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History of science
Hardback. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 196 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, 5 black & white tables, 4 colour. BIC Classification: PDX; PGK; PHDV; PHVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 243 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319243771
- ISBN
- 9783319243771
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.56
€ 67.56
Hardback. The Complex Itinerary of Leibniz's Planetary Theory Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; PBX; PDX; PHDV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319212357
- ISBN
- 9783319212357
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.57
€ 67.57
Hardback. Editor(s): Magnani, Lorenzo; Li, Ping; Park, Woosuk. Series: Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics. Num Pages: 231 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PBWH; PDX; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319184784
- ISBN
- 9783319184784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.13
€ 196.13
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PDX; TBC; TJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034896351
- ISBN
- 9783034896351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 117.34
€ 117.34
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Neuenschwander, Erwin. Num Pages: colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034893961
- ISBN
- 9783034893961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.71
€ 74.71
Paperback. This book recreates Isaac Newton's reconstruction of Solomon's Temple. It shows Newton as an architect and how his work on the temple interlinks with his other interests of science, chronology, prophecy and theology. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034807395
- ISBN
- 9783034807395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
hardcover. Robert Hooke was long the intellectual center of the Royal Society of London, serving as curator of experiments for thirty years and briefly as secretary. He was also key in rebuilding London after the fire. This book chronicles Hooke's scientific work. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JD; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 176 x 22. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034600361
- ISBN
- 9783034600361
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.28
€ 69.28
Hardback. A guidebook to "Faraday's Experimental Researches in Electricity". It guides the reader through Faraday's work, displaying Faraday's experimental virtuosity and keen theoretical insight. Editor(s): Fisher, Howard J. Num Pages: 635 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PHK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 188 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1325.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Green Lion Press United States
- Number of pages
- 635
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781888009132
- ISBN
- 9781888009132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.42€ 68.44
€ 72.42
€ 68.44
Hardcover. This book explores the development of navigation in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It examines the role of men of science, seamen and practitioners across Europe, and the realities of navigational practice, showing that old and new methods were complementary not exclusive, their use dependent on many competing factors. Editor(s): Dunn, Dr. Richard; Higgitt, Rebekah. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBTM; HBTQ; PDX; TRLN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137520630
- ISBN
- 9781137520630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.21
€ 140.21
Hardcover. Editor(s): Opitz, Donald L.; Bergwik, Staffan; Tiggelen, Brigitte van. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: HBTB; PDA; PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137492722
- ISBN
- 9781137492722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.71
€ 151.71
Hardcover. This volume brings together essays from leading thinkers to examine what role Asian traditions of knowledge played in the rise of modern science in Europe, the implications this has for the epistemology of science, and whether pre-modern Asian traditions can provide resources for advancing scientific knowledge in future. Editor(s): Bala, Arun. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137031723
- ISBN
- 9781137031723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.48
€ 67.48
Hardcover. This volume is a collection of scholarly articles on the Mach Principle, the impact that this theory has had since the end of the 19th century, and its role in helping Einstein formulate the doctrine of general relativity. Editor(s): Barbour, Julian B.; Pfister, Herbert. Series: Einstein Studies. Num Pages: 544 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser
- Edition
- 1995th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817638238
- ISBN
- 9780817638238
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 329.38
€ 329.38
Hardcover. This book explores the impact of biblical reading practices on scientific thought in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth centuries. It addresses the idea that the natural philosophers of the era forged their new sciences despite, rather than because of, the pervasive bible-centeredness of early modern thought. Editor(s): Killeen, Kevin; Forshaw, Peter J. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HRCG3; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230507074
- ISBN
- 9780230507074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.24
€ 140.24
Hardcover. Offering one of the first analyses of how networks of science interacted within the British Empire during the past two centuries, this volume shows how the rise of formalized state networks of science in the mid nineteenth-century led to a constant tension between administrators and scientists. Editor(s): Bennett, Brett M.; Hodge, Joseph M. Series: Britain and the World. Num Pages: 346 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252288
- ISBN
- 9780230252288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.82
€ 129.82
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230105331
- ISBN
- 9780230105331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.51
€ 68.51
Hardcover. The International Polar Years and the International Geophysical Year represented a remarkable international collaborative scientific effort that has been largely neglected by historians. This groundbreaking collection seeks to redress that neglect and illuminate critical aspects of the last 150 years of international scientific endeavour. Editor(s): Launius, Roger D.; Fleming, James Rodger; DeVorkin, David H. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 399 pages, 39 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QMP; 3JH; 3JJ; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230105324
- ISBN
- 9780230105324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.39
€ 69.39
paperback. Editor(s): Goenner, Hubert; Ritter, Jim; Sauer, Tilman. Series: Einstein Studies. Num Pages: 527 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBF; PBWR; PDA; PDX; PHDV; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 807.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
- Number of pages
- 527
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461268505
- ISBN
- 9781461268505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 198.16
€ 198.16
The Legend of Charlemagne in the Middle Ages: Power, Faith, and Crusad...
. Ed(S): Gabriele, Matthew; Stuckey, Jace
paperback. Editor(s): Gabriele, Matthew; Stuckey, Jace. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 175 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HRC; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 175
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349375066
- ISBN
- 9781349375066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.02
€ 138.02
paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HPC; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349287536
- ISBN
- 9781349287536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
hardcover. This volume reviews conceptual conflicts at the foundations of physics now and in the past century. The focus is on the conditions and consequences of Einstein's pathbreaking achievements that sealed the decline of the classical notions of space, time, radiation, and matter, and resulted in the theory of relativity. Editor(s): Lehner, Christoph; Renn, Jurgen; Schemmel, Matthias. Series: Einstein Studies. Num Pages: 375 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PGC; PHDV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 243 x 25. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817649395
- ISBN
- 9780817649395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.72
€ 130.72
hardcover. A collection of 37 articles on Albert Einstein. It debunks many of the old myths about Einstein and offers novel insight into his life and work. It also discusses Einstein's troubled relationship with his first wife, his friendships with other physicists such as Eddington, Bose, and Pauli, and his Jewish identity. Series: Einstein Studies. Num Pages: 567 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BG; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 973.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser United States
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 567
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817641436
- ISBN
- 9780817641436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 262.92
€ 262.92
hardcover. Among the considerations of the two dozen papers are the reception and development of Einstein's theory of general relativity in various institutions around the world; conceptual issues of the theory, especially themes, concepts, and principles associated with his theory of gravity; a number of tech Editor(s): Eisenstaedt, Jean; Kox, A. J. Series: Einstein Studies. Num Pages: 480 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 851.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser United States
- Edition
- 1992nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817634797
- ISBN
- 9780817634797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 216.48
€ 216.48
hardcover. Editor(s): Howard, D; Stachel, J. Series: Einstein Studies. Num Pages: 458 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1820.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser United States
- Edition
- 1989th Edition
- Number of pages
- 458
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817633929
- ISBN
- 9780817633929
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 204.92
€ 204.92
hardcover. This book should also appeal to bright junior high and high school students who are interested in history in general and the history of science in particular. Num Pages: 165 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; FV; PDX; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 185 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Copernicus United States
- Edition
- 1998th Edition
- Number of pages
- 165
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387949352
- ISBN
- 9780387949352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.90
€ 41.99
€ 37.90