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History of science
Paperback. The story of the most significant biological breakthrough of the century - the discovery of the structure of DNA. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 202. 8vo.Good copy. First edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- W&N
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- KEX0293307
- ISBN
- 9780753828434
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.00
€ 20.00
Paperback. Editor(s): Reingold, Nathan. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481. 8vo . Good copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- KEX0284966
- ISBN
- 9780226709475
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. Nicholas Whyte's study of the role of science in Ireland examines the activities of Irish scientists during the period 1890 to 1930. It reveals the impact that Irish political events had on the fate of a number of distinguished Irish institutions. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTQ; HBTR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 0. Weight in Grams: 307.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press Cork
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859181850
- ISBN
- 9781859181850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.00€ 24.15
€ 29.00
€ 24.15
Paperback. The untold story of the woman who helped to make one of humanity's greatest discoveries - DNA - but who was never given credit for doing so. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; BG; PDX; PDZ; PSAK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006552116
- ISBN
- 9780006552116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 14.40
€ 19.00
€ 14.40
Paperback. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 408 pages, 100 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691175621
- ISBN
- 9780691175621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.28
€ 31.99
€ 22.28
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
€ 4.99
hardcover. Raising fascinating questions of consumption, environment, and desire, Upcycling Aluminum is for anyone interested in industrial and environmental history, discard studies, engineering, product design, music history, or antiques. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 216 pages, 20, 18 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; TBX; TDM; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KJH0000388
- ISBN
- 9781421421865
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 8.04
€ 8.04
paperback. This Very Short Introduction explores the history of Western medicine, examining the key turning points, discoveries, and controversies in its rich history from classical times to the present. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 115 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199215430
- ISBN
- 9780199215430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.92
€ 11.99
€ 10.92
paperback. Traces the history of alchemy from its earliest roots through to its influence in modern-day science. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 bw illustrations. BIC Classification: HRQX2; PDX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Continuum
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781441132970
- ISBN
- 9781441132970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 29.39
€ 39.99
€ 29.39
paperback. Galileo's trial for heresy in 1633 before the Roman Inquisition is one of the most frequently mentioned topics in the history of science. This book focuses on the church's official theological position against Galileo. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; HRAM3; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780268022105
- ISBN
- 9780268022105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.49
€ 6.49
paperback. From the international best-selling author of Longitude, Galileo's Daughter is the fascinating story of the relationship between the great Italian scientist Galileo and his daughter, Virginia. Num Pages: 448 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HRCX8; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 326. Very good copy showing minor age and wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0025751
- ISBN
- 9781857027129
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
paperback. An analysis of the achievements of genetics and molecular biology in the 20th century. This study traces the developments made in the "century of the gene", arguing that the advances made from gene to genome require both a new vocabulary and a new beginning in 21st-century genetics. Num Pages: 192 pages, 7 halftones, 7 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 250. Good copy showing light age and wear. Highlighting throughout text
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press England
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0025566
- ISBN
- 9780674008250
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
paperback. Num Pages: 784 pages, 16pp colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 39. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141040837
- ISBN
- 9780141040837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.68
€ 20.99
€ 16.68
paperback. The Darwinian theory of evolution is a well-known, well-explored area. But there is one aspect of human life which this theory fails to account for: chance. The author argues that chance was in fact one of the decisive factors in the evolution of life on this planet, and that, with a flip of coin, everything could have been very different indeed. Num Pages: 352 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PSAJ; RBX; WN; WNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099273455
- ISBN
- 9780099273455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
€ 14.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PGK; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780718199463
- ISBN
- 9780718199463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
€ 14.99
€ 12.53
Hardcover. What if Isaac Newton had never lived? Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley, whose place in history has been overshadowed by the giant figure of Newton, were pioneering scientists within their own right, and instrumental in establishing the Royal Society. Num Pages: 384 pages, (8-page colour plate section), Index. BIC Classification: HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 159. Weight in Grams: 270. Good clean copy in dustwrapper with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004193
- ISBN
- 9780008220594
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Reflections on science, culture, and society, by the acclaimed author of The Woods Hole Cantata and The Doctor with Two Heads Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AB; JFCX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004154
- ISBN
- 9780738205977
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
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. Clean copy with minor shelf wear and some discolouring
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KOG0007943
- ISBN
- 9780521293280
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The evolution and reception of the Renaissance was mediated by, amongst other influences: the Protestant Reformation; the development of science or natural philosophy; and an interest in witchcraft and demonology. These are evaluated alongside the influence of Montaigne's "Essays". Editor(s): Elmer, Peter. Series: Open University: The Renaissance in Europe. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; JFCX; PDX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1070.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300082203
- ISBN
- 9780300082203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 6.23
€ 24.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. If we want nonscientists and opinion-makers in the press, the lab, and the pulpit to take a fresh look at the relationship between science and religion, the author suggests that we must first dispense with the hoary myths that have masqueraded too long as historical truths. Editor(s): Numbers, Ronald L. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780674057418
- ISBN
- 9780674057418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.12
€ 33.99
€ 30.12