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History of science

Paperback. Disasters and discoveries. Industrial espionage and invention. Warfare and biopiracy. The race to find gold, uranium, precious stones. The history of scientific discovery is packed with fascinating incident. Lars Ohrstrom tells illuminating stories, rich with human interest, each based around a chemical element and principle. Num Pages: 272 pages, 51 black and white line drawings and halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 195 x 17. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198743927
ISBN
9780198743927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; JKSN; MMJ; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st ed. 2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349514632
ISBN
9781349514632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 273 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, 18 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PSA; PSG; PSTD; PSTP; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 427.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319359588
ISBN
9783319359588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.30

Hardback. Num Pages: 273 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, 18 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PSA; PSG; PSTD; PSTP; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319095516
ISBN
9783319095516
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.45

paperback. A story of the astounding forces that underpin our existence; a horizon-expanding tour of the cosmos that unifies what we know about the universe with new thinking. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PGK; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099593560
ISBN
9780099593560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 718 pages, 38 halftones. BIC Classification: JFCX; JMC; PDA; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 230 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1124.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
718
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226712000
ISBN
9780226712000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.22
€ 49.99

Paperback. Countering the pervasive view that the facts of Darwin's world must lead to a disenchanting vision of it, the author shows that Darwin's ideas and the language of his books offer an alternative form of enchantment. He makes a case for an enchanted secularism - a commitment to the value of the natural world and the human striving to understand it. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136394
ISBN
9780691136394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. Reflections on science, culture, and society, by the acclaimed author of The Woods Hole Cantata and The Doctor with Two Heads Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AB; JFCX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Basic Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004154
ISBN
9780738205977
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3JH; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611483864
ISBN
9781611483864
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.97

Paperback. An electrifying account of the extraordinary untold history behind Darwin's theory of evolution Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408831014
ISBN
9781408831014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Hardback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: PDX; PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1066.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642286476
ISBN
9783642286476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.46

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PDX; TBC; TJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 9. Weight in Grams: 177.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1927
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642893025
ISBN
9783642893025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.75

Hardback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHMC; PDX; PSAF; PSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 203 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Condition
New
SKU
V9783540852841
ISBN
9783540852841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 267.99

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GBCR; HPC; PDX; PG; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 4. Weight in Grams: 95.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1921
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642940675
ISBN
9783642940675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.18

Hardback. A cautionary tale of failed policies and corporate mismanagement that compellingly addresses previously unexplored issues of political ideology, organizational dynamics, and ethics, Days of Slaughter will appeal to readers everywhere who want a fuller explanation of what went awry in the US housing market. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JP; KCZ; KFFR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421421933
ISBN
9781421421933
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.39

Hardback. Galileo's trial over his theories on the Earth's motion ended with his condemnation by the Inquisition. This book judiciously compares and contrasts that trial and the subsequent controversy over the rightness of that condemnation continuing to our day. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 393 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
393
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048132003
ISBN
9789048132003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.80

Paperback. Editor(s): Rowe, David E.; Horng, Wann-Sheng. Series: Trends in the History of Science. Num Pages: 428 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 15 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
428
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319365947
ISBN
9783319365947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.81

Paperback. This book presents a new didactical approach to the study of optics. It emphasizes the importance of elaborate new experimental demonstrations. The book contains pictorial illustrations, computer simulations and models of optical phenomena to ensure a deeper understanding. Num Pages: 369 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PDX; PHJ; TTBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 569.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2007
Number of pages
369
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441940810
ISBN
9781441940810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.69

Hardback. Series: Veroffentlichungen Des Instituts Wiener Kreis. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1179.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319160474
ISBN
9783319160474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 177.16

Paperback / so. Series: Schriften Des Deutschen Wissenschafter-Verbandes. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 5. Weight in Grams: 127.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1919
Publisher
Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663155751
ISBN
9783663155751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.46

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