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History of science
Paperback. Based on interviews with physicists of all ages this text examines how their hopes, dreams and ambitions have evolved. The study reveals how greatness eludes nearly all people in their heroic quests for extraordinary achievment. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 line drawings, 15 tables. BIC Classification: PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226327679
- ISBN
- 9780226327679
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.00
€ 31.99
€ 25.00
Paperback. Editor(s): Grossman, Evelyne. Num Pages: 248 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226422503
- ISBN
- 9780226422503
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.16
€ 26.99
€ 22.16
Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226442112
- ISBN
- 9780226442112
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Condition: New
€ 107.76€ 89.55
€ 107.76
€ 89.55
Hardcover. Gathers essays that deftly navigate the spaces of science in this significant period and reveal how each is embedded in wider systems of meaning, authority, and identity. This title makes clear that the science of this era varied in its constitution and reputation in relation to place and personnel. Editor(s): Livingstone, David N.; Withers, Charles W. J. Num Pages: 488 pages, 41 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 35. Weight in Grams: 874.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226487267
- ISBN
- 9780226487267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.05€ 60.12
€ 71.05
€ 60.12
paperback. Since antiquity, philosophers and engineers have tried to take life's measure by reproducing it. This title collects seventeen essays from distinguished scholars in several fields. It is intended for historians and philosophers of science and technology, scientists and engineers working in artificial life and intelligence, and others. Num Pages: 336 pages, 57 halftones, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; TBX; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226720814
- ISBN
- 9780226720814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.47
€ 42.99
€ 33.47
Hardcover. Presents an account of the reconstruction of prehuman history of the earth. This title takes readers from the post-Napoleonic Restoration in Europe to the early years of Britain's Victorian age, chronicling the staggering discoveries geologists made during the period. Num Pages: 648 pages, 125 halftones, 40 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; PDX; RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 70 x 100 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1936.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226731285
- ISBN
- 9780226731285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.97€ 69.06
€ 76.97
€ 69.06
Hardback. Featuring a figure of early modern science, this text explores Robert Boyle's philosophy of experiment, a central aspect of his life and work. Philosophical, legal, experimental and religious traditions that played a part in shaping Boyle's experimental thought and practice are examined. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 763.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226734958
- ISBN
- 9780226734958
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.23€ 97.46
€ 117.23
€ 97.46
Hardback. Offers a distinctive approach to the origins of modern physics by exploring both the material culture that stimulated relativity and the reaction of Einstein's colleagues to his pioneering work. Num Pages: 448 pages, 29 halftones, 16 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226770567
- ISBN
- 9780226770567
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.15€ 102.23
€ 123.15
€ 102.23
Paperback. This portrait of the cave bear conveys facts about this animal, including its structure, habits, and society, the Ice Age environment, sexual and racial variations, and extinction. The text also details the relationship between man and bear, and theories surrounding bear-hunting and bear cults. Num Pages: 163 pages, 46 illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PSVW7; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 163
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231103619
- ISBN
- 9780231103619
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Hardback. The development of an American science establishment began early in the twentieth century when the federal government began to invest in a national scientific infrastructure. How did this complex marriage between science and government occur? This work is an overview of the science establishment and its relationship with the federal government. Num Pages: 272 pages, 59 halftones, 18 line art. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP; PDK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231117067
- ISBN
- 9780231117067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.13€ 51.02
€ 65.13
€ 51.02
Hardback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAM3; HRLK; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231181600
- ISBN
- 9780231181600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.89€ 64.07
€ 82.89
€ 64.07
Hardback. A critical assay of the rhetorical and cultural obstacles faced by women scientists Num Pages: 184 pages, 2 photographs; 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; JFSJ1; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780252034701
- ISBN
- 9780252034701
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.74
€ 118.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; PDA; PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 585. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252074332
- ISBN
- 9780252074332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. The Russian science establishment was one of the largest in the world, boasting many Nobel prizes, a world-leading space programme, and schools in mathematics, and physics. This book tells the story of the near collapse of Russian science and of subsequent domestic and international efforts to reform and re-energize scientific activity in Russia. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; PDK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219886
- ISBN
- 9780253219886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.15
€ 24.99
€ 23.15
Hardback. 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: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295999098
- ISBN
- 9780295999098
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.74
€ 118.74
Paperback. Robert Boyle ranks with Newton and Einstein as one of the world's most important scientists. This biography of Boyle navigates Boyle's voluminous published works as well as his personal letters and papers. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; BGT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300169317
- ISBN
- 9780300169317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.94
€ 23.99
€ 17.94
Hardback. A biography of Hermann von Helmholtz, a 19th-century scientist renowned for the co-discovery of the second law of thermodynamics and his invention of the ophthalmoscope. It relates how von Helmholtz also made contributions to the fields of physiology, philosophy of science and mathematics. Editor(s): Cahan, David. Series: California Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 704 pages, 12 photographs, 19 figures. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 50. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520083349
- ISBN
- 9780520083349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.73€ 73.01
€ 94.73
€ 73.01
Hardback. Num Pages: 610 pages, 1 halftone, 3 maps, 143 illustrations, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 1044.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1948
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 610
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674823204
- ISBN
- 9780674823204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.01€ 154.41
€ 174.01
€ 154.41
Hardback. Num Pages: 884 pages, 165 line illustrations, 22 tables. BIC Classification: HBLC1; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1770.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 884
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674823600
- ISBN
- 9780674823600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 214.27€ 189.25
€ 214.27
€ 189.25
Paperback. A study of the intimate relationship between science, colonialism, and the modern nation. It explores the complexities, contradictions, and profound importance of this relationship in the history of the subcontinent. It reveals how science served simultaneously as an instrument of empire and as a symbol of liberty, progress, and universal reason. Num Pages: 344 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTQ; HBTR; PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691004532
- ISBN
- 9780691004532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.13€ 51.02
€ 65.13
€ 51.02