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History of science

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History of science

Hardcover. Feverish Bodies, Enlightened Minds considers the scientific controversy about the cause of yellow fever to examine and conduct of scientific practice in the early United States. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; MB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 255 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804797405
ISBN
9780804797405
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.63

Paperback. Metafact: Essayistic Science in Eighteenth-Century France Series: North Carolina Studies in Romance Languages and Literature. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3J; DSBD; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0228107
ISBN
9780807892824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardback. Traces Albert Einstein's involvement with Zionism from his initial contacts with the movement at the end of World War I to his emigration from Germany in 1933 in the wake of Hitler's rise to power. This book offers a nuanced picture yet of Einstein's complex and sometimes stormy relationship with Jewish nationalism. Num Pages: 368 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBLW; JFSR1; JPFN; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691144122
ISBN
9780691144122
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.08

Hardcover. Num Pages: 335 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 857.
Publisher
Univ Tennessee Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572334915
ISBN
9781572334915
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.94

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 color illus. 75 line drawings 4 maps. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691628950
ISBN
9780691628950
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 217.49

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 274 pages, 21 line illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PG; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691634821
ISBN
9780691634821
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.75

Hardcover. Editor(s): Rhys, Hedley Howell. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 154 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691651996
ISBN
9780691651996
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.89

Hardcover. Editor(s): Myskja, Arne; Espvik, Ola. Num Pages: 196 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; PDX; TJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 186 x 17. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Tapir Academic Press Norway
Number of pages
196
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9788251918282
ISBN
9788251918282
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.12

hardcover. This book tells (for the first time) the story of how the 'practical' mathematics of Renaissance artists influenced the development of 'proper' mathematics. The text is clear, lively, and scholarly, and is accompanied by beautiful colour and black and white illustrations. It will appeal to anyone with an interest in science or art. Num Pages: 262 pages, numerous halftones and line figures. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PDZ; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 702. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0038341
ISBN
9780198523949
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. A 2002 study of the development of systematic inquiry in ancient Greece, Mesopotamia, and China. Series: Ideas in Context. Num Pages: 198 pages, 31 b/w illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HP; JFCX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 458. Book still in shrink wrap.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KTS0038298
ISBN
9780521815420
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 15.00

hardcover. Dag Nikolaus Hasse shows how ideological and scientific motives led to the decline of Arabic traditions in European culture. The Renaissance was a turning point: on the one hand, Arabic scientific traditions reached their peak of influence in Europe; on the other, during this period the West began to forget, or suppress, its debt to Arabic culture. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 640 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: HBLH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 169 x 289 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1090. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0038188
ISBN
9780674971585
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. Num Pages: 498 pages, 116 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PHJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 35. Weight in Grams: 790. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0038057
ISBN
9780226078861
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. It is often assumed that natural philosophy was the forerunner of early modern natural sciences. This title emphasizes the laboratories, workshops, and marketplaces as arenas where hands-on experience united with higher learning. It tells the stories of metals, gunpowder, pigments and foods, and demonstrates the practices of technical experts. Editor(s): Klein, Ursula; Spary, E. C. (University of Warwick). Num Pages: 408 pages, 21 halftones, 1 line drawing, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 700. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0037960
ISBN
9780226439686
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. Presents an account of the reconstruction of prehuman history of the earth. This title takes readers from the post-Napoleonic Restoration in Europe to the early years of Britain's Victorian age, chronicling the staggering discoveries geologists made during the period. Num Pages: 648 pages, 125 halftones, 40 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; PDX; RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 70 x 100 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1936. Review copy. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0038400
ISBN
9780226731285
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 72.00

paperback. For study or hobby, Their Arrows Will Darken the Sun is an entertaining guide to the world of ballistics. Num Pages: 248 pages, 90, 36 black & white halftones, 54 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PBW; PDX; PHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0037768
ISBN
9780801898570
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. An introduction to science and medicine during the earlier phrases of the scientific revolution. Series Editor(s): Basalla, George; Hannaway, Owen. Series: Cambridge Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 172 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0037627
ISBN
9780521293280
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. This 2004 book traces the history of evolutionary thought, and challenges many long-established assumptions. Editor(s): Lustig, Abigail; Richards, Robert J.; Ruse, Michael. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 417. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0037554
ISBN
9780521815161
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. Copernicus sowed the seed from which science has grown to be a dominant aspect of modern culture, fundamental in shaping our understanding of the workings of the cosmos. John Henry reveals why Copernicus was led to such a seemingly outrageous and inplausible idea as a swiftly moving Earth. Series: Revolutions in Science. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 110 x 19. Weight in Grams: 159. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Icon Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0037273
ISBN
9781840462517
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. Argues that the social environment of early twentieth-century Britain created a substantial market for science books and magazines aimed at those who had benefited from better secondary education but could not access higher learning. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; PDX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 596. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0037174
ISBN
9780226068633
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. A case-study of the interaction between philosophical context and observational data in the practice of Science. Num Pages: 225 pages. BIC Classification: PDX. Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 505. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. DJ price clipped & has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0038243
ISBN
9780521235402
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

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