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History of science
Paperback. Devices of Curiosity excavates a largely unknown genre of early cinema, the popular-science film. Primarily a work of cinema history, it also draws on the insights of the history of science. Num Pages: 272 pages, 114 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJC; APF; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199860708
- ISBN
- 9780199860708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.26
€ 50.26
paperback. Traces the history of alchemy from its earliest roots through to its influence in modern-day science. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 bw illustrations. BIC Classification: HRQX2; PDX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Continuum
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781441132970
- ISBN
- 9781441132970
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Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 29.39
€ 39.99
€ 29.39
paperback. This Very Short Introduction explores the history of Western medicine, examining the key turning points, discoveries, and controversies in its rich history from classical times to the present. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 115 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199215430
- ISBN
- 9780199215430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.92
€ 11.99
€ 10.92
hardcover. The 'Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science' offers an overview of the field of science and its development over the past few generations, ranging from biographies on Galileo and Dorothy Hodgkin to the discussions chronicling the change of science from simply a tool of learning to a major force in society. Editor(s): Heilbron, John L. Num Pages: 994 pages, numerous halftones and figures and 8 pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 3J; GB; PDA; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 188 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1551.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Academic United States
- Number of pages
- 994
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780195112290
- ISBN
- 9780195112290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.78
€ 166.78
hardcover. Raising fascinating questions of consumption, environment, and desire, Upcycling Aluminum is for anyone interested in industrial and environmental history, discard studies, engineering, product design, music history, or antiques. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 216 pages, 20, 18 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; TBX; TDM; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KJH0000388
- ISBN
- 9781421421865
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 8.31
€ 8.31
paperback. A groundbreaking work on the British mapping of the Atlantic world. Series: Carleton Library Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 78 colour maps and illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 5182 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1107.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773538481
- ISBN
- 9780773538481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.22
€ 59.22
DNA: A Graphic Guide to the Molecule That Shook the World
Rosenfield, Israel; Ziff, Edward, Phd; Van Lo...
Learn all about DNA in this graphic filled guide. Num Pages: 272 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231142700
- ISBN
- 9780231142700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.91
€ 77.91
* Much-needed overview of the history of science from 1900 to the present day. * Emphasises the crucial part that science has played in the bigger picture of twentieth century history, from Einstein s new physics to the Human Genome Project. Series: History of Science. Num Pages: 624 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 234 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1070.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745634692
- ISBN
- 9780745634692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 96.60
€ 96.60
Six historical case studies-two from Britain, one each from France and Germany, and two from the United States-illustrate the concept's fascinating development and provide context for the meanings of, and uses for, efficiency today and in the future. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10, 8 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801886935
- ISBN
- 9780801886935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.40
€ 66.40
Ultimately, she shows how a few gifted students of nature changed the way we see ourselves and the universe. Series: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 200 pages, 24, 24 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; HPK; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801896552
- ISBN
- 9780801896552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.14
€ 63.14
Hardcover. Lie groups and algebraic groups are important in many major areas of mathematics and mathematical physics. We find them in diverse roles, notably as groups of automorphisms of geometric structures, as symmetries of differential systems, or as basic tools in the theory of automorphic forms. This book looks at their development. Series: History of Mathematics. Num Pages: 184 pages, indexes, photographs. BIC Classification: PBB; PBG; PBK; PBMP; PBPD; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 184 x 16. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821802885
- ISBN
- 9780821802885
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.67
€ 179.67
Paperback. The essays in 'The Science of War' develop a broader understanding of the factors that operate at the higher levels of war, and study the operational level of war from a general, speculative and penetrating viewpoint. Editor(s): Holden-Reid, Brian. Series: The Operational Level of War. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBW; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415755993
- ISBN
- 9780415755993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.85
€ 60.85
Hardcover. The life of Vito Volterra, one of the finest scientists and mathematicians Italy ever produced, spans the period from the unification of the Italian peninsula in 1860 to the onset of the Second World War - an era of unparalleled progress and unprecedented turmoil in the history of Europe. This book traces the life and times of Volterra. Series: History of Mathematics. Num Pages: 310 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: PBB; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821839690
- ISBN
- 9780821839690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.12
€ 175.12
Hardcover. Explore Euler's extraordinary contribution to pure mathematics and beyond, in areas such as astronomy and music. Editor(s): Bogolyubov, N. N.; Mikhailov, G.K.; Yushkevich, A. P. Translator(s): Burns, Robert. Series: Spectrum. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 263 x 27. Weight in Grams: 934.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Mathematical Association of America United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780883855645
- ISBN
- 9780883855645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.18
€ 51.18
paperback. A story of the astounding forces that underpin our existence; a horizon-expanding tour of the cosmos that unifies what we know about the universe with new thinking. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PGK; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 344. Good clean copy. Covers showing very light wear to covers and spine, remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Vintage London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004801
- ISBN
- 9780099593560
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
hardcover. The Technoscientific Witness of Rape is the first book to chart the thirty-year history of the sexual assault evidence kit and its role in a criminal justice system that re-victimizes many assault victims in their quest for medical treatment and justice. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK; JKV; LA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781487500818
- ISBN
- 9781487500818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.71
€ 80.71
paperback. Num Pages: 536 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 650. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032175
- ISBN
- 9780226299778
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Examines the body of work on the intellectual, social and cultural origins of early modern science. Cohen surveys a wide range of scholarship since the 19th century, offering new perspectives on how the Scientific Revolution changed the way we understand the natural world and our place in it. Num Pages: 680 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: HBAH; JFCX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 232 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1052. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032455
- ISBN
- 9780226112800
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. This collection reconsiders canonical figures and the formation of disciplinary boundaries during the Scientific Revolution. Editor(s): Osler, Margaret J. Num Pages: 356 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1D; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 76. Weight in Grams: 552. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032513
- ISBN
- 9780521667906
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Series: Studies in the History of Modern Science. Num Pages: 160 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 432. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. No dj, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Springer
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032605
- ISBN
- 9789027713896
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00