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History of science
Hardcover. Looks inside this landscape of digital scientific work. This title chronicles the emergence of bioinformatics - the mode of working across and between biology, computing, mathematics, and statistics - from the 1960s to the present, seeking to understand how knowledge about life is made in and through virtual spaces. Num Pages: 272 pages, 19 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: MBF; PDX; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226080178
- ISBN
- 9780226080178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.87
€ 130.87
Paperback. A book about art, literature, science -- and meteorology Num Pages: 304 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: BGH; PDX; PDZ; WNWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Edition
- Reprints
- Publisher
- Picador
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330391955
- ISBN
- 9780330391955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.50
€ 14.99
€ 11.50
Paperback. How did cells make the journey, one we take so much for granted, from their origin in living bodies to something that can be grown and manipulated on artificial media in the laboratory, a substantial biomass living outside a human body, plant, or animal? This book deals with this question. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: MBG; PDX; PSF; TCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674034761
- ISBN
- 9780674034761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.62
€ 35.99
€ 30.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 100 halftones. 41 line illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 203. Weight in Grams: 49.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691175812
- ISBN
- 9780691175812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.01
€ 26.99
€ 24.01
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 688 pages, 20 tables 87 line illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PHK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1114.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691635187
- ISBN
- 9780691635187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 413.17
€ 413.17
Paperback. Editor(s): Madueme, Hans; Reeves, Michael. Num Pages: 339 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRCG; HRCM; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801039928
- ISBN
- 9780801039928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.23
€ 43.23
New York Scientific: A Culture of Inquiry, Knowledge, and Learning
Hargittai, Istvan, Hargittai, Magdolna
Hardcover. New York city is a world center of science and the memorabilia presented introduce the reader to a culture of learning and of creating new knowledge, venues of great medicine, and a number of exceptional schools graduating world leaders in science. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 224 x 23. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198769873
- ISBN
- 9780198769873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.09
€ 45.09
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691653198
- ISBN
- 9780691653198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.70
€ 198.70
Paperback. Brings to life science's efforts to detect cosmic gravitational waves. This title offers readers an unprecedented view of gravitational wave research and explains what it means for an analyst to do work of this kind. Num Pages: 392 pages, 19 halftones, 7 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: PDX; PHN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226052298
- ISBN
- 9780226052298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.29
€ 46.29
paperback. Second edition of a very well received title which demystifies science and is highly readable on complex subjects. Series: Canto Classics. Num Pages: 204 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 312. What You Should Know About Science. Series: Canto Classics. 212 pages, Illustrations. Second edition of a very well received title which demystifies science and is highly readable on complex subjects. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PDX. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 10. Weight: 302.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 204
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107604650
- ISBN
- 9781107604650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.25
€ 20.25
Hardcover. Editor(s): Rhys, Hedley Howell. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 154 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691651996
- ISBN
- 9780691651996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.89
€ 100.89
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198727514
- ISBN
- 9780198727514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.99
€ 17.99
€ 13.99
Hardback. This book examines the study of natural history in the Spanish Empire in the years, 1750-1850, taking a transatlantic approach to the history of science. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; MacKenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBTQ; PDX. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719084935
- ISBN
- 9780719084935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.16
€ 144.16
Paperback. Presenting the history of twentieth-century physics, this book takes us from the discovery of X rays in the mid-1890s to superstring theory in the 1990s. It also shows how the revolutionary discoveries of scientists ranging from Einstein, Planck, and Bohr to Stephen Hawking have been built on the great traditions of earlier centuries. Num Pages: 512 pages, 34 tables 22 line illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBT; PDX; PDZ; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 510
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691095523
- ISBN
- 9780691095523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 96.16
€ 96.16
Paperback. Presents the development of scientific cosmology as a historical event, one that embroiled many scientists in a controversy over the very notion of an evolving universe with a beginning in time. This work examines how the big-bang theory drew inspiration from and eventually triumphed over rival views. Num Pages: 488 pages, 4 tables 23 line illus. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; PDX; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 516
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691005461
- ISBN
- 9780691005461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 87.95
€ 87.95
paperback. This volume introduces the methodological and philosophical problems with which modern history of science is concerned, and offers a comprehensive review of significant historiographical viewpoints. Num Pages: 244 pages, line diagrams, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 36. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036383
- ISBN
- 9780521389211
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. The 16th and 17th centuries witnessed a fundamental transformation in how nature was understood and studied; a transformation which came to be known as the Scientific Revolution. This book introduces students to the best recent writings on this important era in the history of science. Editor(s): Hellyer, Marcus. Series: Blackwell Essential Readings in History. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HBG; HBLH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631236290
- ISBN
- 9780631236290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 174.44
€ 174.44
Paperback. The 16th and 17th centuries witnessed a fundamental transformation in how nature was understood and studied; a transformation which came to be known as the Scientific Revolution. This book introduces students to the best recent writings on this important era in the history of science. Editor(s): Hellyer, Marcus. Series: Blackwell Essential Readings in History. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HBG; HBLH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631236306
- ISBN
- 9780631236306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.45
€ 68.45
Paperback. Examines the phenomenological and cultural roots of Goethe's approach to science, and argues that Goethe's insights represent the foundation for a future science of nature. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, port. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Publisher
- Floris Books
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863152382
- ISBN
- 9780863152382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.99
€ 26.99
€ 19.99
Hardcover. In Denmark, the natural sciences (as also applies to other sciences, and culture in general) have developed mainly through the reception of and adaptation to science from abroad. This work describes the high points of the Danish contributions. Editor(s): Nielsen, Henry; Kragh, Helge; Kjaergaard, Peter C.; Nielsen, Kristian Hvidtfeldt. Num Pages: 607 pages, colour illus & maps. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 166 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 607
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788779343177
- ISBN
- 9788779343177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.38
€ 30.38