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Hardback. Jane Maienschein examines how understanding of embryos evolved from the speculations of natural philosophers to bioengineering, with its life-enhancing therapies. She shows that research on embryos has always seemed promising to some but frightening to others, and makes the case that public understanding must be informed by scientific findings. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: MFKC3; PDA; PDX; PSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 150 x 209 x 29. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674725553
ISBN
9780674725553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.39

Paperback. This work introduces the origins and current status of the world's emerging space powers. It includes countries such as Iran and Brazil, and the programs of Japan and India from 1999 to 2007. The book concludes by speculating how these programs may evolve. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 400 pages, 100 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441908735
ISBN
9781441908735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.93
€ 51.53

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801440441
ISBN
9780801440441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.18

Paperback / so. Series: Meister Der Heilkunde. Num Pages: 116 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JNU; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 162.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1922
Publisher
Springer Verlag GmbH Austria
Number of pages
116
Condition
New
SKU
V9783709195710
ISBN
9783709195710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.54

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 249 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JNU; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1916
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642940873
ISBN
9783642940873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.08

Paperback / so. Series: Mathematik Im Kontext. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; HB; PB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662441497
ISBN
9783662441497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 91.14

Paperback. Editor(s): Boomgaard, P. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBTQ; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349462513
ISBN
9781349462513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.18

Paperback. Are the problems we define and pursue freely chosen according to our conscious interests? Or does the historical process itself determine which phenomena merit examination at any one time? This title discusses these issues in the far-ranging philosophical terms, while illustrating them with specific examples. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691024332
ISBN
9780691024332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Paul Holberton Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907372902
ISBN
9781907372902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.67

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198716747
ISBN
9780198716747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.09

Hardback. Engineers are empire-builders. Watt, Brunel, and others worked to build and expand personal and business empires of material technology and in so doing these engineers also became active agents of political and economic empire. This book provides a fascinating exploration of the cultural construction of the large-scale technologies of empire. Num Pages: 362 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLW; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 611.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333772782
ISBN
9780333772782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.77

Paperback. Engineers are empire-builders. Watt, Brunel, and others worked to build and expand personal and business empires of material technology and in so doing these engineers also became active agents of political and economic empire. This book provides a fascinating exploration of the cultural construction of the large-scale technologies of empire. Num Pages: 362 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLW; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230507043
ISBN
9780230507043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 138.85

Paperback. Explaining crime by reference to abnormalities of the brain is just one example of how the human and social sciences have influenced the approach to social problems in Western societies since 1880. Focusing on applications such as penal policy, therapy, and marketing, this volume examines how these sciences have become embedded in society. Editor(s): Schumann, D.; Ziemann, Benjamin. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBL; HBTB; JHB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349326808
ISBN
9781349326808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.29

Hardback. He reveals massive logistical operations as critical in determining the war's outcome. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 384 pages, 18 black & white halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421419374
ISBN
9781421419374
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.09
€ 47.68

Paperback. The environment is currently a matter of international public and academic concern, but is often considered separately from health issues. This book brings together work from environmental and health historians to conceptualise the connection between environment and health at different times and in different geographical locations. Editor(s): Berridge, Virginia; Gorsky, Martin. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HBTQ; MBX; PDX; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349313228
ISBN
9781349313228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.00

Paperback. Editor(s): Heermann, P. BIC Classification: PDX. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1930
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642938368
ISBN
9783642938368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 137 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 2. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2nd ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493937783
ISBN
9781493937783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 116.19

Paperback. Editor(s): Jahnke, H.N.; Otte, M. Num Pages: 430 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; JHB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 724.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1981
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400984165
ISBN
9789400984165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 195.95

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JNU; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1906
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642939532
ISBN
9783642939532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.53

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Schriftleitung Der "Naturwissenschaften", Na. Series: Springer Tracts in Modern Physics (Paperback). Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JNU; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1935
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642938498
ISBN
9783642938498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.37

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