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History of science
Hardcover. Gathers essays that deftly navigate the spaces of science in this significant period and reveal how each is embedded in wider systems of meaning, authority, and identity. This title makes clear that the science of this era varied in its constitution and reputation in relation to place and personnel. Editor(s): Livingstone, David N.; Withers, Charles W. J. Num Pages: 488 pages, 41 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 35. Weight in Grams: 874.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226487267
- ISBN
- 9780226487267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.00€ 59.50
€ 70.00
€ 59.50
Paperback. This volume contains essays which describe key developments in the areas of human, physical and environmental geography over the 20th century. It also examines how the teaching of geography has changed, highlighting alterations to the structure and character of the educational agenda. Num Pages: 422 pages, line drawings, tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; JNU; PDX; RGB; RGC; RGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 422
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471962366
- ISBN
- 9780471962366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 159.18
€ 159.18
Hardback. Offers a treatment of the professionalization and institutionalization of the academic discipline of geography in Europe and North America, with emphasis on the 20th century and the last quarter of the 19th. This book contains essays. It is intended for geographers, as well as practitioners of the social sciences, and historians of science. Editor(s): Dunbar, Gary S. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; PDX; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402000195
- ISBN
- 9781402000195
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.60
€ 202.60
Hardcover. These essays focus on the life, work and faith of Georges Lemaitre, detailing the historical, cosmological, philosophical and theological issues of Big Bang theory from its beginnings in the pioneering work of Lemaitre through to the modern day. Editor(s): Holder, Rodney Dennis; Mitton, Simon. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642322532
- ISBN
- 9783642322532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.58
€ 229.58
Hardcover. Giants of Computing Num Pages: 306 pages, 23 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; TBX; TBY; U. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447153399
- ISBN
- 9781447153399
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.36
€ 74.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801487859
- ISBN
- 9780801487859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.58
€ 37.99
€ 35.58
Paperback. Editor(s): Aram, Bethany; Yun Casalilla, Bartolome. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBTQ; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349458912
- ISBN
- 9781349458912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 149.99
€ 149.99
Global Scientific Practice in an Age of Revolutions, 1750-1850
. Ed(S): Manning, Patrick; Rood, Daniel
Hardback. Examines key elements of science in societies across Spanish America, Europe, West Africa, India, and Asia as they increasingly overlapped each other. Chapters focus on the range of participants in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century science, their concentrated effort in description and taxonomy, and advances in techniques for sharing knowledge. Editor(s): Manning, Patrick; Rood, Daniel. Num Pages: 392 pages, 24 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBLL; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822944546
- ISBN
- 9780822944546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.75
€ 78.75
Hardcover. The International Polar Years and the International Geophysical Year represented a remarkable international collaborative scientific effort that has been largely neglected by historians. This groundbreaking collection seeks to redress that neglect and illuminate critical aspects of the last 150 years of international scientific endeavour. Editor(s): Launius, Roger D.; Fleming, James Rodger; DeVorkin, David H. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 399 pages, 39 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QMP; 3JH; 3JJ; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230105324
- ISBN
- 9780230105324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.39
€ 69.39
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230105331
- ISBN
- 9780230105331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.51
€ 68.51
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books United States
- Edition
- Original
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616145996
- ISBN
- 9781616145996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.90
€ 21.99
€ 21.90
Hardcover. Many scientists look at the universe and conclude we are here by chance. The astronomer and historian Owen Gingerich looks at the same evidence--and the fact that the universe is comprehensible to our minds--and sees it as proof for the intentions of a Creator-God. The more rigorous science becomes, the more clearly God's handiwork can be understood. Num Pages: 158 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDA; PDX; PGK; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 115 x 18. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674417106
- ISBN
- 9780674417106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.93
€ 46.99
€ 39.93
Hardcover. This is an analysis of how 16th- and 17th-century astronomers and theologians in Northern Protestant Europe used science and religion to challenge and support one another. It argues that these schemes can solve the enduring problem of how theological interpretation and investigation interact. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3JD; 3JF; HRCM; PDX; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268010454
- ISBN
- 9780268010454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.32
€ 28.32
paperback. Presents a narrative history that reveals the roots of modern science in the medieval world. This book debunks many of the myths about the Middle Ages, showing that medieval people did not think the earth is flat, nor did Columbus 'prove' that it is a sphere; the Inquisition burnt nobody for their science nor was Copernicus afraid of persecution. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Icon Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848311503
- ISBN
- 9781848311503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.41
€ 14.99
€ 12.41
Paperback. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is most famous for his work on color theory, but he was also an accomplished all-round scientist, studying and writing on anatomy, geology, botany, zoology and meteorology. This book draws together, in Goethe's own words, his key ideas on nature, science and scientific method. Editor(s): Naydler, Jeremy. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; RNA; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Floris Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863152375
- ISBN
- 9780863152375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.90
€ 19.99
€ 15.90
Hardcover. The Golden Oldies series of the journal General Relativity and Gravitation reprints key papers in general relativity theory that were published 30 or more years ago and are either hard to obtain or were originally printed in a language other than English. Editor(s): Krasinski, Andrzej; Ellis, George F. R.; MacCallum, Malcolm A. H. Num Pages: 498 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHDV; PHR; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642345043
- ISBN
- 9783642345043
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.79
€ 130.79
Paperback. Brings to life science's efforts to detect cosmic gravitational waves. This title offers readers an unprecedented view of gravitational wave research and explains what it means for an analyst to do work of this kind. Num Pages: 392 pages, 19 halftones, 7 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: PDX; PHN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226052298
- ISBN
- 9780226052298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.59
€ 36.99
€ 29.59
Hardcover. This book presents general relativity as a cornerstone of modern theoretical physics. It covers both classical general relativity and supergravity and offers plenty of historical background on the physicists relevant to the theories presented. Num Pages: 452 pages, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHDV; PHR; PHS; PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 490
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400754423
- ISBN
- 9789400754423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 210.87
€ 210.87
Hardback. This book presents general relativity as a cornerstone of modern theoretical physics. It covers both classical general relativity and supergravity and offers plenty of historical background on the physicists relevant to the theories presented. Num Pages: 356 pages, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHDV; PHR; PHS; PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400753600
- ISBN
- 9789400753600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 230.72
€ 230.72
Paperback. Presents a history of modern physics, as seen through the lives of thirty men and women from the pantheon of physics such as Galileo, Albert Einstein, and Stephen Hawking. This title also offers portraits of their great moments of discovery, their bitter feuds, their relations with family and friends, their religious beliefs, and education. Num Pages: 512 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: BGH; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 964.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 510
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195173246
- ISBN
- 9780195173246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.47
€ 29.47