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History of engineering & technology

Paperback. Provides information on the origins and early development of textiles in Europe and the Near East. Using linguistic techniques, along with methods from palaeobiology and other fields, this book shows that spinning and pattern weaving began far earlier than has been supposed. It tells how it was more culturally significant to prehistoric cultures. Num Pages: 504 pages, 4 color plates, 217 b&w illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QDA; TBX; TDG; TDH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 185 x 34. Weight in Grams: 888.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
508
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691002248
ISBN
9780691002248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.24
€ 64.07

Hardback. Editor(s): Jackson, Edward P. Num Pages: 114 pages. BIC Classification: TBX; TJFD; TJFM; TTBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634833042
ISBN
9781634833042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.02
€ 146.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGTA; PB; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Basic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465064953
ISBN
9780465064953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Drawing on three detailed case studies the sewing machine, a glass bottle blowing factory, and the cyanide process for gold and silver refining, this book explores a central paradox of economic growth in nineteenth-century Mexico. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 line drawings, 18 b/w images, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBTK; KCZ; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284906
ISBN
9780520284906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, B/W illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 3JJ; KNDV; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 242 x 35. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465065943
ISBN
9780465065943
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.88

Paperback. Medieval robots took such forms as talking statues, mechanical animals, or silent metal guardians; some served to entertain or instruct while others performed surveillance or discipline. Medieval Robots explores the forgotten history of real and imagined machines that captivated Europe from the ninth through the fourteenth centuries. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, 36 color illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; TBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812223576
ISBN
9780812223576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Hardcover. Covering the topic of tribology, this text looks at its development through all the major periods in the history of science and technology, including the much-neglected Middle Ages and the Renaissance. This edition includes new material covering recents developments in the field. Num Pages: 768 pages, Illustrations, 1 map,facsims.,ports. BIC Classification: TBX; TGBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 257 x 204 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
768
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860580703
ISBN
9781860580703
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 321.89

Paperback. Covers airfield vehicles, ordnance loading equipment, refueling equipment and a wide variety of apparatus used by the Luftwaffe. Num Pages: 52 pages, b/w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JWG; JWM; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 211 x 4. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
52
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887404825
ISBN
9780887404825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Hardcover. The advent of recombinant DNA technology in the 1970s was a key moment in the history of both biotechnology and the commercialization of academic research. This book brings to life the hybrid origin story of biotechnology and ways the academic culture of science has changed in tandem with the early commercialization of recombinant DNA technology. Series: Synthesis. Num Pages: 304 pages, 18 halftones, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSB; TBX; TCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 257 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226143835
ISBN
9780226143835
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, over 100 color and b/w photos, line drawings. BIC Classification: JWG; JWMV; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 7. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887409103
ISBN
9780887409103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.18

Hardback. Num Pages: 128 pages, over 170 photos. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 221 x 16. Weight in Grams: 890.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887407987
ISBN
9780887407987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages, over 300 color photos. BIC Classification: JWG; JWMV; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 277 x 11. Weight in Grams: 758.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887408007
ISBN
9780887408007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.35

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, over 600 color photos, line drawings. BIC Classification: JWG; JWMV; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 225 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1520.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
F First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764302862
ISBN
9780764302862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.69
€ 39.54

Hardcover. Shows that there is always something to be learned from disasters. Num Pages: 400 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: TBC; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1038.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860584596
ISBN
9781860584596
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 198.02

Paperback. A beautifully-written, insightful and urgent enquiry into man's relationship with nature and our impact on the planet. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JHM; PDZ; RNT; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755365012
ISBN
9780755365012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 450 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 715.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674794757
ISBN
9780674794757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.63

Hardcover. Series: Jossey-Bass health care series. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBP; TBN; TBX; VF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787953836
ISBN
9780787953836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.37

Paperback. Full color photo history of the early USAF covers the great variety of fighters, bombers, transport, helicopters and many other aircraft in use during this period. Num Pages: 144 pages, over 400 color photos. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887404832
ISBN
9780887404832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, over 400 b/w and color photos. BIC Classification: JWG; JWMV; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 218 x 14. Weight in Grams: 872.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887409073
ISBN
9780887409073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, over 450 b/w and color photos. BIC Classification: JWG; JWMV; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1102.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764304446
ISBN
9780764304446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. A richly illustrated introduction to the engineering triumphs that made America modern In this age of microchips and deep space probes, it's hard to imagine life before electricity or passenger trains. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; PDR; PDX; TBC; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471140962
ISBN
9780471140962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 104.70

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, over 730 b/w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: TBX; TRP; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 316 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1904.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764304415
ISBN
9780764304415
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.39
€ 50.24

Paperback. .
Publisher
Silver Link Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781858950587
ISBN
9781858950587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.56

Paperback. The story of those who looked to the skies and dared to dream of flight Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780744094
ISBN
9781780744094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.85

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