History of science
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History of science
Hardback. Part of the "Studies in Biology, Economy and Society" series, this book looks at Sir Francis Galton, a grandson of Erasmus Darwin. In his twenties he won fame as an explorer, writing "The Art of Travel". In 1883, he coined the word eugenics by which he meant "good in birth" and "noble in heredity", Editor(s): Keynes, Milo. Series: Studies in Biology, Economy & Society. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BG; MFN; PDX; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333546956
- ISBN
- 9780333546956
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.84
€ 194.84
Paperback. Contains important historical essays Edgar Zilsel (1891-1944) published during WWII on the emergence of modern science. Editor(s): Raven, Diederick; Krohn, Wolfgang; Cohen, Robert S. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402013591
- ISBN
- 9781402013591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 288.89
€ 288.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 179 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 179
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349498130
- ISBN
- 9781349498130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.97
€ 65.97
Hardback. This book challenges the accepted view of the early Royal Society of London that holds that its fellows did not seriously attempt to implement Francis Bacon's program for the methodological reform of the sciences. Instead, the book shows that Bacon's program shaped the society's earliest work in important, if often contradictory, ways. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JB; 3JD; JFCX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804732918
- ISBN
- 9780804732918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.24
€ 86.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; TBX; TR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Liveright
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631491910
- ISBN
- 9780631491910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.81
€ 19.99
€ 18.81
Hardcover. The untold story of an eccentric, scientific visionary whose death-defying research has saved millions of lives. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 167 x 40. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Liveright
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871406774
- ISBN
- 9780871406774
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.53
€ 29.99
€ 25.53
Hardcover. A fictional account of the coming of age of the French mathematician Sophie Germain. Series: Spectrum. Num Pages: 292 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512. Series: Spectrum. 292 pages, illustrations. A fictional account of the coming of age of the French mathematician Sophie Germain. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 21. Weight: 510.
- Publisher
- Mathematical Association of America
- Number of pages
- 292
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780883855775
- ISBN
- 9780883855775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.52
€ 54.52
Paperback. Starting with the first man-made satellite 'Sputnik' in 1957 and culminating four years later with the first human in space, Yuri Gagarin, space became a new utopian horizon. This book explores the profound repercussions of the Soviet space exploration program on culture and everyday life in Eastern Europe, especially in the Soviet Union itself. Editor(s): Maurer, E.; Ruthers, Monica; Scheide, Carmen. Num Pages: 323 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJ; HBJD; HBL; HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 323
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349324378
- ISBN
- 9781349324378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 161.82
€ 161.82
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230274358
- ISBN
- 9780230274358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.33€ 125.46
€ 128.33
€ 125.46
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801898686
- ISBN
- 9780801898686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.12
€ 37.99
€ 33.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 668 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 180 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1389.
- Publisher
- Government Institutes Inc.,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781605906850
- ISBN
- 9781605906850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 168.61
€ 168.61
Now we look to these fish as an inspiration for engineering new sensors, computer interfaces, autonomous undersea robots, and energy-efficient batteries. Series: Animals, History, Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PHK; PSVW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409818
- ISBN
- 9781421409818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99
€ 50.99
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198727514
- ISBN
- 9780198727514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.31
€ 17.99
€ 14.31
Paperback. This text presents an account of the argument between Thomas Hobbes and John Wallis, from the core mathematics to the broader issues. Their "battle of the books" illuminates the relationship between science and 17th-century debates over the limits of sovereign power and the existence of God. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 424 pages, 46 line drawings. BIC Classification: PBB; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226399003
- ISBN
- 9780226399003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 41.39
€ 51.99
€ 41.39
Paperback. War-torn, virtually bankrupt, Russia tried to light its way to the future with the fitful glow of science. Stalin believed that science should serve the state. The human cost of this peculiar marriage between the state and its scientists was horrendous. This book makes clear what Soviet science has done for us. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571290086
- ISBN
- 9780571290086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.13
€ 17.99
€ 13.13
Paperback. Between 1945 and 1953, while the Soviet Union confronted postwar reconstruction and Cold War crises, its unchallenged leader Joseph Stalin carved out time to study scientific disputes and dictate academic solutions. This book demonstrates that Stalin was determined to show how scientific truth and Party doctrine reinforced one another. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138251
- ISBN
- 9780691138251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 33.16
€ 45.99
€ 33.16
Paperback. Editor(s): Lampland, Martha; Star, Susan Leigh. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7. BIC Classification: JHB; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801474613
- ISBN
- 9780801474613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.78
€ 34.99
€ 31.78
Paperback. We are living in a time of unprecedented astronomical exploration and discovery---but how many of us appreciate or even notice our Creator's mind-boggling display of cosmic handiwork? In Star Struck, award-winning professor, author, and astronomy "rock star" David Bradstreet will help you experience new ways to enjoy and praise God's power and eternal nature. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDX. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Zondervan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310344063
- ISBN
- 9780310344063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.19
€ 21.99
€ 20.19
Hardback. Editor(s): Bintley, Michael D. J.; Symons, Victoria; Locker, Martin; Wellesley, Mary. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 283 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, 3 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HPCB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349950331
- ISBN
- 9781349950331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.24
€ 162.24
Paperback. Focuses on the early history of biological field stations and the role these played in the rise of zoological place-based research. The author examines the material and social context in which field stations arose, the actual research that was produced in these places. It tours through the history of studying nature in nature. Num Pages: 320 pages, 44 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; PDX; PSV; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226142067
- ISBN
- 9780226142067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 36.03
€ 45.99
€ 36.03
Hardback. Drawing on sources that include interviews, government documents, patents, sociological and psychological studies, magazines, monographs, scholarly periodicals, film, fiction, and digital gaming, Heitmann and Morales tell a story that highlights both human creativity and some of the paradoxes of American life. Num Pages: 232 pages, 13, 8 black & white halftones, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; PDX; WGCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421412979
- ISBN
- 9781421412979
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.80
€ 41.80
Hardback. An international team of biologists, philosophers, and historians of science explores the critically important process of replication in biological and biomedical research Editor(s): Shavit, Ayelet; Ellison, Aaron M. Num Pages: 344 pages, 38 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDN; PDX; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300209549
- ISBN
- 9780300209549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.42€ 44.06
€ 55.42
€ 44.06
Hardback. Num Pages: 496 pages, 17 halftones. 8 line illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PNRL; PSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691165035
- ISBN
- 9780691165035
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.72
€ 51.72
Paperback. Editor(s): Crick, Brian; Ferns, John. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 365.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349077793
- ISBN
- 9781349077793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.40
€ 72.40