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Paperback. Cartographers have long grappled with the impossibility of portraying the earth in two dimensions. To solve this problem, mapmakers have created map projections. This work discusses and illustrates the known map projections from before 500BC to the present, with facts on their origins and use. Num Pages: 384 pages, 163 maps and charts, 12 portraits. BIC Classification: PDX; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 20. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226767475
- ISBN
- 9780226767475
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.59
€ 44.99
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Paperback. Translator(s): Bergin, T. G.; Fisch, M.H. Num Pages: 496 pages, 1ch. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 32. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Edition
- 3rd Unabridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801492655
- ISBN
- 9780801492655
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.48
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paperback. Drawing upon art, science, philosophy, and the history of culture, this title explains the origin of the machine age and traces its social results, asserting that the development of modern technology had its roots in the Middle Ages rather than the Industrial Revolution. Num Pages: 522 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; PDR; PDX; TBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 522
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226550275
- ISBN
- 9780226550275
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.91
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Paperback. Series: Feminist Technosciences. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 12 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JFFK; JFSJ; JHBD; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 247 x 23. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295999104
- ISBN
- 9780295999104
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
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€ 29.73
Hardback. Darwin is credited with discovering evolution through natural selection, but Alfred Russel Wallace saw the same process at work in nature and elaborated the same theory. Dispelling misperceptions of Wallace as a secondary figure, James Costa reveals the two naturalists as equals in advancing one of the greatest scientific discoveries of all time. Num Pages: 292 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674729698
- ISBN
- 9780674729698
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.10
€ 54.99
€ 46.10
Paperback. For six centuries, the Republic of Venice was a maritime empire, its sovereign power extending throughout much of the eastern Mediterranean. This book reconstructs the whole of this glittering dominion in the form of a sea-voyage, travelling along the historic Venetian trade routes from Venice itself to Greece, Crete and Cyprus. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC; PDX; RGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140119947
- ISBN
- 9780140119947
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Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.88
€ 13.00
€ 11.88
Paperback. Editor(s): Jackson, Stephen T.; Walls, Laura Dassow. Translator(s): Person, Mark W. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226422473
- ISBN
- 9780226422473
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.02
€ 32.99
€ 26.02
Paperback. Translator(s): Waterfield, Robin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DB; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press England
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199540280
- ISBN
- 9780199540280
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.69
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€ 11.69
Paperback. Connecting laboratory research, clinical medicine, social theory, and lived experience, Intolerant Bodies reveals how doctors and patients have come to terms, often reluctantly, with this novel and puzzling mechanism of disease causation. Series: Johns Hopkins Biographies of Disease. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: MBX; MJCM; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415338
- ISBN
- 9781421415338
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.42
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€ 30.42
Paperback. When he was twenty-seven, Henry Molaison underwent surgery for his epilepsy. He awoke with part of his brain destroyed, and for the rest of his life would be trapped in the moment, unable to remember anything for more than a few seconds. For nearly five decades, distinguished neuroscientist Suzanne Corkin studied Molaison and oversaw his care. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: BGT; MJN; PDX; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141044316
- ISBN
- 9780141044316
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
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Paperback. A multi-faceted story of heroes and villains, mystics and sceptics, earnest seekers of truth and charlatans, a narrative that bristles with the names of remarkable scholars, many famous, some now obscure. Num Pages: 320 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; HBJD; PDR; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472135926
- ISBN
- 9781472135926
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
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Paperback. Utterly beautiful. Profoundly disconcerting. Quantum theory is quite simply the most successful account of the physical universe ever devised. The pursuit of its implications has been the driving motivation of physicists for 100 years. Jim Baggott traces the story, the personalities and the rivalries, through 40 turning-point moments. Series: Oxford Landmark Science. Num Pages: 496 pages, Two 8pp black and white plate sectionn, 26 black and white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 39. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198784777
- ISBN
- 9780198784777
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.91
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Paperback. Editor(s): Daston, Lorraine. Num Pages: 392 pages, 25 halftones, 11 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226432366
- ISBN
- 9780226432366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.64
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Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; TBN; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691176291
- ISBN
- 9780691176291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Paperback. Weaving together intellectual history, philosophy, and social studies, this book offers an appraisal of the history of science and the nature of this discipline. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851686810
- ISBN
- 9781851686810
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.52
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paperback. This text tells the story of the development of artificial light in the 19th century. The book reveals the ways that the technology of artificial light helped forge modern consciousness. It discusses such topics as the political symbolism of street lighting and the rise of nightlife. Translator(s): Davies, Angela. Num Pages: 227 pages, 74 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTB; JH; KNBL; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 288. The Industrialization of Light in the Nineteenth Century. 227 pages, 74 illustrations. This text tells the story of the development of artificial light in the 19th century. The book reveals the ways that the technology of artificial light helped forge modern consciousness. It discusses such topics as the political symbolism of street lighting and the rise of nightlife. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTB; JH; KNBL; PDX. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 14. Weight: 270. Translator(s): Davies, Angela.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 227
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520203549
- ISBN
- 9780520203549
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.64
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Paperback. Draws on publicly available records and interviews with scientists and healers in Ghana, Madagascar, and South Africa to interpret how African scientists and healers, rural communities, and drug companies have sought since the 1880s to develop drugs from Africa's medicinal plants. Num Pages: 288 pages, 37 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1H; MX; PDX; PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226086026
- ISBN
- 9780226086026
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.51
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Paperback. One of the brilliant scientists of his day, Humphry Davy was acclaimed for his work as a chemist, notably for the isolation of iodine, and later the invention of Davy safety lamp. This book provides and account of the life and achievements of this man. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGT; DSBF; DSC; PDX; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 10. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Nonsuch Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Reissued EditionIssue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845883829
- ISBN
- 9781845883829
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.57
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107692534
- ISBN
- 9781107692534
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.92
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Paperback. The Normal and the Pathological is one of the crucial contributions to the history of science in the last half century. Translator(s): Fawcett, Carolyn R. Num Pages: 327 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- Zone Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780942299595
- ISBN
- 9780942299595
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.49
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Paperback. Clear and concise explanations of the development of theories explaining physical phenomena. Num Pages: 1 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Number of pages
- 1
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1967
- Edition
- 18th Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780671201562
- ISBN
- 9780671201562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.67
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Paperback. Arranged chronologically and thematically, the book highlights how ideas about the appropriate relationships among science, scientists, and the state changed over time. Series: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 176 pages, 15, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTW; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 12. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407715
- ISBN
- 9781421407715
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.31
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Paperback. Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? This title includes tales that follow carbon, neon, silicon, gold and every single element on the table as they play out their parts in human history, finance, mythology, conflict, the arts, medicine and the lives of the mad scientists who discovered them. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552777506
- ISBN
- 9780552777506
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Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.85
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Paperback. A history of the role that the occult has played in the formation of modern science and medicine, The Rosicrucian Enlightenment has had a tremendous impact on our understanding of the western esoteric tradition. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 40 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HRQX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415267694
- ISBN
- 9780415267694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.07
€ 23.99
€ 22.07