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History of science
Hardback. Tells two intertwined stories: how, in early twentieth-century Iran, an emerging middle class used scientific knowledge as its cultural and economic capital, and how, along with the state, it employed biomedical sciences to tackle presumably modern problems like the stress of everyday life, people's defective willpower and demographic stagnation. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FBN; HBJF1; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254473
- ISBN
- 9780520254473
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.07€ 64.94
€ 84.07
€ 64.94
Hardback. At a time when women could not vote and very few were involved in the world outside the home, Annie Montague Alexander (1867-1950) was an intrepid explorer, skilled markswoman, philanthropist, and founder and patron of two natural history museums at the University of California, Berkeley. This title presents a luminous portrait of this woman. Num Pages: 397 pages, 46 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; GTB; JFSJ1; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press California
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 397
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520227262
- ISBN
- 9780520227262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.76€ 49.28
€ 62.76
€ 49.28
Hardcover. The Radiation Laboratory in Berkeley, California, was the birthplace of particle accelerators, radioisotopes, and modern big science. This title presents the laboratory's history. It helps you learn how Ernest Lawrence used local and national technological, economic, and manpower resources to build the cyclotron. Series: California Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 648 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 40. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520064263
- ISBN
- 9780520064263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.68€ 53.63
€ 68.68
€ 53.63
Paperback. This volume contains essays which describe key developments in the areas of human, physical and environmental geography over the 20th century. It also examines how the teaching of geography has changed, highlighting alterations to the structure and character of the educational agenda. Num Pages: 422 pages, line drawings, tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; JNU; PDX; RGB; RGC; RGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 422
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471962366
- ISBN
- 9780471962366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 160.05
€ 160.05
Hardcover. The definitive biography of the century's godfather of invention-from the preeminent Edison scholar "Israel's meticulous research and refusal to shy away from the dodgier aspects of Edison's personality offers a fresh glimpse into the life of the inventor. "-New Scientist "Remarkable. Num Pages: 560 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: BGH; PDX; TBX; THRF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471529422
- ISBN
- 9780471529422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 45.88
€ 53.29
€ 45.88
Paperback. Explains the urgent need to maintain both the originality and freedom of expression that is so vital to our economic growth and scientific development. This book changes our understanding of the politics of scientific achievement. It is suitable for scientists, policy makers, and concerned laypeople. Num Pages: 198 pages, Illustrations , maps, ports. BIC Classification: PDK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471488521
- ISBN
- 9780471488521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 102.63
€ 102.63
Paperback. T.A. Heppenheimer's acclaimed chronicle of rockets, politics, and the pioneers who dared to reach beyond humanity's limits. "The most comprehensive, up-to-date, and best written history of space flight there is. "-The Times (London) "A lively account of the development of space activities in the U.S. and the Soviet Union.. Num Pages: 420 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PDX; TBX; TRP; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471291053
- ISBN
- 9780471291053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.03
€ 30.99
€ 24.03
Paperback. A richly illustrated introduction to the engineering triumphs that made America modern In this age of microchips and deep space probes, it's hard to imagine life before electricity or passenger trains. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; PDR; PDX; TBC; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471140962
- ISBN
- 9780471140962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 104.70
€ 104.70
Hardcover. In A History of Modern Psychology in Context , the authors resist the traditional storylines of great achievements by eminent people, or schools of thought that rise and fall in the wake of scientific progress. Instead, psychology is portrayed as a network of scientific and professional practices embedded in specific contexts. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JM; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 886.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470276099
- ISBN
- 9780470276099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.71
€ 143.71
Hardcover. Based on the premise that in order to write proofs, one needs to read finished proofs as well as study both their logic and grammar, Revolutions in Geometry depicts how to write basic proofs in various fields of geometry. Series: Pure and Applied Mathematics: A Wiley Series of Texts, Monographs and Tracts. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBM; PDX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 988.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470167557
- ISBN
- 9780470167557
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.77
€ 167.77
Paperback. After several million years of jostling for ecological space, only one survivor from a host of hominid species remains standing: us. Human beings are extraordinary creatures, and it is the unprecedented human brain that makes them so. This book presents step-by-step account of the evolution of the brain and nervous system. Illustrator(s): Wynne, Patricia J. Num Pages: 368 pages, 68 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300205725
- ISBN
- 9780300205725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.94
€ 23.99
€ 17.94
Hardback. A unique account of Thomas Jefferson's passion for science, the influence of science on his vision for America, and the amazing extent of his scientific contributions Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300184037
- ISBN
- 9780300184037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.56
€ 26.99
€ 20.56
Hardback. Examines the cultural conditions that brought agriculture and science together in nineteenth-century America. This book shows how and why agrarian Americans - yeoman farmers, gentleman planters, politicians, and policy makers alike - accepted, resisted, and shaped scientific ways of knowing the land. Series: Yale Agrarian Studies Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 29 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PDX; TVB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300139235
- ISBN
- 9780300139235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.97
€ 52.99
€ 37.97
Paperback. Reveals the extraordinary lives and times of remarkable explorers and scientists Editor(s): Glover, Denise M.; Harrell, Stevan; McKhann, Charles Fremont. Series: McLellan Book. Num Pages: 320 pages, 71 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTP; PDX; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991184
- ISBN
- 9780295991184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.17
€ 37.99
€ 34.17
Paperback. Affect and Artificial Intelligence is the first in-depth analysis of affect and intersubjectivity in the computational sciences. Series: In Vivo. Num Pages: 200 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: PDX; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 179 x 12. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295990477
- ISBN
- 9780295990477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
Paperback. This collection of essays examines the relationship between the Roman Catholic Church and Galileo. This volume gives an account of Galileo and his turbulent relationship with the Roman Catholic Church. Contributors provide careful analyses of the interactions of the Church and Galileo between 1612 and 1642. Editor(s): McMullin, Ernan. Series: Studies in Science & the Humanities from the Reilly Centre for Science, Technology & Values. Num Pages: 472 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: HRC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 170 x 27. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268034849
- ISBN
- 9780268034849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
Hardcover. This collection of essays examines the relationship between the Roman Catholic Church and Galileo. This volume gives an account of Galileo and his turbulent relationship with the Roman Catholic Church. Contributors provide careful analyses of the interactions of the Church and Galileo between 1612 and 1642. Editor(s): McMullin, Ernan. Series: Studies in Science & the Humanities from the Reilly Centre for Science, Technology & Values. Num Pages: 472 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: HRC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 803.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268034832
- ISBN
- 9780268034832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.45
€ 159.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268029883
- ISBN
- 9780268029883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.62
€ 31.99
€ 28.62
Paperback. Translator(s): Coyne, George V. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 231 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268028916
- ISBN
- 9780268028916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRAM3; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231178402
- ISBN
- 9780231178402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.30
€ 30.99
€ 22.30