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Hardcover. By examining writings of Kepler, Godwin, Hooke, Cyrano, Cavendish, Fontenelle, and others, this title shows that it was through the telling of stories - such as accounts of celestial journeys - that the Copernican hypothesis, for example, found an ontological weight that its geometric models did not provide. Translator(s): Emanuel, Susan. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 halftones, 2 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: DSBD; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226011226
- ISBN
- 9780226011226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.15€ 50.58
€ 59.15
€ 50.58
Hardcover. Revealing the life and career histories of successful 20th-century scientists, this resource offers students a research tool and a practical guide to launching a science career. Scientists mentioned in this book include: Carl Sagan, Stephen Hawking, Dian Fossey and Margaret Meade. Series: Popular Authors Series. Num Pages: 525 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; YNK; YNN; YQS. Category: (EJ) Primary; (ES) Secondary; (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 180 x 263 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1146.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 525
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781563086748
- ISBN
- 9781563086748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.60
€ 94.60
Paperback. Who are scientists? What kind of people are they? What capacities and virtues are thought to stand behind their considerable authority? This book tells the author's story about who scientists are, who we think they are, and why our sensibilities about such things matter. Num Pages: 486 pages, 16 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 486
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226750255
- ISBN
- 9780226750255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.20
€ 25.99
€ 21.20
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs,U.S.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610393218
- ISBN
- 9781610393218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.27
€ 18.99
€ 14.27
Paperback. This book, for the first time, describes the topic of chocolate as medicine from a historical perspective but also explores the benefits of cocoa, its positive health effects and the myths around why chocolate was thought to be bad for you. Num Pages: 213 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: MMG; PDX; TDCT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 12. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Royal Society of Chemistry United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849734110
- ISBN
- 9781849734110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.11
€ 41.11
Paperback. In the court of the Medicis and the Vatican, Galileo fashioned both his career and his science to the demands of patronage and to its complex systems of wealth, power, and prestige. Now, Mario Biagioli shows how Galileo's courtly role was integral to his science--the questions he examined, his methods, and even his conclusions. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 416 pages, 10 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226045603
- ISBN
- 9780226045603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.79
€ 35.99
€ 28.79
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
Hardback. Shows how the key cultural innovations from Central Asia revolutionized medieval Europe and gave rise to the culture of science in the West. This title traces how the recursive argument method was first developed by Buddhist scholars and was spread by them throughout ancient Central Asia. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FC; HBLC1; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 171 x 239 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155319
- ISBN
- 9780691155319
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.56
€ 46.99
€ 33.56
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252074639
- ISBN
- 9780252074639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.15
€ 24.99
€ 23.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JFSL; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816673032
- ISBN
- 9780816673032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Paperback. In "Moby-Dick", Ishmael declares, 'Be it known that, waiving all argument, I take the good old fashioned ground that a whale is a fish, and call upon holy Jonah to back me'. This book recovers the story of Maurice versus Judd, an 1818 trial that pitted the new sciences of taxonomy against the biblically sanctioned-view that the whale was a fish. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 color plates. 19 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691146157
- ISBN
- 9780691146157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. The eighteenth century saw the creation of a number of remarkable mechanical androids. The author investigates two such automata - both depicting piano-playing women. She demonstrates that only in a later age of industrial factory production did mechanical androids instill the fear that societies had become indistinguishable from machines. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JF; PDX; TBX; TJFM1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226034164
- ISBN
- 9780226034164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.94
€ 32.99
€ 25.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801487859
- ISBN
- 9780801487859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.36
€ 38.99
€ 35.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 31. BIC Classification: 1D; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801489181
- ISBN
- 9780801489181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15
Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP31; MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822944492
- ISBN
- 9780822944492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.12
€ 55.12
Paperback. One of three companion volumes that form an introduction to the central ideas of the modern natural sciences, this book is a source for those who have no technical knowledge of the subject of astronomy and dynamics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 halftones, 4 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PDX; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226808482
- ISBN
- 9780226808482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.97
€ 31.99
€ 24.97
Paperback. Containing chapters on the nature of calendars and on their astronomical background, on the history of writing and counting, on the week, and on the history of calendar reform, this book serves as an account for the general reader of the history and underlying basis of each of the most important calendars of the world. Num Pages: 460 pages, black and white plates and tables. BIC Classification: PDX; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192862051
- ISBN
- 9780192862051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.64
€ 68.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: AB; AMX; HBLC1; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 276 x 219. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138247673
- ISBN
- 9781138247673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.76
€ 72.76
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
Hardback. Editor(s): Hill, Carol. Num Pages: colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRCG; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1157.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Kregel Publications,U.S.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780825444210
- ISBN
- 9780825444210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.61
€ 32.99
€ 23.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 34. BIC Classification: PDX; PNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801475177
- ISBN
- 9780801475177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.95
€ 23.99
€ 21.95
Paperback. By explaining how to sire multicolored horses, produce nuts without shells, and create an egg the size of a human head, this title conveys a fascination with tricks and illusions that makes it a work difficult for historians of science to take seriously. Num Pages: 512 pages, 12 halftones. 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 510
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691026022
- ISBN
- 9780691026022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.98€ 55.55
€ 70.98
€ 55.55
Paperback. This book explores Brahe's wide range of activities which encompass much more than his reputed role of astronomer. Num Pages: 374 pages, 72 b/w illus. 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JFCX; PDX; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Abridged
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521008846
- ISBN
- 9780521008846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.43
€ 37.43
Paperback. What makes our species capable of thinking scientifically? Inspired by a debate between Noam Chomsky and Jean Piaget, the author traces the development of natural history from Aristotle to Darwin, and shows how the science of plants and animals has emerged from common conceptions of folk-biology. Num Pages: 376 pages, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: JMR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 280 x 28. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521438711
- ISBN
- 9780521438711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.50
€ 52.50