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History of science
Paperback. Astounding revelations about a hitherto unknown civilization which predates the ancient Egyptians, with far-reaching implications Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. port. BIC Classification: HBA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Watkins Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907486098
- ISBN
- 9781907486098
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.06
€ 23.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. What makes our species capable of thinking scientifically? Inspired by a debate between Noam Chomsky and Jean Piaget, the author traces the development of natural history from Aristotle to Darwin, and shows how the science of plants and animals has emerged from common conceptions of folk-biology. Num Pages: 376 pages, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: JMR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 280 x 28. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521438711
- ISBN
- 9780521438711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.50
€ 52.50
Hardcover. Illustrating that product marketing, patent litigation, and even ghostwriting pervaded natural history and medicine - the "big sciences" of the early modern era, this book argues that the growth of global trade during the Dutch Golden Age gave rise to an entrepreneurial network of transnational science. Num Pages: 336 pages, 32 colour plates, 39 halftones, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; ACQ; KCLT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226117744
- ISBN
- 9780226117744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.11
€ 46.99
€ 36.11
Paperback. Arranged chronologically and thematically, the book highlights how ideas about the appropriate relationships among science, scientists, and the state changed over time. Series: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 176 pages, 15, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTW; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 12. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407715
- ISBN
- 9781421407715
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.31
€ 30.99
€ 26.31
Paperback. Recounts the history of the post-war conceptual development of elementary-particle physics. Inviting a reappraisal of the status of scientific knowledge, the text suggests that scientists are not mere passive observers and reporters of nature. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; PDX; PDZ; PHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226667997
- ISBN
- 9780226667997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 38.41
€ 48.99
€ 38.41
Hardcover. Num Pages: 1141 pages. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 263 x 192 x 66. Weight in Grams: 2150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 1141
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607413196
- ISBN
- 9781607413196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 446.41€ 310.77
€ 446.41
€ 310.77
Paperback. Scientific ideas change the way we think about the world and our place in it. Nicolaus Copernicus developed a heliocentric view of the cosmos that displaced humans from the physical center of the universe. Charles Darwin developed an evolutionary theory that placed humans firmly within the organismic order of nature. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405181839
- ISBN
- 9781405181839
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Condition: New
€ 41.07
€ 41.07
Hardback. Scientific ideas change the way we think about the world and our place in it. Nicolaus Copernicus developed a heliocentric view of the cosmos that displaced humans from the physical center of the universe. Charles Darwin developed an evolutionary theory that placed humans firmly within the organismic order of nature. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 184 x 21. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405181846
- ISBN
- 9781405181846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.21
€ 113.21
Paperback. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199330966
- ISBN
- 9780199330966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. Presents the development of scientific cosmology as a historical event, one that embroiled many scientists in a controversy over the very notion of an evolving universe with a beginning in time. This work examines how the big-bang theory drew inspiration from and eventually triumphed over rival views. Num Pages: 488 pages, 4 tables 23 line illus. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; PDX; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 516
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691005461
- ISBN
- 9780691005461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.13€ 50.91
€ 65.13
€ 50.91
Paperback. T.A. Heppenheimer's acclaimed chronicle of rockets, politics, and the pioneers who dared to reach beyond humanity's limits. "The most comprehensive, up-to-date, and best written history of space flight there is. "-The Times (London) "A lively account of the development of space activities in the U.S. and the Soviet Union.. Num Pages: 420 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PDX; TBX; TRP; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471291053
- ISBN
- 9780471291053
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.03
€ 30.99
€ 24.03
Paperback. In 1935 geneticist Nikolai Timofeeff-Ressovsky, radiation physicist Karl G Zimmer, and quantum physicist Max Delbruck published "On the Nature of Gene Mutation and Gene Structure", known subsequently as the "Three-Man Paper". This title presents a translation of the "Three Man Paper". Editor(s): Sloan, Phillip R.; Fogel, Brandon. Num Pages: 320 pages, 9 halftones, 11 line drawings, 14 tables. BIC Classification: PDX; PSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226767833
- ISBN
- 9780226767833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.13
€ 52.99
€ 41.13
Paperback. Film tie-in: an intimate portrait of Charles Darwin Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848542020
- ISBN
- 9781848542020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Hardback. It will be of interest to students and scholars in the history and philosophy of science, religious studies, and evolutionary theory, as well as policy makers and educators concerned about the spread of creationism in our time. Editor(s): Blancke, Stefaan; Hjermitslev, Hans Henrik; Kjaergaard, Peter C. Series: Medicine, Science, and Religion in Historical Context. Num Pages: 296 pages, 11, 7 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HRAM3; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415628
- ISBN
- 9781421415628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.16
€ 46.99
€ 39.16
paperback. Forrest and Gross expose the scientific failure, the religious essence, and the political ambitions of "intelligent design" creationism highlighting its threat to public education and to the separation of church and state. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- Updated ed.
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195319736
- ISBN
- 9780195319736
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Condition: New
€ 37.79
€ 37.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 25. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282292
- ISBN
- 9780520282292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.55
€ 35.99
€ 26.55
Paperback. This 1993 book explores how the 'critical assembly' of scientists at Los Alamos created the first atomic bombs. Num Pages: 528 pages, 82 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; PDX; TTMW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 231 x 35. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780521541176
- ISBN
- 9780521541176
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Condition: New
€ 41.04
€ 41.04
His findings reshape our understanding of scientific discourse in this critical period and contribute to the growing field of cross-cultural Christian-Muslim studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30, 30 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QRM; 3JB; 3JD; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894763
- ISBN
- 9780801894763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.24
€ 67.24
Hardcover. Editor(s): Radin, Joanna; Kowal, Emma. Num Pages: 376 pages, 26 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JHM; PDX; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. .
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262035859
- ISBN
- 9780262035859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.89
€ 52.99
€ 37.89
Hardcover. It was only around 1800 that heredity began to enter debates among physicians, breeders, and naturalists. Soon thereafter it evolved into one of the most fundamental concepts of biology. In this book, the authors offer a succinct cultural history of the scientific concept of heredity. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 halftones, 9 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226545707
- ISBN
- 9780226545707
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.73€ 79.37
€ 94.73
€ 79.37