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Hardback. Consists of about 25 essays dealing with the environmental knowledge and beliefs of cultures outside of the US and Europe. This book includes articles surveying Islamic, Chinese, Native American, Aboriginal Australian, Indian, Thai, and Andean views of nature and the environment. It addresses the connections between nature and culture. Editor(s): Selin, Helaine. Series: Science Across Cultures: The History of Non-Western Science. Num Pages: 506 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; RNC; TQ; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 28. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
506
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402012358
ISBN
9781402012358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 380.98

Hardback. Deals with Newton's understanding of the original divine design hidden in the mathematical laws of nature and delivered to humanity by messengers, such as Noah, Moses and Christ. This book interprets Newton's mathematical method of fluxions as a divine method through which human beings can purify and guard themselves against material bondage. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 250 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 537.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402011511
ISBN
9781402011511
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.77

Hardback. What were the fundamental questions asked by the early pioneers of molecular biology? This book is suitable for science students and research scientists. In each chapter, the development of a particular aspect of modern biology is described in a historical and logical context, taking into account human aspects of the protagonists of the story. Num Pages: 332 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PSB; PSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402010927
ISBN
9781402010927
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.86

Hardback. Written as a reaction to the worldwide decreasing interest in the natural sciences, this title addresses intriguing questions such as How is the changing image of the distinct sciences experienced by the general public, by the scientists themselves, or in disciplines in which natural sciences are applied? Editor(s): Stamhuis, Ida H.; Koetsier, Teun (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands); Pater, Cornelis de (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands); Helden, Albert van (Universiteit van Utrecht, Netherlands). Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402008474
ISBN
9781402008474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.33

Hardback. A historical-epistemological study of one the most consequential idea of early modern celestial mechanics: Robert Hooke's proposal to 'compoun[d] the celestial motions of the planets of a direct motion by the tangent and an attractive motion towards a central body,' a proposal which Isaac Newton adopted and realized in his "Principia". Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 543.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402007323
ISBN
9781402007323
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.74

Hardback. In various industrial applications, turbulence can be affected by density variations resulting from different origins acting simultaneously. This monograph is intended as a first attempt to address variable density fluid turbulence in a unifying manner. Series: Fluid Mechanics and its Applications. Num Pages: 392 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402006715
ISBN
9781402006715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 257.09

Hardback. Highlights aspects of the career of Everett Mendelsohn, one of the premier historians of biology, and also a range of topics that are grouped under the general heading of science studies. This collection includes articles on the relations between science and the military, science as narrative, natural history and conservation, and science. Editor(s): Allen, Garland E.; MacLeod, Mr Roy M. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 399 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 752.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
399
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402004957
ISBN
9781402004957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 202.13

paperback. Editor(s): Forman, Paul; Sanchez-Ron, Jose M. (Universidad Autonoma de Madrid). Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Springer United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
Number of pages
351
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402002502
ISBN
9781402002502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.57

hardcover. Offers an institutional history of agricultural science in the Netherlands and its overseas territories. This study focusses on the variety of views about a proper relationship between science and (agricultural) practice. It also provides case studies of genetics and plant breeding in the Netherlands and colonial rice breeding. Series: The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDN; PDX; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Edition
2002nd Edition
SKU
V9781402001130
ISBN
9781402001130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.74

Hardback. Editor(s): Klein, Ursula. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402001000
ISBN
9781402001000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.98

Hardback. Offers a perspective on Darwin's impact in the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking worlds. Editor(s): Glick, Thomas F.; Puig-Samper, Miguel Angel; Ruiz, Rosaura. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DSP; 1KL; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1320.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
295
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402000829
ISBN
9781402000829
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.53

Hardback. Offers a treatment of the professionalization and institutionalization of the academic discipline of geography in Europe and North America, with emphasis on the 20th century and the last quarter of the 19th. This book contains essays. It is intended for geographers, as well as practitioners of the social sciences, and historians of science. Editor(s): Dunbar, Gary S. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; PDX; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402000195
ISBN
9781402000195
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.86

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

€ 161.04

paperback. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 399 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBL; MNS; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
399
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 1993
SKU
V9781349642830
ISBN
9781349642830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.39

Paperback. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; 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
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349541874
ISBN
9781349541874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.13

Paperback. This book traces the development of British answers to the problem of childhood cancer. The establishment of the NHS and better training for paediatricians, meant children were given access to experimental chemotherapy, sending cure rates soaring. Children with cancer were thrust into the spotlight as individuals' stories of hope hit the headlines. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB; MBX; MQC; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 325.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349541850
ISBN
9781349541850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.89

Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJK; HBL; HBTB; JMM; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349539710
ISBN
9781349539710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJD1; HPC; HPQ; JPA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349538744
ISBN
9781349538744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. This book is a survey of the relationship between the two Celtic and Roman traditions in Merovingian Gaul, Lombard Italy, and the British Isles during the period of the Easter controversy. It looks at baptismal liturgy, the style of tonsure, and the correct dating of Easter. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBLA; HPC; HRAX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349534241
ISBN
9781349534241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.06

Paperback. Editor(s): Low, M. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AV; HBJF; JFC; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2005
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349530571
ISBN
9781349530571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.49

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