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History of science

Hardcover. Explores the overlap and shift between theistic and naturalistic science through a parallel study of two major scientific figures: James Clerk Maxwell, a devout Christian physicist, and Thomas Henry Huxley, the iconoclast biologist who coined the word agnostic. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HRAM3; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226164878
ISBN
9780226164878
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.06
€ 79.61

Hardcover. Drawing on historical and scientific accounts, as well as a rich trove of anecdotes, this title shows how scientists, amateur breeders, and countless anonymous farmers and gardeners slowly caused the evolutionary pressures of nature to be supplanted by those of human needs. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; TVK; TVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 37. Weight in Grams: 810.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
512
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226437040
ISBN
9780226437040
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.69

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Schriftltg Zentralbl Mathematik, Na. Series: Ergebnisse der Mathematik Und Ihrer Grenzgebiete. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JNU; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 9. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1935
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642937811
ISBN
9783642937811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.42

Hardcover. Chemists in the nineteenth century were faced with a particular problem: how to depict the atoms and molecules beyond the direct reach of our bodily senses. This title focuses on the community of organic chemists in Germany to provide the basis for an understanding of the nature of scientific creativity. Series: Synthesis. Num Pages: 416 pages, 44 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; PDX; PNN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226723327
ISBN
9780226723327
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.41
€ 50.94

Paperback. 'Norton writes with wit and a fine eye for the poetry in the scientific world..funny and gripping.' The Guardian Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444732580
ISBN
9781444732580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Hardback. These "images of the fetus may be produced by machines,the authors write, "but they live vividly in the human imagination." Num Pages: 336 pages, 17, 15 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBX; MJT; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421407937
ISBN
9781421407937
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.73

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613731109
ISBN
9781613731109
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBTQ; JFF; MBS; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 215 x 27. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349509560
ISBN
9781349509560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.89

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
441
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226207919
ISBN
9780226207919
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.06
€ 79.61

Paperback. Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1911) was an internationally renowned botanist, a close friend and early supporter of Charles Darwin, and one of the first - and most successful - British men of science to become a full-time professional. This title uses one individual's career to illustrate the changing world of science in the Victorian era. Num Pages: 441 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226207926
ISBN
9780226207926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science. Num Pages: 139 pages, 67 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
139
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319121505
ISBN
9783319121505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HPC; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
203
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349317882
ISBN
9781349317882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.74

Hardback. Virtually unknown today, Alfred Russel Wallace was the co-discoverer of natural selection with Darwin and an eminent scientist who stood out among his peers as a man of formidable mind and outsized personality. In this biography, Michael Shermer aims to rescue him from the history's sidelines. Num Pages: 448 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195148305
ISBN
9780195148305
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.46

Hardback. Inquires into the nature of scientific discovery. This book focuses on six personalities and scientific fields including: Johannes Kepler and modeling; A. Kitaiigorodskii and packing of shapes; and, Pierre Curie and symmetry breaking. It offers excerpts from conversations with scientists. It is illustrated, and is intended for the general public. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306460913
ISBN
9780306460913
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.39

Hardback. This unique volume forestalls the scientific injustice that could have been inflicted on William Gascoigne. The captivating narrative tracks the gradual recovery of the 17th-century astronomer's trailblazing work on the telescopic sight and the micrometer. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 3JD; PDX; PGC; PHJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461440963
ISBN
9781461440963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.15

paperback. This unique volume forestalls the scientific injustice that could have been inflicted on William Gascoigne. The captivating narrative tracks the gradual recovery of the 17th-century astronomer's trailblazing work on the telescopic sight and the micrometer. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGC; PHJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 361.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer United States
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781489995742
ISBN
9781489995742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDA; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Prometheus Books United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781615922253
ISBN
9781615922253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.42

Paperback. Narrates how two charismatic, exceptionally talented physicists - J Robert Oppenheimer and Hans A Bethe - came to terms with the nuclear weapons they helped to create. This work tells the story of modern physics, the development of atomic weapons, and the Cold War. Series: Princeton Series in Physics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; JWMN; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127859
ISBN
9780691127859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBJH; HBL; HBTB; MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 359.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349684120
ISBN
9781349684120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.10

Paperback. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 180 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHDV; PHU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 241 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319150352
ISBN
9783319150352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.24

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