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History of science
Paperback. Reveals the extraordinary lives and times of remarkable explorers and scientists Editor(s): Glover, Denise M.; Harrell, Stevan; McKhann, Charles Fremont. Series: McLellan Book. Num Pages: 320 pages, 71 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTP; PDX; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991184
- ISBN
- 9780295991184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Hardback. Editor(s): Doel, Ronald E.; Harper, Kristine; Heymann, Matthias. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 324 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; PDX; RBGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137596871
- ISBN
- 9781137596871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.58
€ 194.58
Paperback. Editor(s): Launius, Roger D. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 390 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349445141
- ISBN
- 9781349445141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 150.71
€ 150.71
Paperback. This volume presents Steven Weinberg's essays which each struggle in one way or another with the necessity of facing up to the discovery that the laws of nature are impersonal, with no hint of a special status for human beings. Num Pages: 306 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674011205
- ISBN
- 9780674011205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.32
€ 45.99
€ 38.32
Hardcover. In what variety of ways has the human mind, with its subjectivity and its capacity for self-deception, but also its piercing gifts of discovery, managed to come to terms with 'the whimsical tricks of nature'? This book conveys historical thought about modes of scientific advance. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 478 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 835.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1999th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792357742
- ISBN
- 9780792357742
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.33
€ 203.33
Paperback. Explores a new relation between magnetism and electricity. In this title, Faraday shows us his unsuccessful as well as his successful experiments, and his crude ideas as well as his developed ones, and the reader is tempted to believe that, if he had the opportunity, he too would be a discoverer. It also includes notes, and supplementary diagrams. Editor(s): Fisher, Howard J. Num Pages: 96 pages, figures. BIC Classification: PDX; PHK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 7. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Green Lion Press United States
- Edition
- The First Series
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781888009279
- ISBN
- 9781888009279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.09
€ 11.09
Hardback. A guidebook to "Faraday's Experimental Researches in Electricity". It guides the reader through Faraday's work, displaying Faraday's experimental virtuosity and keen theoretical insight. Editor(s): Fisher, Howard J. Num Pages: 635 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PHK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 188 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1325.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Green Lion Press United States
- Number of pages
- 635
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781888009132
- ISBN
- 9781888009132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.19€ 67.83
€ 72.19
€ 67.83
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616149420
- ISBN
- 9781616149420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.65
€ 30.99
€ 27.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 520 pages, 186 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 133. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691178530
- ISBN
- 9780691178530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 17.15
€ 19.00
€ 17.15
Hardback. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white line drawings, 2 maps, 2 recorded music it. BIC Classification: HBJK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421418681
- ISBN
- 9781421418681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.75
€ 41.99
€ 34.75
Hardback. Tells the history of the facsimile machine. The author recounts the multigenerational, multinational history of that device from its origins to its workplace glory days, in the process revealing how it helped create the accelerated communications, information flow, and vibrant visual culture that characterize our contemporary world. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; KJP; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415918
- ISBN
- 9781421415918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.61
€ 70.61
Paperback. An examination ofhow female same-sex desires were represented in a wide range of Italian and British medical writings, 1870-1920. It shows how the psychiatric category of sexual inversion was positioned alongside other medical ideas of same-sex desires, such as the virago, tribade-prostitute, fiamma and gynaecological explanations." Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; JFSJ; MMJ; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349313686
- ISBN
- 9781349313686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Paperback / so. Series: Biographien Hervorragender Naturwissenschaftler, Techniker U. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: BG; PDX; TBC; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 8. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Vieweg+teubner Verlag United States
- Edition
- 3
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783322004024
- ISBN
- 9783322004024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.50
€ 48.50
Festschrift Der Kaiser Wilhelm Gesellschaft Ur Forderung Der Wissensch...
Kaiser-Willhelm-Gesellschaft Zur Forderung De...
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1921
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662302866
- ISBN
- 9783662302866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.44
€ 72.44
Hardcover. Feverish Bodies, Enlightened Minds considers the scientific controversy about the cause of yellow fever to examine and conduct of scientific practice in the early United States. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; MB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 255 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804797405
- ISBN
- 9780804797405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.16
€ 82.16
Hardback. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; MBX; PDX; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137580924
- ISBN
- 9781137580924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.94
€ 116.94
Hardcover. By examining writings of Kepler, Godwin, Hooke, Cyrano, Cavendish, Fontenelle, and others, this title shows that it was through the telling of stories - such as accounts of celestial journeys - that the Copernican hypothesis, for example, found an ontological weight that its geometric models did not provide. Translator(s): Emanuel, Susan. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 halftones, 2 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: DSBD; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226011226
- ISBN
- 9780226011226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.41€ 50.94
€ 59.41
€ 50.94
Paperback. Examines Maxwell's Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism with the tools of literary criticism, exploring questions of meaning, structure, and style. This title presents a definitive argument against Hertz's claim that Maxwell's theory is Maxwell's system of equations. Num Pages: 190 pages, figures. BIC Classification: CFG; PDX; PHK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Green Lion Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781888009316
- ISBN
- 9781888009316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.58
€ 19.99
€ 18.58
Hardback. Series: Feminist Technosciences. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 12 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JFFK; JFSJ; JHBD; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295999098
- ISBN
- 9780295999098
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.11
€ 119.11
Paperback. Series: Feminist Technosciences. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 12 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JFFK; JFSJ; JHBD; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 247 x 23. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295999104
- ISBN
- 9780295999104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90