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Paperback. In the 1940s chemists discovered that barbasco, a wild yam indigenous to Mexico, could be used to mass produce synthetic steroid hormones. This book features the story of how rural yam pickers, international pharmaceutical companies, and the Mexican state collaborated and collided over the barbasco. Num Pages: 352 pages, 26 illustrations, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; KNDP; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822346050
- ISBN
- 9780822346050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. By examining how cars are salvaged, repurposed, and restored, this book demonstrates that the history of the automobile is much more than a running catalog of showroom novelties. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; WGCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421419428
- ISBN
- 9781421419428
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.76
€ 62.76
Paperback. Editor(s): Zutt, J; Straus, E; Scheller, E. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JNU; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 190 x 9. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1969
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1969
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642496479
- ISBN
- 9783642496479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.57
€ 71.57
Hardcover. Karl Jaspers' Philosophy and Psychopathology Editor(s): Fuchs, Thomas; Mundt, Christoph; Breyer, Thiemo. Num Pages: 198 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; MMJT; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461488774
- ISBN
- 9781461488774
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 226.97
€ 226.97
Paperback. In this book, international scholars examine the basic psychopathological concepts of Karl Jaspers and their anthropological roots in light of modern research paradigms. It offers new perspectives for the analysis of consciousness and its disorders. Editor(s): Fuchs, Thomas; Breyer, Thiemo; Mundt, Christoph. Num Pages: 198 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; MMJT; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493944811
- ISBN
- 9781493944811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 227.31
€ 227.31
Hardcover. Num Pages: 218 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: PDX; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate. Dimension: 166 x 247 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- 1987th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387965413
- ISBN
- 9780387965413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.17
€ 128.17
Hardback. Johannes Kepler contributed importantly to every field he addressed. This book offers the study of Kepler's philosophical views and shows how those views helped him construct and justify the astronomy. It explores the complex interplay between changes in his philosophical views and the status of his astronomical discoveries. Num Pages: 216 pages, 13 tables, 26 line illus. BIC Classification: HPK; PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691050690
- ISBN
- 9780691050690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.32€ 83.75
€ 109.32
€ 83.75
Hardback. Clearly written, conversational, and rationally argued, this book promotes sound and careful research while skewering the bogus ideological assertions that have been used to justify colonialism, slavery, gender discrimination, neoliberal economic policies, and the general status quo. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JHMC; JPA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 225 x 21. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421417516
- ISBN
- 9781421417516
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.39
€ 27.99
€ 24.39
Hardback. A unique glance into the early world of science exploration, Kingdom of Ants is a delight to read and filled with intriguing information. Num Pages: 120 pages, 12, 5 black & white illustrations, 7 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JF; PDX; PSVT7. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 222 x 16. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801897856
- ISBN
- 9780801897856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.24
€ 38.24
paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice. Num Pages: 165 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JPA; LNKJ; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 165
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319015347
- ISBN
- 9783319015347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.65
€ 65.65
Kolmogorov in Perspective (History of Mathematics) (History of Mathema...
American Mathematical Society/London Mathemat...
Paperback. Includes articles written by A N Kolmogorov's students and colleagues and his personal accounts of shared experiences and lifelong mathematical friendships. This volume includes the following articles: ""On A N Kolmogorov"" by V I Arnol'd, ""In Memory of A N Kolmogorov"" by S M Nikol'skii, and ""A Few Words on A N Kolmogorov"" by P S Aleksandrov. Series: History of Mathematics. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: PBB; PBX; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821829189
- ISBN
- 9780821829189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 144.59
€ 144.59
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JNU; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531118369
- ISBN
- 9783531118369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.17
€ 72.17
Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions - 50 Years on
. Ed(S): Devlin, William J.; Bokulich, Alisa
Paperback. Editor(s): Devlin, William J.; Bokulich, Alisa. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 210 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319377209
- ISBN
- 9783319377209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.94
€ 65.94
Hardcover. Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions - 50 Years On Editor(s): Devlin, William J.; Bokulich, Alisa. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 199 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 244 x 17. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319133829
- ISBN
- 9783319133829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.12
€ 67.12
Paperback. Editor(s): Richards, Robert J.; Daston, Lorraine. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 260 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226317205
- ISBN
- 9780226317205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Paperback / so. Series: i blu: Pagine de Scienza. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF; PDX; PG; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag Italy
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788847010987
- ISBN
- 9788847010987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.51
€ 32.99
€ 28.51
Paperback. This book recounts the history of the refractor telescope at Meudon, France, from the birth of the concept that drove Jules Janssen at the end of the nineteenth century, to the enormous progress it fostered in the visual observation of astronomical objects. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 150 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 261.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489989307
- ISBN
- 9781489989307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.38
€ 126.38
Paperback. Editor(s): Dupre, Sven. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 200 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 34 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319350578
- ISBN
- 9783319350578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.17
€ 194.17
Hardcover. Editor(s): Dupre, Sven. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 200 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 34 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AB; GT; HB; PDX; TDCQ; TDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 167 x 17. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319050645
- ISBN
- 9783319050645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.05
€ 194.05
This volume is the fourth and concluding part of a survey which brings to light the contributions of about 1000 nineteenth-century women whose published work appeared in journals listed in the London Royal Society's Catalogue of Scientific Papers 1800-1900. Volume IV concerns women authors from Imperial Russia. Num Pages: 188 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GBC; JFSJ1; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442247413
- ISBN
- 9781442247413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.21
€ 200.21