviet space program. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 319 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJ; HBJD; HBL; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349502967
ISBN
9781349502967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.18

Paperback / so. Series: Reihe Wissenschaft. Num Pages: 199 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
Number of pages
199
Condition
New
SKU
V9783528068400
ISBN
9783528068400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 99.22

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PDX; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1907
Publisher
Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
Edition
4
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663198321
ISBN
9783663198321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.71

paperback. Describes an astonishing era in which the English grew rapidly aware of the sheer size and strangeness of their world. It features the journeys of renowned adventurers with descriptions by other explorers and traders to reveal a nation beginning to dominate the seas, and is intended to assist navigation and trade. Editor(s): Beeching, Jack. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 201 x 19. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140430738
ISBN
9780140430738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 55 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HBG; HBLH; PDX; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 228 x 28. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300212754
ISBN
9780300212754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.65

Hardback. Darwin is credited with discovering evolution through natural selection, but Alfred Russel Wallace saw the same process at work in nature and elaborated the same theory. Dispelling misperceptions of Wallace as a secondary figure, James Costa reveals the two naturalists as equals in advancing one of the greatest scientific discoveries of all time. Num Pages: 292 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 702.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674729698
ISBN
9780674729698
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.60

Paperback. With US soldiers stationed around the world and engaged in multiple conflicts, Americans will be forced for the foreseeable future to come to terms with those permanently disabled in battle. This book explains how, before entering World War I, the United States sought a way to avoid the enormous cost of providing injured soldiers with pensions. Num Pages: 300 pages, 20 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWN; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226143354
ISBN
9780226143354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

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