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History of science
Paperback. A Nobel Laureate presents his view of developments in the field of superconductivity, superfluidity and related theory. The book contains Ginzburg's amended version of the Nobel lecture in Physics 2003, as well as his expanded autobiography. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHDF; PHH; TJFD5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 379.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642087615
- ISBN
- 9783642087615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349522927
- ISBN
- 9781349522927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.18
€ 66.18
Hardback. Marking A R Wallace's death in 1913, the author presents in facsimile, with transcription and annotations, the "Species Notebook" of 1855-1859 containing notes from Wallace's Malay expedition that reveal the travels, trials, and genius of the co-discoverer of natural selection - Darwin's equal among pioneers of evolution. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 228 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1450.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Facsimile, Annotated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674724884
- ISBN
- 9780674724884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.10€ 59.01
€ 64.10
€ 59.01
paperback. This book examines important questions in evolutionary biology, including how evolutionary innovations are generated and the origin of new constructional principles and new organs. It also scrutinizes the beginning of the major evolutionary transitions. Series: History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences. Num Pages: 309 pages, 61 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HP; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319353869
- ISBN
- 9783319353869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64
Paperback. World-renowned physicist and bestselling author Stephen Hawking presents a revolutionary look at the momentous discoveries that changed our perception of the world with this first-ever compilation of Num Pages: 1280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1740.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Running Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Trade Paperback Edition
- Number of pages
- 1280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762416981
- ISBN
- 9780762416981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.07
€ 33.99
€ 23.07
Num Pages: 251 pages, 52 black & white illustrations, 48 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 240 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493913343
- ISBN
- 9781493913343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.60
€ 67.60
Paperback. This book explores Brahe's wide range of activities which encompass much more than his reputed role of astronomer. Num Pages: 374 pages, 72 b/w illus. 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JFCX; PDX; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Abridged
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521008846
- ISBN
- 9780521008846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.55
€ 37.55
hardcover. One Time Fits All tells the story of the development, integration, and obstacles overcome in setting an the International Date Line, establishing the worldwide system of Standard Time zones, and adopting Daylight Saving Time-including their global impacts on how the general public keeps time today. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 tables, 36 illustrations, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; PDX; PDZ; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804756426
- ISBN
- 9780804756426
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.16
€ 82.16
paperback. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2006
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349517183
- ISBN
- 9781349517183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.13
€ 127.13
Paperback. At a time when the Manhattan Project was synonymous with large-scale science, physicist J Robert Oppenheimer (1904-67) represented the new sociocultural power of the American intellectual. This title traces the making - and unmaking - of Oppenheimer's wartime and postwar scientific identity. Num Pages: 384 pages, 18 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 171 x 28. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226798462
- ISBN
- 9780226798462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Hardcover. A product of Kepler's most creative period. It began as an attempt to give astronomical optics a solid foundation, but soon transcended this narrow goal to become a complete reconstruction of the theory of light, the physiology of vision, and the mathematics of refraction. It gives us insight into Kepler's thought during this crucial period. Translator(s): Donahue, William H. Num Pages: 475 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PG; PHJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 184 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1042.
- Publisher
- Green Lion Press United States
- Number of pages
- 475
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781888009125
- ISBN
- 9781888009125
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.75€ 54.72
€ 57.75
€ 54.72
Hardback. Editor(s): Borrelli, Arianna; Hon, Giora (University of Haifa, Israel). Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 205 pages, 60 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHDY; PHJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319502144
- ISBN
- 9783319502144
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.99
€ 149.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Mintz, Stephan L. Series: Studies in the Natural Sciences. Num Pages: 743 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1133.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1977
- Number of pages
- 743
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781475715675
- ISBN
- 9781475715675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.47
€ 71.47
Hardback. This book traces the origins of the CD system and the subsequent evolution of digital optical storage, with a focus on the contributions of Philips to this field, which released and demonstrated a prototype in March 1979. Series: Philips Research Book Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; TJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 643.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402095528
- ISBN
- 9781402095528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.33
€ 195.33
Paperback. This book traces the origins of the CD system and the subsequent evolution of digital optical storage, with a focus on the contributions of Philips to this field, which released and demonstrated a prototype in March 1979. Series: Philips Research Book Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; TJF; TTB; UND; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048181544
- ISBN
- 9789048181544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.38
€ 194.38
Paperback. Explores the dynamics between Orthodoxy and politics in Romania, providing an accessible narrative on church-state relations from the establishment of the state in 1859 to the rise of Ceau?escu in 1965. The book argues that Romanian national communism had an ally in a strong Church, and analyzes religious diplomacy with actors in the West. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJ; HBJD; HBTB; HRAM; JPA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 369.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349304110
- ISBN
- 9781349304110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Integrates gender analysis with the global history of science and medicine from the late Middle Ages to the present by focusing on masculinity. In exploring scientific masculinities, this book asks: how has masculinity been defined, and what are the mechanisms by which it operates in science? Editor(s): Milam, Erika Lorraine; Nye, Robert A. Series: Osiris. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226267616
- ISBN
- 9780226267616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Hardback. Editor(s): Shea, W. R. Series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789027715845
- ISBN
- 9789027715845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.12
€ 199.12
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Lukasch, Bernd. Series: Klassische Texte Der Wissenschaft. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHDF; TRP; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 18. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642418112
- ISBN
- 9783642418112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.07
€ 51.07
Hardback. Editor(s): Schmidt-Bocking, Horst; Reich, Karin; Templeton, Alan; Trageser, Wolfgang; VILL, Volkmar (Universitat Ha Univ. of Hamburg, Germany Univ. of Hamburg, Germany Universitat Hamburg, Ge Universitat Ha Univ. of Hamburg, Germany Univ. of Hamburg, Germany Universitat Hamburg, Ge Universitat Ha Univ. of Hamburg, Germany Univ. of Hamburg, Germany). Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662469521
- ISBN
- 9783662469521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.35
€ 78.35