History of science
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History of science
Hardcover. The first history of bioethics in Britain Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; MBX; PDX; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 218 x 30. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719096198
- ISBN
- 9780719096198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.31
€ 60.31
Hardback. Like any other human endeavor, chemistry was built by real people, with all their strengths and faults. Cathedrals of Science describes its construction-the intersection of science and personality that transformed chemistry, with its chemists struggling for understanding, squabbling over scientific credit, and making moral choices about chemical warfare, totalitarianism, and nuclear weapons. Num Pages: 400 pages, 26 black and white halftones, 31 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; PDX; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195321340
- ISBN
- 9780195321340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.50
€ 73.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Adventures Unlimited Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780932813961
- ISBN
- 9780932813961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.02
€ 19.02
Hardcover. A gently guided, profusely illustrated Grand Tour of the world of mathematics. Num Pages: 1128 pages, Over 1000 technical illustrations and cartoons and drawings. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 190 x 58. Weight in Grams: 2144.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 1118
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393040029
- ISBN
- 9780393040029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.32
€ 74.32
Paperback. The Science of Conjecture provides a history of rational methods of dealing with uncertainty and explores the coming to consciousness of the human understanding of risk. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; PBB; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 40. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421418803
- ISBN
- 9781421418803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 44.97
€ 45.99
€ 44.97
Paperback. This volume brings together key chapters from Darwin's most important books, including the Journal of Researches on the Beagle voyage (1845), the Origin of Species (1859), the Descent of Man (1871), and the full text of his delightful autobiography. They are accompanied by responses from 19th-century readers from around the world. Editor(s): Secord, James A. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 544 pages, map; 8 line drawings. BIC Classification: BGHA; BGTA; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199580149
- ISBN
- 9780199580149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.65
€ 13.99
€ 11.65
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
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. In the 1930s, physics was in a crisis. In the post-World War II period, four eminent physicists rose to the challenge and developed a calculable version of Quantum Electrodynamics (QED). This book tells the story of these four physicists, blending discussions of their scientific work with biographical sketches. Series: Princeton Series in Physics. Num Pages: 768 pages, 28 halftones 47 line illus. BIC Classification: BG; PDX; PHK; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1114.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 784
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691033273
- ISBN
- 9780691033273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.71€ 64.31
€ 81.71
€ 64.31
Hardcover. Series: Macmillan Science. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGH; PDR; PDX; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 471.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403944962
- ISBN
- 9781403944962
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.39€ 70.26
€ 82.39
€ 70.26
Paperback. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 538 pages, 47 halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: PDX; RBGF; RBGH; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 27. Weight in Grams: 910.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 538
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226731025
- ISBN
- 9780226731025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.19€ 43.75
€ 50.19
€ 43.75
Hardback. This collection of essay explores two traditions of interpreting and manipulating nature in the early- modern and nineteenth-century Iberian world: one instrumental and imperial, the other patriotic and national. Num Pages: 248 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755436
- ISBN
- 9780804755436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.10
€ 139.10
Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRCG; PDX; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- InterVarsity Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780830840786
- ISBN
- 9780830840786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.06
€ 42.06
Paperback. The first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available -- a fully realised portrait of this extraordinary human being, and great genius. Num Pages: 704 pages, 16pp b-w plates. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847390547
- ISBN
- 9781847390547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.46
€ 14.99
€ 11.46
Paperback. Focusing on the period from 1970s onwards, this is a study of the relationship between politics, economics, science, and cultural values in the United States. It demonstrates that the history of biotechnology cannot be understood without taking into account the simultaneous rise of neo-liberalism as a political force and an economic policy. Series: In Vivo - A Mclellan Book. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295987910
- ISBN
- 9780295987910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.81
€ 36.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Part of a set of volumes that trace the development of mathematical ideas, this study examines the discipline's origins in Babylon and Egypt, the creation of geometry and trigonometry by the Greeks, and the role of mathematics in the medieval and early modern periods. Num Pages: 448 pages, line drawings throughout. BIC Classification: PB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 436
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195061376
- ISBN
- 9780195061376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.98
€ 42.98
Hardcover. Series: Inside Technology. Num Pages: 344 pages, 21 b&w illus. BIC Classification: PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. .
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262035897
- ISBN
- 9780262035897
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 43.82
€ 49.99
€ 43.82
Paperback. Looking at the long history of navigation at sea, Jim Bennett discusses the scientific and technological developments that have enabled the accurate measurement of position and setting of directions in the oceans. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; PDX; RGR; TRLN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 174 x 12. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198733713
- ISBN
- 9780198733713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.77
€ 14.99
€ 13.77
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
Paperback. Reveals how the secret tenets and traditions of the Freemasons laid the groundwork for a revolution, that gave the world modern, experimental science and founded the pre-eminent scientific institution in the world. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552158374
- ISBN
- 9780552158374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.57
€ 21.99
€ 17.57
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1 Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872209374
- ISBN
- 9780872209374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.99
€ 20.99
€ 16.99