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History of science

paperback. Looks at how whole domains of phenomena come into being and sometimes pass away as objects of scientific study. With examples from the natural and social sciences, ranging from the 16th to the 20th centuries, this book explores the ways in which scientific objects are both real and historical. Editor(s): Daston, Lorraine J. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 496. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSK0000701
ISBN
9780226136721
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.65

Hardcover. Over the course of human history, the sciences, and biology in particular, have often been manipulated to cause immense human suffering. By investigating the past, this book features contributors who hope to better prepare us to discern ideological abuse of science when it occurs in the future. Editor(s): Alexander, Denis R.; Numbers, Ronald L. Num Pages: 448 pages, 30 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: PDX; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 740.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226608402
ISBN
9780226608402
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.91

Paperback. Over the course of human history, the sciences, and biology in particular, have often been manipulated to cause immense human suffering. By investigating the past, this book features contributors who hope to better prepare us to discern ideological abuse of science when it occurs in the future. Editor(s): Alexander, Denis R.; Numbers, Ronald L. Num Pages: 448 pages, 30 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: PDX; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226608419
ISBN
9780226608419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.36

Paperback. This study argues that morphology was integral to the life sciences of the 19th century. It traces the development of morphological research in German universities and illuminates significant institutional as well as intellectual changes in 19th-century German biology. Num Pages: 428 pages, 9 halftones, 1 map, 7 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBTB; JNU; PDX; PSVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226610887
ISBN
9780226610887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.08

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BGTA; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 685.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691631745
ISBN
9780691631745
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 238.54

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.16

Paperback. Discusses about millennia of human ingenuity in the quest to cheat death. This book features various chapters that sum up one of these battlefields such as surgery, doctors, disease, hospitals, laboratories and the human body. It is suitable for those who are keenly aware of their own mortality and wants to do something about it. Num Pages: 224 pages, b&w illustrations, further reading, index. BIC Classification: MBX; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141010649
ISBN
9780141010649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Today, astonishing surgical breakthroughs are making face transplants, limb transplants and a host of other previously undreamed of operations possible. Accompanying a BBC series, this book tells the story of stolen corpses, medical fraud, lobotomized patients - and the courageous advances that have saved the lives of millions around the world. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: MBX; MN; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 27. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785940248
ISBN
9781785940248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.86

Paperback. Editor(s): Bartholomew, Craig; Green, Dr Joel; Seitz, Christopher. Series: Studies in Theological Interpretation. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRCG; HRCM; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801035951
ISBN
9780801035951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 21.82

Paperback. Eureka! Discover the real stories behind the history of science Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848542013
ISBN
9781848542013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.77

Hardback. This tells the story of Douglas Engelbart's revolutionary vision, reaching beyond conventional histories of Silicon Valley to probe the ideology that shaped some of the basic ingredients of contemporary life. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 312 pages, 50 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JH; PDX; UBJ; UKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 36. Weight in Grams: 617.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804737234
ISBN
9780804737234
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.81

Paperback. This tells the story of Douglas Engelbart's revolutionary vision, reaching beyond conventional histories of Silicon Valley to probe the ideology that shaped some of the basic ingredients of contemporary life. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 312 pages, 50 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JH; PDX; UBJ; UKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804738712
ISBN
9780804738712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.39

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. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSG0034846
ISBN
9780300169317
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.91

paperback. In these engaging tales describing the growth of knowledgeabout the brain -- from the early Egyptians and Greeks to the Dark Agesand the Renaissance to the present time -- Gross attempts to answer thequestion of how the discipline of neuroscience evolved into its modernincarnation through the twists and turns of history. Series: Bradford Books. Num Pages: 273 pages, 50. BIC Classification: MJN; PDX; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 422. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
MIT Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSK0000504
ISBN
9780262571357
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

Hardback. Trailblazing marine biologist, visionary conservationist, deep ecology philosopher, Edward F Ricketts (1897-1948) has reached legendary status in the California mythos. This collection reflects the wide scope of Ricketts' scientific, philosophical, and literary interests during the years he lived and worked on Cannery Row in Monterey, California. Editor(s): Rodger, Katherine A.; Ricketts, Edward F. Num Pages: 369 pages, 17 black / white photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First
Number of pages
369
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247048
ISBN
9780520247048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.05

Bred for Perfection provides the historical context in which this system arose, adding to our understanding of how domestication works and how our welfare-since the dawn of time-has been intertwined with the lives of animals. Series: Animals, History, Culture. Num Pages: 216 pages, 16, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBT; JFFZ; PDX; TVHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801873447
ISBN
9780801873447
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.73

Hardback. Celebrating the Beckman Institute's first twenty years as a world leader in interdisciplinary science and technology Num Pages: 144 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; PDG; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252034848
ISBN
9780252034848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.00

Paperback. The epic story of the scientists through the ages who have sought answers to life's biggest mystery: How did it begin? Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393353198
ISBN
9780393353198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.97

Paperback. Isaac Newton (1642-1727), the English genius, made his greatest contributions to original thought before the age of twenty-five, while at home in Lincolnshire escaping the great plague of 1665, a period of which he wrote: 'I was in the prime of age for invention'. This book demonstrates his perceptions, which changed our world forever. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099287384
ISBN
9780099287384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.82

Paperback. .
Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814749855
ISBN
9789814749855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.76

Paperback. Mario Livio shows how even geniuses made major mistakes and how their errors were an essential aspect to achieving scientific breakthroughs Num Pages: 352 pages, 38 b-w photos throughout. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439192375
ISBN
9781439192375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.24

Paperback. Enlightenment inquiries into weather sought to impose order on a force that had the power to alter human life and social conditions. This title reveals how a sense of the national climate emerged in the 18th century from the systematic recording of the weather, and how it was deployed in discussions of the health and welfare of the population. Num Pages: 284 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; PDX; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424. 284 pages, 20 halftones. Enlightenment inquiries into weather sought to impose order on a force that had the power to alter human life and social conditions. This title reveals how a sense of the national climate emerged in the 18th century from the systematic recording of the weather, and how it was deployed in discussions of the health and welfare of the population. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; PDX; RBP. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226302034
ISBN
9780226302034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.55

Hardcover. Enlightenment inquiries into weather sought to impose order on a force that had the power to alter human life and social conditions. This title reveals how a sense of the national climate emerged in the 18th century from the systematic recording of the weather, and how it was deployed in discussions of the health and welfare of the population. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDX; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226302058
ISBN
9780226302058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.65

Hardcover. Based on extensive reviews of medical literature and archives, this historical perspective on medical decision making and risk highlights personal, professional, and community outcomes. Num Pages: 336 pages, 25, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN; MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421408019
ISBN
9781421408019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.54

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