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Paperback. The story of mankind's struggle against polio is compelling, exciting and full of twists and pardoxes. One of the grand challenges of modern medicine, it was a battleground between good and bad science. Gareth Williams takes an original view of the journey to understanding and defeating polio. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBL; HBTB; JFF; MBX; MJ; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 575.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 354
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349452927
- ISBN
- 9781349452927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.63
€ 48.63
Paperback. The enigmatic sixteenth-century Swiss physician and natural philosopher Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, called Paracelsus, is known for the almost superhuman energy with which he produced his innumerable writings. This anthology presents a selection of the moral thought of this man. Editor(s): Jacobi, Jolande. Translator(s): Guterman, Norbert. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 368 pages, 148 woodcuts. BIC Classification: HPCB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691018768
- ISBN
- 9780691018768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Hardback. This volume gathers essays that focus on the worldliness of science, its inseparable engagement in the major institutional bases of social life: law, market, church, school, and nation. Editor(s): Biagioli, Mario; Riskin, Jessica. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 301 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 314
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230102767
- ISBN
- 9780230102767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.72
€ 128.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; PBC; PBX; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1987
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461253969
- ISBN
- 9781461253969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 117.12
€ 117.12
Multiple-component retail product. The writings and example of Isaac Newton transformed understandings of the practice and meaning of the sciences across Europe in the century or so following the publication of the "Principia" in 1687. This title surveys Newton's reception across Europe. Editor(s): Pulte, Helmut; Mandelbrote, Scott. Series: The Reception of British and Irish Authors in Europe. Num Pages: 1194 pages. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 1194
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826479709
- ISBN
- 9780826479709
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 534.70€ 427.29
€ 534.70
€ 427.29
Paperback. Series: i blu: Pagine de Scienza. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PDX; PG; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2009 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788847010970
- ISBN
- 9788847010970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.51
€ 32.99
€ 28.51
Paperback. Stigler shows how statistics arose from the interplay of mathematical concepts and the needs of several applied sciences. His emphasis is upon how methods of probability theory were developed for measuring uncertainty, for reducing uncertainty, and as a conceptual framework for quantitative studies in the social sciences. Num Pages: 432 pages, 28 halftones; 25 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PBT; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674403413
- ISBN
- 9780674403413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 42.59
€ 47.99
€ 42.59
Paperback. This text is a theoretically informed and empirically grounded study of the social process through which the credibility of expert advice is produced, challenged, and sustained. The author analyzes science advice as a form of performance, examining how advisory bodies work. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJP; DSG; JH; JP; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804736466
- ISBN
- 9780804736466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.75
€ 30.99
€ 27.75
Paperback. In this fun, informative book, a scientist demonstrates how intelligence and faith can-and should-go hand in hand. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 170
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780785287896
- ISBN
- 9780785287896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.07
€ 18.99
€ 17.07
Paperback. 18th-century natural historians created a peculiar but durable vision of nature, embodying the sexual and racial tensions of that era. Plants were found to reproduce sexually, and great apes were just becoming known. This text uncovers the ways in which assumptions about sex, and race have shaped scientific explanations of nature. Num Pages: 312 pages, 39 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813535319
- ISBN
- 9780813535319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.18
€ 46.99
€ 42.18
Hardback. Facts and figures have been thoroughly updated and the work includes a comprehensive Guide to Resources, incorporating the major published literature along with a vetted list of websites and Internet resources for students and lay readers. Num Pages: 544 pages, 119, 36 black & white illustrations, 83 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 36. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- third edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421417745
- ISBN
- 9781421417745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.66
€ 85.66
Paperback. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is most famous for his work on color theory, but he was also an accomplished all-round scientist, studying and writing on anatomy, geology, botany, zoology and meteorology. This book draws together, in Goethe's own words, his key ideas on nature, science and scientific method. Editor(s): Naydler, Jeremy. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; RNA; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Floris Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863152375
- ISBN
- 9780863152375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. In a startling reinterpretation of the evidence, Stillman Drake advances the hypothesis that Galileo's trial and condemnation by the Inquisition was caused not by his defiance of the Church, but by the hostility of contemporary philosophers. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, halftones and drawings. BIC Classification: BGH; PDX; PG; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 160 x 10. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192854568
- ISBN
- 9780192854568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. The moving stories of ten remarkable women who transformed science, and changed the world. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 greyscale photos and illustrations, integrated. BIC Classification: PDR; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472137432
- ISBN
- 9781472137432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Before Longitude no one remembered John Harrison. The Invention of Nature does the same for Alexander von Humboldt Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 150 x 35. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848549005
- ISBN
- 9781848549005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 259 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 69 colour illustrations, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 3rd ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319134215
- ISBN
- 9783319134215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.46
€ 55.46
Hardcover. In what variety of ways has the human mind, with its subjectivity and its capacity for self-deception, but also its piercing gifts of discovery, managed to come to terms with 'the whimsical tricks of nature'? This book conveys historical thought about modes of scientific advance. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 478 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 835.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1999th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792357742
- ISBN
- 9780792357742
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.33
€ 203.33
Paperback. Hunt translates his often-demanding material into engaging and accessible language suitable for undergraduate students of the history of science and technology. Series: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 192 pages, 24, 16 black & white halftones, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX; PH; TBX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801893599
- ISBN
- 9780801893599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.90
€ 27.99
€ 24.90
Paperback. Contents 1. A A country boy 2. A Pins and string 3. A Philosophy 4. A Learning to juggle 5. A Blue and yellow make pink 6. A Saturn and statistics 7. A Cast of characters 8. A Spinning cells 9. A The beautiful equations 10. A The Laird at home 11. A The Cavendish 12. A Last days 13. A Maxwella s legacy 14. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 108 x 19. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470861714
- ISBN
- 9780470861714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.20
€ 18.99
€ 15.20
Hardback. A falling apple inspired the law of gravity or so the story goes. Is it true? Perhaps not. But why do such stories endure as explanations of how science happens? "Newton s Apple and Other Myths about Science" brushes away popular misconceptions to provide a clearer picture of scientific breakthroughs from ancient times to the present." Num Pages: 290 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 219 x 29. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674967984
- ISBN
- 9780674967984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39